Hobby Boss Kits

[TsrJoe]

I soooo want a model of a Patria Sisu  ... I refuse to scratch one as a kit will surely appear midway, hmm or maybe thats what I should do

[PR19_Kit]

I soooo want a model of a Patria Sisu  ... I refuse to scratch one as a kit will surely appear midway, hmm or maybe thats what I should do

Looks like a squashed Stalwart. 

[Mossie]

Or a development of the Z Force Troop Carrier (I had one of these)!
http://www.yojoe.com/international/europe/images/2afat.jpg

[Captain Canada]

I sure hope they do that Hawk 200 in 72nd scale ! Absolutely love that bird.

[Dizzyfugu]

Just stumbled across a new (and pretty interesting) Hobby Boss offering in 1:72, a P-61 Black Widow:

[Snowtrooper]

Interesting choice for Easy Assembly indeed. Alas, it's Easy Assembly so there goes the hope of other blocks/variants and associated changes (turret, longer nose, wing pylons, speed brakes, or F-15 recon variant) which could have been included on the sprues nevertheless were this a "standard" kit.

Also, drop tanks were only introduced in Block 11...

[Dizzyfugu]

I haven't found pics of the sprues yet, but "easy assembly" does not necessarily mean "primitive" for Hobby Boss kits. Esp. the bigger kits are surprisingly good - e.g. the Seahawk or the Panther - and some also come with optional parts.

Maybe it's a scaled-down mould from their 1:48 kit, like some of the old Monogram kits? Would not be the worst thing.

[Snowtrooper]

I haven't found pics of the sprues yet, but "easy assembly" does not necessarily mean "primitive" for Hobby Boss kits. Esp. the bigger kits are surprisingly good - e.g. the Seahawk or the Panther - and some also come with optional parts.

Yes, I know that HB easy assemblies are comparable to regular kits quality-wise, but the optional parts thing was new to me. In that case, it sounds promising, so sprue shots pending, might have to get one to be converted as a Vietnam war night interdictor (replacing or supplementing B-26K)...

[Dizzyfugu]

Ah, you find them, when you dig deeper (on the HB pages)...







Apparently no dorsal turret - and if they include it, it would be a different mould?
Looks decent, though.

[rickshaw]

It is a P-61B version, Dizzy - no dorsal turret.  The turret caused buffeting problems on the "A" model and so was removed.  After the buffet was fixed, it was reinstated on the "C".   The A and B models were more numerous than the "C" and saw more service before the end of WWII.  It looks like a suitable version to use to produce either an "E" or an F15 recce version (which requires a new fuselage, with a tandem cockpit.

[Allan]

what I loved about the Hobbyboss Spitfire I made the other day is that I didn't have to attach the wings to the fuselage, they came with the fus and wings as one piece...that helped me a lot as usually when I attach wings to the fus I have to sand the trailing edge fus to wing join and that often results in the destruction of the smooth line between the wing and fus...hope that's clear

[Spey_Phantom]

Trumpeter and Hobbyboss have just released theyre 2018 catalogue over on Facebook.

so far, i havent seen anything interesting from the trumpeter lineup, quite dissapointing 
Hobbyboss however, is entering the 1/144 market with various Antonov AN-12 & Y-8/9 derivatives 

[Dizzyfugu]

Hobby Boss has added an 1:72 P-61B with dorsal turret to the news list:

[chrisonord]

That is just begging to be turbo propped, and filled with forward firing cannons, rockets and napalm bombs.
Chris

[Snowtrooper]

Good thing I didn't buy Airfix B from the bay of evil, then

Certainly going to be the "Hunter" for the A-25K "Killer" (aka 75mm B-25H with 60's mods) in SEA. Probably going to get a few Lepus flares from the old Airfix GR.3 Harriers, which were tested IRL for possible adoption by USAF in said theatre.