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    Scale ModelWorld 2023

    in Shows

    Posted

    1 hour ago, james37611 said:

    There were plain white boxes called Eduard (something)

    Were these basically cheaper versions? No prices on these either 

    These are what Eduard call overtrees, they provide only the plastic sprues from the kits, no decals, instructions resin etc.

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    KP/AZ central discussion, questions & answers

    in Manufacturer News

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    15 minutes ago, Jan_D said:

    Very sad news - Mr. Jan Polc passed away 17.09.2022

    https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=95825&sid=bb629047b1f54e84f5353c30d72bf2bd&start=13740

     

    That's very sad news. I helped Jan on some of his projects with translation/proof reading of his books, magazine articles etc and meeting him once a year at the nationals for our annual beer swapping exercise (he was very fond of Newcastle Brown Ale), I'll miss him.

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    Airfix 2023

    in The Rumourmonger

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Denford said:

    - The Spitfire 'twin tub' is an old chestnut.  It has to sell worldwide, repeat, worldwide.   Not just in UK where a few fortunate have flown in them but in USA, Canada, Australia, NZ, South Africa and everywhere else too.  Instead why not a 2 Seat 8 in its striking all-yellow colour scheme?  The AZ rendering is 'a bit of a challenge'.  What might have been rumorued to have been seen at Airfix's HQ in another old chestnut. I recall a 24th Lysander which was surely the Matchbox one in a mistaken scale....

    - Battle: known for the horrendous losses it suffered but not much else.  Like everything else it has to sell.

    - Don't think we'll see anything large: the new Spitfire lX will have drawn heavily on the budget.

    - Possibly a 1/72 Dragon Rapide.  World-wide usage, colour schemes to say nothing of it still giving joy rides to more than will ever fly in a Spitfire.  Xtradecal would go crazy.

    - Not much WWll is 'untooled' but plenty of scope for new tools.  My favourites Corsair and Avenger, both with folding wings.  And the supposed visit by Airfix to the FAA museum...  No, I don't think it was for the Scimitar.

    - Postwar: again 'retoolings' perhaps a new Sea Hawk to replace one of their earliest.  Maybe a Venom/Sea Venom.

    And whatever is coming they are working on it right now and researching follow-on subjects.  Hampden will surely come, but not until restoration at Cosford is complete.

    Heller/Airfix have already done the DH Rapide & Xtradecal have at least 2 72nd scale sheets out

    Another Ma.k Sternail. The Ausf F

    in Work In Progress - SF & RealSpace

    Posted

    On 3/19/2022 at 5:37 PM, Pete in Lincs said:

    Update time, with FREE added pictures!

     

    I did some masking, painting and tidying up this morning. So here we go with the visuals...

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    First though, this isn't mine. It's just to show that circles are a Kreiger thing. And with that in mind, I used a few on the build.

     

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    Circles. I just used some tank wheel masks that I got cheap from big H. 

     

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    And, what other colours was I going to use for the unit/Squadron badge? I do have a decal to go on there too.

     

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    It's an odd colour. More brown than green. But why can't a spaceship be a dull colour? This is far away from the Star Trek universe.

     

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    More circles on the left side. There are lots of decals to go on, detail painting and weathering to be done.

    Thanks for looking in, your comments are always welcome. Cheers, Pete

    Mysterons!

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