Fairchild C-123 Provider is an injection-molded plastic kit of the American tactical transport aircraft in 1:72 scale from the Ukrainian maker Roden - the boxing corresponds to the rare arctic version with skis and auxiliary jet engines on the wingtips.
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An injection-molded plastic kit of the American tactical transport aircraft in 1:72 scale from the Ukrainian maker Roden. The designation of this boxing corresponds to the arctic C-123J version: the box holds parts for a ski undercarriage and for a pair of auxiliary jet engines on the wingtips, and the decals cover machines of the Alaska Air National Guard. That is a visible difference from the basic C-123B and from the K version, which had auxiliary jet engines under the wings. So take care when choosing - this is not the usual B or K model. The C-123 also exists in the smaller 1:144 scale from another manufacturer; this model is markedly larger and more detailed.
The Fairchild C-123 Provider was a rugged twin-engined tactical transport aircraft with a loading ramp at the rear, able to operate from short, unprepared strips. It served with the US Air Force from the mid 1950s and is best known from Vietnam, where it carried cargo and troops into improvised landing strips. Specially modified C-123s there also sprayed defoliants, among them Agent Orange, under Operation Ranch Hand - a chapter with health and political consequences to this day. The J version, to which this boxing corresponds, is a different story: it came about by converting only ten machines for operation in the Arctic - in Alaska and Greenland, among other things to supply the chain of distant early warning radar stations. It received retractable skis for landing on snow and ice and, on the wingtips, a pair of small auxiliary jet engines that gave thrust for take-off at full load.
Roden works rather with short-run technology: the parts tend to be fine, but good fit is not a given - reckon on cleaning the parts, dry-fitting and filling, above all on the fuselage halves and the leading edges. The large glazed nose deserves careful masking; a mask set is useful. Deal with nose weight before you close the fuselage, because on a twin-engined model this large there is never enough of it. Paint the model with an airbrush over a primer; the large surfaces come to life with fine shading of the panels, a wash in the engraved lines and discreet weathering around the engines and the landing gear. Lay a gloss coat under the decals and finally even the surface out with a matte or satin overcoat.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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