Homebee Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) Scale Resin (ex Resin Art) - http://www.cmrmodels.com/modely-scale-resin - has just released a 1/72nd Blackburn NA.39 [pre-production] resin kit - ref.A7202 Sources: http://www.aviationmegastore.com/blackburn-na39-pre-production-buccaneer-a7202-scale-resin-a7202-scale-modelling/product/?action=prodinfo&art=136080 https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/RAKA7202 V.P. Edited April 6, 2016 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turnerdad Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Looks nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) Makes me thinking of the old Airfix kit before they changed the mould.. Edited April 6, 2016 by Andre B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Also listed is an S Mk.1 from the same company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted April 6, 2016 Share Posted April 6, 2016 Makes me thinking of the old Airfix kit before they changed the mould.. They didn't - the S2B was a new kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rholland Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Yes, but the PRICE???!!! Or am I the only poverty-stricken modeller... Richard in NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Mmmm. CMR? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 Brilliant,......a decent early Bucc kit at last,......best start saving up!! Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted April 7, 2016 Share Posted April 7, 2016 The kits are definitely CMR feel and quality and from the same stable I believe. Both development and production S1s are available, I have both here in front of me now. At £60 each they are not cheap but when was top notch not? TBH once you have purchased a more basic injection kit and bought all the detailing add-ons, you won't be far from this price. With these kits, you do not need anything else, all the add-ons are there already. Only thing I would quibble about would be the lack of a spare vac canopy which could be included as a courtesy without eating into the profit too much one feels. But maybe this is a bit churlish and looking for a downside. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 (edited) They didn't - the S2B was a new kit. They for sure changed/retooled the mould. The S2B wasn´t a new kit... http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/1960_Blackburn_NA39_Buccaneer_1_72_about315.html http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=1467 http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6361 It would be fun to try testing the old Airfix kit fueslage parts against this kit and se how god they fit... Edited April 8, 2016 by Andre B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viscount806x Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 It would be fun to try testing the old Airfix kit fueslage parts against this kit and se how god they fit... Well I'll say a prayer there then..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejboyd5 Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I'm in the middle of converting the original Airfix kit into the prototype NA 39. At 60 Quid I'll keep on working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadeocu Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Hannants now has them in stock (with one of each less than a moment ago)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 They for sure changed/retooled the mould. The S2B wasn´t a new kit... http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/1960_Blackburn_NA39_Buccaneer_1_72_about315.html http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=1467 http://uamf.org.uk/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6361 It would be fun to try testing the old Airfix kit fueslage parts against this kit and se how god they fit... How you can retool mould from this to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadeocu Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 I tend to agree with flogger. I know it has been a much repeated legend, but I have never seen how the late 80s mould Bucc could have been a "retool". They are very different in almost every way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted April 8, 2016 Share Posted April 8, 2016 Some background information concerning the provenance of these kits (and some more detail shots): http://www.hyperscale.com/2015/reviews/kits/scaleresina7201previewbg_1.htm I opted for the S.Mk.1 - anxiously awaiting! Cheers, Bill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trenton guy Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Got the last S.1 at the big H. Whoopie! Time to get rid of those various S.1 conversion nacelles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 Strange, then it seems that Airfix has done a third modell of the S.2B Buccaneer. Jan Forsgreen built one with the upper rear part as an separate peace...http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2003/12/stuff_eng_forsgren_buccaneer.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted April 10, 2016 Share Posted April 10, 2016 I googled for sprue photos with a separate fuselage but i was unsuccessful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousAA72 Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Strange, then it seems that Airfix has done a third modell of the S.2B Buccaneer. Jan Forsgreen built one with the upper rear part as an separate peace... http://www.ipmsstockholm.org/magazine/2003/12/stuff_eng_forsgren_buccaneer.htm Eh? How odd! I've never come across that before, and I've had a few of these kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) There have been two issues of the Bucc, the original 1990s kit and the one with additional parts released in 2010 but I don't recall one with a separate rear fuselage The explanation behind the 're-tool' story has been gievn variously as a marketing error (i.e. someone put re-tool on the publicity sheet at the toyfair), an editorial mistake in a magazine or (more machiavellian) a subterfuge by the Development Dept to get it passed the bean counters. Whatever the reason, as shown above, it's a completely different kit (albeit with similarities in layout) - I'd be curious to know of the NA39 tool still exists - anyone got access to the Airfix tooling database? Edited April 13, 2016 by Dave Fleming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andre B Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 (edited) There have been two issues of the Bucc, the original 1990s kit and the one with additional parts released in 2010 but I don't recall one with a separate rear fuselage The explanation behind the 're-tool' story has been gievn variously as a marketing error (i.e. someone put re-tool on the publicity sheet at the toyfair), an editorial mistake in a magazine or (more machiavellian) a subterfuge by the Development Dept to get it passed the bean counters. Whatever the reason, as shown above, it's a completely different kit (albeit with similarities in layout) - I'd be curious to know of the NA39 tool still exists - anyone got access to the Airfix tooling database? As both kit shared the same assymetrical issues the true history can be that they share the same master. It´s not impossible that the master for the moulds was retooled and not the mould for the NA.39... Edited April 13, 2016 by Andre B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wadeocu Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I received my examples of the S.1 and NA.39 kits today. I have to say, they've outdone themselves. These kits are a solid two notches improved over the Mark 2 variants. The panel lines are more crisp and well defined, details are more abundant and better defined such as in the wheel wells and wing folds, the canopy is improved and so forth. I have several Mark 2 kits in various renditions and I would buy more if they were redone to this new standard. They really are that much better. I'm impressed! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 I received my examples of the S.1 and NA.39 kits today. I have to say, they've outdone themselves. These kits are a solid two notches improved over the Mark 2 variants. The panel lines are more crisp and well defined, details are more abundant and better defined such as in the wheel wells and wing folds, the canopy is improved and so forth. I have several Mark 2 kits in various renditions and I would buy more if they were redone to this new standard. They really are that much better. I'm impressed! I agree! I just received my S.1, and it is a fantastic kit. I'm really drawn to marking scheme A1, the overall white XN394 during carrier deck trials. Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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