ya-gabor Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 G.W.H is to release in November a new tool B-52H kit in 144th scale Haneto given a short but very informative news on the kit giving most answers to questions regularly asked by modellers: "As far as I heard there will be G and H, but no D or F (my favorite, pity). GWH 144 kits are mostly collaborate with their Japanese agent Pit-Road, which means most cases Pit-Road chose what to do and participate in the design work. I have played T1 parts of this kit and fitting was as good as always (cannot say accuracy since not a B-52 guy), especially it was quite impressive to get wing landing gears all stand on ground without any adjustment on wings. It will start selling on 11th Nov to meet the Chinese annual online shopping festival, and domestic retail price if I remember correctly is around USD20-25.-" More info and pictures here: https://www.facebook.com/artscale.eu/posts/3529849030443269 Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USAFsparkchaser Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 $20-25 U.S.dollars? I will be getting a whole bunch if that is the actual price. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ya-gabor Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 1 hour ago, USAFsparkchaser said: $20-25 U.S.dollars? I will be getting a whole bunch if that is the actual price. Haneto said: " . . . domestic (Chinese) retail price if I remember correctly is around USD20-25" Although I have no idea what the price will be but one should wait few weeks and with that November release the price will be clear and exact. Best regards Gabor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winnie Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 the rear landing gear bays are incorrect, and I've heard that the some of the weapons are incorrect, but I don't know that for a fact. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haneto Posted November 1, 2020 Share Posted November 1, 2020 Domestic official retail price is RMB168.-(USD25.-) and now in "double eleven" campain the discounted price is RMB147.-(USD22.-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Some photos and a price in Japan over at HobbySearch https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10736336 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dutch Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) Now on eBay from two Asian sellers for $42.64 with free postage. Edited November 8, 2020 by Dutch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Does that rotary launcher assembly look undersized in the weapons bay? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 I think its unloaded habu2 so no not really, once you get some missiles on it you wont notice if it is anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USAFsparkchaser Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 I love this and hope they do a SAC H version, along with a SAC/ Desert storm G. The H having ALCM’s, the G with SRAMS, the Desert Storm with the pylons(not HSABS) with some MK-117’s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 The G used the Hound dog pylons with MERs attached during ODS? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 2 hours ago, ElectroSoldier said: The G used the Hound dog pylons with MERs attached during ODS? Yep. Same setup that the D's used during Vietnam. Link here for other pics. https://www.dstorm.eu/pages/en/usa/b-52.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 I believe that’s still the HSAB that the MERs are attached to. It’s just that the HSAB is attached to the Hound Dog pylons instead of the stub pylons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) Yeah thats a Hound dog pylon and a HSAB with MERs on it. It has to use the HSAB. The mounting lugs on the Hound dog pylon cant mount MERs directly. I should have pointed that out. I didnt because I assumed it would be taken as a given because it is. What I really meant was they didnt use the stub pylon Edited November 9, 2020 by ElectroSoldier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 Find it interesting that the kit has AGM-129s, which were retired in 2012, while the kit has 2016 and 2017 markings. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator52 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 (edited) B-52Gs in Desert Storm used both the AGM-28 pylon and the stub pylon, depending on if it was an ALCM-modified jet or not. ALCM jets, such as SAC Time pictured above, used AGM-28 pylons. Great link that Don posted, note the column for pylon type: https://dstorm.eu/pages/en/usa/b-52.html Dave, I too noticed the anachronistic ACM load given the decals, but at the same time I'm glad to have AGM-129s in 1/144! Chris Edited November 9, 2020 by Gator52 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USAFsparkchaser Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 12 hours ago, Gator52 said: B-52Gs in Desert Storm used both the AGM-28 pylon and the stub pylon, depending on if it was an ALCM-modified jet or not. ALCM jets, such as SAC Time pictured above, used AGM-28 pylons. Great link that Don posted, note the column for pylon type: https://dstorm.eu/pages/en/usa/b-52.html Dave, I too noticed the anachronistic ACM load given the decals, but at the same time I'm glad to have AGM-129s in 1/144! Chris I agree plenty of ALCM’s can be found in the revell kits. The -129’s will go good with a SAC H Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 Kit is in stock at LuckyModel for $36 USD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ElectroSoldier Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 I think the AGM-129 are in the box because its a common sprue. All they have to do is change up the decals, all the plastic stays the same over all kits no matter when the markings are for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted November 11, 2020 Share Posted November 11, 2020 The parts sprue diagram over at Hobby Search show the weapons being on their own sprues. The AGMs are the only things on the R sprue, the LGBs are the only thing on the E sprue, etc. https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10736336/30/3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Williams Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) Got the kit today. You get the stub pylon/HSAB for the conventional loads in addition to the cruise missile pylon for the AGM-129s. Overall it looks nice, but I’m a little disappointed that they didn’t make the engine fan section a separate part from the rest of the engine. The engine pods are just top and bottom halves, which means there is no gap at the rear of the fan section for the fan airflow to exhaust. Also, the GPS disc antenna on top of the fuselage above the wing roots seems much too large in diameter. Edited November 25, 2020 by Dave Williams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
USAFsparkchaser Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I just ordered two. $101 shipped from Shanghai Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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