Gordon J

It's going to be an Airbus A-380 innit

Really nice A6-A. Beautifully weathered and photographed. Taking photos against a black background is a great touch and just makes everything 'pop'. It looks great from every angle.

Well done to Trumpeter for kitting a 48th scale Fairey Battle. Seeing the sprue shots and built example has peaked my interest in building this kit. Irrespective of any flaws it might have it looks really good. Reading the comments above as to why a company like Trumpeter can release subjects of this nature over Airfix then I can only surmise that it's maybe easier for them to distance themselves from the endless noise of 'shoulds' that Airfix have to contend with. They can design it, release it and get on with it without all the 'it's nice but it's not a ...' (fill in the blanks) comments.

A modern up to date tooling of the P-40 family is long overdue so well done to Eduard for manufacturing this kit. I, for one, am getting excited by the news coming through ahead of the release. The markings look great but do we know if the Eduard decals will be the same as what was in their other releases of the past few years? I know there were a lot of complaints from modellers and many struggled to use them.

Hi Kim, Welcome to the Britmodeller forums from sunny Ayrshire. Gordon

Deodorant?

When is an Airfix Jaguar not a Jaguar? When it's a Lysander. 😜

Good or bad Wonderland Models also filled their display at Scale Scotland with a large number of vintage kits over more modern releases and afterwards I was left thinking 'this is all well and good if you're after kits from the 1990s but not so much if you're looking for something from 2024.' I left feeling disappointed. 😐

With only two weeks to go I would have expected more postings in this thread but maybe no one is going this year. 😐

I agree that you can't have too many Hornets and what a brilliant model you have created. I absolutely love this. I have built this kit twice and twice the main undercarriage collapsed on me. I found it to be a very problematic area of an otherwise stunning kit.

I expect 2025 might be a year of re releases and reboxings of existing subjects.

Mi dispiace non parlo o scrivere italiano bene ma per me questo e un modello perfetto.

Hi All, Not sure if this has been shared elsewhere on the site but the link below will take you to a YouTube channel containing reviews of many of the 1970s plastic toy soldier sets. Maybe this will bring back a lot of memories from your childhood. It sure does for me as I had nearly every set. https://youtu.be/n6mTbGvsToA?si=BT6S5tSEbM9oIXYM Enjoy, Gordon

Afraid I missed the bagpipes and as a true Scot all I can say is 'Thank God!' 😌 After seeing Beefy's photos above I am realising I missed so many displays and wish I'd stayed longer on the Saturday. 😐

I made it to Perth today for the the Scottish Nationals and can only echo Totem's praise above and say a huge thank you and well done to everyone involved. I came up on the train from Glasgow and arrived just after 10.00am and was greeted to the unusual sight of a queue snaking out the Dewar's Centre. It seemed busier than previous years but as Totem has pointed out was not overly crowded. There was a great mix of Traders and it seemed like everyone was doing a brisk trade. I for one came home with three kits - my greatest ever haul at Perth - and a clutch of accessories. I am always grateful when the Traders make the effort to come up from down South, even more so this year with the dates of the Scottish Nationals clashing with the big Airfix Model World show at the NEC. I do hope the Dewars Centre remains open as Perth is a real highlight for me but I realise that that is far from certain. If you have the time then do try and support the Show tomorrow (Sunday) and good luck to all who are returning for day two.