Homebee Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) Special Hobby is to rebox the 1/72nd Academy AT-6G Texan with new parts in order to propose earlier AT-6/SNB and Harvard Mk.IIB-IV versions. Source: https://www.specialhobby.info/2021/01/news-from-special-hobby-012021.html Quote (...) In the first half of 2021 we also plan to release the reboxing of another company’s kit - Academy ‘s 1/72 AT-6G Texan. We will supply new injected canopy parts as well as a set of resin parts to convert it into the earlier war-time AT-6/SNB version,as well as the Harvard Mk.IIB-IV produced for the Commonwealth. (...) V.P. Edited August 18, 2022 by Homebee 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At long last! Well done Special Hobby! I'm so excited! @RidgeRunner have you seen this?? Too much to ask for it to be available for the Texan/Harvard STGB I suppose? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 38 minutes ago, Wez said: @RidgeRunner have you seen this?? 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Malwarebites blocks this site for me, and strongly recommends not visiting it. Possibly yet another example of safe sites that have not renewed their appropriate reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 The first half of the year so it may well make the Texan/Harvard STGB? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Excellent news. The Academy T-6 is a lovely little model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Graham Boak said: Possibly yet another example of safe sites that have not renewed their appropriate reference. Or MWB just not on the ball. The cert is dated 6.1.2021. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, Graham Boak said: Malwarebites blocks this site for me, and strongly recommends not visiting it. Possibly yet another example of safe sites that have not renewed their appropriate reference. Weird, I use Malwarebytes too and it raises no objection I suppose it's possible they have fixed the certificate in the last few mins Anyway, this is GOOD NEWS, especially this part "We will supply new injected canopy parts as well as a set of resin parts to convert it into the earlier war-time AT-6/SNB version,as well as the Harvard Mk.IIB-IV produced for the Commonwealth." Edited January 12, 2021 by Work In Progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Just when I'm 75% done hacking the Heller AT-6G into a IIB, of course Ah. The more the merrier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Finally! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I hope it doesn’t have a vac form canopy for the IIB! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 3 minutes ago, RidgeRunner said: I hope it doesn’t have a vac form canopy for the IIB! I now see it will be injection moulded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasermonkey Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 7 hours ago, Wez said: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! @RidgeRunner I endorse this statement. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 17 hours ago, Wez said: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What he said ↑↑↑↑↑↑ Seriously, this is fantastic news. Well done Special Hobby. I'll take at least half a dozen. Also, I love the Academy kit. It's such a pleasant build, so I can't think of a better starting point for this release. We better get some pre-orders in chaps. I don't think this one is going to hang around. Well, at least I can now stop nagging Airfix to produce this kit, and well done to Special Hobby. This is long overdue. Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 47 minutes ago, fightersweep said: Well, at least I can now stop nagging Airfix to produce this kit, NONONONONONONO keep nagging! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, alt-92 said: NONONONONONONO keep nagging! Well, I could..... But I've been nagging for years now and got nowhere. Only thing I haven't tried is sending "the boys" round, and if that works, Airfix will probably end up doing it in 1/48 knowing my luck. In the meantime, the very nice Academy kit with extras will do me just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Slightly joking of course. Still, this (limited?) SH release is a conversion from the standard AT-6G kit meaning there still isn't a proper IM Harvard IIB/IV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 2 minutes ago, alt-92 said: Still, this (limited?) SH release is a conversion from the standard AT-6G kit meaning there still isn't a proper IM Harvard IIB/IV Oh! You big party pooper! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Good News. Although its a rebox of the Academy with a number of new bits and the version options. For me the Mk.II / IV to make RCAF ones is probably the better one for my liking. I would prefer a complete new kit though.( C'mon Airfix!) Any way mus'nt grumble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Great news, I’ll take five ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 3 hours ago, fightersweep said: Well, at least I can now stop nagging Airfix to produce this kit, and well done to Special Hobby. This is long overdue. What he said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 "In the first half of 2021 we also plan to release the reboxing of another company’s kit - Academy ‘s 1/72 AT-6G Texan. We will supply new injected canopy parts as well as a set of resin parts to convert it into the earlier war-time AT-6/SNB version,as well as the Harvard Mk.IIB-IV produced for the Commonwealth." -- Special Hobby January email 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted January 19, 2021 Share Posted January 19, 2021 That sounds nice, especially the Harvard Mk.IIB-IV. I better stock up on yellow paint. Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 19, 2021 Author Share Posted January 19, 2021 (edited) Wolfpack Design from Korea is also to rebox soon the Academy T-6 kit. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235066411-172-north-american-t-6g-texan-by-wolfpack-design-plastic-academy-box-art-release-february-2021/ V.P. Edited January 20, 2021 by Homebee 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A30_737_AEW&C Posted January 20, 2021 Share Posted January 20, 2021 What is an AT-6/SNB........'SNB'.............🤔..........surely they mean an early SNJ variant ? "Bueller , Bueller" ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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