LSP_Mike Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 I seem to remember an aftermarket clear resin canopy for the RoG kit(s) of the Arado-196. IIRC, it was Alleycat.Is there still a source for those canopies? I'd like two... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Alley Cat one is listed on their website - I know there were some delays with their clear casting - so don't know what their stock levels are like. Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebo Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Im pretty sure HPH did one also. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 They certainly did - but can't see it on their website at present? Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Lucky to have two Mike, those Ar-196 kits are hard to get these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebo Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 (edited) They certainly did - but can't see it on their website at present? Iain Here you go http://shop.hphmodels.cz/en/accessories/14-kabina-pro-arado-ar-196-revell-v-meritku-132.html Quite a hefty price though. But at least it looks like it comes with masking for both sides M Edited June 10, 2017 by Mebo Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 10, 2017 Author Share Posted June 10, 2017 Thanks for the links guys, I'm trying to keep up with Deans collection. The canopy is the only issue I've ever read about in relation to the Arado kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeanKB Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Thanks for the links guys, I'm trying to keep up with Deans collection. The canopy is the only issue I've ever read about in relation to the Arado kits. Well, I am divesting at the moment. Having said that, today I picked up a Tamiya Mk.XVI Spitfire for £60 delivered from Britmodeller. Some things are just too good to turn up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 In a related yet separate question, what is the round-ish guage like thingy mounted starboard side near the radio bulkhead? It is molded with a cable-type thing coming out of the bottom. Does that require a guage face or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imatt88 Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 I have the Alley Cat canopy for my 196 and it looks great. Why are the Arados all of a sudden around $100? I thought about picking up another one, but as mentioned they are hard to find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Don't know. I have one -196A, and a -196B, which with it's single float configuration is possibly going to the Pacific theater with its large rollers, as opposed to the chop of the North Atlantic. Still wondering what the doo-dah is stbd side aft. Accessible to the radio/gunner, so a compass? no. Separate oxy control? maybe. any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Mike Posted June 11, 2017 Author Share Posted June 11, 2017 Quite the stumper evidently. Eduard PE essentially shows a plotting table under the upper radio array, so my best guess is that the G.I.B. gets his own compass to assist with navigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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