Hasegawa 1/48 US Ground Crew A

I use this model groundcrew in an air base display for an old gauge train set, it looks good and it worked perfectly.

Great build for passing the time while Covad is keeping us inside. Nice kit, lots of detailing to do, like that.Good purchase. Good price.

Considering what is available on the market for 1/48 scale USAF personnel this kit isn't bad but the details of what's included could use some clarification. The box art shows a F-15 (not included) with an A/M 32A-60A external power cart, a TTU-228E external hydraulic "mule", a F4B fire extinguisher, 3 wheel chocks, and 12 personnel in various poses wearing the green "pickle" uniforms worn by the USAF from the 60's until the early 90's. The cart & mule are accurate representations. The fire bottle is more Vietnam era than modern. Chocks are chocks, not much to comment on them other than the inaccurate rope. Now this kit is labeled as Ground Crew so the figures include 8 maintainers doing maintenance stuff with the exception of 1 crew chief marshalling and 1 guy that seam's more ready to lose his lunch than anything else. One security forces guy that would be more appropriate at the main gate greeting people than being anywhere near an active flightline and 3 pilots, two posed seated in the cockpit and one climbing a boarding ladder. I'm on the fence as to whether the pilots should be in this kit but here they are. Most figures have detached arms for accurate posing with one figure split at the waist. The details are typical Hasegawa accurate and I highly recommend it for your modeling needs.

Figures are somewhat dated. Still worth while for ground support units. More in line w/Vietnam era.

A must have for an AGE mechanic. Nothing cooler than having little models of what you work on on your desk. It's all pretty old school AGE equipment but its cool. The size is much better than the 1/72 version.

Building a 1/48 scale Air Force base then this it what you need to service you planes you get equipment crew and 3 pilots

Decals are thick and hard to get that painted on look and the yellow wire is supposed to be wrapped with the spring (stretched out) but that is hidden in the instructions. Other than those two short comings its a good kit with great detail. People are nicely done too and the whole kit really adds to any scale scene.

Great base kit for dioramas! I'm using it to hide wiring for LED lights inside the plane