MikeMaben Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Archimedes and mpk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Damn! A BV-138! That's one kit that could make me break my (2) self-imposed large scale rules: 1. No LSP's with more than one engine. 2. No resin kits. ....btw.... are the panel lines already moulded into the resin? Cuz if I gotta scribe em... it's a no go. Cuz I suck at scribing. nmayhew, mpk, Jack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkarlsen Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Wow, wow, wooow! I can't believe this. The one plane I was sure would never get released in 1/32 scale! A couple of years ago I forwarded all the materials, plans details etc. I had collected on the Blohm & Voss BV 138 to HPH asking if they would consider doing it? Thinking HPH (Walrus/Catalina/ maybe they have the same soft spot for seaplanes as I do? And now this! Whether or not it nudged HPH.. . Be still my beating heart... I remember my father, who was born on the island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, recount his teenage years during the second world war. One of the things that left a lasting impression with him, was the sound of the BV 138. When the BV 138 would take off or land, the Junkers Jumo 205 aircraft 'diesel' engines would make a very characteristic sound, adding to the myth of this strange looking bird. They used to call it Anders And (Donald Duck in danish). The only remnants of a BV 138 is at a museum here in Denmark. This will be the ultimate modelling experience for sure! Cheers: Kent Tnarg, thierry laurent, Jan_G and 16 others 13 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I wish the Fw189 in plastic would be released Royboy and firefly7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Nice work Kent, and the anecdote was lovely. kkarlsen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 i love the German WWII sea planes and flying boats - I remember making some of the Matchbox kits when i was small in the late 70s early 80s this is one of the few resin kits i would consider getting although the various horror stories i hear their stuff - plus the fact that i am not going to live 900 years to build all my kits - will probably put me off Gazzas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Hopefully it's going to be in plastic, they'll sell more if it is. Out2gtcha, Gazzas and firefly7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Kagemusha said: Hopefully it's going to be in plastic, they'll sell more if it is. I actually think it could sell quite well in 1/32 and it's not 'too big' either. With Infinity releasing batches of 1,000 each time, it could well sellout on that number. Well worth a punt if they can make money on that amount? I'd buy one, it's a nice seaplane. Now a Short Sunderland in a scale other than 1/72..................well that's probably another story! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 If its IM I'll definitely be getting one. If its resin........I'll likely still get one. Working on an HpH kit atm, I'd have to have a break before starting something like that. I'll be getting on likely either way, but at 85cm/34" I'd would definitely classify it as LARGE! Gazzas, scvrobeson and Archimedes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre F-86 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Thought they might get round to doing one. I bought the 1/33 scale paper model about 12 years ago, thinking I'd try a paper to plastic conversion. At least I hadn't started it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alain Gadbois Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 18 hours ago, scvrobeson said: And still can't get a decent one in 1/72 or 1/48 scale. The Supermodel one is from the Paleolithic era. Matt Quite true, and surprising. I would say the Supermodel is rather from the Paleoplastic era! Alain scvrobeson and Gazzas 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly7 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 If it's IM i will absolutely get one. If it's resin, maybe. It's true that 34" is getting up there in size but it is a 3 engine a/c and one of my favorite seaplanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Why oh why oh why must they do this to us?!? I love all floating aircraft and this is now a must have... It is a strange looking bird for sure but has a weird elegance to it. I truly hope this is a success because if it is maybe they will do the incomparable Dornier Do-26 in 1/32. Best regards Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 I only see two dedicated BV 138 books in the database; Schiffer and Wydawnictwo. Are there any others? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adameliclem Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 12 hours ago, kkarlsen said: A couple of years ago I forwarded all the materials, plans details etc. I had collected on the Blohm & Voss BV 138 to HPH asking if they would consider doing it? In the images posted, do the paper plans under the prototype model look familiar? There's a color photo of a BV 138 visible too. Thanks for nudging HPH. Great photo of the preserved wreck. Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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