Homebee Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 Bat Project has a 1/72nd de Havilland DH.86 Express kit under development Source: http://bat-project.com.ua/de-havilland-d-h-86-aircraft-photos V.P. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) Too beautiful to be true... J-W Edited June 8, 2020 by JWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Absolutely, although, do we know if Bat Project is plastic or resin? Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 1 hour ago, stevehnz said: Absolutely, although, do we know if Bat Project is plastic or resin? Steve. I think all their previous releases have been injection moulded but their most recent release, the He114, is going for about £45 so gawd knows how much this one will be. Probably too much for me which is a pity as I'd REALLY like a DH.86. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 13 minutes ago, Meatbox8 said: Probably too much for me which is a pity as I'd REALLY like a DH.86 Me too, they were operated in NZ pre-war & during, I'd love to do one in one of the pre-war airlines colours. I think it was Union Airways that flew them without consulting my refs. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 5 hours ago, Meatbox8 said: I think all their previous releases have been injection moulded but their most recent release, the He114, is going for about £45 so gawd knows how much this one will be. Probably too much for me which is a pity as I'd REALLY like a DH.86. Rug Rat is about to release DH 86 resin kit in 1/72, price is not known yet (in big H) but their DH 91 Albatross is for 115 GBP. I hope that one will be cheaper and not resin... https://www.hannants.co.uk/manufacturer/aim-rug-rat-resins/products?setPerPage=25&search_direction=asc&pageID=2 Regards J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 2 hours ago, JWM said: Rug Rat is about to release DH 86 resin kit in 1/72 Don't hold your breath, that's been on my watch list for 3 years.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 Great subject, but will be eye watering price (3 figures, judging by their other kits) ,for mediocre quality (similar to A-Model). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky coffeeboat Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, Roger Holden said: Great subject, but will be eye watering price (3 figures, judging by their other kits) ,for mediocre quality (similar to A-Model). Who? Bat or Rug? Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted October 3, 2019 Share Posted October 3, 2019 2 minutes ago, pinky coffeeboat said: Who? Bat or Rug? Jeff BAT; I have their earlier Gotha bomber kit, which I won cheap on eBay about 5 years ago and is very similar to A-Model in standard . But I wouldn't even consider Rug Rat....their earlier DH86 was awful, with one-piece resin wings and nacelles with wheels cast in, but an ok vacform fuselage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted October 4, 2019 Share Posted October 4, 2019 Nice if it will come to fruition, at a price that is fair compared to similar quality kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 What happened to this project? Is it clear at the end if it will be resin of injected? Any news from the manufacturer? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 It appears that BAT Project is a company whose business consists of announcing projects —— and nothing more. Can anyone remember anything they have actually released. I can’t. More’s the pity because some of those announcements have been very tasty indeed, ie, the instant DH-86. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Lambess Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 They have released some stuff , (last year a German float plane and a couple of weeks ago on this very forum were the sprue's for their Boeing 307 Stratoliner ) Can't wait for the DH 86 ..I hope it's next after the 307 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 49 minutes ago, Trenton guy said: It appears that BAT Project is a company whose business consists of announcing projects —— and nothing more. Can anyone remember anything they have actually released. I can’t. Have you tried? https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?adv=1&manufacturer_id=362758 https://www.scalemates.com/companies/company.php?id=4911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hornet133 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Well that blew away the theory that they never released anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 5 hours ago, Pin said: Have you tried? https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?adv=1&manufacturer_id=362758 https://www.scalemates.com/companies/company.php?id=4911 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 My bad, although I did try —- to remember. I actually have the He-114. Guess I was thinking of the long promised Do-23, and it seems there were others. Guess if one can’t retain all of the stash in the front of one’s mind then the stash is too big. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoZG Posted June 9, 2020 Share Posted June 9, 2020 Do 23 was announced by Mars models, not Bat project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Lambess Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 It's scary how close we are getting to the 100th aniversary of the Frog /Penguin DH 86 .! Be great to have a second injection moulded one :)... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 On 6/10/2020 at 10:33 PM, Neil Lambess said: It's scary how close we are getting to the 100th aniversary of the Frog /Penguin DH 86 .! Be great to have a second injection moulded one :)... There were (in Frog Penguin) some very interesting kits no taken as 1/72 injection kit subject ever later, like besides DH 86 the Short Empire or Short Singapore. Maybe for years they were considered subject covered already by the Penguin kits? J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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