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Title: up grade Mercedes DIIIa kit Roden
Post by: gsxf65 on July 13, 2026, 06:01:53 PM

Hello,
I have a Roden 1/32 Albatros DIII (oaw) kit and would like to upgrade the Mercedes DIII engine to the one from the Taurus kit.
Is this upgrade possible?
I sent them an email three weeks ago, but I haven't received a response yet.
Thanks.

Title: Re: up grade Mercedes DIIIa kit Roden
Post by: s.e.charles on July 13, 2026, 10:16:38 PM

i believe Taurus is located in Poland, so perhaps there are communication challenges affecting their business model.

from the website:  "Please be advised that direct purchases of Taurus Models products through the website www.taurusmodels.pl are currently not available. However, a wide range of our products is available from the well-established model shop BNA ModelWorld. We kindly invite all interested customers to visit: https://www.bnamodelworld.com/ Thank you for your interest in Taurus Models and for your understanding."

and they might be in the drone business for the foreseeable future.

Title: Re: up grade Mercedes DIIIa kit Roden
Post by: NigelR on July 14, 2026, 04:08:02 AM

AFAIK Taurus is no longer in production. Gothaforce bought up some of their stock but the Mercedes timing gear enhancements are all sold out. BNA Modelworld (based in Austraila) lists a lot of their products but it appears mpst of the Mercedes enhancements are out of stock.