heloman1 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 So three years on since the release of the Shackleton MR2, anyone know what has happened to the MR3? Personally I don't want one but the guys down here at he bottom of Africa are gagging for it's release. Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Not sure Airfix ever stated that they were going to do an MR.3, but Revell have, and some of the parts in their AEW kit would back that up. However still no sign - and I'm gagging for one as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 1 hour ago, heloman1 said: So three years on since the release of the Shackleton MR2, anyone know what has happened to the MR3? Personally I don't want one but the guys down here at he bottom of Africa are gagging for it's release. Colin Did Airfix promise an MR.3? My understanding is that the way the kit is set up there is no easy way to get any other variants out of it other than the MR.2 and AEW.2 that have already been released. The Revell kit, on the other hand, was clearly designed with the MR.3 in mind. not only does it have the separate nose, but the wings are more MR.3 than MR.2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 As far as i know Airfix never promised one.... Cheers, Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 I'd buy one of each if they offered all three major versions even if the Shackleton is off my era (WW2 +/-) ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 The way Airfix designed the sprues for the Mk. 2s suggests than a follow-up Mk. 3 wasn’t/isn’t high up their priorities list. Common parts (interior, tail surfaces, engines, props, antennae) are spread all over the existing sprues: to get an MR. 3 from that lot would require at least two additional large sprues for wings, fuselage, bomb doors, undercarriage and doors plus at least one smaller one for new transparencies. The cost of these would probably add another £10 to the retail price of each kit and leave modellers with a large pile of airframe spares. All is not lost however: Airfix have had access to original material from AVRO to enable them to produce the Mk. 2 kits so, hopefully, they noted anything pertaining to the Mk. 3 and filed it for future reference (either that or the design team are looking for an excuse to go to the SPT at Coventry and maybe get to play with WR963 again whilst conducting further research). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Weren't Revell going to do an MR.3 as the parts break down looked that way for tooling?? As for Airfix, their AEW.2 due in December or thereabouts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 An MR.3 is at or near the top of the list for kits I'd love to see and it did seem that the parts breakdown on the Revell kit pointed the way towards an eventual new-mould MR.3. Let's hope so! Regards, Learstang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, Paul J said: As for Airfix, their AEW.2 due in December or thereabouts This was released last year? 'i have 2! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 KraftI could be wrong but I don't believe Revell ever comitted themselves to a Shackleton MR.3. People looking at the AEW.2 kit commented that the parts breakdown looked as if Revee had allowed themselves the option of releasing an MR.3 but this was never confirmed officiaaly. And going by the way that Revell Shackletons were being offloaded at ModelKraft this year for £20.00 or less by traders, I don't think it's been a great seller. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 23 hours ago, Hardtarget said: This was released last year? 'i have 2! Doh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 Given the upheaval Revell have just undergone, if they have tooling for the MR3 mapped out, it might be a quick and comparatively cheap way of producing a large 'new' kit rather than rely on re boxings. They would need some distinctive box art to distance it from the AEW2, where I think both Airfix and Revell kits could have suffered from being released so close to each other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I gather that the row of small windows on the starboard side of the Revell AEW.2 is actually appropriate only for a SAAF MR3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 (edited) The main fuselage windows on the Revell AEW.2 kit are correct for Shackleton MR.2 Phase IIIs and AEW.2s The MR.3 (all MR.3s) clue that shows up is the one small window just ahead of the stb'd tailplane. It will be a real shame if Revell don't release this, it is the Shackleton that I am most looking forward to building, especially in Phase III guise. Edited May 11, 2018 by 71chally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixII Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 so, 71chally.............do I sumise correctly.........you like eight turning and two burnin? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huvut76g7gbbui7 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 38 minutes ago, PhoenixII said: you like eight turning and two burnin? Me too! They sounded fantastic. Listen to any of them on YouTube and add 2 JPs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 10 hours ago, PhoenixII said: so, 71chally.............do I sumise correctly.........you like eight turning and two burnin? I always think of the 3/III as the el' sportife model! It just looked right to me, with the tip tanks, clear cockpit canopy, trike u/c and a couple Viper jets strapped on to the back of the outboard Griffins. Used to be treated to some great stories from Shack pilots about the fun and peculiarities of them. I'm too young to remember them in service though, but I do just remember seeing that other mixed power 'turnin n burnin' combo, an Aeronavale Neptune. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 11 hours ago, Scimitar said: Me too! They sounded fantastic. Listen to any of them on YouTube and add 2 JPs. And me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Lambess Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Revell did the tooling on their BV222 so that the Inline version could be easily tooled (even down to a break point been tooled for the different nose of the variant ....) and still no sign of that kit either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 So it looks like Revell release the MR3 this summer - has anyone seen any pictures? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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