Bigturc's Tie Bomber thread

[Bigturc]

Hey guys,
I'm gonna begin my Tie Bomber soon .. Guy and Lee inspired me .. not to say all the other amazing threads that we have around ..

Was not too hard to come up with a list of everything needed on this bad boy .. for history's sake, I'm gonna list everything again in a clear list :

[qty, manufacturer, scale, name and current average price]

2x MPC AMT ERTL Darth Vader Tie Fighter -- 15$
1x MPC/Airfix 1:24 Ju87 German Stuka Dive Bomber -- 90$

5x Hasegawa 1:72 Leopold German Railway Gun K5(E) MB28 (31028) -- 30$
5x Hasegawa 1:72 Morser Karl German 600mm Railway Carrier MB32 (31032) -- 20$

4x Tamiya 1:35 20mm Flak 38 Flakvierling 38 (35091*1000) -- 10$
4x Tamiya 1:35 German Hanomag Sdkfz 251/1 (35020*2200) -- 10$
1x Tamiya 1:35 U.S Medium Tank M3 Lee Mk.1 (35039*1600) -- 25$
1x Tamiya 1:35 German 88mm Gun Flak36/37 (35283) -- 30$
1x Tamiya 1:35 20mm Flak 38 MIT DS.AH.51 (35102) -- ???
1x Tamiya 1:35 British 25PDR Field Gun -- 20$

1x Tamiya 1:700 HMS Rodney Battleship -- 10$
1x Tamiya 1:700 German BattleCruiser Scharnhorst WL B118 (77518 or new) -- 25$
1x Tamiya 1:700 Japanese Aircraft Carrier Shinano (77024*1300) -- ???
4x Tamiya 1:700 IJN Aircraft Carrier Junyo (31212**2400) -- 20$
4x Tamiya 1:700 Battleship Prince of Wales (31615*2000) -- 25$
1x Tamiya 1:700 Battleship YAMATO (77009) -- 15$

2x Airfix 1:144 Apollo Saturn V (A11170 or new) -- 40$
2x Airfix 1:24 Hawker Harrier AV 8AGr (18001-4 or new) -- 90$

I'm gonna start this from Stu's starter kit and go from there .. some pieces will be castings, while I plan to buy other kits that are either cheap or worth buying ..

I already started a thread in the junkyard .. but I'm guessing most of you guys don't read it .. so again, if you guys have any extra parts/kits/castings in the list and are willing to send them my way (for a price of course), let me know .. I'm trying to not burn an arm and a leg on this ... for now!

This is an introduction to kit bashing for me, I've done resin kits before but this is a first!

I'm gonna buy the Vader Tie as it's definitely worth it, the rest depends on the deal I can get!

Cheers and lmk if you can help!

NOTE All pictures of this thread can be found high rez here : http://www.pbase.com/bigturc/ss_tie_bomber

[Hammer3246]

Enjoy your build, I had a blast. I can help you out with some cast parts. I'll let you know what I can do when I get back home next week.

Cheers

[Bigturc]

I'll wait for your PM!

[almar bouwman]

Gonna follow this build closely. Might wanna build this baby in the future. Hope you make a lot of step-by-step pics.

[Bigturc]

It has started .. went to my local hobby shop. Luckily for me, it's a canadian distributor opened to everyone .. !

I always find it pretty impressive when I go and their prices is not bad at all!

[Bigturc]

Kit I found that had the proper IDs

Saturn, 25PDR and Rodney


Other kits that were not with proper IDs

Shinano, Yamato which are the retooled versions .. argg


88mm Gun Flak 36/37


Guys, can you confirm that the 88mm 35283 the same as 35017? I found this post about it, but it's not been confirmed! If so, I'll go back and buy it ..

[Rick Deckard]

Hey Bigturc, this is the kit you need...

Originally Posted by Bigturc

88mm Gun Flak 36/37


Guys, can you confirm that the 88mm 35283 the same as 35017? I found this post about it, but it's not been confirmed! If so, I'll go back and buy it ..

[Scratchy]

Here's a complete kit list with the product numbers.

Tie Bomber Kit List

MPC
Darth Vader TIE Fighter *

Airfix
1/144 Saturn V (2 kits) (A11170) (newer release will also work) *
1/24 Hawker Harrier AV 8AGr, (2 kits) (vintage kit #18001-4 - newer release will also work)
1/24 Stuka(18002) *

Hasegawa
1/72 Leopold German Railway Gun K5(E) (5 kits) MB28 (31028) *
1/72 Morser Karl German 600mm on Railway Carrier (5 kits) MB32 (31032) *

Tamiya
1/35 German 88mm Gun Flak36 (35283) *
1/35 20mm Flak 38 Flakveiling (5 kits) (35091*1000) *
1/35 M3 LEE (35039*1600) *
1/35 Hanomag Sdkfz251/1 (2 kits) (35020*2200) *
1/35 20mm Flak 38 MIT Sd.Ah.51 (35102)
1/35 British 25Pdr. Field Gun (35046*1200)

Battleships
1/700 British Battleship Prince of Wales (3 kits) (31615*2000) *
1/700 British Battleship HMS Rodney (77502**2000)
1/700 Japanese Battleship Yamato (77009 - Original) (discontinued)
1/700 Scharnhorst (77518) *
1/700 Shinano (77024*1300 - Original) (discontinued)
1/700 Junyo (31212**2400) *

Plastruct
Elipse Cap VHE-200 Part #95755 *
Hemi Cap VHH-200 Part #95855 *

Evergreen Scale Models
3/4 / .750 Dia. / 12.7mm Tube (236) *

[Scratchy]

Originally Posted by Bigturc

It has started .. went to my local hobby shop. Luckily for me, it's a canadian distributor opened to everyone .. !

