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KJ_Lesnick

#180
June 16, 2010, 01:48:29 PM
Old Paul,

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bobbo

#181
June 17, 2010, 03:37:10 AM
Quote from: Old Paul on April 09, 2010, 10:46:37 AM
To revive an old thread...how about something like this?

A Canberra with a reverse-engineered Martin B-57 cockpit. Perhaps for anti-shipping strike?
I see you can get an Eduard 1/72 B-57 on-line for about twelve squid at the moment...hmmmmmmmmm!

DO IT!!!!!

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KJ_Lesnick

#182
June 22, 2010, 05:24:38 PM
Now that I think about it, it would probably look better if you'd move the engines a little further back along the swept wing.  I assume you plan to build a model, so I'm wondering which model kit do you plan on getting the swept wing from?
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Jeffry Fontaine

#183
August 08, 2010, 10:56:31 PM
How about mating the cockpit, windscreen, and canopy from the A-6 Intruder with the Canberra?  As an alternative to the original fishbowl canopy of the early Canberras. 
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PR19_Kit

#184
August 09, 2010, 01:08:20 AM
Quote from: KJ_Lesnick on June 22, 2010, 05:24:38 PM
.....so I'm wondering which model kit do you plan on getting the swept wing from?

How about a B-66 with the engines moved up a few feet?
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kitnut617

#185
August 09, 2010, 06:50:14 AM
Quote from: Jeffry Fontaine on August 08, 2010, 10:56:31 PM
How about mating the cockpit, windscreen, and canopy from the A-6 Intruder with the Canberra?  

Someone is doing that with a Vulcan on Britmodeller;

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=53050&hl=Vulcan

And I know that a Vulcan canopy fits on a Canberra very nicely  (see my STOVL Canberra thread) and I happen to be using a A-6 cockpit tub in it too, so this would look really cool
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rickshaw

#186
October 11, 2010, 03:01:53 AM
Does anybody know of a B.2 or B.20 kit in 1/72 which is available?  Or how about a conversion nose for the B-57 or the B(I)8 or PR.9 kits which are available?
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The Wooksta!

#187
October 11, 2010, 03:20:22 AM
High Planes did a couple of Cranberries - I have two, one of which is a B.2.

Shouldn't be that difficult to find down under!
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#188
October 11, 2010, 03:22:41 AM
Quote from: rickshaw on October 11, 2010, 03:01:53 AM
Does anybody know of a B.2 or B.20 kit in 1/72 which is available?  Or how about a conversion nose for the B-57 or the B(I)8 or PR.9 kits which are available?

Lee beat me to it. Amongst others they do a B.2 and a B.20. I've got the B.20

http://www.hiplanes.com/

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rickshaw

#189
October 11, 2010, 03:26:03 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on October 11, 2010, 03:20:22 AM
High Planes did a couple of Cranberries - I have two, one of which is a B.2.

Shouldn't be that difficult to find down under!

What are their quality?  I wasn't that impressed with the CA27 I used in my Sea Dingo.  I'm hoping for long run injection quality.  Didn't Airfix used to have a B.2/20 kit?
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NARSES2

#190
October 11, 2010, 03:47:27 AM
The High Planes Canberra's take some work from what I've read (not built mine yet) but were at the better end of the spectrum for the range.

Both Italeri and MPM have a B2/B6 planned. Probably the same kit and the Italeri one has a price on Hannants so may be imminent ?

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rickshaw

#191
October 12, 2010, 03:42:17 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on October 11, 2010, 03:47:27 AM
The High Planes Canberra's take some work from what I've read (not built mine yet) but were at the better end of the spectrum for the range.

Both Italeri and MPM have a B2/B6 planned. Probably the same kit and the Italeri one has a price on Hannants so may be imminent ?



So it would seem.  This site seems to actually be selling it - http://www.hobbyboss.co.uk/italeri_172_canberra_b2b6-p-15236.html

Anybody able to check?
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NARSES2

#192
October 12, 2010, 07:30:41 AM
May well be selling it but they don't have any stock, if I'm reading the "stock bar" information correctly.

It's also not on the Italari site yet
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kitbasher

#193
October 12, 2010, 08:08:22 AM
Aeroclub did a vacform convetrsion kit for the old Airfix B-57 and FROG/NOVO B(I)8 to convert to the B2/PR3/T4/B6/PR7.  Subsequently re-released as an injection moulded conversion with extra internal parts (bulkheads mainly).  Glazing is vac-formed, and include white metal ejection seats.
I have a vacform edition and a couple of injection ones.  Will be using the latter but happy to swap the former for old Airfix B-57 interior.
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Daryl J.

#194
November 05, 2010, 03:15:39 PM
Steel Beach futzed some resin F-14 noses and I got one of the very few errant copies for free.  (Thanks, Darren Roberts, you're a class act.)   The mistake is the bottom contours are far too round.   :thumbsup: :thumbsup:    I'm hoping to graft it onto Airfix' B-57B and load it up with Phoenix missiles, make a glass cockpit, and add some more modern resin ejection seats.    The bare Airfix cockpit is really a plus for such project.   Credit goes to Aeroplane Driver's pointy nosed Hunter for the inspiration, jewel that it is.

I can't quite bring myself to replace the cockpit and nose with one from a F/A-18F.   Yet. 



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