Homebee Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 (edited) Dixit a post in French forum Master194, after last year Argosy (http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234990603-172-aw-argosy-mach-2/) Mach 2 is to release at Telford SMW 2016 a 1/72nd Avro 685 York kit - ref. GP079, GP080, GP081 & GP082 No more details known for the moment. See also Mikromir same project: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235011331-avro-york-172/ Sources: http://www.master194.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=95530 https://www.facebook.com/1098581226825624/photos/pcb.1524328597584216/1524325614251181/?type=3&theater V.P. Edited November 29, 2020 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted October 30, 2016 Share Posted October 30, 2016 This could be interesting. Lining up two halves of a square Mach 2 fuselage! Not for me this time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I saw this an thought that Mach 2 is really the speed that the modeller's excitement about the kit goes to disappointment about it. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Yep, a feeling of elation when I saw York, followed by one of deflation when I saw Mach2 You never know though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I suspect the best way of producing a York is to cross kit a Lanc with a new injection fuselage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 If I can find a nice scheme, I'll get one.... but off the top of my head, nothing takes my fancy. Was there any test bed Yorks? I know there was one converted to radials... so maybe I could build that..? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mancunian airman Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 Not having heard of Mach2 am I to take it they dont produce clean cut moulds or lack detail ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 12 minutes ago, Mancunian airman said: Not having heard of Mach2 am I to take it they dont produce clean cut moulds or lack detail ?? They're not easy, but pleasing to complete due to the subjects they offer. My stalled Savage has been a nightmare to build, both fuselage half's were different.. detail is sparse, moulding is rough but cleans up OK. My Argosy is a different story, quite nice... needs a good clean up, but no where near as bad as the Savage. Both will be finished, but I have decided to do the Argosy first, then go back to the Savage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Mancunian airman said: Not having heard of Mach2 am I to take it they dont produce clean cut moulds or lack detail ?? Let's just say that if you're not a founding member of the Spank Me With A Shovel Brigade, there are chances you'll be slightly disappointed with the kit. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted October 31, 2016 Share Posted October 31, 2016 I want to see before I buy as I already have a Contrail York in the stash (the later complete kit) and the CMR conversion. I'd also include the Final Touch one, but with a solid resin fuselage, it's not a kit! More a blunt object to be used to repeatedly beat the master maker over the head with! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Hm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 An Avro York seems a strange subject for a 'complete' kit by MACH2............most modellers will surely be tempted to use better wings, engines, tails and undercarriage from one of the Lancaster kits available ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 On 31/10/2016 at 14:06, Sebastien said: Let's just say that if you're not a founding member of the Spank Me With A Shovel Brigade, there are chances you'll be slightly disappointed with the kit. When is a square fuselage not a square fuselage ? When it travels at twice the speed of sound............. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 I've said it before - but it bears repeating..... You can't just stick a set of Lancaster wings onto a York fuselage and call it done. The York and Lancaster have the same wingspan - despite the York's boxy, wider fuselage. So you have to remove a section from each Lancaster wing root - the equivalent of half the difference in width between the Lancaster and York fuselage. For example (and don't use these numbers!) - if the York fuselage is 10mm wider than the Lancaster fuselager, then remove 5mm from each Lancaster wing root. Seeeeemples. Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted November 2, 2016 Share Posted November 2, 2016 Well, my Mach2 RB-57F does not look too bad for a short run kit. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) Source: http://www.master194.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=95530 First details: - ref.GP079 - "Maritime Livery" - boxing with two French schemes: "Ascalon" from General de Gaulle and another one from French Aéronavale; - ref.GP080 - "Berlin Airlift - boxing with two RAF schemes "Berlin Airlift". Still no pics. V.P. Edited November 20, 2016 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wamwig Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 (edited) Hmmmm civil schemes, two from BOAC, Dan Air, Skyways or something more exotic? RAF schemes probably one silver and one in camo? Looks like my wallet will be taking another big hit! Edited November 12, 2016 by wamwig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisov Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 The built up ones at Telford look ok but iam no York expert. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisov Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 https://www.flickr.com/gp/115753469@N03/3D32T2 https://www.flickr.com/gp/115753469@N03/0fQiH2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamwalker Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 vistit mir mir on this site Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted November 12, 2016 Share Posted November 12, 2016 Didier showed me the sprues. Minimal flash and nice clean detail. Looks a nice kit for 45 quid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) Source: https://www.facebook.com/alrmaquetismo/posts/616279581914145 Thanks Chrisov V.P. Edited November 13, 2016 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 That looks nice, I'll be keen to see an objective assessment of this kit. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 It's nice but the Lancaster parts are clearly based on the 1979 Airfix Lancaster but rescribed and cleaned up a tad. I'm giving a it a miss, largely due to having the later and better Contrail* one in the stash, plus the superlative CMR conversion fuselage. My advice is to wait for the Mikro Mir kit and then decide. *Contrail did two - a very rough fuselage conversion and a later complete kit, which used a Matchbox Lanc as a pattern for the wings, etc. Nice kit, came with decals and injection parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I had the early Contrail fuselage conversion. Happily it was one of the things I couldn't find among my stuff when I got back into modelling. I recall it being somewhat lacking in deatial. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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