Homebee 24,485 Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) Mach 2 is to release new boxing from its 1/72nd Vickers Viscount 700 kit (link) - ref. GP101 - Vickers Viscount 700 "United" Sources: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MACHGP101 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mach-2-gp101-vickers-viscount-700--1200036 - ref. GP102 - Vickers Viscount 700 "British Airways" Sources: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MACHGP102 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mach-2-gp102-vickers-viscount-700--1200037 - ref. GP103 - Vickers Viscount 700 "Air Inter" Sources: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MACHGP103 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mach-2-gp103-vickers-viscount-700--1200038 - ref. GP104 - Vickers Viscount 700 "BEA" Sources: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MACHGP104 https://www.scalemates.com/kits/mach-2-gp104-vickers-viscount-700--1200035 V.P. Edited February 24, 2019 by Homebee 1 Link to post Share on other sites
viscount806x 478 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Nice choice of schemes but is it new tool plastic too? Much apprehension from me on that one. Link to post Share on other sites
fightersweep 3,537 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Don't suppose there is a conversion for a 800 out there at all? Not entirely sure what it entails...must check as I really want an 800. Steve Link to post Share on other sites
viscount806x 478 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, fightersweep said: Don't suppose there is a conversion for a 800 out there at all? Not entirely sure what it entails...must check as I really want an 800. Steve There is quite a nice shaped AIM resin kit in existence of both the V.700 and V.800. Long out of production but I've never seem any built so you might be able to flush one out. The V.700 is particularly nice because it includes both types of engine nacelles to enable any variant. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
fightersweep 3,537 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Thanks for the info! I'll have a look and see what I can find. I'm really hoping to build a British Air Ferries Viscount which I thought (maybe wrongly) were 800s. I've got a Herald I would like to do. Growing up near Southend airport, I saw a fair few in my day. Never got to fly in a Viscount, but did get aloft in a Herald. Great aeroplanes! Link to post Share on other sites
Irish 251 104 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 4 hours ago, fightersweep said: Thanks for the info! I'll have a look and see what I can find. I'm really hoping to build a British Air Ferries Viscount which I thought (maybe wrongly) were 800s. I've got a Herald I would like to do. Growing up near Southend airport, I saw a fair few in my day. Never got to fly in a Viscount, but did get aloft in a Herald. Great aeroplanes! The BAF ones were series 800s, of a number of sub-variants. These were longer than the 700s and also had the bulged engine nacelles to accommodate the later RR Dart variants. Link to post Share on other sites
fightersweep 3,537 Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 Thanks! That's kind of what I remembered without looking things up. Maybe with the re-release of the kits a conversion set might appear? Fingers crossed. Link to post Share on other sites
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