Any 1/48 scale J79 engines besides the RA-5C by Trumpeter?

davehal9000 · Post by **davehal9000** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 1:41 am

Looking for a source for a 1/48 scale J79 engine. Anyone know of any besides the one in the Trumpeter RA-5C?

ajmadison · Post by **ajmadison** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:20 am

FWIW, not very many complete engines. I know I collected a set of 1/72 exhausts for a B-58 project. I will assume the same is true for Revell's 1/48 kit. Perhaps trolling on ebay, especially if you can find an assembled kit on the cheap.

davehal9000 · Post by **davehal9000** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 12:29 am

I actually need the whole engine, not just tbe nozzles.

Trumpeter's RA-5C has them but I cannot justify spending tbat kind of money on that kit.

Have been watching ebay hoping to find a built example cheap but no luck so far. May end up buying the kit, making a mold of the engine and reselling tbe kit as opened

Joseph C. Brown · Post by **Joseph C. Brown** » Mon Feb 16, 2015 9:56 am

Finding decent affordable J-79's really isn't easy. I don't know of any in 1/48 scale.

The only (sorta) readily available ones that I am familiar with are the 1/32 engines that were in Revell's 1/32 Phantom and Hasegawa's 1/32 scale F-104. The only other jet engines that I know of are the old Aurora J-93's from the XB-70 kit in ~1/116.

Maybe try hunting around on Shapeway's?

Scratchawan Learner · Post by **Scratchawan Learner** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 2:18 pm

Revell's1/32
Mig-21 kit, had interesting looking engines (plus the afterburners) in them. Lots of detail on them.

Scratchawan Learner · Post by **Scratchawan Learner** » Sat Sep 26, 2015 2:19 pm

I seem to be having problems with double posts...