Page 1 of 1
Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:25 pm
by RJDMcCarthy
So i was Thinking the other day about the B-25 From 21st and i was wondering was there ever a mold and is there any pictures some where?
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:30 pm
by B-29
RJDMcCarthy wrote:So i was Thinking the other day about the B-25 From 21st and i was wondering was there ever a mold and is there any pictures some where?
There was never a mold for the B-25, or even a completed prototype.
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 1:46 pm
by RJDMcCarthy
Thats a shame it would have been amazing in 1/18.
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:12 pm
by flayrah
I don't think there was ever a B25 prototype, just concepts and it never made it to the mold stage. But there were prototypes of other products - the PBR, Vietnam hut, bridge, two story house, RTO etc. and I always wonder what happened to those, both as prototypes and samples if any molds were made. 21st and prototypes was a lot like the Seinfeld bit - 'they know how to take the reservations, they just don't know how to keep the reservations.
Speaking of prototypes and molds, I wonder if bbi still has that P47 prototype/sample that was at a toy show years ago.
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:07 pm
by supersonicfifi
it's a shame for the B25 & the phantom+mig21 ! but i was not aware of the BBI P47 ! does somebody 's got a picture of the show and BBI booth ?
By the way I've heard some rumors about a B 52 in 1/18 for 2012 but i am not sure
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:53 pm
by aferguson
no, the b-25 was never more than a twinkle in 21c's eye...
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:04 pm
by AJWW2
supersonicfifi wrote:it's a shame for the B25 & the phantom+mig21 ! but i was not aware of the BBI P47 ! does somebody 's got a picture of the show and BBI booth ?
By the way I've heard some rumors about a B 52 in 1/18 for 2012 but i am not sure
A B-52!?!?!? That would be a monster!!!
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:21 pm
by Threetoughtrucks
The really big planes serve no purpose other than to gather dust in 1/18.
A 1/18 B-25 was a dream and then 21C woke up.
The big multi engine planes, like the Mossie, B-25, B-26, P-61, Me-110 etc, etc, as well as the 4 engine real big planes would be very sizable in 1/32.
I say save 1/18 for fighters and vehicles.
TTT
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:56 pm
by Dauntless
A B-25 in 1:18 would be awesome, but really big.
The wingspan on a 1:32 B-25 would be close to what a 1:18 fighter is.
We can't even get that with some unscrupulous Chinese manufacturer pulling the rug out from under Wingscale's 1:32 B-25 and B-17, which were ready to be finalized, the deal went sour and they lost them to someone else. The details still murky, but a lot of very upset modelers.
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:58 am
by ram04
Not to keep beating a dead horse, but what would the dimensions of a 1:18 B-25 be, I remember when they started advsrtising this, I kept thinking how would I hide that from the wife
If built it sure would have been the focus point of alot of collections
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:03 am
by chunks
ram04 wrote:Not to keep beating a dead horse, but what would the dimensions of a 1:18 B-25 be, I remember when they started advsrtising this, I kept thinking how would I hide that from the wife
If built it sure would have been the focus point of alot of collections
http://www.aikensairplanes.com/21st%20c ... en_b25.htm
sniff. sniff
Size at the bottom.
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 7:49 am
by derek_001
Well theres always these...
http://www.nitroplanes.com/93a325-1400- ... f-24g.html
http://www.nitroplanes.com/93a325-1400- ... f-24g.html
And if im not mistaking i do believe some one on the board did an amazing custom on the green one...
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 12:10 pm
by MUDHEN336
Wow! What scale are those? Are they the same scale as the Apache Princess B-25?
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:05 pm
by derek_001
their eather 1/16th or 1/18th all i know is thay look good with 1/18th pilots and a P-51 sitting next to them if some one can find the post of this that some one custommed into a 1/18th display please post it here....
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2012 11:18 pm
by flyboy_fx
YOu can always cover the foam planes in liquid sheeting II.
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2012 8:49 am
by CW4USARMY
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:58 am
by derek_001
HEY! Those are the pics i was talking about thanks CW4USARMY...
Re: Was there ever a mold for the b-25 from 21st?
Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 6:57 am
by aferguson
CW's b-25 is made by Flying Styro and is the closest to 1/18 available. It's about 1/17. All others available are larger in scale, most around 1/15 or bigger. They all look great and require very little skill to build them as they come prepainted. The foamy texture is really not a big deal. You quickly get used to it and from 5 feet away or more, it's invisible.
There's also a beautiful b-17 available by Freewing which is about 1/19 scale:
http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/stor ... duct=18599
Comes in silver too...
[/quote]