"Looking for 1:144 scale D3A Val " Topic

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Bernhard Rauch	28 Mar 2018 2:16 a.m. PST
I am looking for at least 3 Japanese D3A Val dive bombers in 1:144 scale. All the kits as well as the FPlanes seem rather elusive. Does anyone have any advice?
Virtualscratchbuilder	28 Mar 2018 3:20 a.m. PST
Creations Chaubet makes them…. link
Yellow Admiral	28 Mar 2018 7:02 a.m. PST
I hadn't noticed the Creations Chaubet one. That's good to know about. Not much on eBay: auction I had this same problem, but I never solved it satisfactorily, so I gave up and switched to 1/200 scale instead. :-) I wish you better luck. - Ix
Bashytubits	28 Mar 2018 10:07 a.m. PST
I can 3D print them in that scale, there is a file I can convert in my CAD library. Let me know if you are interested.
miscmini	28 Mar 2018 10:15 a.m. PST
Am away from the studio for a bit but think I have several kits.
miscmini	28 Mar 2018 1:26 p.m. PST
I have eight ARII kits. Still in the box. I can look through a started-but-not-completed area and see if there's another, partially built one there. If you need decals beyond what's in the boxes, I could help there too. I'll send an e-mail to you. Kevin
Yellow Admiral	28 Mar 2018 7:13 p.m. PST
There is also a reasonably nice looking 1/100 Val on Shapeways: link This designer also makes a separate canopy for this model, which you can get in clear materials: link I have gotten a couple Shapeways designers to rescale models on request, so you might try that. Most designers don't respond to my requests at all, but it can't hurt to ask. - Ix PS: But having Kevin build some Arii kits for you is an even easier option.

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