Martinnfb Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 So here is the link. Please count the cylinders and tell me it is a joke, 1.April or something 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 HHHMMMM Not even April 1st yet................... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Oops! 7 or 9....I ain’t neva bin good at gazintas... 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 1 hour ago, 1to1scale said: Oops! 7 or 9....I ain’t neva bin good at gazintas... Boy......................... you have got to be a certain age to know who this guy is.................................... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrankyCrafstman Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Yupp dem is supposed to be R-2800-71! Thats a big f-up!!! This is going to be worse then the B-24 And I'll bet you the props are not the 12' 7" dia. they are supposed to be either. Ron G 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Maybe it started off as an A-20 then got redirected to an A-26 ... Anyone checked the A-20 cowlings to see how they look like compared to the kit’s ones ? Hubert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 2 hours ago, Jeff said: Boy......................... you have got to be a certain age to know who this guy is.................................... Yeah, that's the son of the 1934 heavyweight boxing champ. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 28 minutes ago, [CAT]CplSlade said: Yeah, that's the son of the 1934 heavyweight boxing champ. Yep the old "Double Naught Spy" himself! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 10 hours ago, HubertB said: Maybe it started off as an A-20 then got redirected to an A-26 ... Anyone checked the A-20 cowlings to see how they look like compared to the kit’s ones ? Hubert Actually ... you might be onto something there ... it’ll be like the Stuka ... they’ll release an A-20 next and the nacelles and engines will be from an A-26B Invader... buy both to get your aircraft accurate!! Rog 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dog Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I think it's a conspiracy, they must be in league with the after market folks ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 44 minutes ago, Old Dog said: I think it's a conspiracy, they must be in league with the after market folks ! Yes, if you want it absolutely right, you’ll have to buy two R-2800 engines. And I’m sure that you will soon have correctly-profiled cowlings on Shapeways. Given their shape, they are fairly easy to design. I can very well imagine the designer starting with 14-cylinders engine designs, finding the engines « floated » in the designed cowlings, and changing the shape of the cowlings to fit the engines more closely. Looks like a cascade of blunders even a Hollywood film-maker would not even think of dreaming off ... Anyway, as Rog pointed, take it and keep it, take it and change it, or avoid it. What’s done is done ... Hubert 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1to1scale Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 I don’t think the engines would be hard to correct, I’m guessing somebody like Brassin will make a replacement set. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted April 1, 2020 Administrators Share Posted April 1, 2020 8 hours ago, Artful69 said: Actually ... you might be onto something there ... it’ll be like the Stuka ... they’ll release an A-20 next and the nacelles and engines will be from an A-26B Invader... buy both to get your aircraft accurate!! Rog Rog, isn't that what happened with the F-84? A speedbrake swap between the two versions? Between all of us here, I expect we can put our collective heads together and come up with thoughtful fixes for the issues. Like what happened with the F-84. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted April 1, 2020 Administrators Share Posted April 1, 2020 2 hours ago, 1to1scale said: I don’t think the engines would be hard to correct, I’m guessing somebody like Brassin will make a replacement set. Exactly. And many, if not most of us would work on a kit's engines anyway, so no big deal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krow113 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 This seems to be a healthy discussion. More along the lines of what I will read and be interested in. Is there collusion between manufacturers and A/M producers? I think there is a little , but not worrisome to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted April 1, 2020 Administrators Share Posted April 1, 2020 On 3/31/2020 at 11:51 AM, Martinnfb said: So here is the link. Please count the cylinders and tell me it is a joke, 1.April or something R2600 Twin Cyclone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 6 hours ago, HubertB said: Looks like a cascade of blunders even a Hollywood film-maker would not even think of dreaming off ... Maybe if Hobby Boss included a Starbucks cup to set on the radio operator's station it would surpass Hollywood. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 1 hour ago, Clunkmeister said: R2600 Twin Cyclone Was it used in the A-26? I see it listed for the A-20, so that would lend some weight to the theory the kit started out as an A-20 but someone decided to shift gears midway through. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Clunkmeister Posted April 1, 2020 Administrators Share Posted April 1, 2020 1 hour ago, [CAT]CplSlade said: Was it used in the A-26? I see it listed for the A-20, so that would lend some weight to the theory the kit started out as an A-20 but someone decided to shift gears midway through. Yep, it was used in the A-20 and the Helldiver for sure, not sure of others. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlrwestSiR Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Would the Quickboost R-2800 work as a substitute? https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/QB32036?result-token=CPsjU 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 Exactly, I am also hoping that HB will pick this up before they finalize the release. Such a nice airframe. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[CAT]CplSlade Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 46 minutes ago, BlrwestSiR said: Would the Quickboost R-2800 work as a substitute? https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/QB32036?result-token=CPsjU I guess we need the internal dimensions of the kit's cowlings and the dimensions of that resin piece to determine that. Someone has mentioned the cowlings look a bit undersized (to accommodate the smaller engine, I guess). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 10:57 PM, Martinnfb said: Exactly, I am also hoping that HB will pick this up before they finalize the release. Such a nice airframe. the chances of that are near zero surely? I think the solution is obviously wait for an aftermarket resin insert, which should be pretty simple it's not like any clear parts are required eg Liberator turrets yes it's a goof and yes it's pretty cringeful but hey no-one else looks like making one (ICM maybe?), so unless you like fiddling around with vac nonsense, this is it I'm afraid stay safe 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasProbert Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 23 hours ago, nmayhew said: yes it's a goof and yes it's pretty cringeful but hey no-one else looks like making one (ICM maybe?), so unless you like fiddling around with vac nonsense, this is it I'm afraid An interesting point indeed - in this case the ‘vac nonsense’ would likely be the better option if you want an accurate Invader in 1/32nd scale. Perhaps more modellers should in fact build more ‘vac nonsense’ and dig out those old ID Models Invaders buried deep in their stashes and get cracking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HubertB Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 3 hours ago, ThomasProbert said: An interesting point indeed - in this case the ‘vac nonsense’ would likely be the better option if you want an accurate Invader in 1/32nd scale. Perhaps more modellers should in fact build more ‘vac nonsense’ and dig out those old ID Models Invaders buried deep in their stashes and get cracking. In fairness, Tom, a lot of these old vacs are sometimes not as accurate ( no idea for the ID/Tigger/Combat A-26, but I am thinking of the Hampden for instance ... ) as one could expect them to be. Plus there IS a difference between a good female-molding vac (like Welsh Models 1/144 liners) and the sometimes rough male-master vacs ... Where I am 200 % with you, is that vacform kits are more maligned than they really deserve. And resin AM and now 3D printing make the option far easier now than ever. Hubert 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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