justplanecrazy Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Am I going senile or did there used to be a resin product to replace the Airfix poor Cyclone engines with Twin Wasps? I cannot find said item anywhere! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 try Red Roo http://www.redroomodels.com/ I had a couple of sets from there not too long ago. Avoid the sets available from MPM/Italeri Hudsons, these are too large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 No, you are not senile, just incredibly ancient. Airwaves used to do them (part SC72042) but Hannants are out of stock and I don't think they're redoing the resin accessories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 (edited) These are Cyclones not Twin Wasps! Isn't there a version of the MPM kit with Twin Wasps? http://www.redroomodels.com/conversions.php?conversion=396 they look much more 3 dimensional when painted and the photo is somewhat unflattering! Edited July 1, 2011 by Ed Russell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 Indeed they are: but the ones I have are not. They must have sold out, so perhaps a note to them asking if they are going to produce some more? The MPM/SH ones are too large, closer to a Hercules for a Halifax or Wellington. The same applies to their Mk.II Beaufort kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 What about Vector? They have a 1/72 P&W 1830. http://store.spruebrothers.com/172-vector-...004-p13361.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 That's just the engine. I was referring to the cowlings - although I'm not sure that the MPM engines would fit into smaller cowlings, the same can probably be said for any accurate model of the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 (edited) I have 4 sets of the Airwaves 72042, if anyone is interested PM me ... the postage from Austria to the UK would be a bit higher tho, especially for a registered letter. Cheers, Martin Edited July 1, 2011 by occa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NZKIWI Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 DB also did a resin set years ago , these might even be the origin of the Airwaves set or did they end up with Flightpath ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Flightpath have Hudson Cyclones and DC-2 Cyclones, but not the P&Ws, on their current list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Having looked at what pictures I can find of Twin Wasp Hudsons, it looks as if a transplant from a scrap C-47 kit would be a decent starting point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 These are not parallel-sided, but have a curved taper. I suspect this was because the original DC-3 had the larger-diameter Cyclones, so the P&W cowlings start (at the rear) with a larger base diameter. They thus have more room under the cowling then the more tightly-tailored Hudson or Beaufort cowlings. Worth a look, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 The only other thing I can think of as a starting point might be the Quickboost cowlings for the Academy PBY. Those are parallel-sided P&W 1830 jobs. One would have to carve off the internal intake, unfortunately. Mind you, it's not a big job to make something out of a piece of dowel and crash-form, or heat-form using a heatgun to shrink a PET mineral water bottle down over a suitable former. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 (edited) You might have to fettle tem a bit but these may be a good starting point. http://www.redroomodels.com/conversions.php?conversion=395 Edited July 2, 2011 by Ed Russell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve N Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Unfortunately, the Red Roo engines and cowls are the larger-diameter single-row Wright R-1820s. Nick is looking for the more slender twin-row Pratt & Whitney R-1830s. The PBY cowls look to be about the best bet, although I've heard they're a bit undersized, just like the Academy kit parts from which they were modified. If someone had an set of engines/cowls from either the old Airfix or Revell PBY, they might fit the bill. Heck, maybe somebody on this forum has replaced the Academy PBY cowls with the Quickboost ones, and can spare the original kit cowls. You'd have to scribe the cowl flaps, as the Academy kit cowls are totally smooth, but that wouldn't be all that difficult. SN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 try Red RooI had a couple of sets from there not too long ago. Avoid the sets available from MPM/Italeri Hudsons, these are too large. Not too long ago is probably a year ago.... looks like you bought the last available R-1830 ones. http://www.aussiemodeller.com.au/forum/vie...44&start=10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 It'll have been when I bought the Hudson and the Beaufort, not long after they came out, and realised about the cowling problem, plus a bit. I keep my lists on my laptop, which isn't handy to check. Obviously not too many people have noticed, or actually want to do these variants. I'm somewhat surprised that the Aussie Beauforts haven't kept inerest alive. As for how long: I'm regularly taken aback when I read people taking about this or that "old" kit when I realise I still haven't made it and thought it came out only in the last year or so. So when I said "not long ago" I meant within the decade, not a few months! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck1945 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 No info on PW cowls/engines, but I can definitely relate to this: ...As for how long: I'm regularly taken aback when I read people taking about this or that "old" kit when I realise I still haven't made it and thought it came out only in the last year or so. So when I said "not long ago" I meant within the decade, not a few months! If I can still remeber buying the kit as a new release, it can't really be all that old ... can it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted July 4, 2011 Share Posted July 4, 2011 Works with aeroplanes as well as models. An aeroplane that I can remember being newly introduced into RAF service while I was an air cadet counts as "modern". Most of them have been retired now... Nimrod. Harrier. Jaguar. Bulldog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Still haven't used that C-Scale Tornado F.2 conversion I bought for the "new" Airfix 1/72 Tornado just as the first real things were appearing.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck1945 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Still haven't used that C-Scale Tornado F.2 conversion I bought for the "new" Airfix 1/72 Tornado just as the first real things were appearing.... Don't remind me, I have one of those too, and now I thought I read the F.3 is retired as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macfire Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 (edited) Check out Engines and Things Here or you could email Kopher Resins: dkopher - at - @yahoo.com These are from my DC-6 project to give you an example Cheers Tony Edited July 10, 2011 by Macfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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