Frank, that BV 138 kit is on my Holy grail list. I would sell a limb for the sucker. Aaron and i were chatting about the kit the other day. He was trying to buy it as well.
…Guy
Frank, that’s one hell of a score! [:O] The Bv 138 alone is worth upwards of $250 if you sold it, if you could find a buyer…its a hand made, limited run resin kit. I don’t know what it originally retailed for, but here, they have limited availiability for a mere 339.25 Euros ($437)
[link]http://modelimex.eu/detail/143/1-48-bv-138-c-1[/link]
I would definitely NOT use it as a paint hulk!
Here’s a review of it…
[link]http://www.rollmodels.net/nreviews/airplanes/48mpmbv138/bv138.php[/link]
Think of this kit as favorably comparable to the big resin Sunderland that was recently released by Alphaflight. Whatcha gonna buy with your new source of income?[:D]
HTH!
Cheers,
Alex
You guys sure this kit is that great (rare) ? As I am pretty sure I have one in the Tomb of Stash. I am almost positive it is the same . I will dig it out later tonight after the family goes to the High School Basketball game. You dont want to see the look I get from the Wife when I pile 500 plus kits out in the living room. [:-^] If it is the same kit - I got mine from the same place I bought those reference books I was telling you about earlier Frank. It was a bonus along with a few other kits as they just wanted that stuff gone. I have not messed with it as I have never messed with resin. I have some resin figures of ladies also Oooh la la not for the kids [;)]
I did not realize this was such a rare kit! In fact, I had never even heard of the aircraft until I saw it in the listing. I suppose being a hand made limited run kit ought to give it away.
So, both you and Aaron are looking for one of these bad boys? Was there some sort of historical signifigance to it that makes it so popular? Just seems strange that I had never even heard of it before.
Sean- Now THAT is weird! When I saw it in the listing, I figured what the heck, don’t have one of those in the stash. What are the odds that two guys here got the same kit as a add-on to what they were really looking for?
Hmmm… sure does feel good having my retirement sitting right here on my bench.
I didn’t pay anything like that amount! In fact I didn’t pay anything at all! It was a Secret Santa gift from another forum. Boy I guess I owe someone a big smooch!
Anyways, here’s mine on the shelf in the garage. I like seaplanes but I’m not much into modeling WW2 German; sorry Luft, so I promised it to a friend of mine. That’s weird though, how often is it that so many guys would have the same kit?
Ha ha Frank that is not much of a retirement - but then again it is probably the best you will get in this economy for a while. [sigh] Now my curosity is up on this B&V kit. I think I might have robbed the Balkenkreuz’s for a Revell kits that had yellowed and got brittle.
Here is where I am at now on the Cant Z, got the "Chopper " out and cut some small strips to fill in behind the hinges on the elevators.
Guy - this is the best closeup I can get of a panel line
That is the thickest line on the Airplane right there.
Man, I so wished I had gotten in on one of those Secret Santa’s last year… Well maybe there will be another.
Bondo - I have an extra vintage Airfix 1/72 Grumman Duck in the collection if you dont have one.
Well the Wife and kids just left, time to open up the Tomb again…
FINALLY!!! Thought my boss would never leave!!! [party]
First off, Sean, that big boy on your work bench is coming along quite nicely. Can’t wait to see you lay some paint on that giant airframe.
Secondly, I think we’ve gone a whole day’s worth of posts and not once has anyone blamed me for anything. Well… not including the wife anyway. [;)]
Thirdly, I built the Supermodel (recently re-issued by Rev. Ger.) 1/72 scale version of that BV 138 aircraft and it’s a beautiful looking aircraft. I was in Chicago many years ago and was trolling around the hobby shops when I came across that kit and it was so wonderfully bizare that I had to have it. I highly recomend it in any scale. [tup][tup]
Great score bondo! From the sounds of it, you really made off like a bandit.
Crazy how the people that don’t really get into a kit, are the ones who have one and the people who want one don’t.
I think it is all Dave’s fault.
Post often so that we know you haven’t been buried in an avalanche. If we don’t hear from you we’ll be right over to lift the boxes off and will likely be forced to confiscate many so that you don’t injure yourself again. [:o)]
Atta boy Frank, I feel better already!
I was driving home from work when I remembered…I think I may have one of these monsters too.
I just went and checked, and I do…sort of…I got one a while back, ridiculously cheap on hyperscale, before I decided that 1/48 was WAY too big for all the flying boats I wanted to build. I clean forgot about it up until now.
I say that I sort of have one, because when I got it, the *!@#$%^ thing was missing the two main fuselage halves! (Only bad HS deal yet) So, its a good thing I decided not to build it…only thing is I can’t sell it either. If any of you guys that have one ever build it, let me know if you need spare parts.
It wasn’t in my excel list, because its unbuildable, and its not in my spares box, cause the darn thing won’t fit![banghead] I don’t know what to do with it now…
Cheers,
Alex
Score - well sort of, I am just glad it was on a shelf towards the back. I hate unpacking the boxes of kits as it takes me hours to fit them all back in the same box. This is about a third of what I moved out of the way on the right side of the Tomb.
And here is the prize, the Family cat is not happy as I booted her out of her chair for this pic.
Not very rare at all in my opinon from what I have seen. Ebay must have a bunch also.
Alex I will trade a kit for your decals to make mine complete again…
Holy cow! Seems like everyone has or had one of those kits but me? I gotta find one now! the search is on!
Shouldn’t be too hard to find one Aaron, they seem to be quite common indeed.
I like that BV138 kit a lot, as a matter of fact I have two of them in my stash. When my LHS went out of business he had two of them and I picked them up for $20.00. I have also seen a lot of them on Ebay and for a good price to boot. Its not rare at all and plenty can be found everywhere. Aaron, if you want one its all yours my friend. Its not a big deal to part with one of them I can pick up more if I need one for a good price. Just let me know.
So hey Guy, I’m about to go to bed here on the west coast, but I noticed you were interested in this kit. Maybe one of the guys who have one, and there’s a few, and sorry I gave mine away for free, can put you in a happier place, or not. Must be what 7 am in England? See you all tomorrow.
Steve I still may take you up on that! I have been conversating with a fellow named Gerald that is part owner of one of the Hannant’s stores in England. We have been talking about american football since the superbowel. Something about the key word being foot? Anyways I sent him some pics of the Fonderie Minatures Halifax which he liked so much he offered me one from a personal collection. The catch is I’d have to do a build article for their catalog. I could say yes but having to complete something on a 2 or 3 month deadline and brushing up on my photography skills scares me. Still it would be a free kit of an odd plane.
Heck since so many of you all have one I should get it just cuz then maybe our next group build could be the Flying Cloggers! [tup]
One “L” of a Halifax and Ian’s build were two of my favorite WIP’s. [bow] Both of them should of been put in print [:)]
Aaron-
The “Flying Cloggers GB”, I like that! That is awesome you have the opportunity to build one of those, AND have it published in a magazine! You really whipped that FM kit into submission, perhaps I should send mine to Texas and let you do your magic on it! [:-^] LOL…