Glynn Jacobs Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 WOW! Barracuda Studios has a LOT of B-1B correction parts for the 1/72nd Monogram kit coming down the pike! Resin nose, tail cone, exhausts, engine nacells, wheels, and wing glove covers!!!!! I will go broke but this is the stuff I've been dreaming about since the 80's! I think I'll have to buy some SAC metal gear to hold up the kit on its gear! This will push the kit well over $100.00 but, in my humble opinion, well worth it! I should live so long! I'm so excited I didn't have time to add a link but its announced over on Hyperscale! Cheers, WARDOG Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmanrick Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 WOW! Barracuda Studios has a LOT of B-1B correction parts for the 1/72nd Monogram kit coming down the pike! Resin nose, tail cone, exhausts, engine nacells, wheels, and wing glove covers!!!!! Roy's 48th BOne goodies were awesome, but those 72nd bits are simply sublime and they will be worth every single shekel and then some! Roy is a Master Caster and I have proudly put my money where my mouth is, as I have every casting he has done for modern a/c. I also like the looks of those Meteor wheels as well, so I am sure to spring for a few of those as well. Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Darren Roberts Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I wouldn't buy the SAC gear. They are white metal and will eventually sag. In all my years of building (40+), I've never had kit gear break from the weight of a model just sitting on the shelf. Now, I've dropped a couple. That's a different story! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echolmberg Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I wouldn't buy the SAC gear. They are white metal and will eventually sag. In all my years of building (40+), I've never had kit gear break from the weight of a model just sitting on the shelf. Now, I've dropped a couple. That's a different story! I'd second that. I just finished up the Revell 1/72 B-1 about two weeks ago and the landing gear is stout enough. I know that purists will want to change out the nose strut since what comes in the kit represents the pre-production strut. I just built mine straight out of the box and enjoyed it immensely. I'd much rather spend the $100+ on several other kits instead of on aftermarket gunk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I built my Bone (which I will be ripping apart to fix when the Barracuda sets come out) gear up, so landing gear is not a concern for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChippyWho Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 Just had a look at the stuff on Hyperscale; it is pretty wonderful -I'm especially pleased that Barracuda fixed up a late tail with the ALE-50 bumps. But quite honestly anything for the Lancer in this scale is happy news! Too bad I sold my Revell kit... :bandhead2: My 10 cents on the landing gear: plastic is fine on anything under 1/32, unless you have something with unusually long legs without much support (F-101, F-105 for example) which will wobble at the knees. I used an Airwaves white metal set for my old Monogram Thud and that was hard enough to keep its shape, but some SAC sets I bought arrived ready bent! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glynn Jacobs Posted August 3, 2016 Author Share Posted August 3, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the responces guys. The SAC metal comment was kind of tougue-in-cheek but, I did think of all that extra weight on the struts. As said though, the BONE kit has pretty substantial gear and should do the trick. Hi Darren, I too build (or INTEND to build) most of my kits OOB but for some of them like my B-52 and B-1 I want to have the latest variant. In both cases that is an expensive proposition but, its just what I want as I've pretty much gotten to the end of my "Must Have" kits list. Cheers All, Glynn Edited August 3, 2016 by Glynn Jacobs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tripio Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Hmmm... I NEED ALL OF THEM. Where can I order them? Any availability news? Regards,Laz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 They'll be up on the Barracuda Studios website within week or two. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I wouldn't buy the SAC gear. They are white metal and will eventually sag. In all my years of building (40+), I've never had kit gear break from the weight of a model just sitting on the shelf. Now, I've dropped a couple. That's a different story! Good to know, especially given how those main B-1 gear struts trail behind the attachment point. Yes, the original Monogram gear struts are sturdy enough... PROVIDED you don't break them yourself in a drop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DarkKnight Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 would brass be better and less likely to sag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MoFo Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Brass would be less likely to deform, but again, the kit parts are fine. Replace the axles if you want - that's where most of the stress lies, and is the likeliest area to break - but replacing the entire landing gear is mostly pointless. