steelpillow 702 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) I have been collecting injection-moulded kits of tailless aircraft. Specific criteria: 1:72 or, for larger aircraft where that scale gets OTT, 1:144 scale. Injection-moulded polystyrene, short-run or high-pressure tooling; NO vacform, resin, metal, etc. for anything other than small parts. Random aerodynamic features, according to my peccadilloes. To this end, I have compiled a list of kits produced (or announced for imminent release). Just thought I'd share it with you. Most are 1:72, the 1:144 ones are listed at the end. Where there is a choice of kits, the lousier ones are not listed. Please post any corrections/additions/pitying personal remarks, etc. [Update] If you are happy with resin or vacform, there are hundreds more types available. It's just the injection-moulded market that is poorly supplied. Type Date L x Span Kit/s Detail Notes Prewar: Burgess-Dunne 1914 ScalePlanes Vacform. No wing twist or ribbing Kalinin K-12 1936 26'x59' Mikro Mir Twin-engine bomber prototype Kharkov KhAI-3 1936 22’x73’ Mikro Mir 1:144 better, but not made Moskalev CAM-9 (SAM-9) 1937 AviS Extreme delta, tractor. Forthcoming WWII: DFS 194 1940 21’x34’ PM OK Kit is basic, but so was the DFS Messerschmitt Me 163 1941 19’x31’ Airfix Baynes Bat 1943 11’x33’ Jach Etched Northrop XP-56 No. 1 1943 14’x38’ MPM Good Both on sprue, decals for No.1 Horten Ho-IX V1 1944 x52’6” AMP #72-007 Glider (AMP72017 is twin-engined) Lippisch DM-1 1944 Huma Basic Glider Me 263 / Ju 248 1945 MikroMir Horten IX/Go 229 1945 24’x55’ Revell Good Tail No. 13 not 23 Northrop XP-79B 1945 28’x43’ RS WWII projects: Kayaba Ku-4 Katsuodori 1943 Meng Ramjet. Not the Ku-4. Badly envisaged. Arado E.555-1 1944 37'x73' Revell 1:144 better, but not made Lippisch P.13a 1944 PM Kit is basic but OK B&V P 212.03 1945 Special Hobby Vacform canopy, etch detail B&V P 215.02 1945 38’x61’ Special Hobby Vacform canopy, etch detail B&V Ae 607 1945 RS Gotha P.60 C1 1945 28’x40’ AZ Nightfighter or heavy fighter. Avoid C6 Heinkel P.1078 1945 Merlin Basic short-run, white metal detail Junkers EF 128 1945 Huma Single-seater Junkers EF 128 1945 AZ Two-seater. Sell mine. Me P.1111 1945 PM Basic Postwar: De Havilland DH 108 Swallow 1946 Mikro Mir Got home made decals (in decals stash). Armstrong Whitworth AW 52 1947 37’x90’ Mikro Mir 1:144 better, but not made Convair XF-92 1948 Mach 2 Basic Northrop X-4 Bantam 1948 MPM Basic White metal detail Vought F7U-3 Cutlass 1948 41'x40' Fujimi Boulton Paul P.111 1950 Merlin Basic Canopy integral with transparent fuselage Douglas F4D Skyray 1951 45’x34’ Airfix Unfinished. See also decals stash. Convair XFY-1 Pogo 1955 32’x28’ KP Ryan X-13 Vertijet 1955 Mach 2 Avro Canada VZ-9 Avrocar 1959 Fly 72014 or 72051 Basic Canopies thick. Northrop-Grumman X-47B drone 2011 38’x62’ Italeri Supersonic: Convair X/YF2Y 1953 Mach 2 Check individual kit for terrible moulding Convair F-102A Case X 1954/5 68'x38' Meng Case X (original production wing) Convair F-102A Case XX 1955+ 68'x38' Meng Case XX (LE droop?) Box camo graphics Convair F-106 1956 68'x38' Meng Convair B-58 Hustler 1956 97'x57' Itaeri 1:144 better, but looks a reasonable size Fairey Delta 2 1954 Frog/Novo Poor Unmade. Needs decals: WG774 Fairey Delta 2 1954 Dora Wings Supposedly forthcoming 4 years ago Saab J-35 Draken 1955 50’x30’ Heller Dassault Mirage IIIC 1956 Modelsvit, Special Hobby (IIICJ) Many other variants available Dassault Mirage IIIV 1965 59'x29' Modelsvit Etched VTOL: 01 or 02 is fine Dassault Mirage IV 1959 77'x39' Heller 1:144 better, but resin only. Use for whiff? Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow 1958 78'x50' Hobbycraft/Idea 1:144 better, but resin only Boeing X-20 Dyna-Soar 1963 AMP Lockheed D-21 1964 several manuf? Drone only (mothership 1:144) MiG-21I Analog 1968 Modelsvit Tu-144 aerodynamic test General Dynamics F-16XL-1 1982 Monogram Single-seat. Needs major surgery, otherwise good. 1:144 scale Avro Vulcan 1952/5 97'x99' Trumpeter or Pit-road LE extn + Blue Steel. Convair B-58 Hustler 1956 97'x57' Academy, Hobbycraft Lockheed M-21/D-21 1964 107'x56' Tupolev Tu-144 1968 216'x95' ICM/Revell/Modelist/Hasegawa Aerospatiale/BAC Concorde 1969 202'x84' Airfix Northrop B-2 1989 70'x173' AMP, Revell (AMP quality variable) Buran Ark Space Shuttle [various] Edited December 19, 2022 by steelpillow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miggers 7,769 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) Frog's Fd.2 actually makes a pretty fair representation. Mine(built in the '70's)needs a good refurb to stand with the Whirlykits BAC 221 I have. Also,you've missed the Avro 707 series Vulcan prototypes and the Handley-page HP 115 to fit with the BAC 221 plus the Boulton & Paul P.111. The BAC 221 was a conversion of FD.2 WG774 to test the Concorde's ogival wing. Edited December 18, 2022 by Miggers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steelpillow 702 Posted December 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, Miggers said: Frog's Fd.2 actually makes a pretty fair representation. Mine(built in the '70's)needs a good refurb to stand with the Whirlykits BAC 221 I have. Also,you've missed the Avro 707 series Vulcan prototypes and the Handley-page HP 115 to fit with the BAC 221 plus the Boulton & Paul P.111. The BAC 221 was a conversion of FD.2 WG774 to test the Concorde's ogival wing. My Frog/Novo FD.2 had mountains of flash and things like the afterburner clamshells needed a lot of work. If you can find a copy, I can thoroughly recommend Matthews and Davison; The Speed Saga: FD-2 and BAC.221, HPM Publications, 2006. I don't think there have ever been injection-moulded kits of the others you mention? Edited December 18, 2022 by steelpillow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tolvcat 3,529 Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 There are several Me 163s I'd look at before the Airfix one; the recent Hobby 2000 rebox of the Academy kit for buildability and the Hobby Boss kit for VFM. The Northrop B-2 Spirit is missing from your list but given even the 1/144 kit costs and arm, a leg and your first born child that is sensible. Andy 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Jessie_C 11,318 Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 Do you count flying wings? There's the Sword N9M, the AMT/Italeri XB-35 and YB-49 in 1/72 plus the N1M in 1/48 from Sword. To get a 1/72 N1M your best bet is the nearly impossible to find Execuform vac kit. Planet Models did it in resin, but it's not accurate. They didn't give enough chord which is a pity, because they did do the drooped wiingtips. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steelpillow 702 Posted December 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 (edited) 15 hours ago, Jessie_C said: Do you count flying wings? There's the Sword N9M, the AMT/Italeri XB-35 and YB-49 in 1/72 plus the N1M in 1/48 from Sword. To get a 1/72 N1M your best bet is the nearly impossible to find Execuform vac kit. Planet Models did it in resin, but it's not accurate. They didn't give enough chord which is a pity, because they did do the drooped wiingtips. Northrop B-2 is there, two up from the bottom. The others have no injection kits in suitable scales. Edited December 19, 2022 by steelpillow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Col. 7,396 Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 The only additions I can offer at the moment are Tamiya for the F4D Skyray and Hasegawa for the F35 Draken that's now available from Hobby2000. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Miggers 7,769 Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 18/12/2022 at 20:55, steelpillow said: My Frog/Novo FD.2 had mountains of flash and things like the afterburner clamshells needed a lot of work. If you can find a copy, I can thoroughly recommend Matthews and Davison; The Speed Saga: FD-2 and BAC.221, HPM Publications, 2006. I don't think there have ever been injection-moulded kits of the others you mention? True. The ones I mentioned were originally "Project-X" vacforms. When Whirlykits took them over,they added some resin parts such as engine intakes and whitemetal undercarriage. Don't write them off because they're vac form based, they're pretty simple to build and certainly look the part. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jessie_C 11,318 Posted January 2 Report Share Posted January 2 On 19/12/2022 at 01:37, steelpillow said: The others have no injection kits in suitable scales. ??? The Sword N9M, AMT XB-35 and YB-49 (also available from Italeri) are injection-moulded. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
steelpillow 702 Posted January 2 Author Report Share Posted January 2 2 hours ago, Jessie_C said: ??? The Sword N9M, AMT XB-35 and YB-49 (also available from Italeri) are injection-moulded. Like I said, not in suitable scales. As I said at the beginning: 1:72 or, for larger aircraft where that scale gets OTT, 1:144 scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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