http://www.flyingmule.com/products/CW-655058
WOW. I pre-ordered one. These guys are the top of the line right now in terms of going way overboard on all the little details. This one is a bit more expensive than the 1/72 fighters they produce but it’s well worth it.
Since they’ve done various iterations of the other aircraft they produce, different variants and different markings and whatnot, I hope they keep up the same practice with the Blackbird. A 1/72 A-12 in natural metal finish, or better yet a 1/72 MD-21, would be outstanding.
By: BSG-75 - 23rd February 2009 at 12:05
Mine is on order so I’m hoping any time soon. In the UK, Dragon Wings seem to have packed up, Hobby Master seem to be running away with the quality, then again a new company just came out with a Bearcat and have a Hawker Tempest on the way.
By: SOC - 23rd February 2009 at 09:13
I got the Blackbird in the mail last Thursday, it’s very impressive. The only major nitpick as far as detail is concerned is that the engine intake cones are aligned straight forward and not canted down and in like they should be. Apart from that, the model is pretty much spot-on, very large, and very well done. Given that it is constructed primarily in two halves, forward fuselage and rear section with the break being where the wings begin to taper out from the chines, they should have no problems retooling this basic shell into either an A-12 or YF-12 model. Although forget that, in this scale I want to see 06940 done up in natural metal and black with the D-21 on the back 😀 Anyway, this thing is about a foot long and takes up space but looks way too sinister sitting on a shelf. Mine is currently residing next to a diecast UD-4. The only drawback to the model apart from the sheer size (some people might want a smaller scale for ease of display I guess) is that the jet can’t be mounted on the stand with the gear down. The main gear doors interfere with the stand’s mounting, but that’s no big deal. If you can find one, and have $120 to shell out for it, get one, because I’m willing to bet that they go fast and sell out in short order like a lot of the Century Wings models tend to do.
Seriously, with bigger production runs, these guys could toss Dragon Wings right out on their rears as the preeminent 1/72 diecast modelers. They already have them beat hands down in accuracy and detail. I’ve got one of their F-14As as well and it’s just no contest, nobody else even comes close.
By: BSG-75 - 2nd February 2009 at 19:06
these Century Wings models are very very good indeed, nice touches do it for me like making the belly tank on the A-6 fit the stand so you can “Fly it” with the tank in place. Got the F-8,A-6,A-7 & F-14 – am saving up for the SR-71 !
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January 18, 2009 at 12:01 pm