Homebee Posted February 7, 2019 Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) Roden is to release a 1/32nd Boeing/Stearman PT-13 Kaydet kit - ref. 631 Source: http://www.roden.eu/HTML/framemodels.htm V.P. Edited February 8, 2021 by Homebee 3
hacker Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 seems to have vanished from the website. l would love one in 1/32 but also a JN-4 Jenny and an Avro Tutor
Homebee Posted April 25, 2019 Author Posted April 25, 2019 (edited) 41 minutes ago, hacker said: seems to have vanished from the website.(...) No. - ref. 631 http://www.roden.eu/HTML/models1.htm V.P. Edited April 25, 2019 by Homebee
Paul J Posted April 25, 2019 Posted April 25, 2019 I would really love to see modern tooling of a Stearman / Kaydet to 1/72nd quite honestly. 1
Homebee Posted December 27, 2019 Author Posted December 27, 2019 Box art - ref. 631 - Boeing/Stearman PT-13 Kaydet Reported "coming soon". Source: https://www.facebook.com/RodenKits/posts/3204485896234474 V.P. 3
Work In Progress Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 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 1
85sqn Posted December 27, 2019 Posted December 27, 2019 3 hours ago, Homebee said: Box art - ref. 631 - Boeing/Stearman PT-13 Kaydet Reported "coming soon". Source: https://www.facebook.com/RodenKits/posts/3204485896234474 V.P. Looks like British Commonwealth Training Plan markings straight out of the box!
Hobo Posted December 28, 2019 Posted December 28, 2019 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.
Homebee Posted March 24, 2020 Author Posted March 24, 2020 Taking shape. Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=282561132733151&set=gm.3007194709340051&type=3&theater&ifg=1 V.P. 1
Homebee Posted April 3, 2020 Author Posted April 3, 2020 (edited) 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 Quote 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. Decals V.P. Edited May 2, 2020 by Homebee
Homebee Posted April 15, 2020 Author Posted April 15, 2020 3D renders Source: https://www.facebook.com/RodenKits/posts/3473122626037465 V.P. 1
Work In Progress Posted April 30, 2020 Posted April 30, 2020 It looks very Continental-like in the renders: the PT-13's Lycoming would be very different looking
Homebee Posted June 24, 2020 Author Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) New boxing - ref. 633 - Boeing/ Stearman PT-13/N2S-2/N2S-5 Kaydet Source: https://www.facebook.com/RodenKits/posts/3667839006565825 Box art V.P. Edited June 24, 2020 by Homebee
Work In Progress Posted June 27, 2020 Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) 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) Edited June 27, 2020 by Work In Progress
Work In Progress Posted June 30, 2020 Posted June 30, 2020 (edited) 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: Edited June 30, 2020 by Work In Progress 2
Matave Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) So, I don't see a difference... Is it just the engine? Please enlight me. Edited July 3, 2020 by Matave
Work In Progress Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 (edited) 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. The PT-17 , N2S-1 and N2S-3 were built with the Lycoming R-680 , which looks very different with its front mounted exhaust. There was also a PT-18 made in small numbers, powered by the Jacobs R-775. Edited July 3, 2020 by Work In Progress 2
malpaso Posted July 3, 2020 Posted July 3, 2020 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
Homebee Posted February 21, 2021 Author Posted February 21, 2021 (edited) Released - ref. 633 - Boeing/ Stearman PT-13/N2S-2/N2S-5 Kaydet http://roden.eu/HTML/633.html https://modelsua.com/boeing-stearman-pt-13-n2s-kaydet-biplane-military-trainer-aircraft-1-32-roden-633 V.P. Edited March 13, 2021 by Homebee
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