Stefano Posted January 8 Posted January 8 I have been corresponding with Andrey of Halberd Models. He informed me they are working on a 1:32 resin model of the Mauler: planned release sometime over 2025. I never expected such an exotic aircraft to be reproduced in our scale: the thing dwarfs a Skyraider in size! Andrey mentioned he is in touch with the team currently restoring an airframe at a museum in US for an accurate rendition. Quite a challenging project, nevertheless given the high standard of Halberd previous releases in 1:32 scale, I am pretty confident the final result will be a gem. Halberd is not open to pre-ordering at present: they will announce it once comfortable with release and delivery dates. I am kindly encouraging all the fellow modellers to take into consideration this endeavor: a small-size manufacturer of hi-quality models based in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine deserves support. On a personal basis, I am a frequent and happy customer of them: it's unbelievable how they can grant such a customer care level under those tragic circumstances. I have received permission to share this info and - needless to say - I have no commercial interest in the Company. Hopefully more to come in a near future! Stefano dutik, thierry laurent, Kagemusha and 15 others 14 4
firefly7 Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Thanks for the info Stefano, i have the 2 Thunderbolt conversions and the Goblin. If this new kit is anything at all like them it will be gorgeous. Cheers, Ruben. CRAZY IVAN5, Martinnfb, Stefano and 2 others 4 1
scvrobeson Posted January 8 Posted January 8 Sweet! I've been hoping for any kits of the Mauler for a while, and Halberd will knock it out of the park Matt Stefano and Martinnfb 2
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted January 9 Posted January 9 Fully a 1/3 bigger than a Skyraider! I saw the one at the Naval air museum in Pensacola and this is one big aircraft. it didn't have what one would call a stellar fleet career but it could carry one big load of whoopa$$ ,wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of one of those! IF they're able to bring this to market , I may have to save up and quit eating for a while to snag one. Their factory[?] is in a very hot part of the battle zone so they're one tough bunch of hombres, I salute them! Martinnfb and Stefano 2
MikeMaben Posted January 9 Posted January 9 18 ¾" wingspan in 1/32. Martinnfb, CRAZY IVAN5 and Stefano 3
Stefano Posted January 10 Author Posted January 10 On 1/9/2025 at 7:36 AM, MikeMaben said: 18 ¾" wingspan in 1/32. Yes Mike! We all need a bigger hangar Martinnfb and MikeMaben 2
Oldbaldguy Posted January 10 Posted January 10 Hmmmm. One paint scheme, few ever built, minimal operational history, never saw combat. I just don’t see the appeal and I’m a tailhook builder. bevelduc and Christa 1 1
Dennis7423 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 46 minutes ago, Oldbaldguy said: Hmmmm. One paint scheme, few ever built, minimal operational history, never saw combat. I just don’t see the appeal and I’m a tailhook builder. The same argument could be made for their Cavalier Mustang, or their Goblin. But some people just like something a little different :-) - Dennis S. Mt. Juliet, TN USA Oldbaldguy, Stefano, Martinnfb and 4 others 6 1
scvrobeson Posted January 10 Posted January 10 On 1/8/2025 at 10:36 PM, MikeMaben said: 18 ¾" wingspan in 1/32. But what if the wings fold? Then it's much smaller Matt Martinnfb, firefly7 and CRAZY IVAN5 2 1
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 1 hour ago, Oldbaldguy said: Hmmmm. One paint scheme, few ever built, minimal operational history, never saw combat. I just don’t see the appeal and I’m a tailhook builder. While all true ,the same could be said for the F11F Tiger and a few others . Though they only built ~150 Maulers there's something about the beast that attracts. There maybe more of an appeal than we all think[ I'll try to score one if I can. scvrobeson, Martinnfb and firefly7 3
scvrobeson Posted January 10 Posted January 10 32 minutes ago, CRAZY IVAN5 said: the same could be said for the F11F Tiger and a few others Another kit that's desperately needed across all scales Matt firefly7 and CRAZY IVAN5 1 1
firefly7 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 (edited) Absolutely concur on the F11 Tiger ( 1/32 of course ). Till then the Mauler will do. Cheers. Edited January 10 by firefly7 scvrobeson and CRAZY IVAN5 2
D Bellis Posted January 10 Posted January 10 For those that are apparently unaware, the Douglas Skyraider is only .9 inches shorter than a Mauler would be in 1/32, and has the same wingspan as a Mauler (in full scale, the Skyraider's wingspan is actually larger by ¼ inch). Yet, there are no less than 5 mainstream 1/32 kits of the Skyraider from 2 different manufacturers, and no one has ever bellowed about those Skyraider kits being so huge? Even the Grumman Avenger's wingspan is larger than both of them by more than 2 ½ inches in 1/32. All 3 of them are very similar in overall height, too. Just bizarre. D Oldbaldguy, Martinnfb, firefly7 and 1 other 3 1
scvrobeson Posted January 10 Posted January 10 With wings folded, the Mauler's wingspan falls under 9 inches Matt firefly7 and D Bellis 2
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted January 11 Posted January 11 2 hours ago, scvrobeson said: With wings folded, the Mauler's wingspan falls under 9 inches Matt Exactly right. I would treat this the same way I do ALL of my navy types [ foreign and domestic], fold the wings ,bing ,bang , boom done and done problem solved. Looking at the "big picture", it really isn't that huge in the day of 1/32 scale Lancasters, B-24s, and B-17s A little bigger than a Skyraider, not a whimpy thing itself. It just seemed massive when I was standing next to it at the museum, a matter of perspective I should think. It would work on my shelf and be welcome too. firefly7, scvrobeson and Martinnfb 3
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