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Space Tiger Hobbes Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Wow. I've wanted this stuff so long I can't remember who the last company was who was gonna do this. I'm not sure the plastic hasn't decomposed back into dinosaur remains. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Hard to believe that I reviewed the initial release of the Monogram 1/72 B-1 for FineScale Modeler 32 years ago! From the photos, it looks like these are going to be great fixes for the kit! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TomcatFanatic123 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) I picked up an original release of the 1:72 B-1B that I came across a few years back...got it home, opened the box and one of the fuselage halves was a damned short-shoot. I returned it to the hobby shop and just chose something else, since that was his last of that kit he had in stock. I would be interested in checking this kit out again though, and seeing if those resin goodies are nice and drop-in, or do they require a lot of skill (which I don't have...LOL.). Edited August 10, 2016 by TomcatFanatic123 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Boyer Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Having rebuilt and detailed (not entirely correctly) the old review model for a later article in FSM, I can tell you that adding the forthcoming Barracuda details will require considerable surgery on the old kit. There are also other things you may want to change on the kit as it represents one of the early bombers that was used for testing various weapons and carrying situations. The bottom of the fuselage needs to have the bomb bays reconfigured, a rather boxy sighting device removed, and other changes. I suspect Roy may suggest some of these corrections in the instructions that come with his sets, but this is not a project for a beginner. And it is likely to be expensive. So if you're into it, I'm sure they will be worth the price. Roy's resin stuff is top notch - just understand you get what you pay for and pay for what you get! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
madmanrick Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Hard to believe that I reviewed the initial release of the Monogram 1/72 B-1 for FineScale Modeler 32 years ago! Paul, I had just gotten out of the Air Force then, man does time truly fly or what? I think I actually remember that review, as I was very involved with the preparations for the BOne to deploy at Dyess for the first time, so therefore I was very interested in a kit of the aircraft as well. Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dehowie Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Cmon Kinetic if your prepared to do a C-17 I'd be pretty certain a Bone would outsell it about 4-1 in 72nd. We desperately need a decent 72nd B-1!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 ..., as I was very involved with the preparations for the BOne to deploy at Dyess for the first time, I remember going to the open house at Dyess to see the first BOne there, somewhere I have pics.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
yardbird78 Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 Hard to believe that I reviewed the initial release of the Monogram 1/72 B-1 for FineScale Modeler 32 years ago! 32 years ago, 1984, the year I retired from the US Air Force. It is hard to believe that it has been that long. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Alternative 4 Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Are there any updates on when 1/72 sets will be out? Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Ditto Alternative 4's comment. Â I've been all over the Barracuda website, and all it says on the B-1 page is: "No products are currently available in this category." Â Anxious to get the parts I need in 1/72 when released. R/ Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jenshb Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 (edited) There are a couple of pics and an update on Barracuda Studios Ready Room Group on Facebook.  It is not an open group, so you will need to send a request to join.  The hold-up is getting the intakes done so that all sets can be released at once.  I think Barracuda are aiming to launch at Scale Model World in Telford in three weeks time.  Jens  Edited October 21, 2016 by jenshb Contents Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 On ‎8‎/‎1‎/‎2016 at 9:26 PM, Glynn Jacobs said: WOW! Barracuda Studios has a LOT of B-1B correction parts for the 1/72nd Monogram kit coming down the pike! Resin nose, tail cone, exhausts, engine nacells, wheels, and wing glove covers!!!!! I will go broke but this is the stuff I've been dreaming about since the 80's! I think I'll have to buy some SAC metal gear to hold up the kit on its gear! This will push the kit well over $100.00 but, in my humble opinion, well worth it! I should live so long! I'm so excited I didn't have time to add a link but its announced over on Hyperscale! Cheers, WARDOG Amen! Preach it! I need a complete set to upgrade the Monogram B-1A/B to real B-1B standards. Soon? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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