LSP_K2 Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 6 minutes ago, CATCplSlade said: I'll get one. No one who visits my home will ever know what is off about it and I am not going to get bent out of shape by little things that in no way make the viewer mistake it for any other plane. That was my attitude with the B-24. It looks like a B-24 to me. The wing profile being off didn't make it look like anything else IMO. Everyone too uptight about that can wait for someone to make a better version while I build mine. I saw the B-24 at a show here last September, and it actually looked quite nice, at least to me. Learstang, jimbo, alanash1963 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 sprue shots posted on HB website http://www.hobbyboss.com/index.php?g=home&m=product&a=show&id=1535&l=en jan Iain, LSP_K2, LSP_Kevin and 7 others 5 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Interesting. Hopefully someone will quickly come out with Korean War decals since the lack of the lower turret seems more Korean War era than WW2. Engine cowling opening seems small to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radders Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Once all this COVID-19 blows over and I have cash coming back in, I think I will get a Invader and @tigger's vacform to use his fuselage and maybe cowlings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Engine cowlings look badly off. Why do folks insist on offering vinyl tires???? Hopefully with a bit of aftermarket love, this kit will build up nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b757captain Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Without going into shape details or discrepancies because I'm not an expert on the A-26/B-26 but one thing immediately struck my eye. The engines are 7 cylinders per row aka R-2600 - I am pretty sure the Invader had R-2800s, 9 cylinders per row. I'll still get one, fix all the problems and maybe even buy replacement engines. Good, bad or otherwise it's probably the only Invader we'll ever see in 1/32. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 I’m waiting for the glass nose version, but warts and all I’m buying that puppy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee_K Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 “Hobby Boos”? They didn’t even get the brand name correct on the decal sheet? Oy vey... BradG and LSP_K2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Colvin Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 A cylinder short.......could explain the small looking engine cowl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Lee_K said: “Hobby Boos”? They didn’t even get the brand name correct on the decal sheet? Oy vey... Freudian slip. Martinnfb and BradG 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Wow. I am definitely not a rivet-counter, but getting the engines four cylinders short each?! I wouldn't allow that from a one-man short-run manufacturer. No amount of putty or sanding is going to correct those engines. Yet, I realise that I'll still probably buy this kit at some point, warts and all. I have two (probably soon to be three 1/72nd scale Invaders, in addition to the one I built up years ago), two 1/48th scale Monogram Invaders (both built up, one finished), so I suppose this one is inevitable. Hopefully by the time I buy it, there will be some AM parts to fix the bigger 'warts'. And I'll have the quid to buy the lot. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Colvin Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Perhaps i missed it.....but it seems the rear gunners fire control is missing. Not to mention. The rear "glass" appears to be more like a water bomber/ A-26k. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Appears the cockpit is set up for two controls, also. I think we're missing a sprue, as there are no seats, either. The armor plate for the rear gunner's pedestal is present in these photos, on the stabilizer/wheel well insert sprue. This is a bit of a let down from this sprue look :-/ I'm probably still going to buy one though. Because you're all correct. This is likely the only 1/32 A/B-26 we'll ever see. - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 EDIT: Here's the two missing sprues from the above photos: 5e81ab649c027 by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr 5e81ab65e02ca by Dennis SAuter, on Flickr - Dennis S. Thornton, CO USA Martinnfb and Learstang 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 hour ago, Rob Colvin said: Perhaps i missed it.....but it seems the rear gunners fire control is missing. Not to mention. The rear "glass" appears to be more like a water bomber/ A-26k. There also doesn’t appear to be a hole in the gunners glass for the upper gunsight periscope, but there is a hole in the fuselage underside for the lower periscope, although there are no provisions for the lower turret. Based on these photos of the sprues, it looks like this kit is going to be a dumpster fire as far as accuracy goes. It’s weird that HB has issues with aircraft when they can do very good armor kits. CATCplSlade and Alburymodeler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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