Hong Kong Models - 1/32 Do335 A-10 Trainer announced

[Trak-Tor]

www.hk-models.com - 1/32 Dornier Do 335A-10 Trainer (01E09)

 

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US $158.00

Availability: Will be provided

 

themodellingnews.com - Preview: A new arrow in your quiver - HK Models new Do 335 A-10 Trainer in 32nd scale.

 

 

 

Juraj

 

 

Edited October 25, 2020 by Trak-Tor

[Paul2660]

Their box art has really gotten impressive. Glad to see this one is out. 
 

Paul C

[Dave Williams]

Jeez, about time for it finally to come out, if it actually does.  It was on the side of the box on their first Do335B-2 release back in 2014.  I ordered one from Kitlinx two years ago.

Edited October 25, 2020 by Dave Williams

[scvrobeson]

Will be an interesting comparison to the Z-M kit that's been on the market for a couple of years now.

 

 

 

Matt 

[LSP_Kevin]

It'll come out. The kit itself has been finished for more than a year now, but Neil has been waiting for what he felt was the right time to release it.

 

Kev

[BloorwestSiR]

Jeroen Peters has been building one on LSM for the last while. He received an early test shot of the kit. 

 

He mentioned the same thing that Kev did about it being ready and just waiting for an appropriate time to release it. 

 

Carl

[John1]

How many of these aircraft were actually produced?  Did any of them actually fly? Just seems like it’s one step removed from Luftwaffe ‘46.  

Edited October 26, 2020 by John1

[Dave Williams]

1 hour ago, John1 said:

How many of these aircraft were actually produced?  Did any of them actually fly?Just seems like it’s one step removed from Luftwaffe ‘46.  

A surprisingly large number were actually completed and flew, while others were in various states of assembly when the war ended.

 

http://www.skylighters.org/encyclopedia/do335.html

 

 

[LSP_Mike]

Well I am glad to see the soon to be available status of this kit. A very cool bird.

And, while these are trying times for all, let's be more civil to each other.

[John1]

32 minutes ago, Dave Williams said:

A surprisingly large number were actually completed and flew, while others were in various states of assembly when the war ended.

 

http://www.skylighters.org/encyclopedia/do335.html

 

 

My comment was directed at the A-10 variant although I guess it also applies to the -335 in general.  From the linked website, it appears that wn 240112 was sole A-10 variant that flew.  Just seems that a more relevant subject could have been released but I know that's highly subjective. 

[Dave Williams]

Just now, John1 said:

My comment was directed at the A-10 variant although I guess it also applies to the -335 in general.  From the linked website, it appears that wn 240112 was sole A-10 variant that flew.  Just seems that a more relevant subject could have been released but I know that's highly subjective. 

If you’ve already invested in the tooling for the single seater, it’s a no-brainer to go ahead and release the twin seater, since it’s only a few more parts.  HKM and ZM did in 1/32 scale, Tamiya did the same in 1/48 scale, and even the old 70’s Monogram kit came with both single seat and twin seat parts.  For looks or whatever, the Do335 has always been a popular subject.  “Relevance” doesn’t always dictate what’s popular.

[LSP_Mike]

HK has a few variants of this airframe. I'm thinking most Luftwaffle subjects have been covered up to now.... generally speaking. To me, the 335 is relevant, not only for its design elements, the sheer innovation, but they did make them and fly them. There is some very cool late war stuff the Germans did. This is one of them.

[Troy Molitor]

I like the look of this Aardvark looking beast.   

[Dpgsbody55]

3 hours ago, John1 said:

How many of these aircraft were actually produced?  Did any of them actually fly? Just seems like it’s one step removed from Luftwaffe ‘46.  

 

There is mention of these being encountered over Germany in 1945 in Pierre Clostermann's book, "The Big Show".  Eric "Winkle" Brown also describes the plane, together with his impressions of flying them, in his book "Wings of the Luftwaffe", an excellent read if you can get hold of a copy.  He also mentions the tragic demise of the A-10 at Farnborough in 1946, when the rear engine caught fire in the air.  This is likely the plane depicted in the marking options above.

 

As to the HKM kit, I have the ZM kit in my stash, but it's still good news as it means the likelyhood of some aftermarket that I may be able to use.

 

 

Cheers,

Michael

Edited October 26, 2020 by Dpgsbody55

[Dave Williams]

Rear engine cooling problems were fairly common on the Do335.  I believe there was a problem with the actuator for the radiator exhaust outlet door under the fuselage just in front of the tail.