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seems to have vanished from the website. l would love one in 1/32 but also a JN-4 Jenny and an Avro Tutor 

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I would really love to see modern tooling of a Stearman / Kaydet to 1/72nd quite honestly.

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Great news, should be a good kit given their record with biplanes, and they are usually decently priced too. Along with the ICM Jungmann and Gladiator I am pleased about this little resurgence of 1/32 between wars biplanes, especially since Wingnut hasn't yet shown any interest in that era

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This is GREAT NEWS. Glad to see Roden tackling "between the wars" aircraft in 1/32. There are so many interesting aircraft from this time period.

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Released - https://modelsua.com/boeing-stearman-pt-17-kaydet-biplane-military-trainer-aircraft-1-32-roden-631

Source: https://www.facebook.com/RodenKits/posts/3442295309120197

 

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Dear All! Meet our new release model # 631 Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet, scale 1:32
Stearman PT-17 Kaydet – two-seat aircraft for primary pilot training, designed by the Stearman Aircraft Corporation, later a separate division of Boeing. The aircraft had excellent flying characteristics, was relatively easy to pilot, and became a true "flying desk" for thousands and thousands of pilots.

 

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91839098-3442295055786889-74442076042905

 

V.P.

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That's not simply a new boxing of the same plastic, it must contain additional or different parts too for the different engine (Lycoming 680 versus the Conti 670 in the PT-17 kit)

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That's a PT-17 / N2S-3 rather than a PT-13 / N2S-2, so not the same airframe as the aeroplane kitted, but a restoration which has adopted those markings. The markings have cropped up on a lot of kits over the years including 1/72 Revell, various die-casts and the 1/32 Silver Wings, it is from NAS Corpus Christi in 1943. Here is the original:

 

N2S-2_NAS_Corpus_Christi_1943.jpg

 

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So, I don't see a difference... Is it just the engine?

Please enlight me.

Edited by Matave
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Yes, and because they are completely exposed engines the differences are very visible.

 

The PT-13, N2S-2 and N2S-5 were built with the Continental R-670, rear-mounted exhaust.

640px-ContinentalR-670.JPG

 

The  PT-17 , N2S-1 and N2S-3 were built with the Lycoming R-680 , which looks very different with its front mounted exhaust.

R680nose.jpg

 

There was also a PT-18 made in small numbers, powered by the Jacobs R-775.

PT-18++RIS.jpg

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Plus each type may have metal or wood props, also many restorations have Wasps for extra power especially for wing walkers.  The Wasp was pretty much de riguer for crop dusters.

Now off to check the Revell 1/72 against that lovely Corpus Christi photo. Wrong prop for starters!

Cheers

Will

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