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LD, what is wrong with the bombardier that came with your B-24?
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LD, that is what I thought you would say, but I wanted to confirm your situation. I have both kits. The Visable B-17 comes with a complete crew, as you know. The B-24 is suppose to have a complete crew, but it does not in the early production runs. We have the early runs. In March Revell sent me the complete crew for nothing. I do not know who wants to make $15.00 on it, but if I were you I would call them at 1-800-833-3570 8:30am-4:00pm CT, and make it clear that you want the B-24 in flight crew that was not in the kit. The B-17 and B-24 have different crews (go figure). I would not ask the for the B-17 crew which you already have.
Revell is a bit sensitive about these requests because their replacement service is over- abused!
I’m confused by the system of communication you guys have. I only read “question mark” and “forward slash”. You obviously have a method of signals worked out between you.
I do not understand what is going on with ED’s posts. It is new to me: I read the full posts a couple of days ago!
I dont get it either, I read the fullpost last night.
Shipwreck, if I’m understanding what you said earlier, the crew that comes with the B-24 is differant from what comes with the B-17, is that correct? I have the new boxing of the B-24D but mine did not come with any in flight crew figures. From I understand, the crew did not come with the initial run of kits but was included in the box in runs after that, right?
Maybe the Vancouver hockey mob vandalized his posts…
I just pulled out both kits. Each kit has a pilot, co-pilot, bombardier, standing waist gunner, and squatting waist gunner for the flight crew. The only obvious difference is that there is assembly required for the bombardier of the B-17, not the B-24.
Both kits have three similar service mechanics. One seems to have a slightly different head position!
Both kits have a standing flight crew looking guy that has a harness on. The B-17 has additional standing figure with a harness and a pad in his hand; and seems to be an officer.
Another words, the crew differences are subtle!
As of March, 2011, Revell told me that future B-4 productions would have the crew. If there is a problem, call 1-800-833-3570 8:30am-4:00pm CT. Do not try to order the parts on their parts replacement page; there are too many and it may draw a red flag. Let them fix it. I had no problem with either of there customer service reps; and, I now have the B-24 crew
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Verlinden makes a nice set of four guys standing on the ground…
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As a followup-I remember that someone else had a complaint about the latest boxing of the B-24D and crew figures. Apparently Revell’s pictures on their website showed a finished model and figures, but the boxing doesn’t include them. If you search the forum-I used “revell b-24 crew”, you’ll find this thread:
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There was another thread returned by the search, but it seems to have been deleted or is otherwise no longer available; it was titled “Revell B-24 Figure Scam”. I vaguely remember that one, too, and I think it also had to do with the discrepancy between the images, and what’s actually in the box.
Is this current boxing supposed to include the extra figures? Does it even include the figures that were originally included when Monogram first issued their B-24 kits?
The “In Fight” figures initially came with the ProModeler B-24D kit… The original, 1970’s release of the B-24J kit “ground” figures came with it too, as does the current boxing…
I know this is closing the barn door after the horse got out, but for the rest of you who manage to get ahold of the “fight crew” figures that want them, try your hand at casting a few copies in resin… I did so with the PM Fort and Lib kits, as well as several other “rare” Monogram figures, like the Huey Hog, Me 262,TBD, F-5, F-86, & “leaning” B-29 pilots, “shirtless ground crewman” from the P-61 and both figures from the Do 335… Oh yeah, and the paratrooper figures from the C-47 and Fallschirmjaeger figs from the Ju 52… (A member here sent me those though)…
Now if I can just find the MiG-15 pilot… (Keep losing the auctions)…
Now if I knew what the OPs beef was, I might help him out… Unless he’s edited his posts and gone off in a huff…
The first recent first production run did not include the in-flight crew. I bought one in March 2011! The current run does include them. If you purchased a recent B-24 and it does not have the in-flight figures; and you have a receipt and bar code from the box you are entitled to have them sent to you. Call 1-800-833-3570 8:30am-4:00pm CT and make the request. You cannot do it on-line on the parts replacement page.
If you already have a set of the crew and want another set, cast them as Baron has suggested. If you do not have them, or the kit, and you want them the solution is to buy the kit.
I have no idea what the original 1970’s production figures were! The B-24 in-flight crew is similiar to the Visable B-17 in-flight crew!
I tried calling maybe 20 times yesterday to get those figures, no one answer’d the phone, just a recording. I’ll try again monday. I bought my kit when it was first released, so I got it november 09, receipt is long gone but I got my UPC.
Hans, that mig 15 kit is readily availabe. I’m not a jet guy so I dont have it though.
They are short of staff and multi-tasking. The proceedure is to leave a message. They usually respond within 24 hours. These things take patience!
I either put the recepit in a special folder or attach it to the kit until I finish the build!
Thanks, Hammer, I thought I recalled that detail from one of the older threads on this topic.
I happen to have the -D kit in the “2-kit” boxing, it originally included the P-40B along with the Liberator, it was a eBay find. Of course, being an eBay find, the P-40 was gone, which the seller didn’t really specify, but I got it for under $15 including shipping, so I didn’t mind. I have it for a long-term project to model one of General Tinker’s LB-40’s on his ill-fated mission to Wake at the end of the Battle of Midway.