Replacement pitot tube for BBI 1:18 F-16

abpiel · Post by **abpiel** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:22 am

Does anyone know how to get a replacement pitot tube for the nose of my BBI 1:18 F-16?

Or am I just out of luck?

tmanthegreat · Post by **tmanthegreat** » Mon Apr 23, 2007 1:25 pm

You can try contacting BBI's customer service. I've heard of success stories before

MiG29K · Post by **MiG29K** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:17 pm

I fabricated a new one from some scrap plastic. It banged up against the wall one too many times and got bent out of shape and the new one is more solid. I had no success after asking BBI. Their process at the time (2 years ago) was very bureaucratic and would probably cost more in the end than its worth. Did you lose the piece completely or did it get bent out of shape?

abpiel · Post by **abpiel** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:00 am

The pitot tube is actually missing. What I think happened was that the clean crew knocked it off and vaccumed it up, because it is just GONE.

How do you make a new one?

toyktdlgh · Post by **toyktdlgh** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 10:40 am

I had to make a new one as well. I left mine in the box and then pitched the box.

Anyway, I used a nice straight piece of styrene plastic from an old model kit. It was actually one of the long sprues from the parts sheet. I cut it to length and then used a file to get the shape paying close attention so it would stay cylindrical. I then sanded it smooth and plugged it in. It came off of a grey model so I didn’t even paint it.

abpiel · Post by **abpiel** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 3:09 pm

How much would you charge to do that again (build your own pitot tube) and send it to me?

$25.00?

BadCatMatt · Post by **BadCatMatt** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:38 pm

We have spare F-16 1:18 pitot tubes for $1.50 each and 50 cents shipping in the USA. Please give us a call tomorrow and we'll get one out to you 209-848-4690.

toyktdlgh · Post by **toyktdlgh** » Wed Apr 25, 2007 8:04 pm

BadCatMatt wrote:We have spare F-16 1:18 pitot tubes for $1.50 each and 50 cents shipping in the USA. Please give us a call tomorrow and we'll get one out to you 209-848-4690.

Bad Cat to the rescue.

tkjaer21 · Post by **tkjaer21** » Sun May 06, 2007 10:19 am

Now if badcat could just get the 104 starfighter plastic pitot tubes.