Drifterdon Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 So I was just browsing over at the Minicraft website and looked into their 2016 new releases and on page 2 they are announcing a new tool 1/144 B-52D. Not sure if anyone else has seen this but I'm pretty excited. There's a couple other items I'm pretty excited about getting as well like the E-6 Mercury and the 1/48 YQU-22. https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0251/0463/files/2016_New_Releases.pdf?1016002797750702999 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 Cue the Hallelujah Chorus!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted June 17, 2016 Share Posted June 17, 2016 I'll look forward to the B-52D! The announcement seems to imply that the wings will be recycled from the H kit. Jonah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
john53 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Bought time! They say it will have decals for Vietnam and nuclear bomb sentinel. Will the price be less than Tamiya's 1/48 F-14A?---John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thegoodsgt Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 This makes me warm on the inside. Steven Brown Scale Model Soup Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Bit of a pity they didn't take the time to fix the 11' thick wing..still hopefully be able to use some of it on Revell wings somehow.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Teeradej Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Waiting for B-52D in 1/144 for long time. Looking forward for some sprue shots to see should I buy this kit as a full kit or an expensive conversion set for my Revell H kit, or just leave it alone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viking73 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 Wow, this is good news. I'll be able to ditch that resin conversion now and build this kit. Can't wait!! -Derek Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 I don't know. I'm ambivalent about Minicraft. On the one hand, their 1/144 subjects are quite interesting. On the other hand, their accuracy, molding, and fit can be horrible. I'm building the Minicraft and Roden 1/144 C-47s now (also have the Welsh Models partial vac and full resin kits). The Roden kit, despite its flaws, is just so much better than Minicraft. I spent hours scraping and thinning the insides of the Minicraft wings to get them to not have massive canyons at the trailing edge seams. I needed 10 mil strip to fill a gap around the entire forward the wing-fuselage join. Serious clamping and putty were needed at the vertical tail-fuselage join to fix a really bad molding problem. I'm dealing with the crude Minicraft MLG in this build by tossing them and using the Welsh Models C-47C Floatplane conversion. In a previous build, I replaced the MLG with scratch-built parts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted June 18, 2016 Share Posted June 18, 2016 It will be a real shame if they do it half-assed and use the Crown wings. If they do it right and have correct wings, I would think they'd sell enough kits to make the investment in accurate tooling worthwhile. Ben Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted June 18, 2016 Author Share Posted June 18, 2016 I think what we'll end up seeing is the wings, weapons and tail surfaces being reused and get a new fuselage and engine sprue. While not the greatest kit of the Buff, it's still looks like one when it's completed. I know I'll buy several. The alternative was a horribly cast resin conversion that was a complete waste of money. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mike_espo Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Pity. Just spent 100 usd on a Tamiya 1/100 b-52F. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Far from money wasted based off the Minicraft B-52's so far. Cmon Great Wall we want new tool Buffs that look like the real deal starting with the D then Early G's and H's then Late's. You killed the Vulcan and Victor so where are our B-52's! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Cmon Great Wall we want new tool Buffs that look like the real deal starting with the D then Early G's and H's then Late's. You killed the Vulcan and Victor so where are our B-52's! Yeah baby! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I can finally do the B-52B Balls 8 drop ship with the X-15 that I have always wanted to do in 1/144 when the kit comes out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I can finally do the B-52B Balls 8 drop ship with the X-15 that I have always wanted to do in 1/144 when the kit comes out. My first thought as well. Recently got my hands on a DML 1/200 B-52/X-15 kit... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 My first thought as well. Recently got my hands on a DML 1/200 B-52/X-15 kit... I have that kit also. Nice model, although the X-15 you get is the X-15A-2 and at least Dragon did a proper short body X-15 in 1/144. I may consider getting the Anagrand 1/144 lifting body collection for some other birds for the drop ship. At least a display like this will take up A LOT less space than something in 1/72. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steveski Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Stunning box-art ,any comment/review yet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ben Brown Posted March 30, 2017 Share Posted March 30, 2017 Test shots here. Still can't tell if they carried over the G/H wing. I hope they didn't. Ben Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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