Homebee Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 (edited) SOVA-M is to release a 1/72nd Grumman SA-16A Albatross kit - ref. SVM-72024 (14 plastic frames+PE sheet+decals for 1 livery: Global Wildlife PP-ZAT) Sources: https://www.modelsvit-eshop.com/c/aviation-1/sa-16a-albatross-flying-boat-155 https://www.aviationmegastore.com/grumman-sa16a-albatross---expected-november-2020-svm-72024-sova-models-svm-72024-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=173170 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SVM-72024 V.P. Edited February 23, 2023 by Homebee 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 I think that’s the Expendables scheme? TT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain goat Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 26 minutes ago, Homebee said: SOVA-M is to release a 1/72nd Grumman SA16A Albatross kit - ref. SVM72024 Source: https://www.aviationmegastore.com/grumman-sa16a-albatross---expected-november-2020-svm-72024-sova-models-svm-72024-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=173170 V.P. 🥳 Great news! I badly want an HAF one. Jay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Fantastic news! Going to need to by these by the ton I think. A Sova-M release usually seems to mean more boxings and possibly different variants are coming from AModel as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Great news to see a new Albatross! What are SOVA-M kits like, I've never heard of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LN-KEH Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 3 hours ago, 71chally said: Great news to see a new Albatross! What are SOVA-M kits like, I've never heard of them? SOVA-M is related to Amodel in Ukraine - some versions released under the SOVA-M, others under Amodel brand name. Don`t expect Hasegawa or FineMolds quality, but decent kits with recessed panel lines that will need a bit of old fashioned modelling skills with putty and sand paper. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalea Posted September 30, 2020 Share Posted September 30, 2020 I hope it really is 1/72 and not a mis-labelled 1/144 one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 8, 2020 Author Share Posted October 8, 2020 (edited) Another boxing/version announced (expected in January 2021) - ref. SVM-72027 - Grumman UF-2 Albatross "JMSDF" Sources: https://www.aviationmegastore.com/grumman-uf-1-albatross---expected-january-2021-svm-72027-sova-models-svm-72027-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=173366 https://www.facebook.com/BeaverCorp.jp/photos/pcb.2609826562661616/2609826492661623/ V.P. Edited October 8, 2020 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilwell Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Hopefully more than just a re-boxing - the JMSDF aircraft had the larger wing introduced from the SA-16B, and had the later standard of engine nacelles. Jonathan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klr Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 ... but will it be better than the 1957 Monogram kit? 😛 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 1 hour ago, klr said: ... but will it be better than the 1957 Monogram kit? 😛 Only if it has the survivor in a dinghy figure. Cheers, Andre 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 30, 2020 Author Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) And another boxing announced - ref. SVM-72026 - Grumman SHU-16B Albatross Sources: https://www.facebook.com/BeaverCorp.jp/photos/pcb.2630431370601135/2630431087267830/ https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10735568 https://www.aviationmegastore.com/grumman-suh-16b-albatross---expected-may-2021-svm-72026-sova-models-svm-72026-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=174692 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SVM-72026 Box art V.P. Edited August 16, 2021 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 In view of the fact that the 1/72 Monogram Albatross kit is an SA-16B with a different wing, I have attached a link to some text and reference photos of the SA-16A for your viewing pleasure. SOVA-M is to be commended for doing the 'short wing' A model, and I'm sure they will also release the B model, as well. If they engineered the kit correctly, both versions should be easy to produce. I hope the link will be useful. (Didn't A-model do an SA-16A in 1-72? Wonder if this release is based on that tooling?) Mike http://www.zianet.com/tmorris/49-075.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilwell Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 2 hours ago, 72modeler said: Didn't A-model do an SA-16A in 1-72? The Amodel kits are in 1:144, and included both short wing and long wing versions: https://www.super-hobby.co.uk/products/UF-1-Albatross.html https://www.super-hobby.co.uk/products/Hu-16C-D-decal-UF-1-1424.html https://www.super-hobby.co.uk/products/American-amphibian-plane-Grumman-HU-16E-Albatross-US-Coast-Guard.html >I'm sure they will also release the B model, as well. SOVA-M have announced the SHU-16B and a JMSDF UF-2 version in 1:72, which should have the later engine nacelles as well as the long wing. Jonathan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Not being an Albatross expert, what version did the Canadians have. I have some decals and a Monogram kit, but a newer kit would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Could be a nice one... especially if they do do the longer wing one as shown by the image of the one with the big rAdome on the nose. Italian, Greek and Norwegian come to mind. By the way the AModel kits were 1/144th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 On 10/30/2020 at 7:54 PM, Paul J said: nose. Italian, Greek and Norwegian come to mind. Just Norwegian and Greek (ex-Norwegian), Paul. Spain had a few too The Italian machines were the earlier thimble nose type. Having said that I’m not an Albatross expert Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 This was on Talking Pictures TV the other week - plenty of HU16 action ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_from_Ashiya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieGolf2009 Posted November 27, 2020 Share Posted November 27, 2020 Anxious for its release in order to be able to make a Portuguese Air Force one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 Released - ref. SVM-72024 - Grumman SA-16A Albatross https://ksmodel.pl/sklep/szczegoly/sa-16a-albatross-flying-boat-1-72-22476/ V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilwell Posted December 20, 2020 Share Posted December 20, 2020 From https://ua-hobby.com/products/1-72-sa-16a-albatross-sova-m-svm-72024: Jonathan. 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stilwell Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) Looks like the UF-2 boxing of the SOVA-M Albatross has been released: https://ua-hobby.com/products/1-72-uf-2-albatross-sova-m-svm-72027 The artwork shows the intakes above the engine nacelles required for the later engine configuration that the JMSDF used. (I get the impression that the later configuration was similar to the hardware fitted to the Grumman S2F Tracker - good commonality for the JMSDF if correct.) From the sprue pictures I can't tell whether the kit allows the earlier engine configuration to be built, without the intake on top: https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/model/Grumman UF-2 Albatross Or whether the kit has the earlier configuration, the same as included in the SA-16A boxing, with only the addition of the intake on top. That will have to wait until the kit arrives. Jonathan. Edited March 21, 2021 by Stilwell Edited for clarification 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I like the look of this kit..... I may have to persuade myself.. As for the 1/144 kit I have done one and used CanMilair decals for it as an RCAF scheme. Long wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teeradej Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) Both type of fuel tanks provided. I will use kit decals from old monogram on this one with some alteration for USAF HU-16B in Vietnam. Edited March 21, 2021 by Teeradej Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 They should also had put the long wing in the boxing’s for the to allow you to make a long wing US version.....as the engines from the UF2 would be probably incorrect i think based on the information given....nevertheless they have given us a choice of a good looking Albatross👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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