Are there differences between old and new Royal P-38 kits?
03-14-2023, 11:14 AM
#1
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Are there differences between old and new Royal P-38 kits?
I want to build a Royal P-38 and have been looking at pics of kits for sale. Do the older royal kits have foam parts? Are there differences between the older kits (that came in a blue-striped box without a picture of the airplane) and the newer kits?
Anything I should be aware of before shelling out too much cash for a kit? Why a Royal kit – because the 74”ws works well for me and I want it to be somewhat scale.
btw, have one for sale?
Anything I should be aware of before shelling out too much cash for a kit? Why a Royal kit – because the 74”ws works well for me and I want it to be somewhat scale.
btw, have one for sale?
03-14-2023, 05:35 PM
#2
There is no difference between the old kits and new kits besides the packaging and plans. In fact, the older ones with the blue stripes actually came with pictures on the box but they were glued on and came off over time unlike the newer ones where they were all created on one single label.
How much experience do you have with kit building? Royal kits are not for beginners and require a lot of sanding and carving. They were over engineered and always came in heavy when completed, but once completed, you stand back in awe and admire their scale lines.
I don't believe I've ever seen any Royal kits come with foam parts, however, there are websites that provide vacuumed formed parts for the P-38 to save you time on carving and sanding.
Do a simple search on these forums and you'll get an idea of what to expect from these kits.
How much experience do you have with kit building? Royal kits are not for beginners and require a lot of sanding and carving. They were over engineered and always came in heavy when completed, but once completed, you stand back in awe and admire their scale lines.
I don't believe I've ever seen any Royal kits come with foam parts, however, there are websites that provide vacuumed formed parts for the P-38 to save you time on carving and sanding.
Do a simple search on these forums and you'll get an idea of what to expect from these kits.
03-15-2023, 03:45 AM
#3
I agree with 7aso. They are typically tail heavy because the tail feathers are solid balsa instead of built-up. I thought about drilling them out some on my Midi Corsair.
03-15-2023, 09:15 AM
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03-15-2023, 02:15 PM
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I had a Royal B-17 on the table, ready to build. I replaced the metal engine cowls with ones I vacuum-formed out of styrene, had all new plastic canopies. But then a spitfire came across my path and well, who can turn their nose up at a spitfire...
The B-17 is in waiting along with a Jack Stafford B-24.
The B-17 is in waiting along with a Jack Stafford B-24.
