Pup7309 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 (edited) On 11/1/2019 at 5:29 AM, tomprobert said: I’ve built a 1/32 B-29 and although many claim they want one, the reality is it’s just too big. I’ve only ever taken it to one show and it look up over half of our club’s display space, and getting it there was a nightmare. I have a large estate car and it only just fitted in on the diagonal with the seats down. It’s just impractical to be honest. It is now stored at the back of my attic and never sees the light of say as getting it in and out the loft is very tricky. I’ve also made tentative starts on a 1/32 Sunderland and Stirling - they too are huge. It’s all well and good having these dream kits, but the reality of living with them is quite different... Tom I thought there was a thread about this a while back...Good reality check Tom. The wingspan on the HB 1/32 B24 was too impracticable for my storage space but I really wanted it until I read reviews (and then didn’t want it as much.) So will continue surgery on the old monogram 1/48 in the hope an accurate upgrade comes along. 1/32 B29? Nah. Edited November 1, 2019 by Pup7309 tomprobert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 We really DO need a B-58 in 1/32nd badly IMHO. Its loved my a lot of modelers, and would be more practical in 32nd. johncrow and Jeff T 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 1/32 Handley Page Hastings please , that way I can do my father's first a/c as a captain... It will never happen, but one day if someone did a Halifax I am game for a conversion.. Peter misha71 and mozart 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steinerman Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Man, I'd grab up a 1/32 B-29 in an instant. I love big models, and a big B-29 would be absolutely awesome. That bomber had beautiful lines and, in my opinion, was the most graceful of all the WWII bombers. Now, if you want big, consider a 1/32 B-36!!! That sucker would be 60" long with a wingspan of a little over 7 feet! Now that would be an awesome build!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CATCplSlade Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 (edited) I'd buy a B-29 as well, if I had the money to spare at the time. Transporting it would not be an issue for me as I don't display at shows and it will pretty much stay put once done. As for where that will be, well, I have pretty good ceiling height in the main room in the downstairs so the big stuff currently goes overhead (my Revell He 111P is over my head here at my PC station) and that room is mine to display my junk in as part of letting my wife do the upper floor where her friends tend to stay (closer to the wine glasses, is my guess). Once my daughters permanently make their own homes, I'll gain another downstairs room next to my office where I could actually build a larger tabletop if I decide to display any of my larger 2-engine and 4-engine aircraft gear-on-the-ground. I can conceivably display all 300+ kits I own if I manage to get them completed. Edited November 2, 2019 by CATCplSlade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Don’t forget, chaps, that either Tigger Wilkes or Combat Models have most of your wish list available already - if you like vacs and scratch work that is! The Phantom and Lee White 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 10 hours ago, airscale said: 1/32 Handley Page Hastings please , that way I can do my father's first a/c as a captain... It will never happen, but one day if someone did a Halifax I am game for a conversion.. Peter A Hastings would be wonderful Peter. I lived close to RAF Colerne as a child in the mid-fifties and we used to see them trundling around all the time to the point where we didn't even bother to look up. But if one flew over now......... airscale 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 9 hours ago, mozart said: A Hastings would be wonderful Peter. I lived close to RAF Colerne as a child in the mid-fifties and we used to see them trundling around all the time to the point where we didn't even bother to look up. But if one flew over now......... ah good - a fellow fan I was out in the Far East (Changi) when I was about 3 - I wish he had some pics but all I have are logbook serials .this one will do for now Peter mozart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly7 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Helo, as Curiouslysophi said a C47 ( im ) would be wonderfull. I would build Tropical Tilly from The thing from another world, one of my favorite movies. Also a B58, Sterling and a Hudson bomber would make my day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 I am going to get hate mail over this, but if someone comes out with a IM C-47, I would prefer a 1/35th version. There is just so much more you could add in the way of equipment and soldier figures in 1/35th. This is why the Horsa came out in 1/35th. LSP_K2, Smokeyforgothispassword, jimbo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 1 hour ago, LSP_Ray said: I am going to get hate mail over this, but if someone comes out with a IM C-47, I would prefer a 1/35th version. There is just so much more you could add in the way of equipment and soldier figures in 1/35th. This is why the Horsa came out in 1/35th. I completely agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryWilliams Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 For me it has to be the following in this order: HP Halifax Vickers Wellington B26 Marauder Short Sunderland Short Sterling Catalina. but before all of those a decent mainstream (Tamiya pleaseeeee) 1/32 Hawker Hurricane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Personally, I think strategic US bombers made after the B-17 would be far too large except the Hustler. If we really want to consider large US planes, I would prefer other missing links such as the fifties or sixties fighters or bombers that are still missing. For multi engine classic planes, personally, I would prefer getting a Vietnam era Neptune or a WW2 Sparviero. Both had terrific camo schemes! Pup7309, Maxim61 and Alain Gadbois 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mebo Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) X2 The Sparviero would sell pretty good i think. Lots of cool paintschemes The torpedo version is Looking so damn good. Cheers Edited November 3, 2019 by Mebo Alain Gadbois and Darren Howie 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Jack Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 (edited) Why is no one mentioning more WW2 Italian bombers? Edited November 3, 2019 by Fred Jack Pup7309 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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