Who was looking for a C-5 Galaxy ------ in 1/72 scale

[kitnut617]

Seems there's a new source now, Roberts Combat Models are releasing a C-5A/B kit with resin and white metal:

http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=11644&searchtext=C-5

[Martin H]

wonder if the old Delta 72nd scale vac form C-5 is still around, last I heard it was being knocked out at £99 a pop.

[kitnut617]

Sometime ago I tried to buy one from Delta Aviation and got ripped off,  last year I was told that Lonewulf Models had one for sale (actually Delta is now labelled Blackbird Models but it's the same guy), so I bought it.  Problem was there wasn't any of the metal u/c and after writing to Adrian, he told me Blackbird hadn't been able to source someone to make them for him (talking to Peter Wright of Aeroclub one time, I found out Aeroclub used to do the castings but don't anymore) but in the end someone did do the castings for Blackbird and I got them for my kit.  No decals now though.

I would imagine once Blackbird see that there's another manufacturer doing one, they might become more available.