Homebee Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 (edited) Special Hobby is to release in June 2016 a 1/72nd Douglas A-20B\C Boston with a UTK-1 dorsal turret kit - ref. SH72337 Source: http://www.specialhobby.net/2016/05/sh72337-20bc-boston-with-utk-1-turret.html V.P. Edited March 17, 2023 by Homebee 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Nice choice of scheme! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Excellent news! It looks like I'll have to do my planned conversion as another version of the B/C. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 (edited) Source: http://www.specialhobby.info/2016/06/newsletter-special-hobby-july-2016.html SH72337 A-20B/C Boston “with UTK-1 Turret” 1/72 The A-20 Boston was an American bomber plane, in fact one of the most successful military type of the war. The VVS and AVMF, or Soviet Air Forces and Naval Aviation, acquired almost three thousands of this aircraft, making them the second largest users of the type after the US Army Air Force. In the Soviet Union, it soon became clear that during the harsh winter conditions on the East Front, the rear gunners suffered far too much from the elements and also that the low-calibre machine gun was not up-to the standards for the battle field. Therefore, it was decided to equip the Soviet A-20 bombers with UTK-1 type turrets and sometimes also with different armament. The new turret changed the side profile of the plane rather dramatically. In our reissue of the Soviet A-20 bomber, the decal sheet caters for two machines, one of which carried White 20 number and was flown with its original US camouflage scheme with repairs done using local-made paints and was also embellished with a caricature of the Nazi fuhrer Adolf Hitler. The other plane was Yellow 5 flying in British camouflage also with paint scheme repairs. V.P. Edited June 20, 2016 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 July? But I want it now! I also saw where SH are going to be releasing a new-mould Barracuda in 1/72nd scale. That's one I didn't know about. And just when I'd brought out my old MPM kit to work on. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Released - ref. SH72337 - A-20B/ C Boston with UTK-1 Turret http://www.specialhobby.eu/en/our-own-production/special-hobby/a-20b-c-boston-with-utk-1-turret.html?cur=1 V.P. Edited September 28, 2016 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Czech in -box review: http://modelweb.modelforum.cz/2016/09/27/172-a-20-bc-havoc-with-utk-1-turret-special-hobby/ V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Great subject,......I`ll look out for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted September 29, 2016 Share Posted September 29, 2016 Will have to get one of these, too. Looks weird with that bulged turret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 21, 2016 Author Share Posted November 21, 2016 In-box review in your favourite forum: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?%2Ftopic%2F235012284-a-20bc-boston-with-utk-1-turret-172-special-hobby%2F V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 New boxing announced - ref. SH72423 - Douglas A-20B/C Havoc/Boston "Gunships" Source: https://www.specialhobby.net/2020/10/sh72423-20bc-havocboston-gunships.html Box art V.P. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydhuey Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 I just read the blurb from SH , there is this A-20B from the 84th BS 47th BG, an A-20A from the 89th BS 3rd BG and DB-7B A28-9 DU-K "She's Apples" from 22 Sqn RAAF, couple of errors popped up already , they have incorrectly drawn the single exhaust on the A-20B as fitted to the A-20A and DB-7B, the A-20B, A-20C and early A-20G all run the same exhaust system and engine cowls, also they talk about an RAAF Boston with 180+ missions unfortunately this is propaganda story from WW2 , the aircraft in Question "She's Apples" carried out 77 missions not 186 as the myth goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet133 Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 Ah yes..but have they done one of the airframes with side package guns ala B-25 and B-26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydhuey Posted October 21, 2020 Share Posted October 21, 2020 (edited) Yep, that would be an interesting release, the 47th with their weird angled B-25J side gun pods on their A-20B's (Black Widder), 18 Sqn RAF borrowed one of these unique strafers, not liked by RAF crews , one crew couldn't get the hang of the angled guns and flew it into the ground. Edited October 22, 2020 by Sydhuey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 Decals - ref. SH72423 - Douglas A-20B/C Havoc/Boston "Gunships" https://www.specialhobby.net/2020/10/sh72423-20bc-havocboston-early-gunships.html V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 23, 2020 Author Share Posted November 23, 2020 Schemes - ref. SH72423 - Douglas A-20B/C Havoc/Boston "Gunships" Source: https://www.specialhobby.net/2020/11/sh72423-20ab-havocboston-early-gunships.html V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 10/9/2020 at 8:33 PM, Homebee said: V.P. Beautiful illustration. As for the kit, we all know it's high quality. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalea Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 But have they indeed altered the cowlings to show the extra cooling holes (clearly shown in the profiles)? I'd like to see some shots of the nose arrangement, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydhuey Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 A-20B run the same engine cowls as A-20C's multi port out back of cowl not single exhaust outlet with cooling holes (should be a total of 8 cooling slots in cowl) in cowl like A-20A and DB-7B and the DB-7B DU-K is a DB-7B not C, also depending on the number of missions depends if it has a Sky or Sky Blue lower colour, pre Sept 43 it was Sky , belly landed in Sept 43 and had lower surface repainted RAAF Sky Blue. On 11/24/2020 at 3:59 AM, Shalako said: Beautiful illustration. As for the kit, we all know it's high quality. Wrong engine cowls for an A-20B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 16, 2021 Author Share Posted March 16, 2021 In box review in your favourite forum - ref. SH72423 - Douglas A-20B/C Havoc/Boston "Gunships" https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235088023-a-20abcdb-7c-havocboston-early-gunships-172-special-hobby/ V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 11, 2022 Author Share Posted January 11, 2022 New variant/boxing expected in July 2022 - ref. SH72460 - Douglas P-70 Nighthawk Source: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72460 V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 On 12/29/2020 at 11:11 AM, Sydhuey said: Wrong engine cowls for an A-20B I know, I have read the post you made back in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 (edited) Expected in Spring 2023 - ref. SH72478 - Douglas A-20G Havoc - Low Altitude Raiders Sources: https://www.specialhobby.net/2023/02/sh72478-20g-havoc-low-altitude-raiders.html https://www.specialhobby.net/2023/02/sh72478-20g-havoc-low-altitude-raiders_25.html Box art Schemes Decals V.P. Edited February 25, 2023 by Homebee 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 Released - ref. SH72478 - Douglas A-20G Havoc - Low Altitude Raiders https://www.specialhobby.eu/a-20g-havoc-low-altitude-raiders V.P. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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