Grizzly Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Sea Devon for me please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Unlikely I know, but one of the College of Aeronautics ones from Cranfield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Double wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 It could well be worth somebody's while to produce a decal sheet to go with this. The amount of schemes the Dove wore is innumerable. How about it Xtradecal? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Could be one for MaxDecal? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Can I ask for decals for G-ARDE as she was on the Airshow circuit in the late 80's. I had the honour to be one of her Hangar rats and so have a bit of a soft spot for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ptmvarsityfan Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Very pleased with this announcement, AModel are certainly giving devotees of non-mainstream British aircraft some great subjects.Moths, Jetstreams and now the Dove. Lots of civil and military possibilities for the Dove. One of the classic post war types, Rareplanes did a very good vacform in the eighties but I think this will be the first injection moulded kit (?). Happy days! Cheers, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botan Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Love it! I'm in. Always wanted to build a Biafrian version. Paul What about Katanga? I have read Jan Zumbach (commander of both those air forces) autobiography (Mister Brown: Aventures dans le ciel / On Wings of War: My Life as a Pilot Adventurer / Ostatnia walka: Moje życie jako lotnika, przemytnika i poszukiwacza przygód) and so both are tempting for me. If I am correct one Dove was used as a improvised bomber in Katanga. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decalmaster Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 It vill go on the Xtradecal list! Strangely, A-Model don't seem to have told us they are doing it. David Hannant 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Boy Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 Your right Botan. I remember seeing a picture of an aircrew sitting in the doorway with a .50 cal for strafing purposes! Not sure what the markings or camo would have been but very interested to know if anyone has any details. Love the little known African subjects, Katanga, Biafra, Congo, etc. Cheers Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botan Posted February 15, 2016 Share Posted February 15, 2016 (edited) Your right Botan. I remember seeing a picture of an aircrew sitting in the doorway with a .50 cal for strafing purposes! Not sure what the markings or camo would have been but very interested to know if anyone has any details. Love the little known African subjects, Katanga, Biafra, Congo, etc. Cheers Paul This photo is in my copy of Zumbach book. There is other where soldiers and Zumbach are standing and according to description, "bomber de Havilland Dove" is visible in backround, code KAT-22 is visible on tail. Edited February 15, 2016 by Botan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyp Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I have a connection to this one. I hope they will do a Riley Conversion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aukebruins Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I remember at least one of them at Amsterdam Schiphol East in service with Martin's Air Charter and flown by Martin Schröder himself for joyflights over Amsterdam. Must have been in 1965 or 66, before Schiphol Centre opened in 1967. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorn Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Yes!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob P Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 It vill go on the Xtradecal list! Strangely, A-Model don't seem to have told us they are doing it. David Hannant Could you please include G-ASMG, the British Aerospace Dunsfold hack??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wamwig Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 And G-AREA the Hatfield hack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 The Irish Air Corps operated four Doves on and off for around 20 years. The individual aircraft were all different Marks (4,5,7 and 8) - so whatever version A-Model releases, at least one IAC Dove should be doable. As long as the price isn't too extortionate, I'll definitely buy the A-Model kit. I built the Rareplanes vacform almost 40 years ago. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 How about the CAA operated ones. Like the one hanging in the superhangar at Duxford. I remember seeing a couple doing calibration checks at Gatwick back in the late 60's and 70's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzn20 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) Can I ask for decals for G-ARDE as she was on the Airshow circuit in the late 80's. I had the honour to be one of her Hangar rats and so have a bit of a soft spot for her. Photo and detail to 1987..BOAC of all things! Its now hanging from the ceiling of the Al Mahatta Museum (Which from the name is no where near Biggin anymore!)painted up as G-AJPR https://www.planespotters.net/photo/290794/g-arde-boac-de-havilland-dh104-dove-2 As is now. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De_Havilland_DH104_Dove_6_%E2%80%98G-AJPR%E2%80%99_(really_G-ARDE)_(21949304816).jpg There you go,hope its what you want. Edited February 18, 2016 by bzn20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray S Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Just what do these manufacturers think they are doing? Here we are, stashes as big as a planet, all set for when we retire, and now saving up for said retirement. And these people keep on issuing kits that we just have to buy! It goes on and on! I mean, just HOW are we supposed to prepare for the future if such temptation is put in your way? Oh, did I say 'good on yer, AModel, keep up the good work'? What will be next I wonder? Cheers, Ray. PS Good on Hannants too for saying they will do some transfer sheets too, that of course means we will need to buy extra kits too... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Photo and detail to 1987..BOAC of all things! Its now hanging from the ceiling of the Al Mahatta Museum (Which from the name is no where near Biggin anymore!)painted up as G-AJPR https://www.planespotters.net/photo/290794/g-arde-boac-de-havilland-dh104-dove-2 As is now. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:De_Havilland_DH104_Dove_6_‘G-AJPR’_(really_G-ARDE)_(21949304816).jpg There you go,hope its what you want. Thanks for those. It's such a pity she's been stuffed and hung from a museum's ceiling. BTW both schemes are accurate (but not for that airframe). For anyone considering modelling this aircraft in these schemes when she was restored at Cranfield the silver was from the Nissan car range! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedbird Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Do we know when the dove and jetsream will be out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 Well this is terrible news. I'm broke, have a stash that is affecting the earth orbit and mainly unable to model at the moment.  So they go and announce this! Im going to have to sell a kidney to buy one  .  Never mind, I've got two  .  Come on Amodel please get it released before Christmas.  Decal wise a Royal Flying Doctor Service option would be fantastic, and I wonder if someone like Red Roo would do a Drover conversion set?  All best regards Tony T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 A quick Google shows Whirlybirds have released this for Congo types:  https://www.scalemates.com/kits/1016538-whirlybird-models-wba72152-congo-fac-dove  and for those interested in the Katanga aircraft, Omega have been on the case for a while:  https://www.scalemates.com/kits/137630-omega-models-72496-de-havilland-dove  TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 £32.99 at Hannants, so it must be due soon - https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AMU72334 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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