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AMTech providing the XPs
Posted by Quagmyre on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 9:43 AM
AMTech seems to be coming out with five XP planes at 1/48 this year. I think this is great. A number of us out here are looking for relatively unique planes to build aside from the run-of-the-mill Mustangs, 262s, Zeroes, Corsairs, etc.

#1 and #2 were failed variations of the Curtis P-36, #3 and #5 were variations of their obvious predecessors. And #4 was slated to be a V-1 interceptor and looked like a very fast hybrid of the P-47 and P-51.

AA 489213 (N)XP-42 (Ltd) 1/48
AA 489214 (N)YP-37 (Ltd) 1/48
AA X48001 XP-40 Q-2 Ultimate Warhawk 1/48
AA X48002 XP-72 Ultrabolt 1/48
AA X48003 XP-47H "Hemibolt" 1/48

Could AMTech be going after niche in the market? Is this a trend we will be seeing from AMTech? If so I got a list of X planes I'd like to see (@ 1/48 scale of course)! Tongue [:P]

Beech XA-38 Grizzly
Bell XFL-1 Airabonita
Bell YFM-1 Airacuda
Boeing XPBB-1 Sea Ranger "Lone Ranger"
Boeing XF8B-1
Boeing XB-15/XC-105
Brewster XA-32
Consolidated XP4Y-1 Corregidor
Consolidated-Vultee XP-81
Consolidated XB-32
Curtiss XF14C
Curtiss XF15C-1 <--- Featured in FSM Aircraft ID Quiz #6
Curtiss XP-46
Laister-Kauffman XCG-10A
Lockheed XP-58 Chain Lightning
McDonnell XP-67 "Bat"
North American XB-28 Dragon
Vultee XA-41
Vultee XP-54 "Swoose Goose"




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1/48 scale Tamiya P-47 "Razorback" - Complete
1/48 scale Testors/Lone Star Models PT-22 Recruit - 20% Complete 
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Posted by eagle334 on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 3:47 PM
I would be happy to just see Amtech bring out the things they announced last year. Mainly the P-61's.
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Posted by BlackWolf3945 on Tuesday, January 20, 2004 4:38 PM
Hadn't heard about the XP-42 before, that'd be great. With all the other Curtiss stuff they've announced I can start rounding out the Curtiss Corner in 48th. I'm esecially excited about the P-37 and the Tomahawks they've announced. Less-so about the P-40Q, but it's a P-40 so I gotta have it.

I too would like to see some of the older announcements materialize on the shelves, like the Hemibolt and the Black Widow. Although with the P-61 they had to start over again in the middle of A&T because they discovered a far more accurate, complete and accessible source of reference, so that's understandable.

One thing I like about AMtech is the fact that they come out and say what's going on with their stuff. They were having problems with the P-61's and the P-40Q (and a couple others) and they said so. They don't leave you hangin' wondering "wassuupp?".

Another kit, actually a family, that I'm kinda eager to see from them is the F2H Banshee. The test-shot builds looked pretty groovy and I hope they really are nice kits. It'll be nice to see more original stuff from these folks instead of rehashes, I'm getting sick of that god-awful AMT P-40 kit...

(and that's coming from Mr.P-40! Tongue [:P])


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