The Best Kits That Never Were?

I thought I'd start a discussion about kits that were announced by model companies, but never produced.

What triggered this idea was a thought I had today about the 1978 AMT catalog which showed a model of the cockpit of a Boeing 747. I don't recall the scale, but it featured the flight crew and flight engineer positions. I was really excited about this kit but it was never released.

Anyone else know of any interesting kits that were announced but never released?

Martin

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centennialofflight
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I remember reading an article in a very old Fantasy Modeler from the early seventies about Aurora models like the Green Knight, the Phantom, Ming the Merciless, etc.

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Old Timer

doesn't one of the Aurora model books have a section on concept models?

Craig

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crw59

Dunno, I never wanted to spend the $40 to find out.....

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Old Timer

The Accurate Miniatures Beaufighter

Dave

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Dave Williams

My personal favortie at the moment is the Panda 1/72 C-17. I've been waiting three or four years for that damned bugger now. I want my damned Globemaster III!

And not in any old 1/200 or 1/44 scale, in GOD'S OWN 1/72 SCALE!

*grin*
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Drew Hill

Absolutely! I NEED one! (I also need a shed to store it in, but......)

Don H.

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Don Harstad

Thunderbird 1/72 F-94C DML Gulf special forces dune buggy (nice art, though) Hobbycraft (cough, cough), Panther and Cougar

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Aeropause

My favorite is one of our own, the 1/72 Ryan Brougham.

Several years ago we planned to do a Brougham and announced the fact to a couple of magazines, one of which was Aircraft Modelworld. Well, they ran a glowing review, even though the master was yet to be cut. Creative reporting?

The masters are actually nearing completion now, so many years later after a several moves, financial woes, the end of a marriage and the beginning of another.

Tom

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maiesm72

The Thunderbird F-94 was the first one which came to my mind...but on second thought, I don't think it would have been a "great" kit if it *had* been released.

Now, the DML dune buggy *was* produced, as I saw (and held) a test shot. I thought it looked pretty good, but apparently production problems and difficulties ended its life before it was officially born.

I was always curious about the Nova 1/72nd HP Victor; as their Vulcan was actually a nice kit, for its time.

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Greg Heilers

I would say the Accurate Miniatures Vought Vindicator, but that is BACK FROM THE DEAD!!!!

Keith

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news.verizon.net

anyone bought the 1/48 halibag yet? any reviews?

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e

Without checking my source first I'm fairly certain that a Continental Mk.III was planned by MPC and never made it. Drat!

Bill Banaszak, MFE

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Mad-Modeller

Here's another one:

Jo Han Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk/Warhawk.

Much advertised, never made.

Tom

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maiesm72

The Academy P2B W/D-558-2 back in the '90s & the Revell- Germany

1/32 F-19 from the early '80s. ISTR reading of a 1/48 Monogram B-52 & Hasegawa 1/32 T-33 in the mid- '70s.

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frank

One kit that comes to mind is the Long Range Desert Group Chevrolet WA 30cwt lorry in 1.72. It appeared in the Hasegawa catalogue as a piece of box art but never made it into plastic. Another, more obscure, disappointment was a pair of Bedford vehicles described as a 1936 lorry and bus. These were briefly advertised by Kiel Kraft or Amerang, I think, as coming in 1/76 but never saw the light of day.

There have probably been others but I've forgotten them.

Gordon McLaughlin

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Gordon McLaughlin

Airfix Chinook, BAe ACA, T-45 in 1/72, Nautilus submarine

Aeroclub FE8 in 1/72, Islander and Dragon Rapide in 1/144th

Roden DH9 in 1/72

AMTech 1/144th KC-135 series

Merlin Models C-5 in 1/72 Don't reply to the btconnect address - and remove nospam!!

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Dave Fleming

Many, Many Moons ago! Revell 1/28 scale Nieuport 28!

Bill Shuey

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William H. Shuey

Mirage F4F-3 Wildcat

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Wildcat

Oh man. How could I have forgotten that one?!!!

The converted P2B-1S was part of the now long defunct American Air Museum Society and flew out of Oakland. She was called "Fertile Myrtle". The center fuselage that was converted to carry the D-558.2 was replaced with the central fuselage of a B-50. I did several rides and a couple of right seat experiences with her.

Myrtle now resides with Kermit Weeks. The nose was in his museum in Florida when Hurricane Andrew hit. Suffered a large gash, but repairable. The rest of the plane resides in Kermit's desert storage site. I'm hoping that she'll be restored and placed on display with one of the D-558-2s some day.

Tom

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maiesm72

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