F-104 G/S Seat

[Rob Colvin]

Is the CAM seat good for a late 104G/S? I thought I saw it mentioned that the seat was inaccurate.

 

Thanks,

Rob

[Harold]

Is the CAM seat good for a late 104G/S? I thought I saw it mentioned that the seat was inaccurate.

 

Thanks,

Rob

Not correct for this kit.

Sprue has an accurate one.

http://store.spruebrothers.com/132-ams-mb-q7a-ejection-seat-for-german-f-104g-32016-p25828.aspx

http://store.spruebrothers.com/132-ams-mb-q7a-ejection-seat-for-euro-f-104g-32016euro-p25436.aspx

I am sending some this week.

Cheers,

Harold

[Rob Colvin]

Thanks,

 

Dr. Frank Mitchell, at the hobby shop this weekend, had mentioned your resin was very good. BTW what would the CAm seat be fit for?

 

Thanks,

Rob

[Harold]

Thanks,

 

Dr. Frank Mitchell, at the hobby shop this weekend, had mentioned your resin was very good. BTW what would the CAm seat be fit for?

 

Thanks,

Rob

I actually did a search to find out what it was made for. I could find only one reference to the Q5 seat being used in a Belgium F-104.

[F16]

Yes, the old and long OOP "TAC Scale Dynamics" -32014- and then "CAM" also OOP, despite labeled Mk-Q5 for LATE European F-104s are correct for F-104G/ late and F-104S Italians.

The also OOP KMC -325004- had only C-2 seat for American and early European F-104.

I really don't know where You could find one today and the best option is the AMS Set, By Harold.

Take a look at : http://www.ejectionsite.com/frame_sg.htm

Good Luck, and let Us see Your work.

Mario

[Rob Colvin]

I actually have a Cam seat I picked up sometime back. I will most likely get the AMS seat, but it is nice to know I can use it for an Italian G/S.

 

 

Thanks

Rob

[Dave Williams]

The CAM/TAC Scale Dynamics seat is not correct for any F-104 that I know of, and certainly not for an Italian G or S. The CAM seat has a soft horseshoe shaped parapack in the upper part of the seat. Any MB seat I've ever seen in an F-104 has a hard shell parapack like this.

 

http://www.ejectionsite.com/gq7a/gq7_front.jpg

[One-Oh-Four]

I actually did a search to find out what it was made for. I could find only one reference to the Q5 seat being used in a Belgium F-104.

 

The Belgians used the C-2 seat in their F-104's. As did the other European users. The only countries to use the MB were germany and Italy. _{And maybe Denmark, but I'm not sure about that....} The other countries used the C-2's. Greece & Turkey are a different story since the bought F-104's from almost all other European users...

Edited September 27, 2011 by One-Oh-Four

[Harold]

The CAM/TAC Scale Dynamics seat is not correct for any F-104 that I know of, and certainly not for an Italian G or S. The CAM seat has a soft horseshoe shaped parapack in the upper part of the seat. Any MB seat I've ever seen in an F-104 has a hard shell parapack like this.

 

http://www.ejectionsite.com/gq7a/gq7_front.jpg

I don't know what the pattern maker used for their prototype. I haven't found a seat with that exact parapac shell.

Harold