Looking for Tips on rare unusual 1/32 WWI Aviation kits and related figures

[Beardie]

Hi all,

 

I am wondering if anyone has arcane knowledge of rare 1/32 WWI aviation kits worth hunting down and any tips on good figures to go with 1/32 WWI Aircraft.

 

I am currently gathering together Wingnut Wings kits and have acquired copies of all the Roden kits that fill gaps not filled by Wingnuts and to add to those I have what is currently available from Special Hobby and Planet Models and have also got the Italeri 1/32 Nieuport 17 (Mastercasters Resin sets on order for this one) one of the Hobbycraft Spad XIII's and an Encore Fokker F.I.

 

I am keen to know if there are any other little beauties out there to hunt for to fill my list of WWI aircraft wants.

 

Finally are there any hard to find/OOP etc. 'accessory' sets worth hunting down....Figures, aircraft related equipment etc. I have not found uch of a range of figures etc. on ebay etc. and so looking for tips.

 

Marty

[Black Knight]

Can't help with aircraft but check out the Historex website for figures. There are some in there but you need to really search for them.

http://www.historexagents.com/shop/hxshop.php

[Mark]

This is something I'd like to track down, but I have had no replies from the email address given.

 

[Black Knight]

ach, thats easy to knock up. Just use an Airfix 1/32 Ford T as the basis.

[Alfisti]

Hi Marty,try this link for figures;http://www.ww1aircraftmodels.com/

Good site for WW1 modelling and shopping.

 

Dave.

[Beardie]

Dave,

 

Thanks for the tip. I have been to that site many times to look at model builds but I had never thought to look see what else was there.

 

Sometimes I am a very dim bulb!

[melvyn hiscock]

22 hours ago, Black Knight said:

ach, thats easy to knock up. Just use an Airfix 1/32 Ford T as the basis.

Not  strictly

I heard a little while back that the Hucks was on a Model T commercial chassis, not the same as the car

[Black Knight]

The car and 'commercial' [a post T production term] chassis were exactly the same length and width. Difference was beefed up rear spring, same number of leaves but tougher, slightly bigger diameter anti-torsion rods of different steel alloy and different rear axle differential ratio; none of which can be seen on a 1/32 model. These changes were made by the coach builder not by the Ford factories. Ford turned out only one chassis/running gear from 1915 onwards.

[melvyn hiscock]

2 minutes ago, Black Knight said:

The car and 'commercial' ...... from 1915 onwards.

Excellent, thanks

[Black Knight]

Beardie; heres another place you can check for figures. Detail can be a bit basic on a few tho.

http://www.traditionoflondonshop.com/en/54mm_Model_Soldiers/WW1_German_1914-1918

http://www.traditionoflondonshop.com/en/54mm_Model_Soldiers/WW1_French_1914-1918

http://www.traditionoflondonshop.com/en/54mm_Model_Soldiers/WW1_British_1914-1918

 

[Beardie]

Thanks for the tip Black Knight, they are a bit 'toyish' in a traditional lead soldier kind of way though. I am looking for as realistic looking as I can possibly get. I did find a few to note down on that Historex website. They really could do with a better navigation and search facility on that site. I had to troll through page after page to find the aviation related figures.

 

[Beardie]

Found three rather nice RFC figures from a company called Tommy's War.... Think I might give them a home at Christmas

[JackG]

http://www.thefusilier.net/     is another figure producer.

 

regards,

Jack

[Beardie]

Jack,

 

Thanks for that tip. Those figures look superb and not just the aviation ones. I feel  a little sidetrack into a WWI diorama coming on at some point. Or at least a few figures.

[D1fuN0]

Morning Chaps \

 

Hi Beardie.

Apart from the usual places for WW1 figures, like Tamiya, Masterbox etc, Modelkasten has two nice sets of German Pilots, and these guys- http://modelcellar.com/, have a couple of nice RFC figures.

 

Mad Steve