Gordon J

Blimey! Some really cracking photographs you've taken. Great to see them.

Still no sign of it. I know there's a war on but since it's announcement details relating to the ICM Beaufort have been a bit vague to say the least. Personally I'm not holding my breath for it appearing this month

Fascinating stuff this discussion about British wartime colours and made all the more interesting by the addition of the colour photos. I'm glad it's not me trying to get it right for my model as I am tied in knots. 🤪

I''m guessing a 1/32nd resin kit of the Viggen probably weighs about the same as a real one.

Looks good. Thanks for posting Homebee

You've done a cracking Pe-2 diorama here with lots of nice touches. The figures look great (never easy to paint 1/48) and the snow is very well done. Love it

Not seen anything of the plastic pertaining to this kit. I will be surprised if this actually gets released in September.

Can I dare to ask where you heard this rumour? Was it from a reputable source or from a drunk bloke in the pub?

It has been said that Japanese model companies do seem to focus primarily on the Japanese market over everything else and to the rest of the world their kit releases can seem a tad surprising at times. There was a thread on here prior to the 1/48 F4 Phantom release and I don't think a single Britmodeller suggested that that would be their big news for 2021. I wonder if the official blog mentioned in the initial posting above was conducted with Japanese modellers only or if it was a worldwide poll. If 1/32nd is not currently in vogue over there then Tamiya, and possibly most other Japanese manufacturers are not going to waste their cash tooling that scale. I have no doubt though that we will still see 1/32nd kits released in the future.

Looking good so far and your 3D printed sidewall looks incredible.

Great model and really looking forward to seeing this one finished and mounted on a base.

Cracking model Nenad but the link for the build is missing.

After seeing some of the publicity shots Airfix have put out for this kit I was beginning to wonder if it came with a free Paramjit!

Absolute stunner Mathy. Love it.

Four years probably now means that Airfix will announce a new tooling for 2023!

Wonderful shading and subtle weathering on this one Steve. Hope your boy likes it as much as I do.

She's very well endowed for a 12yr old!

I am afraid all this excitement about the Buccaneer is totally lost on me but cracking model all the same.

I asked at the start of the year if there were any sprue shots or CAD images of this kit but aside from a few variations on the box art there has been nothing. Not sure if the Russian invasion is having an impact on their productivity. For all we know the guy designing the kit could be splitting his time between the office and the front line.

Anyone know anything about the El Alamein 80th Anniversary Crusader reissue which seems to contain no fewer than nine figures? I suspect it is either a Dragon or Masterbox British N. Africa figure set thrown in with the old Italeri kit but details are scant. https://www.emodels.co.uk/italeri-1-35-crusader-mk-iii-with-tank-crew-6592.html§

Very interesting colour scheme and I never even knew the 109 Emil was still in use by the time Alamein came along.

Should this kit not have been released by now?

Yea in reality that is much more yellow and looks great and is the perfect accompaniment for a Spitfire or Hurricane.

Excellent tutorial. My only critique is that I might have liked a close up shot to see the blades standing up so to speak. Also on my screen the grass looks quite blue - I might have preferred something erring towards being more yellow. Maybe it is just the photograph or camera.

For a first tank I think it looks stunning. Love the mud splashes on the turret and the little vignette.