vppelt68 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 @One 48 One more thing, though, do you want exactly "Miss Lace" or would any other B-17G with full 447th BG late war colouring do? After all, "it´s only noseart" - never mind, I never said that 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One 48 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 Hi vppelt68 Good question, its all about the old Airfix 1/72 B-17 BOL nostalgia thing i suppose, it was one of the first kits i built as a young lad and made a fairly decent job of, would like to recreate those old and early memorys as much as anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 36 minutes ago, One 48 said: Hi vppelt68 Good question, its all about the old Airfix 1/72 B-17 BOL nostalgia thing i suppose, it was one of the first kits i built as a young lad and made a fairly decent job of, would like to recreate those old and early memorys as much as anything. Hear, hear... it's there on top of my B-17 pile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkp Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) On 2/9/2021 at 9:52 AM, One 48 said: Thanks, will look out for this one ... anyone remember the old film/movie The War Lover? Steve McQueen was in it, B-17's too. You mean for this clip? Edited February 10, 2021 by hopkp 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 Still no release date on the F? Not sure if that bodes well for the 1/48 Lanc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, Nocoolname said: Still no release date on the F? Not sure if that bodes well for the 1/48 Lanc The Lanc was announced some 18hrs ago www.facebook.com/HKmmodels Edited February 19, 2021 by Boman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 On 2/10/2021 at 11:06 PM, hopkp said: You mean for this clip? The producers clearly mistakenly used a 1/72nd decal sheet on a 1/48th kit there. 🤔 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 18 hours ago, Boman said: The Lanc was announced some 18hrs ago www.facebook.com/HKmmodels I know the Lanc was announced 18 hours ago, but given that what has been shared so far is much the same that was shared several months back about the B-17F - a few CADs and a box shot - but with no plastic and certainly no clear release schedule as yet, given the gap in time between the announcement of the two kits its hard to see the Lanc arriving anytime soon. Unless HK are very busy in the background getting both kits ready for quick and consecutive releases? Possible I guess. I'm generally the kind of person that likes a 'surprise drop release' - a kit suddenly dropped into circulation with little or even no 'lead-up fanfare', such as with the Meng 1/48 F/A-18E rather than one that suffers from 'geologic reveal' (first CADs then more CADs then even more CADs then some bits then more bits and on and on and... oh, am I suddenly 3 years older? ). Part of is also impatience. I've always liked the Lanc since building the Novo kits as a young kid at the beginning of the 80's and always wanted to make a real piece of art at 1/48, or at least as much as my skills will allow, and when HK announced their re-scaled B-17 I held huge hope they would follow suit with the Lanc. At the same time and for a combination of fairly complex reasons (including, but not limited to an eye condition) my actual ability to build modes has unfortunately started to decline (also the reason I have so many partly-progressed kits on the 'work-bench' rather than completed builds ready to share here 😢) and so there are a few subjects (the Lanc being one, the HK Memphis Belle being another) that I am really hoping will 'land' while I am still capable enough to build them and do so to a level that I will feel happy with. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One 48 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 Its on its way, thats good enough for me I'll deffo order one too to do as Memphis Belle, gotta have me a 1/48 HK Lanc too, hope they do a 617 Dambuster as well. Actually went ahead and ordered a "Bit of Lace" decal sheet the other day for my current HK 1/48 B-17G, a Cheynne turret conversion A/M would be nice, but you can spend your whole life waiting for such things, gonna go ahead and build my HK B-17G with BoL decals and if its wrong, so be it, it will look right to me and that is what is important, nobody else will see it but me 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 You can always get back to it later and replace the tail when you get the Cheyenne parts for it, if you still wish to do it then - that's exactly what the Mighty Eighth did back then . Now have fun with your BoL build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One 48 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 3 hours ago, vppelt68 said: You can always get back to it later and replace the tail when you get the Cheyenne parts for it, if you still wish to do it then - that's exactly what the Mighty Eighth did back then . Now have fun with your BoL build! Thanks, was hoping I'd be able to do that 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 (edited) Released- ref. 01F002 - Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress https://hkmodels.myshopify.com/products/b-17f-flying-fortress?utm_content=Facebook_UA&utm_source=facebook&variant=37722196541596&fbclid=IwAR0dgQG7pdppVoUITPssPLsy0CzhKeqUK-8bnRJjkERKNR4bShvbeNY2VD4 https://www.facebook.com/MeritIntlLtd/posts/3806879582736922 V.P. Edited March 5, 2021 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakovica Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 The SBS Model & Flying Octopus from Hungary just announced a super upgrade set for the B-17G kit front nose area. The details are absolutely stunning! More info here: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100059696543808 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakovica Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) Sorry, just noticed the announcemet on the other topic. Edited April 19, 2023 by Rakovica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Rakovica said: Sorry, just noticed the announcemet on the other topic. No. You're right Rakovica. My fault. The SBS sets are for the 1/48th HK Fortress kit not for the 1/32nd one. V.P. Edited April 19, 2023 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Just had a chat with SBS about this set. If sales are good enough, a cockpit set will follow. That'll be great as the HK kit could do with a few improvements in that area. Edit: this comment applies to the 1/48 kit. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakovica Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 (edited) First preview: https://www.themodellingnews.com/2023/04/new-48th-sale-nose-chin-work-from-sbs.html?m=1 As good as it gets, I'd say. Edited April 19, 2023 by Rakovica 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Proulx Posted April 19, 2023 Share Posted April 19, 2023 Any idea when this set will be available? Mark Proulx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Looks nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakovica Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Mark Proulx said: Any idea when this set will be available? Mark Proulx Reportedly from May. Edited April 20, 2023 by Rakovica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boman Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 Anyone know when the B-17G late version will come out? (With the Cheyenne tail turret and staggered waist guns) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 5 hours ago, Boman said: Anyone know when the B-17G late version will come out? (With the Cheyenne tail turret and staggered waist guns) Have HK announced that they intend to do the late version? I hope so as there is a lot of people that want one. I've got the early, but would certainly pick up a late as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakovica Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 (edited) It's noteworthy that some of their pre-production G kits originally contained the clear parts for the K-6 type waist windows as well, which were usualy carried on the staggered waist planes, in addition to the K-5 type for the non-staggered version in the box. Those surplus parts were later removed in the production G kits. So I'd say they're planning to do the late version as well, but when would that be, I have no idea. Edited April 20, 2023 by Rakovica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Note that this set is specific for earlier blocks. I quote Karl Hauffe from a B-17 FB group, thank you Karl: "The main thing they have addressed here is the controls forward of the bombardiers panel. Anyone who has built the Monogram kit knows they have a small stand with a half round top just forward of the bombardiers panel. This was only on Boeing built Forts and only through Block 40. The Lockheed/Vega (through Block 40) and Douglas (through Block 35) birds had the same setup as the F and earlier models. The difference was a cable system for the racks on the Boeing birds and a push/pull tube system for the others. After these Blocks, the racks were electrically controlled so there was no pedestal, no cables and no push/pull tubes." So, for most of the DL and all BO and VE staggered waist blocks this set is not correct anyway, just as they have labeled it too. For the current HK kit variant, unless you want to build a G-45-BO (only block) or a few Vegas, this is correct. If and when a later block kit will be brought out, I believe SBS will cater for that too if these have sold well enough. V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakovica Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 12 minutes ago, vppelt68 said: If and when a later block kit will be brought out, I believe SBS will cater for that too if these have sold well enough. V-P That's right. I'd just add that the plans for the navigator position & cockpit are already in preparation, but their realisation will depend on the sales of this first set released. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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