Rowen Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Flak Bait is a B-26B-25. She's currently in the UH facility and is most likely undergoing restoration. I'm not that familiar with the Martin marauder so if the kit has the short wings, it's definitely an earlier block than ole flak bait. Jug - I was going to write an article on Flak Bait and talked with a few people at UH. Yes. Flak Bait is being put back together for the first time since 1946 but she's not being restored. More like "preserved". According to what I was told, unlike a lot of restorations, Flak Bait will be reassembled (most of her has been in storage since 1946) and they will minimally fix things to put her back together but intend on leaving her just as she was at the end of the war. That being said, someone PLEASE give us a really nice 1/32 B-26!!!! Yes PLEASE! -Ro D.B. Andrus, Out2gtcha and marauderdriver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Wow and a 1/32 Heinkel He-177 Greif. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vulcan32 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Wow and a 1/32 Heinkel He-177 Greif. Cees One of my favourite aircraft, I hope we will get it in 1/32 some day. Sadly I have a "No" from HpH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Vulcan, I meant there is a 1/32 vacform Greif on their website. Cees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick HMD Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Now if you guys seriously want a 1/32 special order B-26 Marauder kit, why not buy one that has already been developed for $114.00? https://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=28226&cat=Military%20Aircraft&searchtext=B-26&erl=RCM-1-32-Martin-B-26-Maur I'll pass on vacform. Totally intimidated. Nuff said. Gigant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I'll pass on vacform. Totally intimidated. Nuff said. I don't blame you. My point is that Resin2's pictures are actually a suggestion, not a kit. IMHO their purpose is to see if enough potential business can be "drummed up" to justify doing a kit, possibly to see if and how many enthusiasts would not only "pre-pay", but possibly "invest" in an unrealized concept with a floating "finish-by" date. If anyone would take notice, in his photos, there is no ventral turret, cheek guns, or a hint of an interior, marauderdriver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderdriver Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Now if you guys seriously want a 1/32 special order B-26 Marauder kit, why not buy one that has already been developed for $114.00? https://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=28226&cat=Military%20Aircraft&searchtext=B-26&erl=RCM-1-32-Martin-B-26-Maurauder Thanks for the update on this kit, I may bite the bullet and get one. Maybe someone will do an IM after I taunt them. I keep hearing HK, but hell they haven't released the Lancaster almost 2 years later. I Ain't Getting Any YOUNGER! Jack p.s. Screw it, I just ordered one and it will be here about the time I'm finishing the museum builds. I've done a couple of small vacs, so it's time to get off the pot and have my own 32nd Marauder Edited January 5, 2018 by marauderdriver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Casting resin is unusual, in that it can be done with very little equipment and very little outlay. But like all manufacturing processes, while the concept is simple, the execution, if you want excellent results, takes a great deal of care and application. So, if you get rubbish castings, it will be because the manufacturer cannot be bothered, or is unwilling to use quality materials, or is less than competent with the patternmaking, or is in too much of a rush to QC the output, or is unaware of the technical limitations of soft tooling and PU resin, and the correct processing parameters for RTVs and resins. Conversely, find a producer who makes consistantly fine products, and by definition, you have found someone who is on top of all of these things...... Edited January 5, 2018 by wunwinglow Gigant, marauderdriver and David66 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigant Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Casting resin is unusual, in that it can be done with very little equipment and very little outlay. But like all manufacturing processes, while the concept is simple, the execution, if you want excellent results, takes a great deal of care and application. So, if you get rubbish castings, it will be because the manufacturer cannot be bothered, or is unwilling to use quality materials, or is less than competent with the patternmaking, or is in too much of a rush to QC the output, or is unaware of the technical limitations of soft tooling and PU resin, and the correct processing parameters for RTVs and resins. Conversely, find a producer who makes consistently fine products, and by definition, you have found someone who is on top of all of these things...... And as the old saying goes, "The proof of the pudding is in the eating" especially since Round2 has no actual experience making complete aircraft kits. Their main problem is when they try to rush the production process, and do not take the time to ensure the elimination of warping, which can occur if the larger parts are released from the molds too soon, and do not fully cure until after. Edited January 6, 2018 by Gigant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markjames1968 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I'll pass on vacform. Totally intimidated. Nuff said. Sounds suspiciously like the combat models kit Alburymodeler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 it looks that there is work in progress on B-26 som new renderings posted on Resin2Detail FB page jan David66, AlexM, scvrobeson and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Wow, cool. Looks like if the kit does materialize we will be getting some interior detail too. Im in for this one as long as the price is semi-realistic, bearing in mind this is a 1/32nd twin in resin. Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexM Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Very cool, and motivation to proceede with my attempt. scvrobeson and Jan_G 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DeanKB Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 "this is truly going to be a top-shelf multi-media kit, I chose to model and include virtually every piece of hardware, in detail" To me, this means one of two things; 1. It's never going to be ready, ever. A resin twin bomber in 1/32 of a previously unkitted model? With all the details included? That's an enormous undertaking, for anybody He's bitten off more than he can chew, perhaps? 2. It's going to be very, very expensive. I mean, in excess of HpH Catalina expensive. He'll not have sufficient orders to make it financially viable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 46 minutes ago, DeanKB said: "this is truly going to be a top-shelf multi-media kit, I chose to model and include virtually every piece of hardware, in detail" To me, this means one of two things; 1. It's never going to be ready, ever. A resin twin bomber in 1/32 of a previously unkitted model? With all the details included? That's an enormous undertaking, for anybody He's bitten off more than he can chew, perhaps? 2. It's going to be very, very expensive. I mean, in excess of HpH Catalina expensive. He'll not have sufficient orders to make it financially viable. Well I hope neither of those are the cases, and "virtually every piece of hardware" doesn't mean literally every piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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