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Although not his usual mount. It’s noteworthy that Irish RAF Ace, Brendan ‘Paddy’ Finucane flew R6623 with 452 Sqn on April 27th 1941.

Hi Mike, unfortunately we can’t produce these anymore. We produced the first batches ourselves but later we sent the masters overseas to be produced by a third party. After the casts ran their course we were unable to get the masters returned to us. But to be fair at the time, I think we had expended all interest as the last few sales had slowed down and we had achieved our targets (as small as they were).

Hi guys lots of assumptions going on here in absence of a reply. YES these were produced and released in 2012. They were all available on eBay and those who contacted me privately at the time could also purchase it directly from me at a reduced rate. over 150 sets were produced and all were sold within 6 months. For the person claiming they contacted me, I recieved no messages (I always reply, no matter how long it takes) Sorry for my late reply everyone but I was busy the past few days. Happy modelling Kind regards, Roy

patience my dear man

nothing in 48 for the moment guys, the kits are too obscure to find sorry! ..We already have the Gulf War filter designed, plus the IR Shrouded exhaust for the Falklands, NI, Gulf & Balkans hopefully more pictures soon..

Well it looks like there will be a FOST conversion in the workshop very soon We have already started researching the subject but we would love to see any decent pictures or anything anyone might find interesting here ..Ronnieraaf, sorry mate, for the moment we are sticking to 1/72 scale

Hi Guys Thanks for your feedback1 here are some test shots of one Master Cast completed pod; ..again we would love some if any feedback Thanks Roy

Thanks so far guys, We are listing to you! I hope to update the thread over the next week or so with test shots, Roy

Hey Guys Here are some test shots of the Master cast before reproduction begins, BTW its just one Pod not 6 in a pack These will be perfect for Gazelle, Fouga Magister, Marchetti/Aermacchi SF-260 Warrior, T-6 Texan and JF-17 Fighter to name but a few. ..would love some feedback cheers Roy

Hey Guys Thanks for all the feedback so far, We have taken everything on board that has been mentioned here but most of it we already have in hand Dr. Evil, Sighting system will be in developent soon but most of the other bits mentioned here are nearing completion. Dave thanks for your PM mate Richard can you PM me a link, I'm very interested in what you might have! I'm specificall looking for any REAR shots of the large BOX like exhaust system on late Brit Gazelles! Pat, Deon cheers for your comments guys! Sniper, yeah we are working very hard to produce an accurate NI Gazelle, the arms and FLIR pod are just amazing. We are just near finishing the lamp and some additional detail but I'm pretty sure you will be impressed with this. Antoine, we are studying French examples and the Puma is another large profect we are investing in! Lothian, yep I was only looking at the new engine & Exhaust housing sets today, there are plenty of variations and options and I can assure you they will be drop in kits so no messing around here! Pierre, sorry my friend We are not producing a new kit or colour/decal option, just garage produced replacement Resin Parts.. keep posting guys, we are listening to you all and appreciate all your efforst thus far! I'll updat the bolg over the next few days for the moment here are some preview shots of the Master SNEB 6 X 68mm Rocket Launcher pod for the Falklands Gazelle (or any other gazelle that has this weapon platform), We would love to hear your feedback Thanks Roy

Hi Guys I'm just wondering would there be any interest here on Britmodeller, in a conversion of the Extended Tail Pipe (Exhaust system) for Israeli A4 Skyhawks? The conversion is 1/72 and designed for the excellent series of Fujimi kits. Myself and a friend have produced an accurate and simple conversion and we are in the process of producing a short run series of resin casts to cover the costs of our little adventure. The photographs below show the finished product, cast with MDC Resin, Please be aware these parts pictures are glued to the fuselage WITHOUT FILLER, SANDING OR ANY CORRECTION. so you can see everything fits well Also the photos have been take with a high pixel camera and an excessive flash so they are showing up all sorts of blemishes unseen by the naked eye.. Below are photos I found on the net of the real deal for comparison; The conversion comes in 3 parts; (1) Exhaust Section (Extended Tail Pipe) (2) Underside Parachute Housing (3) Port & Starboard "bumps" see these sections below; Construction couldn't be easier! Just remove the old exhaust deflector section (as seen below) then fit the EXTENDED EXHAUST and additional parts straight on, its that easy We would love to hear some comments or any questions you guys might have.. Thanks roy

