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Ok, I know that this is a topic that comes up all the time but I though it would be interesting and educational to find out what kits you'd like to see in plastic.  There are however a number of rules 🙂

 

1) can't already be available in plastic (as far as you know)

2) it must be weird and/or whacky - the type of plane you saw a picture of and thought "what the hell was the designer on to come up with that"

3) it must have flown at least once (so no Luftwaffe 46 fantasies etc)

4) can be from any time period

 

To kick things off I'll suggest the Blackburn B-20

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_B-20

 

 

 

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On 8/29/2018 at 11:15 AM, Unfinished project said:

I would love an AH-56 Cheyenne ............

Aurora did a 1/72 scale injection-moulded kit many years ago , can still be found although usually on the expensive side unless you are very lucky.

 

https://www.oldmodelkits.com/blog/classic-plastic-model-kit-reviews/auroras-lockheed-ah-56-cheyenne-kit-review/

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I have seen the Cheyenne. Mel had one for sale and I hummed and haa-ed a bit then left it. One of our august members has it now, so I'm glad it went to the right home.

The S-72 exists too, we have a model of it displayed at the museum. It was based at Woodbridge prior to it appearing at Farnborough.

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Handley Page HP39 Gugnunc.

I have 1/32 scale plans

It will appear in the flesh

Maybe next year.

 

Something equally exotic and unkitted in that scale sits on my desk almost ready for paint, but you will have to come and see it at Telford. :wicked:

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Just out of Britts:

1. Vickers Valentia

2. Vickers Warwick 

3. DH 86

4. Blackburn Botha

...

of French:

1. Potez 39

2. Potez 56

3.Farman 221 & 222

...

of US

1. Douglas B 23 Dragon

 

of Italian

1. Caproni Vizzola F4, F5, F6

......

Cheers

J-W

 

 

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Hmm i was always one for Hughes and Curtiss. So a Hughes XP-73 which was a develepmont variant of the XF-11 Recon plane.

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The Curtiss XP-71. 

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Rare-planes already does a McDonell XP-67 Moonbat. x7vo5bA.jpg

I like these quirky designs and would do them as a variation of the Luft.’46 idea. 

 

Dennis

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On 8/29/2018 at 11:15 AM, Unfinished project said:

I would love an AH-56 Cheyenne

Somebody just built one here:

So they are around if you do some digging! Agree it would make a good release for a new-tool in 1/72 ('paging Special Hobby...!')

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