TEXANTOMCAT Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Hi All, Now I can't confess to being a Tintin fan when I were a sprog but I came across these models I'd not seen before- there are some real oddballs which might be rife for conversion - have no idea what scale they are - some seem to be resin, some diecast - they do a Percival Prentice!!! There are some real oddballs there! Apologies if in wrong place I havent seen em before! Worth spending a couple of mins looking at though! https://boutique.tintin.com/en/tintin-figurines-and-objects/tintin-transport.html?&is_ajax=1&p=1 ATB TT 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 They're great! I always liked the TinTin series on TV. Have a boxed set of DVd with several stories. One 'Red Aeroplane' among them is a Chipmunk. I recall seeing someone made a modle of it from the Airfic kit. Not sure where the markings came from though. Also Blue Rider did a few decals for some of the other aircraft like the Bordurian Me109 and the Thompsons Tiger Moth. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted December 1, 2017 Author Share Posted December 1, 2017 Ta Paul - Yep I think one of the model mags did a Tintin Spitfire and a Tintin Mossie in the markings from the books? I thought these were ace - there must be a helluva market for them to tool up though. A friend of a friend specialises in decorgifying (my word) diecast Corgi aircraft, tearing em to bits, superdetailling them like a normal kit then whacking them back together. I wondered if that might be possible with these, especially as they are fairly esoteric types - and IIRC no-one does a Prentice! TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Oh yes! I like those a lot! Thanks for sharing. And to think that I've been looking for a Prentice everywhere! I wonder what scale it is? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 I recently spotted the Prentice in a stationery shop in Edinburgh and thought it looked lovely! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LN-KEH Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Retrokit has a nice Me 109F conversion kit to make a Bordurian fighter: https://retrokitonline.net/product/bordurian-bf-109-conversion-kit/ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 2 hours ago, LN-KEH said: Retrokit has a nice Me 109F conversion kit to make a Bordurian fighter: https://retrokitonline.net/product/bordurian-bf-109-conversion-kit/ A bit spendy but I think I might be up for that, least shipping to down under isn't silly like it often is. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) blue rider had decals for the tigermoth used in the hergé comic black island . immatticulation of the tigermoth: G-AIRJ pronounced in french as "Hergé"................ I have bought the decal in 1993 though Bruno Edited December 2, 2017 by Bruno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Yes, the Tintin transport is fun, but has varied scales. One new one not on that list is the Swissair bus complete with a full set of passengers (£75). I saw it last weekend as there is a shop in Sheringham Norfolk which stocks them. The Tiger I think is 48th but many of the vehicles are around 43rd. Most of them are recognizable and are based on a known type (some very obscure). John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobHol Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 (edited) Blue Raider has a few decal sheets from Tintin and also a book on has how to paint them according to different issues of the comic. http://www.insigniamag.com/02_172_decals.html#fictional Scroll to the end to the page. /Tobias Edited December 2, 2017 by TobHol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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