viking73 Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Looks like we are finally getting an injected Convair C-131: http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MACH7250 I know it's Mach 2 but I can't wait to get my hands on one :) -Derek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Sure hope someone does some decals for the Navy version! Or a Coast Guard HC-131. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThudDriver Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Great subject indeed. But as for any Mach 2 kit releases, we need to see the kit before letting our celebrations begin. I can't say that I'm overly impressed with their past quality... With fingers crossed.. Frank C. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Yeah. Mach 2 is right up there with Starfix on my top ten list of best kit producers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mlicari Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 But as for any Mach 2 kit releases, we need to see the kit before letting our celebrations begin True, but I don't really find them to be more difficult to build than any other short-run company. I've wrestled with enough early Valom, MPM, Pavla, Siga, Ace, and Pegasus kits, and they compare with the three Mach 2 kits I've built. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted May 13, 2013 Share Posted May 13, 2013 Difficult is one thing. Wildly inaccurate is another. Mach 2 has a reputation for both. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pminer Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Difficult is one thing. Wildly inaccurate is another. Mach 2 has a reputation for both. LOL!...I always love the Jennings perspective. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bugs3144 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Well it looks like a C-131 to me. Too bad it isn't 1/144 scale also. My hanger/work shop can't hold many more 1/72 planes. Frank ATL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ThePhantomTwo Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I might get one so I can use my dad's 131 tech manuals to detail it.......if I ever manage to get my C-47 project finished first! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kalashnikov-47 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Mach 2.....nothing to see here....move along.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scvrobeson Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Probably the only chance to get a C-131 unless we all want to do the Airmodel kit. I know it's cool and all to complain about Mach 2 kits, but they are buildable. It just depends on if you want to work for a subject. Same goes for A-Model and Fonderie Miniatures. If you want the subject, you man up and build it. Putty and sanding isn't hard to do, neither is fixing some errors. Or sit on the internet and whine, whatever floats your boat. I'll wait and see what the price looks like for US customers. Hannants shipping can be a pain sometimes for pricing. Might be cool to add to the collection in day-glo and white. Matt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
famvburg Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Mach 2 or not, I'll need several! Considering our vac option (Execuform), which I built in the late '80s, Mach 2 would have to be a piece of cake! I have several Convair twins I want to build, but just can't bring myself to do another, not to mention several, Execuforms. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 The problem is, everybody to date (including Proteus) has used the Execuform drawings as their basis. And it's a fact that the Execuform drawings are *wildly* inaccurate in every single way. And I do mean *wildly* inaccurate. I've got a ton of reference on the 240/340/440 and the Execuform drawings look about as much like a Convair Twin as they do a Twin Pioneer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
famvburg Posted May 16, 2013 Share Posted May 16, 2013 Hmm. Mine seems to look like a C-131. Maybe I should nit-pick it better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viking73 Posted June 2, 2013 Author Share Posted June 2, 2013 (edited) Looks like Hannants has them in stock now for $69.88 :)/>/> I found this picture here: http://www.twosixdecals.co.uk/Mach-2-Convair-C-131D-Sprue The angle of the rudder looks to be correct going by that photo, so that's good news. I think the "add to cart" button is calling my name...! -Derek Edited June 2, 2013 by viking73 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iaf-man Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 By the way-can anyone comment on their Vickers Viscount? Isaac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flyboyf18 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 It's a Mach II kit, nuff said! Mine is sort of OK. It had a nasty crack in the fuse when it arrived, easy to fix, but also cracked canopy, the one I needed to use!! Lots of flash & make sure you have a brand new coarse file handy. I buy only the kits that have a Canadian connection and then only work on them when other kits have been going together too easily!? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
iaf-man Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 It's a Mach II kit, nuff said! Mine is sort of OK. It had a nasty crack in the fuse when it arrived, easy to fix, but also cracked canopy, the one I needed to use!! Lots of flash & make sure you have a brand new coarse file handy. I buy only the kits that have a Canadian connection and then only work on them when other kits have been going together too easily!? Thanks!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I'd love to lay my hands on the kit so I could really see what the quality is compared to the pile of research data I've collected on the Convair. But given Mach 2's track record, I'm not willing to potentially waste $80 or more just to find out that it was, in fact, wasted. I really, honestly, truly hope I'm wrong and that Mach 2 might have gotten their act together on this one. I'd **love** to have a 1/72 Convair Twin that looked really good. J Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bugs3144 Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I'd love to lay my hands on the kit so I could really see what the quality is compared to the pile of research data I've collected on the Convair. But given Mach 2's track record, I'm not willing to potentially waste $80 or more just to find out that it was, in fact, wasted. I really, honestly, truly hope I'm wrong and that Mach 2 might have gotten their act together on this one. I'd **love** to have a 1/72 Convair Twin that looked really good. J Pictures of the sprue and pictures of built model look good. Of course pictures don't tell you of the quality of the product. I am giving up beer for a month and will probably buy one. Who knows until you try. Frank Atl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jennings Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I'd say the sprue pics look okay for what they are, but the built up on the Hannants site looks to me like they used the tired old, wildly inaccurate plans from the Execuform kit, just like Proteus did. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
72linerlover Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 By the way-can anyone comment on their Vickers Viscount? Isaac If they will pay you for the work you'll be putting in building one properly and correcting issues, you'll become the majority actionist of Mach 2 Regards Euge Quote Link to post Share on other sites
famvburg Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 Whoa! Airmodel made a C-131? Even tho I have no real issues with the Execuform kit, I'd like to see the Airmodel kit, tho I've already ordered two of the Mach 2 kits. Does the Airmodel kit come with resin details? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Steve N Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) I'd say the sprue pics look okay for what they are, but the built up on the Hannants site looks to me like they used the tired old, wildly inaccurate plans from the Execuform kit, just like Proteus did. I wonder if maybe the buildup might actually be the Execuform (or Proteus) kit..wouldn't be the first time something like that has happened. I've got an Academy/Minicraft B-17G, but the photos on the side of the box are clearly the Hasegawa kit. I've also got an AMT XB-35 Flying Wing, but the photos on the box are obviously of an old vac-form kit with props and wheels from the spares bin. I'm assuming that in both cases, the boxes were made before the kit was available for the graphics department, so they just used what they could get. In any case, there's no way to be certain until somebody with knowledge of the type and accurate plans actually gets their mitts on the Mach 2 kit. SN Edited June 10, 2013 by Steve N Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dakota Roo Posted July 3, 2013 Share Posted July 3, 2013 (edited) In any case, there's no way to be certain until somebody with knowledge of the type and accurate plans actually gets their mitts on the Mach 2 kit. SN Well...I'd settle for any reasonable modeler who is willing to give us their opinion of the kit(s) they have in hand. If they bought a Mach 2 kit, they must have some interest in the craft. I don't think too many folks put down that kind of money on a lark. That said, I've a number of Mach 2 kits and I've never started one. My first Amodel kit, a Li-2 NB, is my primary workbench project at the moment. I'm finding it a bit more of a challenge than mainline kits, but, so far, that's largely due to necessary flash removal. Personally, I'm not too happy with the sprue attachments, particularly on some of the finer parts. Anyway...I've a Dornier Do-26 and an Amiot 351-354, both Mach 2, waiting in the wings to join the queue to the workbench. Edited July 3, 2013 by Dakota Roo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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