D.B. Andrus Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Firstly, to all who have pre-ordered or are waiting until they're back in stock, the A-4 Skyhawk sets are next up in the casting queue. We'll be making a bunch of both Hasegawa and Trumpeter sets......and thanks once again for your never ending patience. PS: Just between us there are a couple of jets in our near future....... don't tell anybody, okay? On the sly there have been a few other things going on..... they'll be issued all in good time. Here are some sneak previews: Hobby Boss P-61A/B Infinity Models SB2C Lastly, not 1/32, but some will really like this one - HKM B-17F/G in 1/48th (please remain calm). The 1/32 HKM set is in development, which means sooner rather than later. Aside from our health concerns we're still beavering away here in the woods of East Texas. May the farts force be with us (and anything and everything else that might possibly help). Cheers, Damian Kagemusha, firefly7, johncrow and 16 others 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I am excited to see the new B-17 landing gear in 48th scale. Is it a copy of the kit gear or will your set correct the stance of the HK kit? I think the kit is currently incorrect OTB in that regard. Mark Proulx Tolga ULGUR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mark P said: I am excited to see the new B-17 landing gear in 48th scale. Is it a copy of the kit gear or will your set correct the stance of the HK kit? I think the kit is currently incorrect OTB in that regard. Mark Proulx +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolga ULGUR Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 5 minutes ago, Mark P said: I am excited to see the new B-17 landing gear in 48th scale. Is it a copy of the kit gear or will your set correct the stance of the HK kit? I think the kit is currently incorrect OTB in that regard. Mark Proulx It looks corrected to me. Scissors seem to get stuck with weight effect Mark P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 It looks to be the case and I appreciate your input, but I would like to get the definitive reply from the manufacturer. Mark Proulx Tolga ULGUR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) On 10/12/2022 at 3:58 AM, Mark P said: I am excited to see the new B-17 landing gear in 48th scale. Is it a copy of the kit gear or will your set correct the stance of the HK kit? I think the kit is currently incorrect OTB in that regard. Mark Proulx Hi Mark Yes, the stance, re. amount of oleo reveal, has been corrected to more accurately reflect the full scale aircraft. Cheers, Damian Edited October 16, 2022 by D.B. Andrus Mark P, Uncarina, Dennis7423 and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 Re. the SB2C gear set: looks like many more parts (an additional 6 cast parts) will have to be added to ensure a stable and strong assembly. Fear not, we're on it. The down side is cost goes up, but we feel it will give the modeler an easier and more satisfying build. Thoughts? Cheers, Damian Landrotten Highlander, LSP_Kevin, BiggTim and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Well, as your B-17 landing gear corrects the kits stance, I will be in for a set when it's available. Mark Proulx D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I assume some kind of product announcement will be made when this is available. Mark Proulx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 12, 2022 Author Share Posted October 12, 2022 59 minutes ago, Mark P said: I assume some kind of product announcement will be made when this is available. Mark Proulx LSP viewers will be the first to know. Thanks, Damian nmayhew, Tolga ULGUR, Uncarina and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael931080 Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 Great News Damian! D.B. Andrus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted October 16, 2022 Author Share Posted October 16, 2022 A-4 Skyhawk Update: Beginning 17 Oct 22 S.O.W. will be working exclusively on casting the A-4 Skyhawk sets(T & H). To those of you who have pre-ordered, thank you! Cheers, Damian Anthony in NZ, LSP_Kevin and Michael931080 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted October 25, 2022 Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/12/2022 at 9:54 AM, D.B. Andrus said: Yes, the stance, re. amount of oleo reveal, has been corrected to more accurately reflect the full scale aircraft. You're a saint for doing this. It's not a difficult conversion on the 1/32 kit, as the scissor links are separate, but they are integrated on the 1/48 oleos. And, it's inevitably weaker once you start fiddling with it. I've had to repair mine on the 1/32 kit several times after doing the initial correction, and I even pinned them with epoxy as my binder. It's just a heavy kit. These should sell like hotcakes! - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA D.B. Andrus, Uncarina and Mark P 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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