1/144 - Consolidated PB4Y Privateer resin kit by Blackbird Models - released

[Homebee]

Blackbird Models is to release a 1/144th Consolidated PB4Y Privateer resin kit 

Source: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0gQnqipNnV3KfuDxPzhRZqXerzKwL9Gwz33TXFZenoQtwBr1wPwYv1dMQRhxvn5Eil&id=100046220576815

Master

 

 

V.P.

 

Edited July 19, 2024 by Homebee

[Homebee]

Source: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10168760403895525&set=pcb.10168760404375525

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Being cast at the moment

 

 

V.P.

[Ad-4N]

Old Cobra Company kit.  

[Dave Fleming]

Wonder if I could persuade Glenn to do an RY-3 too….

[VMA131Marine]

21 hours ago, Ad-4N said:

Old Cobra Company kit.  

It’s not! The parts breakdown is different 

 

https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0114/01/cobra-company-144-pb4y-privateer-full_1_5b475d9fc23d9268da94dc7700ab0020.jpg

[Ad-4N]

1 hour ago, VMA131Marine said:

It’s not! The parts breakdown is different 

 

https://thumbs.worthpoint.com/zoom/images1/1/0114/01/cobra-company-144-pb4y-privateer-full_1_5b475d9fc23d9268da94dc7700ab0020.jpg

Click on the Facebook post at the top of the thread.  Says clearly it’s the old Cobra Company kit.

[Graham Boak]

The important point becomes: was it any good? 

[Ad-4N]

I have resin parts by Cobra for 1/144 C-97s.  They were outstanding.  Don’t know about the Privateer.

[VMA131Marine]

51 minutes ago, Ad-4N said:

I have resin parts by Cobra for 1/144 C-97s.  They were outstanding.  Don’t know about the Privateer.

Well the parts breakdown is clearly different. The Cobra Company kit has a one piece fuselage for one thing. Maybe they mean they started with the Cobra kit and are making new masters.

[Trenton guy]

I had one of the Cobra kits. Excellent resin. Never built it and sold in on due to tiny vacform canopies and turrets. Beyond my skill to make a good job of so many tiny vac’s. I would buy it again if it had clear resin canopies. The parts shot doesn’t answer the canopy question. Some how I doubt it will have resin ones..

[Homebee]

Released - ref. BMK144001 - Consolidated PB4Y2 Privateer

Sources: 

https://www.blackbirdmodels.co.uk/pb4y2-privateer-144-2420-p.asp

https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0gQqHokRH1DvXyBYaReH4jyUudLuPH1daN4MXTWaKQuApPg2YiZPPkZPP5woh2GhMl&id=100046220576815

 

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An image of what is in our 1/144th Privateer kit. Been a long up and down journey to get this out, but we made it

 

 

V.P.

[Ad-4N]

Tamiya could have my right leg if they would issue a 1/48 version.  

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

7 hours ago, Ad-4N said:

Tamiya could have my right leg if they would issue a 1/48 version.  

Or a 1/72 version. Heck Id settle for a resin conversion or kit in 1/72. The Lonestar/Cobra set has gotten really bad after all these years. It’s worn out and needs to be re-done by the owner or someone else. Ive seen three builds now in the last 3-4 years and each time the set gets worse than previous build.