Darren Howie Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Thanks guys appreciate that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richdlc Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 not really an upgrade per se - Eagle Cals decal sheet: http://www.themodellingnews.com/2012/11/review-eaglecals-ec-147-he-219-decals.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichidono Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I hope soon an aftermarket company also offers corrected resin propellers for the Revell 219. Great list thanks for doing this now I know were to get all the stuff for my 219. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksdad64 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I've also got the Combat Models vac with resin detail set. Not sure whether to use it or sell it and build the Revell one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I've also got the Combat Models vac with resin detail set. Not sure whether to use it or sell it and build the Revell one. I've got the I.D. Models one, and plan to build it. With the introduction of 2 new IM kits, there should be plenty of AM parts about to help out. I'd like to get the Revell kit at some stage too. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee White Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 The Combat kit should be marginally easier to build, as the Nacelles are integral with the wings, not separate, as in the ID kit- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Eagle Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Be afraid! Be very afraid of the Combat kit. I built this shortly after it was initially released-since has gone the way of the DoDo. The wing chord and nacelle structure were very troublesome to get correct as I recall. The fuselage wasn't too bad. I suppose you could buy AM parts to help, but the Revell kit is a much better starting point-even with the "problems". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas R Larson Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) OWL is also putting out a set of radar antennae for the He 219. This was posted to their facebook page a few days ago. Looks to have both sets of nose radar to possible do Modrow's He 219A-0/R6 and also the tail antennae. It was noted in Facebook post that this set is available in February sometime. Nicholas Edited January 19, 2013 by Nicholas R Larson nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I guess after RoGs last few kits being so spot -on, I'm really surprised that the wing/nacelle/U/C bay is so seemingly .....wrong. The various ports, and wee doors being wrong is sloppy,poor QC in my book. The rest speaks of an engineerring issue, maybe a cost thing, but after seeing Nigels work to correct the base kit I'm not sure if I'd plonk down money for the kit. The He-162 thru He-111 were such stellar kits; I wonder what happened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I wondered why did they choose this subject at this time ?Revell has proven their ability to crank out an acceptablyaccurate kit. They know about the a/c at UdHaz but apparentlychose not to invest in the time/resources to use it.I think they chose not to go nuts on the cockpit knowing thatpeople who care about such things will 'always' go AM anyway.I figure they found out it would sell and decided to pop it asap(maybe they heard about ZM) and grab a good share of themarket. They 'can' do better but for some reason chose not to.Not saying it's sub standard (I have one) just saying.It looks OK to me built up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 As far as I'm aware Revell did examine the example in the US (happy to be proven wrong though). But as we all know, the wings are not attached, so there was nothing to measure or examine in that regard - especially concerning the relationship of the engine nacelles to the thrust line (and related issues). They've obviously had to rely on photographs and drawings for the non-fuselage areas, and didn't quite get there. To my eyes though, the Revell kit is acceptably accurate for a good-looking OOB build. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted January 21, 2013 Share Posted January 21, 2013 I guess after RoGs last few kits being so spot -on, I'm really surprised that the wing/nacelle/U/C bay is so seemingly .....wrong. The various ports, and wee doors being wrong is sloppy,poor QC in my book. The rest speaks of an engineerring issue, maybe a cost thing, but after seeing Nigels work to correct the base kit I'm not sure if I'd plonk down money for the kit. The He-162 thru He-111 were such stellar kits; I wonder what happened? Maybe just rush the development because you've heard another manufacturer is coming out with the same kit, in the same scale, and in the same target time frame ? This would not be the first story of "Be in the market first, and cut corners if need be ..." In todays' world, with chinese mold-cutting capabilities, the most time on a project is R&D, not cutting steel blocks or pushing styrene in them ... Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The mold cutting is going to be to what ever spec is laid out by the customer. WNW has the best, most precise fit on the market, and RoG wouls as well, if they were determined to. While I see the fuse at the UdHaz is just that, I wonder if there are wings? My over-riding sentiment is that the issues with the kit might have been avoided. Are a set of resin plugs viable to correct the wing/nacelle issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 While we are on the subject of upgrades, how about some metal landing gear to correct the stance of this thing! Mark Proulx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ichidono Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 While we are on the subject of upgrades, how about some metal landing gear to correct the stance of this thing! Mark Proulx "Scale Aircraft Conversions" is coming out with a set of metal landing gear for the 1/32 Revell He-219 in Feb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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