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1/72 affordable kits with complete jet engines?

Started by sandiego89, December 25, 2022, 03:06:16 PM

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sandiego89

Looking for affordable 1/72 kits that have jet engines for dioramas and display.  What kits have engines that include a complete jet engine that could be displayed outside the airframe and be displayed by themselves?  Especially interested in cold war jets 1945 to about 1980 period.  Whittles, J-33, Jumos, J-57, J-75,  J-79's,, TF-33....NOT looking for expensive resin or photo-etch engines.  Thank you! 
Dave "Sandiego89"
Chesapeake, Virginia, USA

63cpe

Revell Mirage 3 and F-16 has a seperate engine in it. But that might be another era...
Monogram B-52 has part of an engine displayed.

David aka 63CPE

PR19_Kit

The Mikr-Mir AW52 flying wing has two Nenes included in the kit, but for some reason there's only enough parts to build 1.5 of them. It's missing a number of combustion chambers.
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jcf

The Fujimi F-14, has two, unfortunately it's no longer "cheap".
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jcf

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Dizzyfugu

The Mistercraft/Intech Iskra trainer comes with a separate engine, which is omittable when you build the model.
It's VERY small, though, but could pose well as a helicopter turbine or maybe as a J-30 or a WWII BMW jet engine. IIRC I transplanted one into the fuselage of a Ta 183 Flitzer, between the landing gear wells.

zenrat

A&A Lavochkin La-200b has a complete engine.  A very intricate and detailed Klimov VK-1 (Nene derived).  Probably not cheap but you can build the kit without it if you are up for vague instructions, overly broken down parts, and terrible fit.

Not 1/72 but the 1/96 Lindberg Victor has four complete engines.  Albeit very undetailed ones.  They are large enough to pass as smaller 1/72 engines.

Fred

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Another ill conceived, lazily thought out, crudely executed and badly painted piece of half arsed what-if modelling muppetry from zenrat industries.

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Gondor

Quote from: 63cpe on December 26, 2022, 12:21:50 AMRevell Mirage 3 and F-16 has a seperate engine in it. But that might be another era...
Monogram B-52 has part of an engine displayed.

David aka 63CPE

The F-16 was the prototype if I remember correctly.

Gondor
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Dizzyfugu

Yes, and the kit has seen some Revell-reboxings since its introduction.

kitnut617

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And I have a Dragon Golden Wings (Cyber-Hobby ? ) Gloster Meteor Mk.I which has two complete engines. It's for sale too, PM me if you're interested.
Just remembered, I have a part-started Fujimi F-14 too. You can have that one for whatever the postage is -- (from Alberta mind)
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Dragon He 162 has a very nice BMW 003E. Their Me P.1101 had something purporting to be a Jumo 004.

Their Meteors also have rather nice Wetlands.
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Quote from: jcf on December 26, 2022, 01:41:40 AMHere's a Karaya 1/72nd R-R Nene for $8.00.
Karaya Nene


That's a LOT better looking than the Mikr-Mir alternative.  :thumbsup:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

jcf

"Conspiracy theory's got to be simple.
Sense doesn't come into it. People are
more scared of how complicated crap
actually is than they ever are about
whatever's supposed to be behind the
conspiracy."
-The Peripheral, William Gibson 2014

kerick

Quote from: zenrat on December 26, 2022, 03:05:27 AMNot 1/72 but the 1/96 Lindberg Victor has four complete engines.  Albeit very undetailed ones.  They are large enough to pass as smaller 1/72 engines.

I have these if you want them. All the parts, no paint.
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sandiego89

Thank you all for the replies.

Kinut, I have the Meteor, and the early Wellands? are fantastic

Good idea Kerick, I have that Victor, but thank you for the offer!



Dave "Sandiego89"
Chesapeake, Virginia, USA