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dr_gn said:
XG332 said:
dr_gn said:
I assumed it was to model this kind of thing:
Wouldn't you need two Concorde's as well then?
Small difference between a skill level 1 £6 hawk and a £26 concorde.Wouldn't you need two Concorde's as well then?
The Airfix 1/72 Concorde didn't exist "back in the day". It's a relatively new model and was released just before Airfix got into financial difficulties.
For its size, £26 isn't that expensive in modern terms. I recently purchased a Valom 1/72 Bristol Brigand for £35.
The Airfix Nimrod was iniially being marketed at close to £40, although many model shops seemed to discount them pretty quickly and the usual price was between £25 and £30
The TRumpter 1/72 Lightning models now retail at £20 each - which is a lot for a fairly small model.
For its size, £26 isn't that expensive in modern terms. I recently purchased a Valom 1/72 Bristol Brigand for £35.
The Airfix Nimrod was iniially being marketed at close to £40, although many model shops seemed to discount them pretty quickly and the usual price was between £25 and £30
The TRumpter 1/72 Lightning models now retail at £20 each - which is a lot for a fairly small model.
Eric Mc said:
The Airfix 1/72 Concorde didn't exist "back in the day". It's a relatively new model and was released just before Airfix got into financial difficulties.
For its size, £26 isn't that expensive in modern terms. I recently purchased a Valom 1/72 Bristol Brigand for £35.
The Airfix Nimrod was iniially being marketed at close to £40, although many model shops seemed to discount them pretty quickly and the usual price was between £25 and £30
The TRumpter 1/72 Lightning models now retail at £20 each - which is a lot for a fairly small model.
Ahhhh of course 1/72. I was thinking of the (I guess) 1/144 version which I built back 'in my day'.For its size, £26 isn't that expensive in modern terms. I recently purchased a Valom 1/72 Bristol Brigand for £35.
The Airfix Nimrod was iniially being marketed at close to £40, although many model shops seemed to discount them pretty quickly and the usual price was between £25 and £30
The TRumpter 1/72 Lightning models now retail at £20 each - which is a lot for a fairly small model.
dr_gn said:
Eric Mc said:
The Airfix 1/72 Concorde didn't exist "back in the day". It's a relatively new model and was released just before Airfix got into financial difficulties.
For its size, £26 isn't that expensive in modern terms. I recently purchased a Valom 1/72 Bristol Brigand for £35.
The Airfix Nimrod was iniially being marketed at close to £40, although many model shops seemed to discount them pretty quickly and the usual price was between £25 and £30
The TRumpter 1/72 Lightning models now retail at £20 each - which is a lot for a fairly small model.
Ahhhh of course 1/72. I was thinking of the (I guess) 1/144 version which I built back 'in my day'.For its size, £26 isn't that expensive in modern terms. I recently purchased a Valom 1/72 Bristol Brigand for £35.
The Airfix Nimrod was iniially being marketed at close to £40, although many model shops seemed to discount them pretty quickly and the usual price was between £25 and £30
The TRumpter 1/72 Lightning models now retail at £20 each - which is a lot for a fairly small model.
Eric Mc said:
The TRumpter 1/72 Lightning models now retail at £20 each - which is a lot for a fairly small model.
If you're looking for a 1/72 Lightning, Modelzone have the Revell F6 on sale at £5.99 at the moment.http://www.modelzone.co.uk/english_electricbac_lig...
I have it.
The Revell F6 is, in fact, the very old Hasegawa F6 which dates from the late 1960s. It also appeared in a FROG boxing back then.
It's not a bad kit for its time. But equally worth looking out for is the Airfix F.3 if you can find it. Even rarer is the Airfix F1A. The F1A moulds were permanently modified in the early 1980s to turn the kit into an F3 so no F1As were made after that time.
Although the Trumpeter moulds are new and the kit contains much better interior detail than these old offerings, Trumpeter got some areas of the aircraft seriously wrong, especially around the jet pipes. It looks like nobody in Trumpeter had ever seen a real Lightning.
If you are into 1/48 scale, Airfix produced an excellent Lightning in that scale. It is currently available again as a release from the Czech company Eduard with resin and brass upgrades.
The Revell F6 is, in fact, the very old Hasegawa F6 which dates from the late 1960s. It also appeared in a FROG boxing back then.
It's not a bad kit for its time. But equally worth looking out for is the Airfix F.3 if you can find it. Even rarer is the Airfix F1A. The F1A moulds were permanently modified in the early 1980s to turn the kit into an F3 so no F1As were made after that time.
Although the Trumpeter moulds are new and the kit contains much better interior detail than these old offerings, Trumpeter got some areas of the aircraft seriously wrong, especially around the jet pipes. It looks like nobody in Trumpeter had ever seen a real Lightning.
If you are into 1/48 scale, Airfix produced an excellent Lightning in that scale. It is currently available again as a release from the Czech company Eduard with resin and brass upgrades.
Edited by Eric Mc on Saturday 17th July 17:16
Thanks Eric, I have the Eduard Lightning too. 
I've put it to one side until I feel confident enough to do a decent job, all that photo etch is pretty daunting.
To gain practice, I recently bought a kit from a company called ICM, a 1/48 Spitfire Mk.XVI for £10. It's an impressive kit, very detailed, the engine is actually in component form so I'm going to leave the top cowling removeable. Amongst the stores, there's an interesting addition, the centreline bomb has a large streamlined cowling, I've never seen one of those on a Spit' before.
ETA, Here's a review of the kit.
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/icm/kit_icm...
I've put it to one side until I feel confident enough to do a decent job, all that photo etch is pretty daunting.
To gain practice, I recently bought a kit from a company called ICM, a 1/48 Spitfire Mk.XVI for £10. It's an impressive kit, very detailed, the engine is actually in component form so I'm going to leave the top cowling removeable. Amongst the stores, there's an interesting addition, the centreline bomb has a large streamlined cowling, I've never seen one of those on a Spit' before.
ETA, Here's a review of the kit.
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/kits/icm/kit_icm...
Edited by SlipStream77 on Saturday 17th July 19:05
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