Tbolt Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 8 hours ago, stevehnz said: I'll withhold judgement till I see the reviews of each offset against their prices. A bit of extra work for a significant saving has never bothered me yet. Steve. Well the Valom kit retails at £36 and going by the price of Clear Props other kits I suspect it will be around the same price - maybe a little more because of the folding wings. Add to that it should be pretty accurate if Roy's been involved with it and the great molding quality of Clear Prop, it maybe more like a very little saving and a significant amount of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I'm talking 1/72 here which will affect the price you've quoted I guess, I'm happy to wait & see the prices when they hit the market & take it from there, apples with apples, knowns with knowns as it were. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 9 hours ago, stevehnz said: I'm talking 1/72 here which will affect the price you've quoted I guess, I'm happy to wait & see the prices when they hit the market & take it from there, apples with apples, knowns with knowns as it were. Steve. No, the 1/72nd scale Valom kit retail price is £36. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Tbolt said: No, the 1/72nd scale Valom kit retail price is £36. Is it? I paid $26USD for one on ebay. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 55 minutes ago, Procopius said: Is it? I paid $26USD for one on ebay. Yes https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/VAL72139 Have you just ordered it because it only got released today? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Tbolt said: No, the 1/72nd scale Valom kit retail price is £36. Not where I'll buy mine from, shop around. There're better prices out there, maybe the same with Clearprop come the day though I haven't found that to be the case with their earlier releases. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 36 minutes ago, stevehnz said: Not where I'll buy mine from, shop around. There're better prices out there, maybe the same with Clearprop come the day though I haven't found that to be the case with their earlier releases. Steve. That's why I said retail price. You can't compare discount prices when one hasn't got a retail price yet. Personally I would rather spend £10 or £15 more for a better more accurate kit anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Tbolt said: No, the 1/72nd scale Valom kit retail price is £36. Nope £ 21,20 + P&P - http://ksmodel.pl/sklep/szczegoly/blackburn-firebrand-tf-mk-5-1-72-20535/ or £ 26,25 + P&P https://www.jadarhobby.pl/valom-72139-172-blackburn-b46-firebrand-tfmk5-p-59628.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Tbolt said: Yes https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/VAL72139 Have you just ordered it because it only got released today? I ordered it from a Polish seller on ebay that I use frequently, yes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, Homebee said: Nope £ 21,20 + P&P - http://ksmodel.pl/sklep/szczegoly/blackburn-firebrand-tf-mk-5-1-72-20535/ or £ 26,25 + P&P https://www.jadarhobby.pl/valom-72139-172-blackburn-b46-firebrand-tfmk5-p-59628.html Clearly those prices are not in sterling - obviously I was talking about the UK retail. Those examples are both Polish sites with different prices so they can't both be the retail price can they? Obviously the reason I bought it up was just a comparison of the two kit, showing one kit is cheaper in other countries means nothing. I'm sure you'll be able to get the Clear Props kit cheaper than in the UK. Their Ki-51 retails in the UK at £23.99 so if the Firebrand cost about £30 here it will obviously be cheap in some other countries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Fresh news Source: https://www.facebook.com/groups/848474938507986?view=permalink&id=2977478758940916 V.P. Edited December 18, 2019 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted January 16, 2022 Share Posted January 16, 2022 I missed this announcement but a 1/48 Firebrand will be getting my Dosh. Look forward to seeing more about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted June 16, 2022 Author Share Posted June 16, 2022 Sprues ! Source: https://www.facebook.com/Clearpropmodels/photos/p.3352865761662566/3352865761662566/?type=3 V.P. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
352nd Fighter Group Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 with clear prop doing both scales I would not mind a few more navy Fighters 1/48 & 1/72 Seafires early or Late Firefly MK.V Sea fury maybe a Spiteful or Seafang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilh Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Any news on this one for 2023? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 Clear Shelf! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2996 Victor Posted July 3, 2023 Share Posted July 3, 2023 Is there an update on release for this? I really need a monster like a 1/48 Firebrand will be Cheers, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71chally Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 A year and a half seems a long time between production of initial sprues and release, hopefully we will see it soon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85sqn Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago Any update on this one folks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David H Posted 4 hours ago Share Posted 4 hours ago 5 minutes ago, 85sqn said: Any update on this one folks? Per my recent conversation with them they say the kit will be out in the Summer. -d- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted 2 hours ago Share Posted 2 hours ago Several Clear Prop! announcements due at this weekend's Moson Show. Not sure if this kit will be among them, but worth a look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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