Hi All Myself and a colleague are planning to produce the infamous SNEB 6 x 68mm Rocket Pod in 1/72 Scale. This little launcher is in use with such platforms as the Gazelle, Fouga Magister, T-6 Texan and JF-17 Fighter to name but a very very few. I'm just trying to gauge how much interest there might be? No Pics as yet sorry but the cast is nearing completion and looking good, ..I would love to hear some feedback if possible? Thanks Roy

Hi Guys I was just wondering if people are still building the old Airfix (Heller) Gazelle? She still is the only game in town in 1/72 scale as far as I'm aware but what if there were affordable decent resin conversions to spice up these kits? Myself and another talented modelling colleague are embarking on a number of projects including a number of classic kit upgrades and we are just putting the final touches to some interesting sections, let me explain a little more; Firstly we are 90% complete building impressive SNEB rocket launchers as used by British Forces in the Falklands War in 1982. The SNEBS are complete but we are just working on the mounts, this should not take too long. Secondly we have also designed the up-turned exhaust as used by British Forces in the Falklands, N.Ireland and in some cases the Gulf War (mostly French Army variants), there are 2 slightly different variants of this and we are hoping to produce both. Thirdly we are mid-way through designing the recent large Exhaust "Box" type configuration, I believe these were used late in the N.Ireland mission and in the early occupation of Iraq (2003 onwards). All the exhaust sections are mounted to new cast housings and can easily replace the original (& incorrect shaped)Airfix parts with no cutting involved. Lastly we are gaining speed on the FLIR & Lamp fit for use with N.Ireland and Iraq missions. We are aware there are two different variants of this so the plan is to produce an early and late variant. There are no pictures as of yet, but for those of you who know us from purchasing our A4 Skyhawk Extended Tail Pipes, rest assured that these will be very accurate! We would love to hear your input and comments guys

Hey Guys, I'm just starting this post in the hope there may be some interest in a project myself and a colleague are just about to complete; 30mm Gun Pods for the Aermacchi MB.339 as used primarily by the Argentine Navy during the Falklands/Malvinas war of 1982 One pod is complete with the second nearing completion, they are very well detailed and should be ready in the next few weeks. We are toying with the idea of pairing these Gun Pods with recently finished Zuni Rocket pods.. Would love to hear some of your thoughts on this subject.. Thanks in advance Roy

Hey Guys I'm new to britmodeller but I'm hoping I might be able to bring something that might interest some of you.. For those of you you like the AS.365 (SA.365) Dauphin II and would like something more than the old Matchbox/Revell Dauphin II kit can offer I'm happy to tell you Myself and a colleague are just finished producing an affordable resin conversion set for the old plastic kit. The first Resin Conversion kit produced will focus primarilly on the SA.365Fi (which is an SA.365 N2). This will cover everything needed for an Irish Air Corps and Chilean Navy (ex-IAC) example, but this should be more than adequate for most Long Nose military and civilian Dauphins also. included in the kit will be an entirely new and detailed nose section. Radar, underside plumbing and antenna will be included. Along with a brand new larger Fenestron (yes I was listening to you guys!!) with an 11 bladed rotor. A large hoist for the SAR kit and some additional detail. Lastly an entire new main rotor and engine housing section (this replaces the entire top half of the model. Its a pretty extensive little kit and we are trying to make it as affordable as possible for everybody. I cannot place a time scale on future variations of this conversion kit as other projects need to be completed beforehand but we are reviewing a full conversion for an accurate USCG Dolphin next. (you would be surprised at the differences we have discovered with our research!) We hope to release this in February. For you modellers with a Chile Navy Dauphin in mind I believe there may be a release of Decals very soon from another well known producer. ..I would love to hear any thoughts or comments you guys might have? Thanks Roy