Homebee Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) AZ Model has just released three new boxings (new decals) from its old 1/72nd Gloster Gauntlet kit. Source: http://modelweb.modelforum.cz/2016/04/12/novinky-az-model-duben-2016-ii/ Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II "RAF" Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II "Munich crisis" Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II "Over Finland" V.P. Edited November 20, 2023 by Homebee 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 Nice! I definitely want to get the Finnish example. Regards, Jason 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I've got the Mk1 Danish/19 Squadron release last seen somewhere around the tree line of Stash Mountain and I must say it looks pretty darned nice. With hindsight though I wish I'd got the 74 Sdn version as those tiger markings look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted April 13, 2016 Share Posted April 13, 2016 I could be tempted - is there any information on whether the reported issues with short interplane struts have been addressed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I want a desert one & Finnish one please. I missed both of these the 1st time around, won't be this time. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 I kind of like that Finnish one. But it's a Gauntlet, so I have to do British pre-war markings. Oh dear, I'll just have to get two! Cheers, Bill 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Go for it, Bill! I already have the Munich all-black version I converted many years ago from the Heller Gladiator (a surprisingly easy conversion, by the way), but that won't keep me from buying this Finnish version. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg in OK Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 Nice. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 (edited) Go for it, Bill! I already have the Munich all-black version I converted many years ago from the Heller Gladiator (a surprisingly easy conversion, by the way), but that won't keep me from buying this Finnish version. Regards, Jason I didn't know about the black one, it looks quite odd in that scheme. Did you go all the way and extend the wingspan? I didn't, once upon a time (but unless viewed next to a Gladiator it's really hard to spot). Edited April 14, 2016 by Work In Progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted April 14, 2016 Share Posted April 14, 2016 As for eh 74 squadron Tiger markings on the top wing, it is only fair to point out that they are hotly disputed, and most respectable aviation historians these days reckon they are spurious, despite being the feature that everyone justly remembers from the magnificent painting on the cover of "On Silver Wings" by Owen Thetford. My personal view is that I don't care whether they are spurious or not, I'm having them on my models, but I know a lot of people here are very history-consicous. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 Czech in-box review: http://www.modelarovo.cz/gloster-gauntlet-az-model-172-pohled-do-krabicky/ V.P. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted October 30, 2023 Author Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) New boxings released - ref. AZ7866 - Gloster Gauntlet Mk.I Sources: https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10803,en_gauntlet-mk.i.html https://www.azmodel.cz/produkt/gauntlet-mk-i/ - ref. AZ7867 - Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II - RAF Sources: https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10802,en_gauntlet-mk.ii-raf.html https://www.azmodel.cz/produkt/gauntlet-mk-ii-raf/ - ref. AZ7868 - Gloster Gauntlet Mk.II - Special Markings Sources: https://eshop.kovozavody.cz/10801,en_gauntlet-mk.ii-special-markings-.html https://www.azmodel.cz/produkt/gauntlet-mk-ii-special-markings/ V.P. Edited November 20, 2023 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 A nice result can be obtained but it's not an easy build. Maybe they have addressed the strut problem...... or maybe not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 46 minutes ago, Ed Russell said: Maybe they have addressed the strut problem...... or maybe not. Looking at that build of yours with the Gladiator next to it.. would the struts be the same length as those? It would save time measuring out. Although... new plastic parts? Maybe they did correct them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKinksFan Posted October 31, 2023 Share Posted October 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Ed Russell said: Maybe they have addressed the strut problem...... or maybe not. 1 hour ago, alt-92 said: Although... new plastic parts? Maybe they did correct them. I'm afraid the 'all plastic parts' just means that the resin engine & cowling have been replaced with a small frame of injected parts. My guess is also that these re-releases don't have PE parts either, so probably a plastic IP and seat belts as decals. But we won't know about the struts before someone buys a kit, AZ never bothers to post photos of their releases. It's so easy nowadays with social media, but maybe it's meant that we should buy a pig in a poke. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKinksFan Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 31/10/2023 at 10:55, Ed Russell said: Maybe they have addressed the strut problem...... or maybe not. Unfortunately not. AZ model wouldn't do anything like that. And the injected cowling and engine look pretty bad. Here's a sprue shot: https://www.ebay.com/itm/155879081068?hash=item244b1e046c:g:FS4AAOSwDLtlTRzJ&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8H7RzbE9m9qibH5iJUfcx3C6o3hBsqIG%2FvIoew%2Bo55SheE6f%2BH66OgOXIl20Z8io1oiTUG34duBzzX0ucDDj24IdQkqy8Jsk6MITZKAVMPboYjF3xUt2ZZ09Gmv%2BZ0jjIIOVpMdsQSSQaQ%2Fu50F7QVEZI%2Frfa47YL2d1S9wmRUx5W5z7IFDTGwviEKP1BaNe98L7M1l8m7JoocJNrwmUKDSyq9o7E%2B%2FFbyL%2FuxNkJf63zYjX%2Fe5FGPJiSw3aVgXgGtQnx5PIYstHj2joLf82112B4Lkrmv%2Fc%2F37eFHJOjDRG0cPxwkidU03Hut4lzQT%2FXA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR6q6hM79Yg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 On 10/31/2023 at 8:40 PM, alt-92 said: would the struts be the same length as those? From memory - about the same. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 Left - AZ Gauntlet (previous release) Centre - Home made for Gauntlet from Contrail strut material Right - Airfix Gladiator (for comparison) 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaCee26 Posted December 5, 2023 Share Posted December 5, 2023 Hi, Just wondering how the AZ wing struts compare with the good, old Aeroclub model? Cheers, AaCee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) On 03/12/2023 at 07:53, Ed Russell said: Left - AZ Gauntlet (previous release) Centre - Home made for Gauntlet from Contrail strut material Right - Airfix Gladiator (for comparison) Typical AZ... Their kits can sometimes be okay for assembling but if you start comparison to actual photoes.... normally you would discover 1) straight errors, 2) ignorance of different versions of the same aircraft. And this is aggravated by unstable molding quality and always very thick and distorting transparent parts. Just one nuance regarding AZ attitude to kits production. Compare their boxarts. The three boxarts for Gauntlets are basically the same aircraft picture. Different markings and colours applied. Mk.I mirrored and two-blade propeller is drawn. Also Finnish aircraft is at different angle compared to RAF one. And that happens with each AZ box recently. They use the same aircraft picture trying to make it look differently Nothing too super bad with that. Just demonstration of approach and attitude. Edited December 6, 2023 by Dennis_C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKinksFan Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Dennis_C said: Just demonstration of approach and attitude. Most manufacturers keep improving, but AZ seem to be regressing with the the overall quality of the product. No resin or photoetch provided anymore, and the decals are too often very bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted December 6, 2023 Share Posted December 6, 2023 1 hour ago, TheKinksFan said: Most manufacturers keep improving, but AZ seem to be regressing with the the overall quality of the product. No resin or photoetch provided anymore, and the decals are too often very bad. Unfortunately that is the sad truth. Some others like Sword also put less goodies into the boxes these days. However the plastic quality probably gets better. Also Sword supplies very good decals in the boxes. Others like MPM/Special Hobby made a quantum leap in terms of plastic quality so that resin is not really needed in their boxes anymore (still use of Eduard 'decals' in SH boxes is not a good thing). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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