Joe66 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Anyone have any news on when this kit will be available ? Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuben L. Hernandez Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scvrobeson Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 The latest update on Special Hobby's website seemed to show the mold for the Whirlwind canopy Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber_County Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Whatever it costs, I want and need one................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 OH yeah. Ill have a twin 32nd Whirlwind! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) One of the problems was that you couldn't switch tanks over. So if a tank was holed you had one other full tank that you couldn't use. It was not a complete failure though. The engines were underdeveloped but if you look at the airframe how clean it is with very low frontal surface and four 20mm cannon it packed quite a punch. If the kit is in the correct price range... Could be a good donor kit for a what if with an engine with more power and/or one more stage in the supercharger. Rick Edited June 12, 2017 by Rick Griewski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Whatever it costs, I want and need one................ All please keep this type of outburst about pricing to yourself. Marketers are everywhere. Rick wunwinglow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Dean, thanks for reminding me about the barrage of new kits. I do not even have the Mk II Tempest yet. I will obviously need two of the Albatros kit sets and the Taube. I have been trading away the big kits to make room. It is another cycle of life. Rick Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Just saw this now!!. I am in serious trouble wirg the Mrs next year it seems. I still have a spot on my shelf for the 1/24 Typhoon, one for the HKM 1/32 B17. How in in the world am I going to manage the Lanc (A MUST) and a whirlwind. I have a spare kidney, any takers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 When I spoke to one of the guys on the SH stand at Telford it was clear that they were well behind on their aspirations for this kit! The model is in progress but I was informed that we should get the kit by late 2018. There is also a possibility that the Whirlwind and the Typhoon could be released within a short time of each other. Unless things have changed I suspect the other projects could be well behind the first two releases so don't hold your breath. We'll see in due course? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Suits me fine! I've got enough to keep me going in the meantime and I have it on backorder at Hannants....currently without the spare cash to pay for it, so late next year is good by me. Going to be an expensive build. It might upset the purists, but my Whirlwind is going to be a "What if". I already have two resin Griffons, some odds and sods from an Fw-190, Hellcat and Sea Fury waiting in the wings. It's going to be a lot of Frankenstein type fun! Bwwaaaahaaaaahaaaaahaaaaahaaaa! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhard Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 I'm with you on this one. Late 2018 will suit me a lot better financially as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 Looking forward to the early 2018 Whirlwind release Peter Hmmm... Maybe I will pull out my ID Models vacuum formed kit and (pretend to) work on it feverishly. The little swine is quite far along with all the really ugly areas purged and repaired. Maybe work on the cockpit will tip the cosmic Murphy's balance. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Posted today on Special Hobby's Facebook page: Iain MikeC, Zero77, LSP_K2 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 Posted today on Special Hobby's Facebook page: 28616728_1681995041895353_5420446249805133796_o.jpg 28337016_1681994441895413_9090356698140098201_o.jpg 28516511_1681994435228747_6470319462399356057_o.jpg 28424130_1681994431895414_5373816249968757087_o.jpg 28516602_1681994501895407_6910349864189437667_o.jpg Iain Sweet! Im not understanding why the molds seem to have the odd upper and lower square-ish parts on the fuselage where the canopy should be, and where the wings go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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