bevelduc Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 http://www.hphmodels.cz/hph/sm-79-sparviero-132-scale/?lang=en I can't wait!! Kagemusha and Alburymodeler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 That plane is one of my most favorite aeroplanes. Why? I don't know, but I really like all the Italian WW2 aeroplanes. Probably because I like their wild camouflage color schemes so much. I certainly will purchase one of their Sm-79 kits as soon as they become available. Most definitely. When I think back on the absolute dearth of LSM aircraft available in the 1990's I am amazed and most thankful for the large variety of model kits available today in 1/32 scale. Hooray for us Large Scale Modelers. Whoop, whoop, whoop-te-do! Stephen Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Stephen, I feel the same about Italian airplanes. Probably the camouflage. I will look into doing an airliner scheme. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Molitor Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Same here Stephan & Rick. The humpback look, three engines and the multiple camouflage schemes. Everything adds up here. I hate to think about the price of this one but it would certainly be awesome to see one built. Now back to my Ta-183. Troy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 ....and if anyone wants to dump their vacuform SM-79 for cheap ...let me know ! Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Clunkmeister Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 This looks like a must have for many of us.. Awesome model! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IainCleland Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 (edited) It's a defo on my must have list. I have Silver Wings Reggiane Re.2000, Silver Wings CR 32, Craftworks MC 200 (which was my first build this year), Craftworks C.202/C.205 and the Special Hobby 1/48 Breda Ba.65; so this will be a great addition to my Italian WW2 aircraft. I've also been eyeing their 1/32 PBY Catalina for the past year and can see myself purchasing it soonish (this year). Of course the price is mental, but I've got a smallish stash of about 35 kits (about 20 of them in resin) and don't plan on buying any more as I pretty much have most of the resin kits that I really want. My current stash is a few years building there, so with the addition of 3 or 4 more must have resin kits I will top it off there. Iain Edited May 9, 2017 by IainCleland Troy Molitor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssculptor Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 ....and if anyone wants to dump their vacuform SM-79 for cheap ...let me know ! Joe The vac is inexpensive already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 The vac is inexpensive already. Ha !....So it is ! ....I didn't know it was still available. Just looked it up and found it is only £35.00, lol..... Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monthebiff Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Can't wait to get my hands on one of these, if it goes together as well as their Ta-154 we are in for a treat. Regards. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Ha !....So it is ! ....I didn't know it was still available. Just looked it up and found it is only £35.00, lol..... Joe IIRC Vector sells a nice engine for at least one of the variants . If one goes that route at 60 to 80 US dollars plus the kit... You know where I am heading with this. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe66 Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 Rick, I want to see what the price of the HpH kit is, sure, but my guess is that it will be north of $500 ....... probably priced similar to the PBY. Which means, that if I do the vac kit for $60, and even if I spent another $150 on extras, I'm still less than half price. I don't mind working with vacuform kits and doing the extra work...that part of the challenge is a big part of the fun. I enjoy scratch building ! Not to mention, that for my own personal viewing pleasure it need not be completely super detailed. In fact, I have the vac 1/32 Hudson that I think I may pull out of storage as a "warm up"... Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Boillot Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I would expect the price to be in the Me-410 / Ta-154 range rather than the Catalina's Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 I reckon between the 410 and Catalina in terms of pricing - maybe around the €300 mark? It's a big aeroplane! Three engines, a fair bit of research involved, lots of complicated curves. Me 410 was 40ft long, 53 feet wingspan. SM-79 was 53ft long & 66ft wide. Roughly 20% bigger, with an extra engine, wing area almost 75% bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted May 10, 2017 Share Posted May 10, 2017 IIRC Vector sells a nice engine for at least one of the variants . If one goes that route at 60 to 80 US dollars plus the kit... You know where I am heading with this. Rick The vacu kit just offers a hollow shell. You need three engines with props, own markings/decals, armarment, a complete interiour (Evergreen...), and replace some unsuable parts like the wheels or the engine cowlings with something else. So all in all, lots of fun Cheers Alex pennausamike and Rick Griewski 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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