71chally Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 1 hour ago, Radleigh said: £32.99 at Hannants, so it must be due soon - https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AMU72334 I must be out of touch with things, but £33 for 72nd Dove, is it made from gold?! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Given a 20% fall in the value of the pound, is it that surprising? We will just have to get used to this kind of pricing of imports, as the initial cushioning of earlier agreements/contracts disappear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 You can knock a tenner off, just look around at shows. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 The Leeds to Swansea 1975, I want one! Thomo. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 4 hours ago, 71chally said: I must be out of touch with things, but £33 for 72nd Dove, is it made from gold?! The price of Brexit, I'm afraid - I'm glad its on its way. Thomo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Heres a couple. One of them G-ARDE at Abingdon early 80's. The Herons and the Fairflight ones at Biggin Hill on a non airshow day.: G-ARDE at Abingdon. G-AROI of Fairflight at Biggin. While below...... Herons of Fairflight G-APKW and 'NNO. These few pics are from my recent scans of ol slides I am processin slowly. But hope they whet appetitites for the above mentioned kit... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 It's nice to see a photo of ARDE, I spent some time as a hangar rat on her. I have plenty of photos of her innards so guess which aircraft I want to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Keen to have some one of these, would like to do an RNZAF, RN & maybe Biafran ones, remastering my plans in view of that price. Some of us are too far away to get to shows & with post & exchange rate I'll be lucky to manage one for an RNZAF one. Steve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 There are a lot of nice subjects coming out this year in 1/72, by many manufacturers. I want to whittle down the stash, but more great stuff keeps coming along, like this one ! Thanks for posting pictures of different schemes chaps, it's clear there's great potential for many after market decal options on this one. That Severn Airways livery is gorgeous. Talking of innards and given the price tag, I wonder if this kit will have any cabin detail? £33 is a lot of AUD$. It's a lot of £ too! The only solution for me is going to be to sell some less desirable gibber from the stash, raise some Dove funds . TT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 7 hours ago, TonyTiger66 said: There are a lot of nice subjects coming out this year in 1/72, by many manufacturers. I want to whittle down the stash, but more great stuff keeps coming along, like this one ! Thanks for posting pictures of different schemes chaps, it's clear there's great potential for many after market decal options on this one. That Severn Airways livery is gorgeous. Talking of innards and given the price tag, I wonder if this kit will have any cabin detail? £33 is a lot of AUD$. It's a lot of £ too! The only solution for me is going to be to sell some less desirable gibber from the stash, raise some Dove funds . TT My sentiments are the same. Manufacturers seem to be announcing kits I have wanted since the year dot. And now I am in twilight years I very much doubt I'll get to building any of the older stash and so they will have to go to make way for kits I DO want.... prices excepting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 20 hours ago, Radleigh said: You can knock a tenner off, just look around at shows. A Model kits are not often discounted, unless they are of subjects that do not sell. I think that the Dove will not be in that category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Initially I was hoping to build a couple of Devon/Doves and was hoping around the £15ea mark, reality hit £20ea seemed more realistic and thought better stick to one example, a Sea Devon that I flew in. £34 is impossible to justify for me and to a young family on one small kit, even with stash tokens, so unfortunately wont be building a Devon by the looks. I'm not sure that pricing is purely the work of Brexit either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Keep an eye out for the old Rareplane vacform. They seem to be rather cheap at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branky Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Expected price in Europe will be around 32 euro's. But to the UK it will indeed get some import taxes of course. But hey, we are now facing import duties on Airfix and we did not even want that Brexit like you guys :-) Maybe modellers should go back to the old pen pal friends like with former eastbloc modellers. You get A-model, we get Airfix :-D 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 To those of you who are worried at the cost of A-model's Dove I see the big H is advertising Welsh Models 1:144 version at £30.99. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 6 hours ago, T7 Models said: A Model kits are not often discounted, unless they are of subjects that do not sell. I think that the Dove will not be in that category. A tenner may have been too much, but there is a trader at shows who does discount the kits, I've bought at least 7-8 kits off him over the last year or two well under Hannants price. I paid £21 for the Modelsvit Tu-91, just looked on Hannants and they have it at £31.50... paid about £5 less for the Yak-140 and Yak-1000 the same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Aeronut said: To those of you who are worried at the cost of A-model's Dove I see the big H is advertising Welsh Models 1:144 version at £30.99. And thats for a 1/144th kit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 ..and not Brexit related! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbird Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 What's happened to the jetstream, I haven't seen any more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted February 8, 2017 Share Posted February 8, 2017 Soon, just like all their other kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 Any news on the A Models Dove? Thomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 21 hours ago, The Tomohawk Kid said: Any news on the A Models Dove? Thomo As we say down here in Cornwall, it will be along dreckly*. (*sort of like manana, but without the sense of urgency) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1967 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 17 minutes ago, T7 Models said: As we say down here in Cornwall, it will be along dreckly*. (*sort of like manana, but without the sense of urgency) Yes, I am beginning to realize this with certain kit manufacturers... On a similar note, I am sure that if I live long enough (God willing) every aircraft I want will appear in kit form eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Count this Yank in for one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 On 08/02/2017 at 19:51, 71chally said: ..and not Brexit related! It's very expensive to cross the Severn Bridge On the subject of Doves, now that Kiwi has also announced a 1/72 Plastic kit of the Dove, at least there might be some competition in 1/72. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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