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  1. A 1/32 Beaufighter would absolutely be right in HK's wheelhouse. That would be a wise release on their part. A 109E, I'm not too sure. It would likely be more expensive than the Cyberhobby/Hobby 2000 kit, which is a darn nice kit. I'd like for them to stick to stuff that other manufacturers haven't touched yet. I'm also not sure, however, if their A-20 sales have been very robust. They seemed to make it onto the "Lightning Deals" section of Sprue Brothers rather quickly, and have shown up in other sales quite frequently. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  2. In some pretty cool news, Hyperscale has created a forum called "Ask Eduard", where you can post questions and Eduard CEO Vlad Sulc will respond to them. Looks like someone has already asked them about scaling up their soon to be released 1/48 P-51B to 1/32, which I had also mentioned to them on Facebook. They indicated they are "looking into this possibility." https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/hyperscale/ask-eduard-eduard-ceo-vladimir-sulc-answers-your-q-f680749/#google_vignette - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  3. Because we had been discussing propellers, I stumbled across this great shot of the needle blade props fitted to earlier B-24D's. This shot is circa 1942, posted by LIFE Magazine: - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  4. HK showed on their Facebook page yesterday that their team have been at the RAF Museum in Hendon scanning aircraft for future projects. It's worth noting that two of the aircraft there are an RAF Phantom and a Me 410. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  5. We've got something cooking. Keeping it 100. No release date set, but stay tuned. Zotz will not be releasing any German subjects. Not their niche, and they are heavily covered by other decal manufacturers. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  6. I'll hopefully let you know soon! I've got him working on 9 different projects for me currently, all in the design stage. His communication isn't the best... you have to stay on him. I've had better reception in getting in touch with him via his Facebook page, than e-mail. I've had to keep a little fire under him. He promised a quote within a week after I sent him measurements, and a month after that, I had to reach back out to him. He then said he'd get back to me after the weekend, and a week later, I had to press him again. He finally sent me a quote, which was very, very reasonable for the work I was asking, and his last e-mail, almost a month ago, said he would be creating a mockup and sending me the artwork. If he doesn't reach out over the next week, I'll press him again. He's got my money now, so I've currently got the leverage. I've heard nothing but good things about the product, so I am optimistic. And I'm very much looking forward to what I'll be receiving. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  7. Tom, that was a really impressive update! This has been really fun to follow along with :-) - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  8. Just checking in on this thread after a while to see if it has turned into a wish list yet :-) - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  9. The accuracy of several of these sheets have been called into question, so I wonder if that is contributing to the delay. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  10. Is the rudder in the A-1 kit the same? If so, I have one for you. Drop me a PM. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  11. I would take anything that Hangar Thirteen says as gospel as it pertains to B-17's. I've spent much time conversing with their historian, Gerad Blume, about B-17's, and I'm currently building a scale model of Lucky Thirteen in 1/32 for their museum. He sure knows his stuff. As I dug into this more, I located another thread here, from 2016, discussing B-17 turrets. One of the contributors, Karl Hauffe, is the current standing historian for the 100th BG Association. He, too, sure knows his stuff about B-17 turrets! He had this to say: "While I am trying to work out the photo posting issues, I can tell you that there were three variations of the top turret mechanism. The A-1 and A-1A were very similar with some differences in the mechanical systems and the platform (that the gunner stood on) went from round to a smaller, not quite elliptical piece. The A-1B was the type we see in "Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby". That was used in the war as I have seen a photo of one being removed as well as another photo where a pair of turrets (an A-1A and an A-1B) are being transported on base." According to that thread, too, the top turret in the original HK B-17G kit was identical to the one fitted to Shoo Shoo Shoo Baby as she is currently restored. So, it sounds like I am attempting to mislead you, and you should proceed as scheduled! If you are building a late G, it sounds like you're top turret would be applicable. By the way, you wouldn't be interested in making some 1/32 late B-17F cheek gun windows for me, would you? :-p - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  12. Sure thing Jay! The traverse and rotation of the turrets on a B-17 were done electronically and hydraulically. There was standard speed, and you could "amp it up" for what was essentially emergency power to rotate and traverse rather quickly. In the end, the entire movement mechanisms for both are simply a set of gears. For the ball turret specifically, in the event power was lost, the gunner could rotate the turret by means of a hand crank so that he could exit the turret. The speed at which you see the turrets moving to track fighters in the show is accurate for combat conditions, rather than just scanning for fighters. It's nuanced, but you can see the differences in the show between intense combat and standard flight. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  13. I've got a partially parted out 190A-8 kit that I purchased to steal a few parts from, so I may have lots of spare parts that could help you out, even though its a different variant. Drop me a PM when you get a chance and we can discuss details. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
  14. Looking outstanding! I love this project. And I want one. If you care about accuracy, I should point out that your top turret pedestal isn't accurate to any wartime version of the B-17. When HK first released their B-17G kit, they based their top turret structure off the one inside Sentimental Journey. Save for the upper perspex and the guns, SM's top turret was actually pilfered from a P2V Neptune and retrofitted into their B-17. Their second release, the B-17E/F, had the correct top turret for all models of the B-17. See the attached photos: Another detail feature for those that are curious, if you look at the foot plate on B-17 top turrets, if it has a teardrop-shaped bump on it, then the top turret had direct flow oxygen and did not have an oxygen tank attached to the top turret. If there is no bump, then it should have an oxygen tank fitted. Later F's, and all G's, had direct flow and no oxygen tank affixed to the turret, which was situated under the ammunition boxes. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA
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