Vultee Valiant BT-13

[PJ]

Does anyone make a good model of the Vultee Vibrator?
Thanks, PJ

[dors]

Does anyone make a good model of the Vultee Vibrator?

Bizarre... I was just logging on to ask the same question. I haven't found anything yet in my searching

[Tony C]

I believe that PLANET plan on releasing a 1/48 resin kit and SANGER produced a vacform kit, also in 1/48 (see SAN4861 on the Hannants website)

http://www.hannants.co.uk

No date or information on the PLANET kit but the website is

http://www.luft46.com/Planet/catalog.html

HTH

Tony

[PJ]

That is weird dors...get outta my head Seems like with all of the U.S. made T-6 models that someone would have done the BT-13. There are several PT models, too.
Thanks, PJ

[RyanShort1]

Anyone know of a good set of BT-13 drawings?
I'd like to get ahold of some.

Ryan

[PJ]

Guess no one has BT-13 drawings or plans.

[Steve T]

Hi all--

Far as Valiant kits go, I know of two in 1:72, both now out of production and rather rare. One by Pavla was reportedly not bad; another by Beechnut (iirc) was pretty wretched, or so I'm told. I too had been hunting for a Valiant kit, needed for my "Project Walt" 1:72 diorama of a piece of the Soplata collection as it looked in the early 80s. Ultimately I kitbashed a BT-15 out of bits from a Testors Texan, an Academy P-40B, and a funny little Soviet-made kit of a Yak-40 airliner! Which works okay in the context of my diorama: but if you're looking to model an operational BT, you'll still need a real kit...

Cheers

S.

[PJ]

Thanks,Steve. Still looking for any scale plans...Anyone?
PJ

[Chad Veich]

PJ, I have not been able to track down any drawings of the BT but Brian Taylor does a nice plan for a 73" R/C version that is available through Bob Holman in Ca. Brian Taylor is well known in R/C circles for the accuracy of his plans and the BT looks spot on to me. Brian usually will not design a model unless he has a full size that he can personally measure to make certain of scale fidelity. I don't know what your intentions are for the drawings but I'm sure you could scale the Taylor drawing to whatever size you like if you are looking at building a flying or static model. Here is a less than stellar pic of Brian's prototype.

[Thunderhead7]

A kit was available by Classic Castings Limited 1989 (I have it), it is a 1/48th Resin kit. It included vacuformed canopy and gear fairings, with white metal landing gear and tires and resin engine.

The address and phone is (found on business card in kit)

Farris Brown
1520 Pesnell Drive
Gardensdale, AL 35071
(205) 631-8473

Cheers, Stephen
http://www.herkynoseart.com
Tucson, AZ

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[jaldo]

Hope this helps:

[PJ]

Thanks. That does give me something to go by.
PJ

[DanteC]

Mike West of Lone Star Models released a 1/48 resin BT-13 a few months ago. I saw it at the IPMS nationals...sweet looking and finely detailed. The BT is an often overlooked topic. I have one ordered, but they are in short supply...order soon!

Dante

[Bob Henry]

I am currently working on a Vultee. The kit was released by Nor-Cal Aero. This will be a flyable R/C model. The scale is 1.75 in / Foot. I think the kit is no longer available, but I have seen it turn up at swap meets. It is pretty accurate on its scale outline, but not perfect. I'm going a little crazy with it by trying to duplicate functional scale external hinging for both flaps and ailerons. Since the wingspan is 73.5 inches, the hinging is a little small to work with. I will be shooting for completion before the end of the '07 flying season. This plane has some good things going for it, as far as its R/C flyability. It has a tall rudder, a fair amount of dihedral, and fixed landing gear. I hope it works well. If anyone knows the location of some good detailed photos for the yellow/blue paint scheme, please let me know. After I got this kit, I found out that Bob Holman Plans has a good set of plans available for the Vultee. They were done by Brian Taylor, the former British scalemasters champ. I have some other Taylor plans, so I can guess that they are probably very detailed.

[Chuck Gardner]

Any news on 1/48 scale BT-13 models available??
I need one for a display