Trak-Tor Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Alain Gadbois said: NEW HKM 1/32 KIT COMING SOON! Never discussed before: Avro Manchester Nose Art Kit (They did fly some missions) Alain Actually, a B-17 Nose Art Kit would make a nice series of this. With many colorful options out there... Even a B-17 Tail Art Kit could be interesting... Just saying. Juraj coogrfan, Out2gtcha, kkarlsen and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Trak-Tor said: Actually, a B-17 Nose Art Kit would make a nice series of this. With many colorful options out there... Even a B-17 Tail Art Kit could be interesting... Really, with the tooling already made and assumedly still viable to use, + the vast amount of schemes and available nose art, it makes a lot of sense actually. Plus, there is a lot of love out there for the B-17, and a lot more people might be interested that normally would not have the room/space/time/courage to tackle the full kit. Trak-Tor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrish Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 The Lancaster talk has lit my interest in moving my kit to the top and getting in to it....I better stop reading this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnarg Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 If you just can't decide between three different B-17's or Lancasters or B-25's, but have space for one on the shelf.... or space for none on the shelf, this gets you part of the way there. I find myself liking this more and more and hoping they do versions of this with their other kits. Call me crazy, but this may do well for them. Sorry to those who are disappointed, but there is something for everyone in this hobby and even with all of the disasters and trouble some have had, we still keep seeing new shiny objects to chase. Tnarg Rick Griewski and Archimedes 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 58 minutes ago, Jennings Heilig said: So we now have model kit manufacturers selling semi-kit parts of their kits. And people think I'm all wet when I say that 1/32 four-engined bomber kits are a losing proposition? Not all wet just a bit annoying sometimes. Do not you think in this case it is a mute point? The company is adapting. Not a negative IMHO. I will never buy the full kit it is too big. Others will find room. My big kit choices have already been made. Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Jennings Heilig said: So we now have model kit manufacturers selling semi-kit parts of their kits. And people think I'm all wet when I say that 1/32 four-engined bomber kits are a losing proposition? I don’t think that at all Jennings. You have a valid point that for some these kits are not for them. I don’t think it is only size however, it may also be cost (and maybe scope of the kit). For example we can now obtain a Lancaster in 1:144 right up to 1:32 (I was mad enough at one point to buy a vacform 1:24 Lanc’ at Telford but we’ll draw a veil over that). So you pays yer money and takes yer choice . The A-Model 1:144 kit may possibly be assembled and painted in a weekend whereas the HKM kit is likely to take months. So whilst these big beasts may take time, skill, effort and a lot of cash relative to their smaller counterparts that doesn’t necessarily mean they are a money loser or else HKM and Z-M would probably be out of business long ago. Only those who are manufacturers can say for sure what they make from these kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I’ve always wanted a stand-alone kit of the Lanc’s starboard horizontal stabilizer. Let’s hope HKM has another exciting “New Kit Coming Soon!” Announcement and they make my dream come true. Jeff T, Kagemusha, Paul in Napier and 5 others 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Alain Gadbois said: NEW HKM 1/32 KIT COMING SOON! Never discussed before: Avro Manchester Nose Art Kit (They did fly some missions) Alain Not as crazy as it sounds. You’d have to fix the instrument panel, throttle quadrant, and engineer’s panel, plus the Manchester didn’t have a lot of the electronics boxes that the Lanc did. Cees Broere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 53 minutes ago, John1 said: I’ve always wanted a stand-alone kit of the Lanc’s starboard horizontal stabilizer. Let’s hope HKM has another exciting “New Kit Coming Soon!” Announcement and they make my dream come true. I'm of a similar mind regards the port engine nacelle on the Meteor, I do hope HK can make mine, and no doubt millions of others, dreams come true. John1, iang and Archimedes 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: I'm of a similar mind regards the port engine nacelle on the Meteor, I do hope HK can make mine, and no doubt millions of others, dreams come true. You must be mad: Nobody wants one of those: the starboard engine nacelle is what you want (and only from the NF.11).... the world has gone mad.... John1 and Kagemusha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 1 minute ago, Archimedes said: You must be mad: Nobody wants one of those: the starboard engine nacelle is what you want (and only from the NF.11).... the world has gone mad.... You're all wrong; it's flaps. I needs me some flaps. I have a real "thing" for flaps. Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 2 hours ago, John1 said: I’ve always wanted a stand-alone kit of the Lanc’s starboard horizontal stabilizer. Let’s hope HKM has another exciting “New Kit Coming Soon!” Announcement and they make my dream come true. You'll go nuts when they release a Lancaster rear fuselage in a Queen Mary trailer, in the squadron codes set. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 25 minutes ago, Tony T said: You'll go nuts when they release a Lancaster rear fuselage in a Queen Mary trailer, in the squadron codes set. Tony A Queen Mary trailer would actually be very cool. Great dio ideas instantly come up. Alain Archimedes and Royboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLWP Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 3 hours ago, John1 said: I’ve always wanted a stand-alone kit of the Lanc’s starboard horizontal stabilizer. Let’s hope HKM has another exciting “New Kit Coming Soon!” Announcement and they make my dream come true. If you can find a port horizontal stabiliser enthusiast, and a bunch of equally esoteric modellers, you could group together - buy a kit and save a fortune! Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Griewski Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 No worries just have at it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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