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https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MT35656?result-token=AtLtm

Anyone know what the latest on this re-release is? ETA?

Takom are meant to be re-releasing their 432 (both their versions) in 35th, but no firm dates on that, other than `soon`. It doesn`t take much to take Tamiya`s Challenger 1 back from it`s Granby `91 guise, to BAOR guise, especially with the help of some excellent build articles here on BM. Did anyone mention `Accurate Armour`? They do a load of Cold War Brit stuff.

A lot has to be done to the RoG kit that really should have come as standard, such as the empty yawning space beyond the intakes, etc. And the kit has deteriorated a lot in terms of quality and fit since it first came out. I noticed newer kits are much more prone to warping, deformed parts, and flash, than when originally released. But some issues have always been there since the beginning, like that fuselage join that has irritated me over all twelve Typhoon builds. Not insurmountable problems, but a new Airfix kit would be nice.

72nd scale shipbuilders would cherish a Wildcat model, I`m sure. Type 45 and Type 26 both available from Fleetscale in 72nd. The more people see Wildcat on their teleboxes over the next twenty years, the more sense it makes for airfix to produce one now.

In the thick of it onboard HMS Valiant during the vital Battle of Cape Matapan. A sad loss. but what a full life he had.

Absolutely love Bovington. Travel over 500 miles to get there and have to be dragged out at closing time. Best of luck with the new venture, be safe and be excellent! Cheers, Ian

I don`t know why the link isn`t working but it isn`t. Typing `Amusing Hobby Shot Kal` does the trick.

Amusing Hobby 1/35 IDF Shot Kal Alef # 35A048 (emodels.co.uk) Interesting. But didn`t the two extra turret machine guns come after the 1973 war as a response to the guided missile threat? I stand to be corrected and I`d be interested in any pics of the `73 war showing this three mg arrangement. Cheers, Ian

Still a nice kit, even though the core gubbins are marked 1985. Tamiya built them to last. Still got crisp detail. I`ll be following this with enjoyment. 👍 Cheers, Ian

Excellent, invaluable assistance again, thank you Dads203!!! 👍 Cheers, Ian

Thank you very much gents, that is exactly what I needed, thank you. Cheers, Ian

Thank you Dads203, some excellent assistance! I have sought out Wogga`s build and it is just the ticket, as well as being an exceptional bit of work. Very much appreciate being steered in the right direction! 👍 Cheers, Ian

Thanks for the replies. I have no idea about this subject matter, but it was the radio relay FV439 vehicle with the masts etc stowed on the roof, that I was going to model. Ptarmigan Triffid/Radio Relay FV439 - Military Scale Models - HMVF - Historic Military Vehicles Forum I understood, possibly wrongly, that the Wavell system was fitted to a separate vehicle designated FV435, with a large box structure to the rear of the hull, so started a separate thread for that. I was looking to do both, but I know next to nothing about either. Thanks again, Ian

Hi all Info on this vehicle seems very hard to come by. Internet pics all seem to be from distance and all the wibbly bits seem to be covered in tarps. Any source out there for more on this vehicle? TIA Ian

Hi all I`ve Googled the FV439 and got back some helpful pics. I still think I need an education and better pics if I`m to model one. Is there a go-to site for info? Am I correct in saying there were two main types with the difference being the generator housing on the roof? TIA Ian

I have been informed that Academy still catalogues the Warrior as available and delivery is expected at some point in the future, out of model shop`s control. Which is fair enough in the current climate. When they turn-up-they turn-up; I can wait, got plenty to be going on with.

You`re spot-on; I`m wanting a basic Warrior from late eighties/nineties and that seems a whole lot easier/economical with the Academy kit. Academy still list the kit on their website which is why I asked the question. I shall wait and see....got plenty time on my hands and a long build queue. Thanks for the assists. Ian

Hi Is this kit just out of stock, or is it out of production altogether? Warrior MCV, Academy 13201 (2004) (scalemates.com) TIA Ian

Dads203 post is why, they`ve been hooked by Takom..... and doesn`t Cromwell Models do a Bulldog in 72nd? On The Way models has a listing for 72nd scale Bulldogs. The standard 35th scale FV432 has been removed from sale but the Bulldog is still available. I was hoping to backdate but Mr Dads says not possible. Thank you sir, saved me wasting fifty quid that has. Cheers, Ian

Hi Does the Takom1/35th FV432 Bulldog have the necessary parts to build a standard FV432 of 1980s vintage? Thank you Ian

And one can imagine how much further delayed the T31/T32 would be if it wasn`t already using a proven design as a basis, namely the Danish Iver Huitfeldt.

As I understand it, the five T31 are `constabulary` ships that could be upgraded in a crisis, whereas the T32 will be built from the get-go as a high-end frigate. There still is a multi-billion hole in the MoD budget, even with this new money, so something has to give somewhere.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/the-new-type-32-frigate-what-do-we-know/

Does seem the consensus that the Type 32 will be a Type 31 on steroids. The fact that most no-one seems to know, and some aren`t saying, suggests that this is the early stage of a long process. The Type 26 and Type 31 are not expected in service before 2027; one imagines the Type 32 sometime after that. Commonality with the Type 31 should help though. A possible escort force of 24 ships! Who`d have thunk it!