Need help sourcing missing B-Wing parts

major payne

Active Member

• Oct 24, 2016

• #1

Hi guys,

Long time lurker, first time poster here in the modelling threads. Over the past few years, I have bought a few kits off here, and through other mediums here in Australia, in the hopes of one day have the time to work on them. Basically when I have bought them, they were labeled and shelved for when I have time to start them, (which is never ). Anyway, to cut a ridiculously long and boring story short, I have finally decided to start an F&M Models B-wing kit, which I got some time ago, only to lay the parts out and realise that the 2 secondary wing gunpods are missing. There is also no decals for the kit, which I understand was never released with the kit.

So what I am asking is, does anyone know a way of me getting replacement gunpods? Or what the real parts were so I can kitbash it? And anyone have any decal sheets available?

Thanks.

 

Last edited: Oct 24, 2016

rbeach84

Sr Member

• Oct 24, 2016

• #2

Re: Need help souring missing B-Wing parts

Do you mean the S-foil gun pod fairings or the 'guts' inside them - or both?

If the fairings, I believe they were sourced from an A-4 Skyhawk kit, from the engine intake fuselage contours probably from a 1/48 scale kit.
R/ Robert

 

major payne

Active Member

• Oct 24, 2016

• #3

Thanks for the lead, I'll check it out.
Here's a pic I found on the net, I'm just after the cover part, I have the gun and all the internals.

 

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mofo77

Well-Known Member

• Oct 25, 2016

• #4

the guys who produced this kit are members here.they might be able to help you.
i'll pm you they're user names

 

major payne

Active Member

• Oct 25, 2016

• #5

Been there, done that. No success, the molds are toast :'(

 

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Dogsbody

New Member

• Nov 1, 2016

• #6

I might be able to 3D print them.

 

Gans

Sr Member

• Jul 15, 2017

• #7

I wonder if someone else with the kit could cast it for you. So many SS seem to have missing parts

 

rbeach84

Sr Member

• Jul 15, 2017

• #8

major payne said:

Thanks for the lead, I'll check it out.
Here's a pic I found on the net, I'm just after the cover part, I have the gun and all the internals.

Click to expand...

Just checked a 1/48 kit (Monogram A-4) against my plans printed out at 1/48 scale (aka 2/3 original model) and perfect match. Requires surgery to trim to the correct shape, but it sure explains why I thought there was an asymetry to the the covers...

R/ Robert

 

major payne

Active Member

• Jul 15, 2017

• #9

Thanks. I think I'll have to kitbash my own parts. [emoji6]


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