Acky190 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Hi all, I was wondering if anyone made a 1/32nd kit of the old Abbot, which was the forerunner to the AS-90, I had read somewhere that Matchbox used to produce one which would surprise me as they didn't make any other 1/32nd military kits that I know of and an online search has proved fruitless. That is apart from the Airfix polyprop toy "Models". Can anyone shed any further light on this? Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Shaw Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 The only model I know of of the Abbot is the Accurate Armour 1/35th offering. Malc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothian man Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Nobody ever did an Abbot in plastic as far as I can remember, and at least in this case I think my memory is reliable. Possibly the original chap who thought Matchbox had done one was thinking of Frog who re-popped some of the US military kits from IPC or Renwal, which included at least one US SP gun. Matchbox did repop some US kits from AMT in particular but they tended to he automotive stuff like the 1/24 Caterpillar D8H dozer. So there is some scope for confusion there ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 There was a curious japanese kit of the 1960s http://home.comcast.net/~turner-nick/Abbot_boxtop.jpg Funnily enough there was one on ebay earlier this week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Shaw Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Never seen that kit before, I wonder how accurate it is. Malc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acky190 Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Shame that, unfortunately I don't have a spare kidney to swap for the AA offering. I may however keep my mincies open for one of theJapanesekits!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jch_in_uk Posted October 22, 2012 Share Posted October 22, 2012 (edited) There was a curious japanese kit of the 1960s http://home.comcast....bbot_boxtop.jpg Funnily enough there was one on ebay earlier this week From a very fuzzy memory, curious is the write word for this kit! Accurate Armour make in 1/35th in resin, which is accurate, as you say pricey but probably cheaper than the ancient Japanese one on eBay! jh Edited October 22, 2012 by jch_in_uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now