KRI76 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Hi all! Finally it arrived! Earlier this week I received the resin detail set from Goffy Model to replace the cockpit of Monogram's and Revell's B-1B kits. I know there have been on ARC some discussions whether it is a needed set or not (if interested in all opinons click here). I won´t get into the discussion, but I´ll keep this to the mere facts. The kit comes in a grey resin and is composed by 20 parts. The detail level is good as the pictures below will show, but a few points puzzle me. The very first one is the way the kit is packed, that in my opinion is the reason why some of the parts arrived damaged. Nothing to serious, but a bit annoying because easy to avoid. Everything comes in a transparent zip-plastic bag. In it the very large pieces of the tubs are mixed with the much smaller and delicate ones. During the shipment the larger pieces must have knocked off some parts from the smaller ones (see the picture of the bang seats, where two of the have the rails broken off, or the boarding ladder that had both hand rails broken and also the linkage at its top). Two separate bags would improve the shipment safety at a minimum cost, I think. The second point is shown here under: According to the kit there is no complete wall closing the end of the forward cockpit. From my interpretation of the pictures I have, in particular Daco's book on the B-1B, there should be a wall there, with an opening in the center. The tunnel between fwd and aft cockpits is extremely detailed: Sadly not much will be visible at the end.... Both front and rear panels are very nicely done and only requires some careful painting: To complete the fwd cockpit Goffy Model provides the side panels and a panel to be glued to the inside of the canopy. All nicely detailed: End of part 1... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Part 2. The rear cockpit is also very very nice. The door to the electronic compartment just behind the cockpit is closed, while the access hatch is opened: The boarding ladder is also very nicely detailed, needing only to be cleaned from some molding imperfections in the most recessed areas. Note that the hand rails are completely knocked off and will require to be scratched, as well as the delicate linkage at the top of the ladder: The seats are very nice, with belts already in place. Sadly two of them have been damaged during transport: Small details as the rudder pedals, levers, control sticks, folding tables for the rear cockpit complete the kit: As you can see I have already started separating the bigger pieces from the molds, but I haven´t checked yet how the fit is. I'll post more on that on my In-Progress thread here. Oh, btw: in the instruction sheet they refer to a "Nose gear bay and bomb bay". Sounds interesting, doesn't it? /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PapaSmurf630 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Great review! Shame about the damage in transport but they're still very nicely detailed peices of resin. Looking forward to seeing more on your BEAUTIFUL B1 build....get going! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhornii Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Looks good, now we need a 1/48 set Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MickeyThickey Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Shame they didn't include hatches to make opening the kit up easier. You wouldn't think it would add that much to the price of the set. As for the front cockpit's rear bulkhead, from looking at the instructions (available at Modelimex: http://www.modelimex.cz/inshop/pictures/_O...GOFMO7271_L.jpg ), it would appear that the tunnel piece effectively forms that rear wall, so when you join the two pieces, you get the complete bulkhead. ??? I *think* it's accurate - there aren't any really good shots of the area in the Daco book, but it would appear that the stbd side doesn't have a flat bulkhead, instead following the shapes of the galley, where the port side does, beside the toilet. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted April 29, 2007 Author Share Posted April 29, 2007 Shame they didn't include hatches to make opening the kit up easier. You wouldn't think it would add that much to the price of the set.As for the front cockpit's rear bulkhead, from looking at the instructions (available at Modelimex: http://www.modelimex.cz/inshop/pictures/_O...GOFMO7271_L.jpg ), it would appear that the tunnel piece effectively forms that rear wall, so when you join the two pieces, you get the complete bulkhead. ??? I *think* it's accurate - there aren't any really good shots of the area in the Daco book, but it would appear that the stbd side doesn't have a flat bulkhead, instead following the shapes of the galley, where the port side does, beside the toilet. Yes, you are correct. When assembled the central galley part forms the rear wall for the front cockpit. The fact is that this wall is full height on the toilet side (port), while it´s very low on the other side. I am not sure whether it´s correct or not. If anyone has good pictures, please let me know! /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jbrundt Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 Who has this resin set? Jeff Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KRI76 Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 I bought it from Modelimex. They had the cheapest price and shipped it very fast. /Kristian Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jmathews Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 For anyone wanting a U.S. source for the 1/72 Goffy B-1B cockpit resin set (#7271), John Vojtech has it in stock in Illinois at umm-usa.com. He said he has a couple sets left, and after those are gone he'll be getting more around the end of July. I bought one today and it was under $50USD including postage from Illinois to Nashville. It's not listed on his website, but if you email him directly or through the site with what you want and your address, he'll send you the price, etc. He takes Money Orders, checks and PayPal! email: john@umm-usa.com or http://www.umm-usa.com/ HTH anybody that might want one! I was very happy to find a closer source! Jack Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bullet101 Posted June 7, 2007 Share Posted June 7, 2007 Great review Kristian, still with all the issues of the 72nd B-1B i find it odd they decided to start with the cockpit, which wasn't that bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iaf-man Posted June 8, 2007 Share Posted June 8, 2007 With all due respect to Goffy and you,guys,at the end-what will you see of it? I'm a little puzzled at Goffy's choice of concealed cockpits,as their 1/48 S-3 one. Knowing "it's there" for $XXX is a bit expensive knowledge,isn't it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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