Michou Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 1 hour ago, bigbadbadge said: Mike those models look lovely, I had no idea they did the Venom, it looks like a very nice model too. Mind you all three do. Great to see. Chris The Venom was not around for very long - 1955 - 1962. It was discontinued most likely because of a damaged mould. I managed to find one in Norwich in around 1963 which I sent to a pen pal in the Philippines in exchange for a Japanese kit which was not imported to Britain. Mike 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted April 15, 2021 Share Posted April 15, 2021 18 minutes ago, Michou said: The Venom was not around for very long - 1955 - 1962. It was discontinued most likely because of a damaged mould. I managed to find one in Norwich in around 1963 which I sent to a pen pal in the Philippines in exchange for a Japanese kit which was not imported to Britain. Mike It's a shame the Venom wasn't around for long. Amy unmade ones will be at a premium in today's market. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73north Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 I built the FROG Typhoon ( fab kit at age 10 yrs ) and the Exeter which is still pretty good . also it’s beyond a doubt that Frog introduced the 1/350 scale with HMS Javelin in 1939 which was re-made in 1946 . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRSA Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 It has been a pleasure reading this thread. I recall mooching around at the LMS in Brooklyn Pretoria, aged about 9 with my bicycle propped against a lamp post and clutching my 50c pocket money. With that I could by a Frog model and glue - paint didn't actually enter the equation... pedal home in a huge hurry and build the thing in about 20 minutes. Most of them got blown up with tom thumb crackers. That would be 54 years ago but I still get models delivered by courier, costing a tad more than 50c, and cant wait to open them 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 7 minutes ago, MikeRSA said: It has been a pleasure reading this thread. I recall mooching around at the LMS in Brooklyn Pretoria, aged about 9 with my bicycle propped against a lamp post and clutching my 50c pocket money. With that I could by a Frog model and glue - paint didn't actually enter the equation... pedal home in a huge hurry and build the thing in about 20 minutes. Most of them got blown up with tom thumb crackers. That would be 54 years ago but I still get models delivered by courier, costing a tad more than 50c, and cant wait to open them Same thing when I was a kid, except I was always conflicted between buying a kit or buying cakes at the patisserie.... The cakes were eaten only slightly faster than the kits (Airfix series 1 in plastic bags) were built. JR 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Riot Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Here’s my Frog Javelin. Or it may have been Novo actually, is it the same thing? Anyway, I used the Freightdog nose and aftermarket decals to turn it into an FAW.8. 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Yes - the Novo Javelin would have been the former FROG FAW9 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
224 Peter Posted November 28, 2023 Share Posted November 28, 2023 Given the starting material, that is impressive: Well Done! I have seen a full sized one at the Jet Age Museum near Gloucester: it is, compared to the HS Hunter, massive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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