KWWMINER Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 I know it has been a long time the Wid Hare 1/32 Airframe I conversion came out, but does know of or could anyone point me to a possible source. I have an ATTIC airframe conversion for the Hasegawa kit it is so poorly made that I have taken to calling it Franstein. Extensive grafting of donor kit fuselage sections is required is required on the front and rear of the resin parts and the side fuselage seams have quarter inch gaps. These are just some of the issues. The resin is too flexible and prone to breakage as well. I really wanted to build the single seat F-16XL is required prototype in the Heater Ferris wrap-around color scheme. I just do not want to spend the the time on the massive amount Bondo and body work needed to bring the ATTIC conversion into buildable shape. ANy suggestions would be helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seiran01 Posted July 5, 2021 Share Posted July 5, 2021 There was a wild hare on eBay a day or two ago but $950 buy it now or starting bid…. You gotta really want one badly for that. Then again, I’ve owned a few ATTIC kits years ago and they were all frigging atrocious, so yeah I’d argue 950 may be worth it lol LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
do335b6 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I had it and built it , you are probably better off scratch building it the Wild Hare wasn't worth the cost, To many mistakes or omissions for a product that cost as much as it did. kalashnikov-47 and Derek B 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Skunkworks Models (an offshoot of Kinetic) have both the single and two-seater released as kits in 1:48 scale. Mike Valdez was apparently involved with checking shapes, so I'd believe they would be far more accurate than anything else out there. Parts are shared with the Kinetic F-16, so there is some concession to economy and accuracy, but I believe the newly tooled fuselages will be a good template to work from. Jens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 (edited) Please ignore! Original post was created by myself, in error. See the next poster's post, which I am unable to do anything about. Just to clarify, my original statement was an error - I had got the manufacturer wrong! Chris. Edited July 10, 2021 by Confusionreigns178 Amending some information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, Confusionreigns178 said: Not wanting to "rain-on-anyone's-parade" here, but Kinetic have announced they're closing down their business this year (it might have already happened - I'm not too sure). I would assume that Skunkworks have also been shut down. It's a shame - SW produced some very nice ground-support vehicles. Chris. Kinetic shutting down? That’s news to me. Kinetic is owned by Lucky Model and they seem to still be putting out kits. Recently released the F-104G/S, an IA-58 Pucara, a USN ground support equipment set, and reissued some of their older kits like F-16s and Mirages with parts from their IDF and French weapons sets, respectively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMcD Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Kinetic shutting down?? Really?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvanVasili Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 Could that be Kitty Hawk and not Kinetic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edfifer Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 1 hour ago, IvanVasili said: Could that be Kitty Hawk and not Kinetic? Yep. I believe we're confusing Kinetic with Kitty Hawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Ray Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Was it Attic who made the “correction set” for the Wild Hare XL conversion? I have both the WH XL and the correction set - got them when they first came out - but haven’t dug into them yet. From memory, the Wild Hare is better cast and had a neater master by way of panel lines and surface details, the corrected set had a few corrections done. A real conundrum on which to use. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 Same here Ray. I started on the Wild Hare conversion then picked up the Attic "correction" kit but have not proceeded further!! Barry Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 20 hours ago, IvanVasili said: Could that be Kitty Hawk and not Kinetic? Sorry.... that's what happens when you type posts late at night. It should read "Kittyhawk" and NOT Kinetic! My mistake. I apologise for any distress I might have caused.... Chris. Lee White, IvanVasili and Youngtiger1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydesign Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I still have TWO Revell XL 1/32 kits in the stash with "Wild Plans" to start a corrected model one day ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Roof Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 On 7/7/2021 at 3:23 PM, Confusionreigns178 said: Sorry.... that's what happens when you type posts late at night. It should read "Kittyhawk" and NOT Kinetic! My mistake. I apologise for any distress I might have caused.... Chris. On the bright side, your forum name is quite fitting in this instance. I would at least consider removing or editing your original statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Confusionreigns178 Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 12 hours ago, Dave Roof said: I would at least consider removing or editing your original statement. A very good point. I'll sort it out in a minute. Cheers. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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