I always find it pretty impressive when I go and their prices is not bad at all!

Where's the hobby store that you go to, looks like he has a lot of stock

[Bigturc]

Originally Posted by Scratchy

Here's a complete kit list with the product numbers.

Tamiya
1/35 German 88mm Gun Flak36 (35283) *

Thanks Scratchy, as you can see in your list, the 88mm doesn't list the 35017 as being valid, thus the question .. you can update yours now I guess! By the way, my list in the first post mostly comes from yours from some threads here .. so thanks for sharing!

Originally Posted by Scratchy

Where's the hobby store that you go to, looks like he has a lot of stock

Yeah, they definitely have a load of stock. They're called Udisco and they're Canada's largest hobby wholesellers! Guys over there know everything .. unfortunately, I was sad to come back from there with almost nothing in hands .. so either I'll order from them or online but shipping to Canada is killing me! :S

[Bigturc]

Rick, thanks for the confirmation!

[jedimaster]

That's no hobby store ........thats Juliens basement.

[MonsieurTox]

Originally Posted by jedimaster

That's no hobby store ........thats Juliens basement.

I wish all my boxes were on the shelves like that ! Unfortunatly that's not the case !

Yeah the Flak 36/37 was reissued but you can buy any of the Flak 36/37 88mm made by Tamiya, it will be the good one !

[Bigturc]

Thanks everyone!!
I just realized I needed 2 Saturn .. Jee, must have been too excited to be around so many kits!

The styrene for the wings, I read 0.75 was the thickness needed .. I thought I saw they had 0.080 and 0.060 .. or perhaps, I just sniffed too much glue lately! :|

Now, to order Stu's kit and my MPC Vader!!! More to come!

[MonsieurTox]

Originally Posted by Bigturc

Thanks everyone!!
I just realized I needed 2 Saturn .. Jee, must have been too excited to be around so many kits!

The styrene for the wings, I read 0.75 was the thickness needed .. I thought I saw they had 0.080 and 0.060 .. or perhaps, I just sniffed too much glue lately! :|

Now, to order Stu's kit and my MPC Vader!!! More to come!

Yeah the wing extensions are 0,75 mm styrene !

[Bigturc]

Guys,
I got a chanxe on the Tamiya German 88mm Flak Gun 36/37 kit but it's missing the C sprue, the rest is all there. I think I only need the A & B for the Bomber .. so am I correct in my assumption that it's safe to buy it and I'll have anything I want inside?

Do you know if there's anything on that C-sprue that I'd need for anything else that would come to your mind? Just in case I get SS crazy and need the kit for another model!



On another note, where's the best available online reference for the Bomber .. I know there was a set that was public, but I just can't find it anymore! :|

Edit: Found here!

[Guy Cowen]

send me your email addy

[Bigturc]

PM sent Guy, thanks mate!

[Guy Cowen]

Email on its way to you that should help

[Bigturc]

Originally Posted by MonsieurTox

Yeah the wing extensions are 0,75 mm styrene !

First time ordering stuff from Plastruct here .. I was wondering what else on this build could be of use from them that I'm missing?.. I plan on ordering :

1x 91103 5x 0.030 styrene sheets (7"x12")
2x 2" HEMI HEAD FOR TB-200 VHH-200
2x 2" ELLIPTICAL HEAD FOR TB-200 VHD-200

NOTE I order 2 of each as I'll probably mess them up so better safe then sorry!

What's with the lines on the exterior of the wing extensions? Are these plastruct parts too?

[Scratchy]

Originally Posted by Bigturc

2x 2" HEMI HEAD FOR TB-200 VHH-200
2x 2" ELLIPTICAL HEAD FOR TB-200 VHE-200

NOTE I order 2 of each as I'll probably mess them up so better safe then sorry!

They come in a bag of two, or the ones I ordered did.

[MonsieurTox]

Originally Posted by Bigturc

First time ordering stuff from Plastruct here .. I was wondering what else on this build could be of use from them that I'm missing?.. I plan on ordering :

1x 91103 5x 0.030 styrene sheets (7"x12")
2x 2" HEMI HEAD FOR TB-200 VHH-200
2x 2" ELLIPTICAL HEAD FOR TB-200 VHE-200

NOTE I order 2 of each as I'll probably mess them up so better safe then sorry!

What's with the lines on the exterior of the wing extensions? Are these plastruct parts too?

I think those are kit parts but are still to be found yet !

So you can also order some styrene rods from plastruct, cant remember the exact diameter, but just buy several diameters, they'll be handy in the future on other builds that wouldnt be a loss !

You can also order a 0,5 mm and 1 mm styrene sheet, you'll probably need to build the kind of boxes at the wing roots and the the central box.

[Bigturc]

Guys, does anyone of you know anything about the Tamiya 88mm Gun Flak36/37 # MM-117A? I found this but have no idea, is that a complete kit to replace 35017/35283, or just parts or some rip off/bootleg?!

The box's side is the same, except that you have Model Rectifier Corp. under the Tamiya sign and the kit ID is on the bottom left corner KIT NO. MM-117A.

Can't find any info anywhere on this and I don't wanna end up buying useless kits ..

[MonsieurTox]

As I said earlier, any Tamiya 36/37 88mm will do the trick. Only the color of the plastic changes and sometimes there are figures included in the kit.

[Bigturc]

While I'm waiting on my kits ... Made with the help of Moska's amazing kit map and StudioScale.com!