Royboy Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 28 minutes ago, Troy Molitor said: Relating to the picture above. Are those bullet holes running along the fuselage just above the water line? The turret looks like it took a few rounds also. Yep, bullet holes alright. Just enough to make it unserviceable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alaninaustria Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 12 hours ago, scvrobeson said: Well, they're already doing an Me-323. So maybe go all out for a 238 or a 222. Never noticed that the two wing engines had 3 bladed props, while the center engine had 4. Wonder what the reason was for that? Matt I remember reading that the four blades on the centerline engine balanced the harmonics when the crew sync’d the two outboard engines in flight. In flight the props need to be sync’d and the harmonics balanced to prevent damage to the engine mounts, airframe and empennage. Cheers Alan Troy Molitor and scvrobeson 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) confirmed by Heinz over on britmodeller https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235084554-132-blohmvoss-bv-138-resin-kit-by-hph/ it will be HPH/fiberglass model by HPH, not IM jan Edited December 7, 2020 by Jan_G scvrobeson, kkarlsen, Out2gtcha and 3 others 1 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 12/7/2020 at 8:30 PM, Jan_G said: HPH/fiberglass model C-47 price? I will start putting savings into my Piggy Bank... thierry laurent and Out2gtcha 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Well, if it appears at their C-47 price, I will have to pass on a dream of mine then............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, kkarlsen said: C-47 price? I will start putting savings into my Piggy Bank... seems so Kent, I would say that based on size and complexity it will be in 500-600€ range kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I hope you are right and this is not over-optimistic considering the C-47 retail price was in the 750€ range. Jan_G 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fab Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 ...ouch.... Fab Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 hopefully good sales figures of upcoming kits from Infinity will convince HPH to release it in IM instead of resin/fiberglass Kagemusha, Out2gtcha, fab and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 I hope you're right Jan. Jan_G and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 36 minutes ago, Jan_G said: hopefully good sales figures of upcoming kits from Infinity will convince HPH to release it in IM instead of resin/fiberglass 30 minutes ago, Kagemusha said: I hope you're right Jan. Me too! If it came out in IM and the price point could be kept under the $400 USD mark, Id be in. Kagemusha and Jan_G 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 5 hours ago, thierry laurent said: I hope you are right and this is not over-optimistic considering the C-47 retail price was in the 750€ range. I know that kit development is expensive and that as the volume goes higher the price can go lower but the HpH C-47 was too rich for my blood. Almost double the price of the HK Lancaster for a simpler (no turrets, no bomb bay) and smaller kit is not a recipe for a sale to me at least. I honestly wanted the DC-3 version of that kit nd in the Continental Airlines livery that they planned to put it out in but not at that price. Even $400 USD for the Bv138 looks steep (though it is a fairly complex shape to mould) if it did appear at that price point. $329 for the HK Lancaster at Sprue Brothers is not looking so bad now is it? Best regards, Paul Jan_G, thierry laurent and D.B. Andrus 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 22 minutes ago, Out2gtcha said: If it came out in IM and the price point could be kept under the $400 USD mark, Id be in. Me too! Jan_G and Out2gtcha 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan_G Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share Posted December 9, 2020 (edited) if it will come in resin, there is still chance to keep price low, there is no undercarriage, no wheel wells and engines could be released as additional set. but at least I'm happy that it will be released at some point Edited December 9, 2020 by Jan_G kkarlsen, thierry laurent, Out2gtcha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adameliclem Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 55 minutes ago, Jan_G said: if it will come in resin, there is still chance to keep price low, there is no undercarriage, no wheel wells and engines could be released as additional set. but at least I'm happy that it will be released at some point Jan, those are good points. HPH's DC-3 has a detailed, full-length interior and a lot of surface texture, neither of which are necessary for the BV-138. Without, as you said, undercarriage, gear bays or exposed engines, it ought to cost less than some of HPH's comparably sized kits. Adam LSP_K2, Archimedes, Out2gtcha and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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