Homebee Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) Thanks Tali. Armory Models Group is working on a 1/144th North American XB-70 Valkyrie kit - ref. AR14701 Sources: http://www.greenmats.club/topic/4884-armory-1144-xb-70-valkyrie-анонс/ https://www.facebook.com/armorymodelsgroup/photos/a.1402378656653208.1073741829.1402311443326596/2550142541876808/?type=3&theater V.P. Edited March 23 by Homebee 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Hannants already have a TBA listing - I'll have one. Two if they throw in a set of What-if decals. Would rather have Cyber-Hobby would release a 1/200 though, I don't have much room! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armoryman Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Which what-if version You'd like to see in the decal set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 (edited) 54 minutes ago, Armoryman said: Which what-if version You'd like to see in the decal set? I'd definitely buy one if the what-if decals included 92nd Wing markings from the SAC era. I think the "Seahawk" tail markings they used to have on Fairchild AFB B-52s and KC-135s would look quite good on the tails of a Valkyrie. The SAC sash and shield would also look good on it. Edited May 13, 2018 by upnorth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
593jones Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 4 hours ago, TallBlondJohn said: Hannants already have a TBA listing - I'll have one. Two if they throw in a set of What-if decals. Would rather have Cyber-Hobby would release a 1/200 though, I don't have much room! Cyber-Hobby did release one, back in 2015, http://www.dragon-models.com/d-m-item.asp?pid=CHC2015 Not sure how easy it would be to get hold of one, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Love the subject but, think I will pass on it. Wrong scale! Now, if they were prepared to issue s decent, new 1/72 kit! Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 Outstanding! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallBlondJohn Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 (edited) On 5/13/2018 at 7:47 PM, Armoryman said: Which what-if version You'd like to see in the decal set? Take your pick! http://www.edwardsflighttest.com/b70.html I suspect white would have been required to keep cool - like Concorde - plus bare metal everywhere not too hot to save weight which even in the early test program was looking marginal. So white underside and leading edges, NMF, SAC stripe and shield. Should look lovely... I would have done one of the Cyber Model 1/200s - I have the Vulcan and Northrop flying wings in the scale, very nice - but I've never seen a listing for it outside Japan and there only already built. Edited May 14, 2018 by TallBlondJohn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 The most probable livery would be over all a silver-grey colour developed for the B-70. It was flight tested on the X-15. General Melchet build an AMT XB-70 somewhere here in this colour I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 Any news? Been over a year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted August 7, 2019 Share Posted August 7, 2019 I emailed them about 2 months ago. They said later this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 I fear this will not happen. 2 more years passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 14 minutes ago, Mike Esposito said: I fear this will not happen. 2 more years passed. yeah... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branky Posted September 19, 2021 Share Posted September 19, 2021 According to Taras Karabyn of Armory : 'delayed due to technical reasons - we have 2 molds damaged, repairing them" So it should still be in process 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 15 Author Share Posted March 15 Source: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AR14701 - ref. AR14701 - North American XB-70 Valkyrie V.P. 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Wow... a must have for me. I dont build 1/144, but love this plane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dnl42 Posted March 15 Share Posted March 15 Yeah baby! I love this plane and 1/144 is a perfect scale for this beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Hopefully, we'll see this soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 16 Author Share Posted March 16 Release expected late this month; 3D renders, schemes & decals. Source: https://www.facebook.com/armorymodelsgroup/posts/pfbid0288NHqdA7ma88TFwR2Sh9GBacWiJPYyZr24MW8DMmHptrKdLTza3TFZDEnZS84aQel V.P. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad-4N Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 Those US national insignia will need replacing. Proportions wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 That looks magnificent. I was very fortunate to see this in the flesh a few years ago, breath-taking aircraft. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Ranger Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 23 minutes ago, Booty003 said: That looks magnificent. I was very fortunate to see this in the flesh a few years ago, breath-taking aircraft. As a USAF historic preservation intern, I visited the site of the 1966 crash of 62-0207 in 1994 and compiled an official California Archaeological Site Report. I also collected several pieces of the airplane for the Flight Test Center Museum at Edwards AFB. Twenty-eight years after that tragic accident it was still possible to find small pieces of the white-painted aluminum skin and titanium honeycomb at the site. It was a sobering experience. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 The two XB-70s were different in some respects. As I recall, the 2nd had a pronounced wing dihedral that the 1st didn't have. I'm going to presume this difference isn't represented in the kit, though there are markings for both planes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMSLion Posted March 17 Share Posted March 17 Yup, A/V 2 had dihedral that A/V 1 didn't have. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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