bzn20 Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 This one any good? http://www.airliners.net/photo/Channel-Airways/De-Havilland-DH-106/1274944/&sid=16843e97153a580ed38445637168bc12 Paul Harrison No,I meant with the full gold treatment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryrussell Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 There were four Channel Comets Three in basic Olympic, one in basic BEA. The reason no Channel livery pics have come to light is simply the fact that there were none. Channel was almost bankrupt, had a Trident cannibalised to keep the other flying as RR were holding the engines against debt. The Comets were a desperate attempt to keep going with existing commitments. There was no money and no time for paint. Sorry Marty, memory can play tricks. I can assure you the livery was never worn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 People can mock all the like, I know what I saw and flew on, Garry I can assure you it did. Can you prove with beyond reasonable doubt I'm not right? We all know the Colossus of Rhodes existed but there are no photographs. Let's have some rational open minded conversations. Marty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Released: http://hobbyterra.com/product/d-h-106-comet-4b-in-1-144-scale-amodel-1448.html V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 People can mock all the like, I know what I saw and flew on, Garry I can assure you it did. Can you prove with beyond reasonable doubt I'm not right? We all know the Colossus of Rhodes existed but there are no photographs. Let's have some rational open minded conversations. Marty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Waaaaa! Need pix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachnid Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Don't matter now AIRFIX are doing one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Don't matter now AIRFIX are doing one hee hee, the Airfix one is 50+ years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 (edited) hee hee, the Airfix one is 50+ years old 50+ or not it's still a pretty decent kit and it will be good to have it back. It needs a bit of work, particularly around the engine intakes, but the outline accuracy isn't too bad and it's easily convertible to other marks. It will be interesting to see how much, if at all, the Amodels kit is "influenced" by the Airfix one as you kind of hinted at post 8 in this thread. Edited December 23, 2014 by Skodadriver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26Decals Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 Hannants now has the AModel Comet in stock and I will be picking a couple of them up tomorrow Merry Christmas one & all 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty_hopkirk Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 The World is full of smart bottoms. Marty... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 The World is full of smart bottoms. Marty... Just to make you not feel alone, I have a vague memory of seeing the Comet in Channel colours but alas I have no pcis. It was at Gatwick one easter weekend but don't even recall the year. Then again it might have been a Viscount. I clearly recall seein a gold coloured fin in between a couple other aeroplanes. But thats about it. Maybe because the fins are similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Hannants now has the AModel Comet in stock and I will be picking a couple of them up tomorrow Merry Christmas one & all Please post some sprue shots! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26Decals Posted December 23, 2014 Author Share Posted December 23, 2014 I certainly will , hopefully tomorrow sometime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26Decals Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Nice pics. But the main parts break down is reminiscent of the Airfix kit. e.g. wings and fuselage. Fin and tailplane done separately and surface detail is a bit different. But very nice resin jet pipes though!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garryrussell Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 They need to correct that BEA titling and the credit panel looks too large. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) They need to correct that BEA titling and the credit panel looks too large. You're right Gary the BEA takes up too much red square (should be a third of the square in height) Edited December 24, 2014 by bzn20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessica Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) Unless they replace that entire wing sprue getting a -4C out of it will be just as much challenge as the Airfix kit gives. Edited December 24, 2014 by Jessica 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 Not sure about the shape of the outside of the engines behind the trailing edge - don't recall them tapering in like that, but that could just be my memory telling me that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stringbag Posted December 24, 2014 Share Posted December 24, 2014 It seems a pointless exercise to me at least, to compare this new kit to the old Airfix kit. With better detail and engraved panel lines this one is already a winner as far as I'm concerned and I'm certainly looking forward to getting one. All the best. Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted December 25, 2014 Share Posted December 25, 2014 Unless they replace that entire wing sprue getting a -4C out of it will be just as much challenge as the Airfix kit gives. Maybe the Two Six Decals conversion will fit this as well as the Airfix? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippiebg Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Vlamgat9, see below for salient info on the resin pinion tank conversion kit: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234950851-comet-4-to-4b-wing-length-change-question/ Shots of the Amodel Comet 4B show a kit much superior to the 55-year-old Airfix one. Hardly surprising, really. The makeup of parts lends itself to a revamped wing with extra span and pinion tanks in the future. Why Airfix never got around to doing this is beyond me... https://cloud.mail.ru/public/fb3882ca4c2d/IMG_3677.JPG https://cloud.mail.ru/public/44bb9cb760dd/IMG_3676.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 When you look at the price the Airfix re-issue is going to be, the Amodel kit looks good value! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26Decals Posted December 28, 2014 Author Share Posted December 28, 2014 (edited) One thing I have noticed is that the AModel fuselage is around 10mm shorter than the Airfix & Welsh kits. Edited December 28, 2014 by 26Decals 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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