1/48 B-70 Valkyrie?!?!

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I visited a hobby shop in Tokyo last weekend that specializes in old OOP kits, and found a huge 1/48 B-70 Valkyrie kit by I.D. Models! Of course, it’s a vacuform kit, which in this kit’s case I’ve heard is very simple and requires all detail parts to be scratchbuilt.

The kicker was the price: 35,000 yen! That’s about US $300! I’ve heard of this kit before, and I realize it’s kind of rare…and a 1/48 B-70 would certainly be cool…but I just don’t want to pay that much and then still have to scratchbuild everything except the main shapes!

Anybody have any experience with this monster kit? Anybody ever seen a built example? I’ve seen built 1/48 B-1s before…how much larger (if at all) is the Valkyrie?

Anyhoo, just thought this sighting might interest a coupla folks out there!

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A 1/48 Valkyrie would be huge! I remember seeing the survivor in the USAF museum and being astonished at how large it was. A check of dimensions shows its 30 feet longer than the B-1! Better build a bigger shelf if you’re going to build that one!

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Brian, I never knew this kit even existed, where the heck would one display it once built? If you crazy…er…um…brave enough to purchase this beast, then good luck to you sir, I feel you will need it! Darren.

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That beast would be over 4’ long and just over 2’ wide. It wouldn’t just be on display, you would have to turn it into a shrine!