26Decals Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Just spotted this on the PAS Decals forum http://www.pas-decals.ru/forum/novosti/1078-novinki-vostochnyj-ekspress?start=324#35771 Hopefully we will get a series 800 too 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 (edited) Thanks 26Decals ! Box art In the Eastern Express new British a/c list there's also a HP Dart Herald Source: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235033221-eastern-express-catalog-2018-online/ V.P. Edited March 24, 2018 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Sprues Source: http://www.pas-decals.ru/forum/novosti/1078-novinki-vostochnyj-ekspress?start=621#39588 V.P. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Esposito Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Scale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Mike Esposito said: Scale? Most likely 1/144. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Question is with recent EE prices how much more expensive will it be than the S&M one (which mysteriously I see tons of at model shows for £4 or less apiece - was there a massive order by mistake? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 EE are very expensive for what you get; however I do need three, possibly more Viscount 700's. F-RSIN also produces Viscount 700 series so I shall have to compare prices before committing pension to either. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 4 hours ago, TEXANTOMCAT said: Question is with recent EE prices how much more expensive will it be than the S&M one (which mysteriously I see tons of at model shows for £4 or less apiece - was there a massive order by mistake? ) The S&M kit is an 800, not a 700. It didn’t sell at all well and nearly drove Mel out of the business I think. It’s an ok kit but very short on detail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Ah ok fair dos thank you 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 7 hours ago, Vlamgat9 said: The S&M kit is an 800, not a 700. It didn’t sell at all well and nearly drove Mel out of the business I think. It’s an ok kit but very short on detail. Yes, I'd heard that. It's a damn shame. I think this was yet another of those aircraft subjects that modellers were apparently "screaming out for"only to leave it on the shelves when it appeared. I don't think S & M would have done it unless they were sure of demand. A pity they got burned this way. Agreed it's pretty basic but in such a small scale I don't reckon that matters too much. Allan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Regarding the EE kits Hannants were listing Heralds at £43.00 or thereabouts and their new DC-10 at £60.00 plus So the Viscount will be about the same as the Herals I would guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 minute ago, Paul J said: Regarding the EE kits Hannants were listing Heralds at £43.00 or thereabouts and their new DC-10 at £60.00 plus So the Viscount will be about the same as the Herals I would guess. Ouch!! Sorry but, I reckon that is SERIOUSLY overpriced for what is actually a pretty small model. Cannot see them shifting many at that price level. Personal choice of course. Guess it depends how much people want them. Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Not really my area of interest - but I was intrigued by the image of the boxtop showing G-AMOG in BOAC Speedbird colours - I had never seen that before. A quick Google search returned photos of the same aircraft - but I can only find images with 'BOAC' titles - not 'British airways' as shown on the box. What am I missing ??? Ken (a casual observer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 The Dc-10 doesn't attract me but the smaller airliners do and get my vote ... but not my money. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Is the solution a cut and shunt of the S&M kit? Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 2 hours ago, Paul J said: Regarding the EE kits Hannants were listing Heralds at £43.00 or thereabouts and their new DC-10 at £60.00 plus So the Viscount will be about the same as the Herals I would guess. That is shockingly expensive. Same price, more or less, as a Airfix Shackleton in 1/72. A-Model have kits of a similar size/class for less than half that amount. Too rich for my blood, alas. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Flankerman said: Not really my area of interest - but I was intrigued by the image of the boxtop showing G-AMOG in BOAC Speedbird colours - I had never seen that before. A quick Google search returned photos of the same aircraft - but I can only find images with 'BOAC' titles - not 'British airways' as shown on the box. What am I missing ??? Ken (a casual observer) I'm sure I've seen other BOAC and BEA types with the BA titles. Presumably during the transitional period when BOAC and BEA were amalgamated to create BA. Pity they ditched BOAC's beautiful colour scheme and their very cool font. A bit off-topic but now BA have even ditched Speedbird and replaced it with some awful 80s looking wreath/ribbon affair. Funnily enough I discussed these schemes when I got chatting to two charming old chaps in a supermarket once. They used to work in marketing for BOAC. They always thought BEA was a bit tacky in comparison to BOAC. They had employed people like Greta Garbo to promote BOAC. Pretty classy. They said, somewhat tongue in cheek, that when the amalgamation happened instead of bringing BEA up to BOAC's standards BOAC was brought down to BEA's and thus BA was formed! Having said that I've always liked BEA's schemes, especially the Speedjack on the Tridents. My first aviation memory was seeing rows of them at Gatwick when we were going on holiday. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 15 hours ago, bootneck said: EE are very expensive for what you get; however I do need three, possibly more Viscount 700's. F-RSIN also produces Viscount 700 series so I shall have to compare prices before committing pension to either. Mike F-Rsin's Viscount 700s are retailing at Norfolk's biggest model shop for £18.99, which seems pretty reasonable in comparison. I haven't seen the kit although I do have their Britannia in my stash and it looks quite nice. I have heard their are some accuracy issues with the Britannia concerning the shape of the nose but it looks like a Britannia to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 The Imperial/BOAC Speedjack only featured in the very first BA scheme. It disappeared with the Landor scheme in 1984. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Just now, Eric Mc said: The Imperial/BOAC Speedjack only featured in the very first BA scheme. It disappeared with the Landor scheme in 1984. A pity really. A design classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 BEA tried to argue for the retention of red wings when the BA merger occured. But their request was turned down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, Meatbox8 said: That is shockingly expensive. Same price, more or less, as a Airfix Shackleton in 1/72. A-Model have kits of a similar size/class for less than half that amount. Too rich for my blood, alas. It's almost as ludicrous as the high price for the Roden C-5 Galaxy kits Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzz Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 4 hours ago, Paul J said: Regarding the EE kits Hannants were listing Heralds at £43.00 or thereabouts and their new DC-10 at £60.00 plus So the Viscount will be about the same as the Herals I would guess. Maybe Ray will have some available. Just saying... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Albeback52 said: It's almost as ludicrous as the high price for the Roden C-5 Galaxy kits Allan Jeepers. Just looked them up. That is quite staggering. Who buys these kits? The same price as an Airfix 1/24th Typhoon or Hellcat. To put it in to context Revell's 1/72 A400 is less than half that price. To think there was once a kit of the Galaxy that came free with a few box tops of Frosties. Edited September 12, 2019 by Meatbox8 Extra added outrage! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 8 hours ago, Meatbox8 said: That is shockingly expensive. Same price, more or less, as a Airfix Shackleton in 1/72. A-Model have kits of a similar size/class for less than half that amount. Too rich for my blood, alas. really? anyone buying at hannants? its not the kit , that is overpriced, it is hannants that keeps me laughin all the time! at pas-decals you can buy all this stuff for reasonal prices. the DC-9 is not even 20€ for example... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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