TimW Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 So it seems odd, but there do not appear to be many (if any) USAAF pilots in 1/24th. I have the Trumpy P-51 with the very nice LtCol Eagleston figures... But apart from 2 figures I found (one of a USAAF pilot in the PTO and another of a 12th AF guy) there's, well, nothing? Or maybe my Google-fu just isn't that strong? Cheers, Tim W. R Palimaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 (edited) Interesting, I was just researching that too and found the same two figures. There doesn't seem to be much else, apart from the figures that came in the 1/24 Trumpeter kits (USAAF in the Mustang, and RAF in the Spitfire) and although they're not too bad, they're in rather stiff poses. Ultracast has a beautiful late-war RAF pilot for the Airfix Typhoon. I'm guessing that 1/24 is not that big a market yet. Maybe as we all get older and our eyesight gets worse, 1/24 will become more popular and we'll see a few more figures. That's my theory anyway. I'm planning to do one of my 1/24 Airfix Mustangs as Don Strait's "Jersey Jerk" and was hoping to stand a figure beside it. I was also looking for a USAAF figure to convert to something resembling an RCAF Auxiliary pilot in the 1950s for my 424 Squadron Mustang. Maybe some of the 1/24 car racing figures could be modified. What is really needed is ground crew figures in 1/32 and 1/24, particularly RAF. Richard Edited April 13, 2017 by R Palimaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 There's this one, expensive, but you get what you pay for http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-Models-1-24-75mm-USAAF-15th-FG-P-51D-Mustang-Pilot-in-Iwo-Jima-1945-/401285027995?hash=item5d6e73989b:g:o5MAAOSwSlBYuVzh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 There's this one, expensive, but you get what you pay for http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-Models-1-24-75mm-USAAF-15th-FG-P-51D-Mustang-Pilot-in-Iwo-Jima-1945-/401285027995?hash=item5d6e73989b:g:o5MAAOSwSlBYuVzh I love that figure! But in the Kinetic Jug kit I have you can do a New Guinea or a Normandy P-47. That guy would work for the Pacific. So would the 12th AF Figure, I'm guessing. I have the Typhoon pilot--he's excellent. Given all the P-51s out there, you'd think there would be an ETO guy. Maybe I'll do a PTO bird...that would make things a bit easier! Cheers, Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 I love that figure! They're produced in limited quantities, so I wouldn't hang about buying one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 I think he'd work for a New Guinea pilot? Or is all that stuff he's wearing too specific to 15th FG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 Scratch build one...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 Scratch build one...... Probably beyond my capabilities at this time. The 12th AF guy looks good, though--maybe better for what I have in mind. Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 This guy: http://reedoak.com/#!/1-24-USAAF-pilot-12th-AF-in-summer-flight-suit-44-SL/p/65133033/category=19060022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted April 13, 2017 Share Posted April 13, 2017 There's this one, expensive, but you get what you pay for http://www.ebay.com/itm/AC-Models-1-24-75mm-USAAF-15th-FG-P-51D-Mustang-Pilot-in-Iwo-Jima-1945-/401285027995?hash=item5d6e73989b:g:o5MAAOSwSlBYuVzh Gorgeous figure, Kag, but there's no way I'll ever spend that much on one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimW Posted April 13, 2017 Author Share Posted April 13, 2017 I'm dumb enough to buy him, but am not sure all that gear works for the 43-44 period. I could be wrong. Fortunately I have some time to decide. Kit arrived today. Guess I'd better start a build thread! Tim W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 The AC figure can be purchased from Red Lancers figures, for a lot less. Conversion of a figures is not that difficult with reference material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizly Posted April 14, 2017 Share Posted April 14, 2017 (edited) Series 77 used to offer a USAAF pilot. While the resurrected company line does not currently offer that particular figure (see www.series77.com/064.html ) you might be able to find an original offering on line/EBay. I had one but recently passed it on to a fellow modeller. I still have the Series 77 RAF and Luftwaffe fighter and Stuka pilots as well as the Imrie Risley's RAF and Luftwaffe pilots in 1/24 scales. Edited April 14, 2017 by Grizly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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