172flogger Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) 3D renders found here: http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=110753 they researching for differences of the RCAF and RAF versions Edited March 25, 2017 by 172flogger update 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) Once again, thanks 172flogger! Considering the message in Modelforum is from Alfred Riedel (chief of product development by MPM) you can expect a kit from the MPM galaxy or partners. Special Hobby or, why not, Stransky Kits are therefore the main contenders; Considering AZ model/KP is soon to release a 1/72nd Chipmunk family (http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234953697-148-172-dhc-1-chipmunk-by-az-model-box-artschemesspruestest-build-172-release-april-2017/) I think this new MPM product will be - first (?) - a quarter scale kit. But with the Czech ennemy brothers you never know... Anyway it's a good piece of news. To be followed. V.P. ----------------------------------------------------------- V.P. Edited March 24, 2017 by Homebee 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Those elevator tips look very suspect to me. I just hope they are not reflected in the actual kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 (edited) They are fine on the British version at the top. The ones in the lower rendering appear to be influenced by the modified ones that Art Scholl used as part of his ever-evolving Chipmunk, they certainly aren't standard. However, it would only be five minutes with a saw and file to put them back to standard. Better to have it correct from the start though. Edited March 24, 2017 by Work In Progress 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan Polc Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 According the info we have from Special Hobby owner it is 1/48 scale kit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillaume320 Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Hopefully they will be reasonably priced: I'll need at least a dozen of those 😃👌🏻 G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don McIntyre Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I'll certainly want at least one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Yes please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 27, 2017 Share Posted March 27, 2017 Checked up on those extended elevator horns in my hefty Chipmunk book, It seems that mainly the Canadian operated ones had them. ( Not a mod by civvy operators /owners). Hence the bottom image shows the all clear blown canopy hood! Still very much look forward to seeing a new 1/48th one as well as the 1/72nd ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Pics of those extended elevator mass balance horns from my Chipmunk bible: A very handy and useful book for the upcoming kits!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Blievers Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Sadly, looking at the top 3D image I can already see an issue. In 1972 the shape of the LH battery access panel (upper rear fuselage) was changed, it became larger, a trapezoid shape and lower down (this was to accommodate the rather clever but bigger "two batteries in the one box" assembly). The RH hatch remained unchanged (although now arguably superfluous). But the drawing also has the "Canadian" exhaust (for the cockpit heater) which was only introduced in 1979, so the near vertical exhaust/two identical battery hatches combination is highly unlikely! Otherwise though, they seem to have done very well with the differences. Paul J - thanks for the favourable comment about the Chipmunk tome. I think that the pointy elevator horns only applied to the final batch built for the RCAF, the DHC-1B-2-S5. Not sure if I'm allowed to post this here, but there will be an article on Chipmunk differences appearing shortly on the HyperScale site. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Blievers Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Quote but there will be an article on Chipmunk differences appearing shortly on the HyperScale site. Actually it's been posted today! See http://clubhyper.com/reference/whichchipmunkrb_1.htm Cheers, Rod. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Absolutely superb, Rod, many thanks and well done.. I have intermittently mucked about with half a dozen different Chipmunks over a 43 year period and thought I was reasonably knowledgeable about them but that's a massive overhaul of my understanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Will need a couple of these! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 21 hours ago, Rod Blievers said: Actually it's been posted today! See http://clubhyper.com/reference/whichchipmunkrb_1.htm Cheers, Rod. Rod, Wonderful article on the different Chippie variants! It's a great reference and the photos are simply superb. Thanks so much for sharing. Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radub Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 On 3/29/2017 at 8:44 PM, Rod Blievers said: Sadly, looking at the top 3D image I can already see an issue. In 1972 the shape of the LH battery access panel (upper rear fuselage) was changed, it became larger, a trapezoid shape and lower down (this was to accommodate the rather clever but bigger "two batteries in the one box" assembly). The RH hatch remained unchanged (although now arguably superfluous). But the drawing also has the "Canadian" exhaust (for the cockpit heater) which was only introduced in 1979, so the near vertical exhaust/two identical battery hatches combination is highly unlikely! Otherwise though, they seem to have done very well with the differences. Paul J - thanks for the favourable comment about the Chipmunk tome. I think that the pointy elevator horns only applied to the final batch built for the RCAF, the DHC-1B-2-S5. Not sure if I'm allowed to post this here, but there will be an article on Chipmunk differences appearing shortly on the HyperScale site. Hi Rod, I designed the CAD parts you see in those renderings posted by Freddie. As you may recall, you and I have been in touch while I was working on this design and all of your much-valued advice was followed. The enlarged port battery hatch is a known "issue" and was going to be "solved" during construction by adding a photo-etched panel. It would be too costly to make a separate port fuselage half in order to account for just one slightly larger engraved panel. ;-) HTH Radu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Blievers Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 Radu - hello! I hadn't realized that this was your effort, but because of the superb quality of the CAD parts I should have recognized your handiwork! My apologies. I'm really looking forward to seeing these kits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radub Posted April 2, 2017 Share Posted April 2, 2017 (edited) Hi Rod, no need to apologise. :-) your point was fair. I was only trying to explain the situation with the battery hatch. This way a lot more versions can be made. Radu Edited April 2, 2017 by radub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 Is there any further news on this, or indeed confirmed that it is 1:48th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikkel Posted September 8, 2017 Share Posted September 8, 2017 Any news ? if Anyone have info/pics of Ghanan chipmunks let me know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlstavros Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Holy thread resurrection Batman! Is anything still happening with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 I rather thought Airfix might have this in their sights! 🙂 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 12 hours ago, TEXANTOMCAT said: I rather thought Airfix might have this in their sights! 🙂 A thought shared by many but maybe not while there are still Spitfire variants to be kitted or re-kitted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Much needed, I hope this gets released. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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