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  1. As I understand it, it would still take some modification but the B-24D could be turned into a Liberator B.Mk III. Like you if I'm going to build one, it'll be an RAF one so I was hoping for a box aimed squarely at an RAF variant but I'm happy to convert if need be. I can see one of these and a sheet from Xtradecal sneaking into the house this year.
  2. Apologies! The Airfix website says summer release - I'm tempted to pre order one now rather than waiting until it's out and picking one up when I see one. That interior on the 3D render looks absolutely gorgeous.
  3. Yep. I watched the video and after the Wessex he turned to 1/48 and I literally did a double take. I'm properly excited for a new Wessie and will buy a couple, but it's getting more obvious each year that Airfix have all but abandoned us 1/72 scale modellers.
  4. Size is just a reason to finally getting around to putting up the bigger shelves. I've got big kits to build and nowhere to display them! Also, would the Gannet count? I suppose it does have two engines...
  5. Thanks Mark! Now, I'll have to stop hanging my nose over Combat Kits' 1/72 conversion kit every year at Telford and actually pick one up! 😄 Chris
  6. What about the RAF's weather reconnaissance Hercules, XV208? I've always fancied building one and foisting the finished model upon a family member who used to fly on it in his Met Office days. If that's sufficiently weather related, count me in!
  7. You're absolutely right! Like a kid outside a toy store leaving grubby hand prints on all the windows, I couldn't reply fast enough! I'll leave my own stupid mistake in there for all to see 😆
  8. I'm probably going to regret this given the size of the aircraft, but sign me up for this one. Might do a Luftwaffe Breguet Atlantic or P3 Orion.
  9. Fair point, though I do have the 2015 release of the HC.4 in the stash already.
  10. Same for me. If the company as a whole makes a profit, there's more chance of more 1/72 releases. And I've not bought that Liberator yet either...
  11. Same for me! As a committed 1/72 builder, I'd have bought both the Lysander and Sea King in the One True Scale, but not in 1/48. Nevertheless, hopefully they'll make Airfix a huge profit.
  12. Definitely good inspiration from @perdu and yourself, and seems like it's an accessible way of vacforming. I may well give this the old college try.
  13. Thanks for the pointer Rob, I can imagine it's very satisfying producing your own vacform parts. I'll struggle to justify the cost for one clear part, but it does seem like the simplest solution.
  14. A reasonable response. I've had three, all from the 1997 boxing. One was built in the late 90s when I was still young enough to not care about anything beyond finishing the kit, the other two were still sealed until I decided to give another one a go this year, and see what I could add to it. So with a scratched interior, engine and cockpit we are where we are and my head is what's getting scratched now while I try to figure out how to proceed with the unsatisfactory cockpit glazing.
  15. If I only had the wherewithal to set up a home vacformer, I'd give it a go. But alas I'm about as handy as something without hands! I mean, I can wrangle bits of plastic into a shape vaguely representative of what I'm looking for, but anything at 1:1 scale causes more issues. That's a cracking Belvedere you built. It's nice to know Airfix' less fine creations can still polish up nicely.
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