seiran01 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 My biggest surprise at Model Classic was stumbling across a vendor selling a resin 1/32 Triebflügel produced by Antares down in Argentina. Now, I've built a number of Antares kits in 1/48 in the past, they're often the only game in town for luftwaffe '46 subjects. Antares resin quality is not as good as planet models, let alone the Fisher / HPH / Silver Wings superiority, but the quality is also far from the worst. I'll try to write up a review before going out of town for a few weeks, this is just too awesome a subject to pass up on! Out2gtcha and LSP Dan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Cool. Remember to put it in the Kit Database Mike! I'm assuming not much in the way of box art though. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahernandez Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Is this a new kit from Antares? He hasn't updated the site in awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ron Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Google is your friend on this one, I didn't recognize the type but have seen pics before after as pic search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbadur Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 please brighten me: what is Model Classic and who is the seller of this Antares 1/32 Treibflügel thanks Alfons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnarg Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Antares has some interesting Luftwaffe '46 kits. Their website lists only 1/48 and 1/72 kits, and looks like it was last updated about a year ago on the home page "blog": http://www.antaresmodels.com/ The kits that I have seen from them are typically smooth surfaces with little or no surface detail, sort of a basic shape and a step up from a vac form in some ways, but heavy due to resin. They make a lot of modifications to jets to do prototypes from "what if, 1946" sort of genre. The Triebflugel would be a fun kit to have, since it is just so strange. Strange in the way of that Austro-Hungarian counter rotating prop helicopter, powered by three radial engines, and the pilot stood in a can on TOP of the propellers. What were they thinking? Antares has some interesting kits in the smaller scales, but the '46 kit I want would be the Sanger space plane. (OK it is BIG in 1/32). Check out the new science fiction/alternate history novel "V-S Day" by Allen Steele, where von Braun and Sanger are tasked with building Sanger's plane and a group in the US under Robert Goddard are trying to defend US/New York from that attack. Not real history, but interesting anyway. Tnarg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjrk Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Man, i will have to buy that one. I have some of Antares 1/72 stuff (and am eagerly awaiting their 1/48 Su-9 and Ki-201) and while they are a little rough they are symetrical and the shapes are quite good. For a small resin shop those are my priorities, I can sand and fill some pinholes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninjrk Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Just as an update, Antares mastered the kit but is not selling it, there were 40 kits made for another person to sell. Reaching out to them to see if any are still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted April 30, 2014 Author Share Posted April 30, 2014 Yes it was Models n More, or some name like that. He had several of them still in stock when i bought mine late in the day on Saturday, so you should still be good if you wanted to buy one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglekeeper Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Wasn't the Triebflugal used in the first Captain America? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 (edited) Yep, it sure was................................AND as a matter of fact, the kit comes WITH the Red Skull decals as well (also comes with two vac canopies and the normal Luftwaffe decals as well): I have just been in contact with the owner/producer of the 32nd Triebflugel. I also learned that (if your brave enough) Antares also has also designed the kit so the rotor will spin. Edited April 30, 2014 by Out2gtcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnarg Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Any info on where to find this guy? Way too cool. Tnarg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 (edited) Any info on where to find this guy? Way too cool. Tnarg Hey Tnarg, Try HERE. His name is Rick, and he runs Models & More. From what he has said, he had Antares produce these special for him...............VERY limited run of below 50 from what I can gather. I agree................WAY too cool! Even being an imperfect resin kit, if its at all accurate, $80 USD isn't bad at all IMHO. Edited May 1, 2014 by Out2gtcha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted May 1, 2014 Author Share Posted May 1, 2014 Ok guys, here's the review! Kev may want to polish the wording before officially linking it in an upcoming website update but it'll give you a good idea of what you get. The kit had a price tag of $90 on it,I bought it for $72 from Rick - unsure if he was discounting them to clear them out or if that was his price for paying cash. http://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=1304 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Matt Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Wow...who would have thought eh? Thanks for the pics Mike Cool Matty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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