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KAGNEW · Post by **KAGNEW** » Thu May 18, 2006 12:19 pm

the answer is buy 2 the same, keep one folded, one glued out

der Vogelfänger · Post by **der Vogelfänger** » Sat May 20, 2006 7:03 pm

21C knows how looooooooooong we have waited, and I, for one, am very glad they are making sure that this baby will be everything we have wanted, and more. As has been said already, the wait has been tough, thus, what is another month, or so?!

Remember: Prior Proper Planning Prevents Pi-- Poor Performance!

Thanks 21C...

dV

laughinggravy2 · Post by **laughinggravy2** » Mon May 22, 2006 12:59 am

The folding wing mechanism on all the Avengers I built and set up when first displayed (around 6 or 7 iirc) were sturdy and didn't suggest that they'd break unless forced.

pokeyjtc · Post by **pokeyjtc** » Mon May 22, 2006 1:26 am

Does anybody know what the packaging for the Avenger will look like? Is it going to be the standard green box that the latest planes have come in (BH Corsair, Desert Stuka, RidgeRunner Mustang)? Or is going to be a special edition type packaging like the German F-104? I would just like to know what to look for when I scan the shelves at WM. I certainly don't want to miss it!

Post by **aferguson** » Wed May 24, 2006 10:21 am

George Bush Avenger officially announced....see Area 21

flpickupman · Post by **flpickupman** » Wed May 24, 2006 11:14 am

Well dang! Now that puts me on the hook for 6 Avenegers instead of 5. Oh well, there are worse things.. lol

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:49 pm

Very nice! Looks like I'll be down for an Avenger repaint in the near future, as this will be one to have

I wonder if it will be part of their "Legends" series? Hopefully, 21c will get it out during the holidays, as it will go over better at that time with the general public.

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Wed May 24, 2006 3:58 pm

The Bush plane might just be the one Avenger I get...

Website · Post by **Teamski** » Wed May 24, 2006 5:38 pm

pokeyjtc wrote:Does anybody know what the packaging for the Avenger will look like? Is it going to be the standard green box that the latest planes have come in (BH Corsair, Desert Stuka, RidgeRunner Mustang)? Or is going to be a special edition type packaging like the German F-104? I would just like to know what to look for when I scan the shelves at WM. I certainly don't want to miss it!

It definately won't be a standard sized box as the fuselage is too deep to fit the wings and other stuff. So, I couldn't hazard a guess on the shape of it.....

-Ski

flpickupman · Post by **flpickupman** » Thu May 25, 2006 4:24 am

I just had a thought. Since 21C is doing a Bush Avenger, do you think they might do a 1/18 Soviet Aeroflot airliner for Clinton?

JimBob55 · Post by **JimBob55** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:37 am

Yessirree... I'll have to order the Bush version. From the Independence class USS San Jacinto, CVL-30. A great one for them to do, plus it is a long-running Pacific theatre paint scheme for the TBM...having a wider time frame of use.

The Bunker Hill TBM looks great, but the paint scheme limits the time frame to February of 1945 with the yellow cowl. (also, Bunker Hill had dash-3's at the time, although some of the other air groups still had dash-1C's at that time)

JimBob

DocTodd · Post by **DocTodd** » Thu May 25, 2006 9:54 pm

That will be the one that I'll get for sure.
Todd

JimBob55 · Post by **JimBob55** » Thu May 25, 2006 10:09 pm

Some trivia for space planning your models...

I checked and the Avenger has almost the same size overall footprint as the F/A-18, except that the length and width are switched. So if you have a BBI Hornet, you'll have an idea of how much space the 21C Avenger will take up.

JimBob

luftpanzer · Post by **luftpanzer** » Wed May 31, 2006 3:34 pm

Gee ist the End of May. Did anyone recieve their Avenger yet or get a shipment notification from the vendors who jumped the gun yet.

Moth · Post by **Moth** » Wed May 31, 2006 7:28 pm

Dont rub salt in the wound!

I pre-ordered my Avenger from BadCat and am still waiting

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Wed May 31, 2006 9:34 pm

I love how the title of this thread begins with the words "The Wait is Over..."

Then again, it sort of is... I mean, we know they are coming within the year (hopefully).

digger · Post by **digger** » Thu Jun 01, 2006 5:33 am

tmanthegreat wrote:I love how the title of this thread begins with the words "The Wait is Over..."

I agree it is kinda funny, especially now that we're up to page 7 or so.

If you go back to the first post you can see how it all started..

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:03 pm

We are getting closer each day to Late June

WGP Klaus · Post by **WGP Klaus** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 4:54 am

tmanthegreat wrote:We are getting closer each day to Late June

of what year again?

Post by **aferguson** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 5:33 am

i believe it has now taken longer to produce the 1/18 Avenger than it did to design and build the real thing. A milestone of sorts...

toyktdlgh · Post by **toyktdlgh** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 7:33 am

I really dont get it at all. They had no issues releasing the P-51 minus the ammo door details. What could be causing the hang up?

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:35 pm

toyktdlgh wrote:What could be causing the hang up?

Just how to properly pack in the alien figures

hworth18 · Post by **hworth18** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 2:40 pm

tmanthegreat wrote:
toyktdlgh wrote:What could be causing the hang up?
Just how to properly pack in the alien figures

In dry ice, to prevent decomp.....

The Avenger is a VERY complex plane, probably the most complex piece 21st has ever made.. So it stands to reason that they might/will have problems in both manufacturing and logistics..

Flytiger · Post by **Flytiger** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 3:24 pm

Avenger folding wings.

If you ever get the chance to visit a museum who has one of these things, they'll most likely have the wings folded indoors simply because of space. (Here's the Cavanaugh Flight Museum's Avenger folded view):

http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/Ai ... r/Pic9.jpg

And in the process:

http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/Ai ... r/Pic4.jpg

The torque and leverage being put on the hinge will certainly over-stress a simple plastic hinge after some number of cycles, especially because the movement has multiple lines of force, which until someone is accustomed to it, means they'll probably at least weaken it the first few times.

Just my guess.

DocTodd · Post by **DocTodd** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 9:22 pm

It makes you think that 21st will not do another complex plane after this ordeal. Oh well live and learn.
Todd

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