Homebee Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 (edited) AZ Model is to release a 1/72nd Potez 540 (Heller/SMER plastic + new parts) kit - ref. AZ7576 Source: http://www.modelarovo.cz/transportbni-potez-540-od-az-model-spoluprace-pokracuje/ Markings V.P. Edited August 1, 2021 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 SMER plastic as in Heller plastic. I do have a Heller one, theoretically dedicated to one of these transports. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1967 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 Excellent news ! This is something completely different from AZ Model in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Graham Boak said: SMER plastic as in Heller plastic. I do have a Heller one, theoretically dedicated to one of these transports. Me also - but I am considering major work - Potez 62/65 Now I wonder(?) if AZ is not planing to issue it as well (they likes to do whole families)... BTW - no later that yesterday I just have a fast look at Potez 540 family. There is 542 with different engines, also V type: . Cheers J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 From what I read there, this has new conversion parts. It has always been a nice kit. I like all of the Heller interwar French bombers. They're so ugly that they're beautiful! I know, just my opinion . The old KP MB 200 is a similar kit, also one of my favourite kits. I built it once and liked the result. Now the Smer boxings give us different cowlings and front fuselage options. A lot easier to build and get the glazing looking good than in the earlier kit. I hope Smer and AZ go on to improve and embellish as many as they can from this range, I doubt we'll ever see new tools of these and they don't really need recessed panel lines. Great news. Best regards TT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 I thought about the Potez 630, but I wouldn't go so far as to say "considered"! I hadn't realised that SMER did any more than re-release it. This was actually inspired by the aircraft in the photo at the top of the link above. Did they provide an optional nose for the transport? If so, begging mode on. Does anyone have one spare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 @JWM There's a resin conversion available for Potez 62/650 from FGMmasterDujin. It's for use in conjunction with the Heller/Smer Potez 540 kit. I bought one some time ago, it was quite (quite!) expensive but looks very good. They're out of stock at the moment, but can normally be found here: http://fgmmasterdujin.e-monsite.com/ @Graham Boak unfortunately the Smer Potez 540 doesn't have the transport nose . It's going to be the new feature in the AZ kit. Re-reading my post I wuddled my mords a bit. Apologies. It's another kit and French subject; The Smer Bloch MB 200 that has a different nose to the original old KP boxing. I'm wandering off-topic here, but afaik it was KP, not Smer, that introduced those new nose parts for the MB 200, in a very brief 'luxury' issue (including a full mask set). and now Smer sell it with the new nose parts included. I built the original kit and can say this is s very welcome redesign. I think Smer may sometimes have tooled new components in their kits. For example I think the wings in their Spitfire Vc kit. I think that boxing is the Heller Vb with Smer (or contracted out) wings (not the wings that were in the Airfix Vc AFAIK). Maybe also the fuselage for their single seater Me 262 A and Czech derivative? I built both kits around 13 years ago. I'm pretty sure about the Spitfire, not so much about the 262. Even further OT one of their reboxes of the Frog Fairey Firefly has a vac-form canopy. That kit is currently part assembled in the Drawer Of Doom. They sometimes throw a bit of etch in their kits too . Best regards TonyT PS: Happy to edit this if too much OT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 You are right about the SMER Spitfire MK.Vc: they also brought out new parts for a Hurricane Mk.IV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 1 hour ago, TonyTiger66 said: There's a resin conversion available for Potez 62/650 from FGMmasterDujin. It's for use in conjunction with the Heller/Smer Potez 540 kit. I bought one some time ago, it was quite (quite!) expensive but looks very good. They're out of stock at the moment, but can normally be found here: http://fgmmasterdujin.e-monsite.com/ Tony, thanks! It looks very good indeed. I did not know it before. Regards J-W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 You gotta love this: http://fgmmasterdujin.e-monsite.com/ Obviously Dujin Kits enjoy a special protection cause as far I know none of their topics was ever done in plastic. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1967 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Always liked Dujin kits, but, I can't afford the fgmmasters re-issues. I will be happy to seem the released in plastic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 26, 2017 Author Share Posted October 26, 2017 Source: http://www.azmodel.cz/produkt/potez-540-transport-version/ V.P. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin1967 Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 Thank you for the update Homebee. It's available for advanced order at the Big H, will be adding one to my back orders today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Released: https://www.aviationmegastore.com/potez-540-transport-version-az7576-az-models-8592017az07576-aircraft-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=150743 V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjaweijfopi4j48 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 Late to the party, but.... The conversion is extremely involving, if you want some degree of accuracy (I started with the Heller kit). Pity no good conversion is out there: and the WiP: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 (edited) New boxing - ref. AZ7641 - Potez 540 "Bomber" Sources: http://www.modelarovo.cz/novinky-kp-az-plastikova-zima-2019/ http://ksmodel.pl/sklep/szczegoly/potez-540-bomber-1-72-20887/ https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AZM7641?result-token=ps7EC Box art V.P. Edited November 30, 2019 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 Released - ref. AZ7641 - Potez 540 "Bomber" https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10403,en_potez-540-bomber.html V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 I know it's an old thread, but did the Potez 540 Transport version actually get released? I can't find reference to it anywhere, and there's none out there to be had even second hand. Cheers! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 2 hours ago, fightersweep said: I know it's an old thread, but did the Potez 540 Transport version actually get released? Sold out two years ago. https://www.mojehobby.pl/products/Potez-P-540T-Transport.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 3 hours ago, Piotr Mikolajski said: Sold out two years ago. https://www.mojehobby.pl/products/Potez-P-540T-Transport.html Thanks! Surprised I can't find one even second hand. I'll try the wanted section here. Cheers! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piotr Mikolajski Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 (edited) 29 minutes ago, fightersweep said: Thanks! Surprised I can't find one even second had. I can add one to the basket here: http://www.bilek-eshop.cz/en/products/our-brands/az-model/az-7576-potez-540-transport-version/p/index/6 Well, two more: http://www.tom-modellbau.de/epages/180804.mobile/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/180804/Products/"AZ 7576 (16576)" https://www.hlj.com/1-72-scale-potez-p-540t-transport-version-azm7576 Edited October 12, 2022 by Piotr Mikolajski Two more offers added 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted October 12, 2022 Share Posted October 12, 2022 Brilliant! Thank you! I'll go ahead and buy one! Cheers; Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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