Anigrand 1:72 Lockheed C-5A Galaxy
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44 2 May 2020, 21:53
Eric JuvynsThat's really impressive. I didn't even know that a kit existed in 1/72 of this behemoth. Yours turned out great. Job well done.
3 May 2020, 05:49
DickThanks Warren!
I also have the Anigrand 1/72 C-141B kit, bad quality but I will give the kit a chance because 'the C-5A is the box the C-141 came in'😉
But I sold my Anigrand 1/72 C-17 Globemaster kit last year due to the very bad contours of the nose and the horrible quality of resin.. air bubbles yes, and warping of parts and different thicknesses in 1 part.
So I was very surprised to see the excellent quality of the C-5 kit! No single bubble, only a slight warp in the upper left wing, high quality landing gear made of nylon, brass, stainless steel and resin and high level of detailed panel lines.
So yes, an 8 out of 10 for Anigrand.
But as you see.. the kit is on it's own too big and heavy to build it without supporting structures in wings and fuselage.
So a daring project!
3 May 2020, 17:54
Łukasz Gliński"This is uuuuge"😉 Outstanding job, must have been a lot of hard work to build that resin monster 🙂
3 May 2020, 20:19
Dick@Andy: it was really too much work and poor fit of the cargo bay to make that look realistic.
The lower cargo deck has some printing on it, no details same as for the ceiling. I would have had to add another 4 months of scratchbuilding interior.
The nose cone is hollow, while in reality that is a masterpiece of engineering with hinges, wiring and piping. As for the fuselage walls: no detail, only some 'rib-structure-like' detail.
So..
I had big plans for detailing the cargo bay at first, I even bought 6 1/72 Humvees and a LAV vehicle for it, but allready from start I saw this would be a never ending scratchbuilt story.
So I glued the nose and cargo doors closed forever😉
3 May 2020, 21:34
Dick@Lukasz: thanks 🙂 !
Yeah, this was a unique project.
Waited for several years, simply because I saw too much problems ahead during construction.
But only looking at a kit, and almost no ready built 1/72 C-5 Galaxy on the internet, I finally gave it a go last year.
And with the promise to myself: 'you're going to finish it in 1 run, no matter what!'
So I did..
3 May 2020, 21:43
Andy BallYou're a brave man, have you replenished your stock of glue too?, must've been quite a lot used!!
3 May 2020, 21:45
Ray SeppalaJust found my way to your builds here Dick, You have done a great job on this beast!
16 June 2020, 01:03
Dick@ Andy: Yes, I've replenished my stock of glue! I have an Antonov to build..????
19 June 2020, 16:50
Zbynek HonzikWow, very impressive result, Dick! Where is your giant exposed? Will it fit in a display case?
20 June 2020, 06:12
Dick@Andy: No, I tried to use an emoticon but it showed up in my text as '?????' ..😉
20 June 2020, 14:04
Dick@Zbynek: Thanks 🙂 !
I have a modeling room in my house, with only airplane stuff in it, like these big models and a big functional B737-800 Flight Simulator 🙂
20 June 2020, 14:07
Donald Dickson III was a Loadmaster on C-141s. We called the 5s FRED: F%^&ing Ridiculous Economic Disaster. LOL
You did a fantastic job with this! I need to get one of the 1/144 kits for my cargo plane collection.
20 June 2020, 20:38
Dick@Zbynek: yes🙂 , my girlfriend and I bought a new house with garage.. I only asked for the garage😉
20 June 2020, 22:20
Dick@Donald: Wow, I envy you😉
Lol 🙂 !!
They call the C-5 'the box the C-141 came in😉 ..
I still have a 1:72 Anigrand C-141 to build. Any info or details is always welcome😉 ...
20 June 2020, 22:24
Donald Dickson IIWhat scheme do you plan on doing it in? When I was on them they didnt have the gray scheme. Just the old gray/white and the euro camo. And as you mentioned, to do the interior justice you would have to do a crap ton of scratching.
As for the general shape on it, from what I understand, its pretty good. I have not seen one of the kits in person, so cant say. It certainly is not as screwed up as the 17 is.
20 June 2020, 23:28
Dick@Donald: I always saw the European One / Lizard scheme versions. I will make that version as my C-5 is also that scheme.
The Anigrand C-17 is really the worst kit I've ever had. I will never buy it again, hopefully there will be a decent 1:72 C-17 kit available in the future.
Here are some pics of my Anigrand C-141B kit, I just made a new album for it on Scalemates:
1:72 Anigrand Lockheed C-141B Starlifter | Album by Wolfhound32
It's not that worse, but just as my C-5 kit there will be no interior detailing!
The big manual/drawing is from an old Combat Models 1:72 C-141 vacform kit I once had.. that was so bad quality that I literally threw it away. I think the fuselage was only 1mm thick plastic, there were holes in it and missing parts etc. So I only kept the drawing and the white metal landing gear parts, maybe I can use them for my Anigrand kit..
21 June 2020, 21:03
CaptGPFI'm with everyone here - amazing job! Only question is how many of these -lanes can you fit in your modeling room?!
13 February, 14:44
DickThanks mates!
@CaptGPF: I added a picture of my workspace + shelves. At this moment enough space, but I still have about 5 big kits to build...
13 February, 19:18
CaptGPFGorgeous workspace!
..but you may need new digs if you have 5 more behemoths in the queue! 😬
16 February, 05:31
Michael KohlMassive. I remember them flying low level over my parents house near Rhein-Main Airbase. A very effective machine to turn tons of chemical energy into noise and dirt.
16 February, 07:53
Warren InmanI walked through one at an airshow back in 1988. They had one of these and an An-124 lined up nose to nose and the An-124 was like a Lancaster bomber technology wise compared to the C-5.
28 February, 03:52
Jennifer FranklinThat is a gorgeous result. It's a very nice build, I love that each one has a unique camo pattern.
28 February, 04:22
DickThank you Jennifer!
@Warren Inman: Like the former An-225, the 124 flightdeck is mostly Cold War era.. still analog, a crew of 6 (captain, CO, 2 engineers and 2 navigators). But it keeps flying through the years!
28 February, 08:57
