Antares Models

luft46bob · September 17, 2008, 05:48:47 PM

New model release from Cape Hobby. This is not a copy of the Toad Resin kit. New master by Antares Models. Information below each pic. http://s219.photobucket.com/albums/cc246/luft46bob/

Doc Yo · September 19, 2008, 01:48:34 PM

I keep meaning to finish assembling the bits to bash a 488...I have a pair of Italieri 188s, and keep meaning
to order the Airmodel 288 & 388 conversions...by all reports, Antares does good work.

GTX · September 26, 2008, 12:43:42 PM

Cool!

Regards,

Greg

Doc Yo · October 01, 2008, 09:38:31 AM

I suspect that buying two SH 388 kits would set me back about the same amount as the Antares kit, but
I thank you for the suggestion.

rabapla · April 08, 2009, 03:54:04 AM

to quote Marcelo from Antares:

"For the moment, the next Antares releases are the following:

1/48 Me 509 ( May 2009)

1/48 Me P 1101 V1 ( June 2009)
1/48 M 262 V1/V3 prototype ( July 2009)

Rest of this year:

1/48 Heinkel He 343 bomber/aufklärer

1/48 He 277 conversion (for MPM kits)

"

GTX · April 09, 2009, 12:30:18 PM

Wicked!!!!

Can't wait.

Regards,

Greg

MarkH262 · May 05, 2009, 10:48:16 PM

I'm hoping that some day soon they'll start doing some of these in 1/32 like the Ta 183, Me P1101 and Ho 229 to name just a few.

I'll need that 1/48 P 1101 to go along with my Ta 183 (whenever I gt around to finishing it).

Mark H

TomZ · November 06, 2010, 12:29:31 PM

Just received my 1/72 EF-132 kit from Antares. It looks beautiful! Very nice casting.
Can't wait to start this one.

TomZ

Weaver · March 11, 2011, 01:33:12 AM

Link to Antares site on web:

http://www.antaresmodels.com/

The Wooksta! · March 11, 2011, 01:50:29 AM

I've got their He 274. Nicely cast but the resin is a horrible stuff reminiscent of the stuff Magna started with originally - very hard and brittle, prine to chipping. It's like the Halfords stuff but a different colour. Not looking forward to building it.

GTX · June 01, 2011, 02:59:24 AM

Later this year they will be releasing the 1/48 He-343.

In July there will also be a 1/48 conversion for the Jumo 222 variant of the Ta-152.

Regards,

Greg

dumaniac · June 01, 2011, 06:57:37 PM

Hi everyone

has anyone built the Me 1101 in 48 scale from Antares? I am just wondering about the quality and fit?

cheers

Bernie

rabapla · August 30, 2011, 02:46:42 AM

Quote from: GTX on June 01, 2011, 02:59:24 AM
Later this year they will be releasing the 1/48 He-343.

In July there will also be a 1/48 conversion for the Jumo 222 variant of the Ta-152.

Regards,

Greg

with all those beautiful drawings in the ta 152- thread:
just keep in mind that the Jumo 222 had 3(!) double rows of exhausts........even kagero misses the lower ones. it was something like 3 V-engines in one, each 4 zylinders deep:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Jumo_222
http://www.flugzeug-lorenz.de/typo3temp/pics/b720ef6cca.jpg
http://www.flugzeug-lorenz.de/index.php?id=109

sincerely

ralf

The Wooksta! · August 31, 2011, 06:34:18 AM

The Jumo 222 was a 24 cylinder engine, with three banks of eight cylinders (two rows of four) in a Y configuration. Very complex engine and Junkers spent much of the war developing it, never managing to get the full rated power out of it.

kitnut617 · August 31, 2011, 06:52:53 AM

Slightly off-topic, but by doing this arrangement the engine is effectively a radial. And I've noticed that any radial that has an even amount of cylinders per row (in this case six) they have never worked properly, the Vulture is a good example too. Most radials have an odd number of cylinders per row, 5, 7, 9 etc. When I was a member of the AEHS (Aircraft Engine Historical Society) it was explained to me why the odd amount of cylinders work best, but I can't remember all the techinical stuff right now.