what happened to the 1/18 b25?

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 5:51 pm

Dose JSI have it......? Will PH make one..........? Did Julie cheat on Robert.......?

Only time will tell.

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 7:29 pm

yea the dream house

sledgehammer · Post by **sledgehammer** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 8:48 pm

I could have swore they never even made a prototype. Basically killed before it could grow.

Jesse James · Post by **Jesse James** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:05 pm

To the best of my knowledge no images were seen. If you don't see a hard copy of some sort, you're not seeing something that has mold toolings. I wouldn't count on this happening.

And in this scale, even if you DO see something, you could be looking at another scaled item just as reference.

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Thu Sep 10, 2009 10:06 pm

sledgehammer wrote:I could have swore they never even made a prototype. Basically killed before it could grow.

>>> It was basically aborted ! *

........ it never even got off the ground.

- Mitch v MG :p51:

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:47 am

If I remember right it would have been slightly larger than the Avenger. That would have looked nice right about now, hanging from my ceiling in the hobby room.

Dauntless · Post by **Dauntless** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:51 am

How much bigger and complicated would a 1:18 B-25 be than the F-14 Tomcat?

Isn't the Tomcat bigger?

Post by **p51** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:17 am

Tomcat would be bigger. The B-25 is about the same size, roughly, as the TBM. I have a photo around here somewhere of a P-38 and a B-25 flying together, and they are nearly the same wingspan size.

Birddog · Post by **Birddog** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:38 am

Dauntless wrote:How much bigger and complicated would a 1:18 B-25 be than the F-14 Tomcat?

Isn't the Tomcat bigger?

B-25= much more complicated than an F-14

With all the interior detail a B-25 has and the fact that the majority of 1/18 collectors would expect that interior detail to be there, you're talking about a much more costly project.

You would have

1. The cockpit area for detailing and made accessbile for two figures.

2. A top turret that would need the same

3. A nose gun position of the same (depending on the model)

4. Tail gun position of the same

5. Possibly even waist gun positions with the same detail.

6. Bomb bay and the removable ordinance that will be expected to come with it.

Don't forget to count how many figures will have to be made to accompany a 1/18 B-25. You can't leave those out and expect people to be completely happy about the price tag they are going to have to pay....

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 10:45 am

............ no doubt Birddog. *

- Mitch v MG :p51:

CessnaDriver · Post by **CessnaDriver** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 2:42 pm

All I know for sure is they make it, I buy it.

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:13 pm

same here

Post by **aferguson** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 3:19 pm

the b-25 is much larger than a p-38 or avenger. A 1/18 b-25 would be almost 3 feet by 4 feet, whereas the avenger is about 2 feet by 3 feet. P-38 smaller.

It's still not an unreasonable size for 1/18.

I don't think it was ever anything but a twinkle in 21c's eye......i seem to recall TKO saying that virtually nothing had been done on it.

But if you want a 1/17 b-25 both glass nose and gun nose are available in a beautiful r/c kit, with minimal work required, each for around $200 delivered.

Dauntless · Post by **Dauntless** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 4:24 pm

They were thinking (twinkling

)
about it, I also know they were thinking about a B-17 in 1:32.
I would have paid $200 for that.

A B-25 would be ok in 1:32 scale too.

MG-42 · Post by **MG-42** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 5:12 pm

* While 32X has been mentioned OT wise.

.......... and that B-17 would've been boxed XD size too.

Edit : + a P-38 ... forgot to mention that one.

* Not to mention new Red Devils and Marines in that same scale.

- Mitch v MG

Ferrari250GTO · Post by **Ferrari250GTO** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 6:56 pm

For me, a 1:18 B25 would be a substitute for a 1:18 B17, since we know that will never happen. The B25 is not my favorite plane, but it is a fairly big bomber, and we don't have any of them in 1:18.

sledgehammer · Post by **sledgehammer** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 8:35 pm

I think the B-25 and A-10 have very similar dimensions, if I am not mistaken.

flyboy_fx · Post by **flyboy_fx** » Fri Sep 11, 2009 9:09 pm

Ferrari250GTO wrote:For me, a 1:18 B25 would be a substitute for a 1:18 B17, since we know that will never happen. The B25 is not my favorite plane, but it is a fairly big bomber, and we don't have any of them in 1:18.

WHO SAID

that could be my next project.

Panther F · Post by **Panther F** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:05 am

The A-10 and B-25 might be the same in length, but the wingspan ...

A-10: Length 53' 4" Wingspan 57' 6"

B-25 Length 52" 11" Wingspan 67' 6"

I just spent 3 hours at Wright Patterson Museum standing under and around these big birds. I about fainted checking out the B-52. What an amazing aircraft.

wolf2rum · Post by **wolf2rum** » Sat Sep 12, 2009 12:29 pm

There actually was never pre made model of the B-25. There was one a talk by one of the companys about a B-17. But with the mold changes to the factory equipment and etc. The retail price would half to be around $1500.00 Thats what I was told by my sales rep. Like one of the forum comments "Its Just a Dream"

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