1/72 - Fairey Battle Mk.I by FRROM - released

[352nd Fighter Group]

8 minutes ago, dalea said:

Any further news? Telford was yesterday.

Scale model world Telford is today and tomorrow 

[dalea]

Details,details.

[PattheCat]

On 11/7/2024 at 9:08 AM, SPAD64 said:

Sound like Led Zeppelin’s song!!!

 

No quarter! (seems like the bunfight has some bad influence over my present choice of songs)

[PatG]

Please see my new post under WW2 Aircraft on the bomb aimer position as I've come across a nicely detailed period photo showing the bomb aimer in position with the bomb sight at the ready.

 

HTH in building the kit once it finally arrives.

 

Pat.

[M.T.Dolby]

I saw the kit on the Special Hobby stand. It had obviously been rushed there - the box was there along with one of each sprue, but no instructions that I saw. I cannot remember whether the decals were there. The sprues themselves looked very crisply moulded in standard dark grey Special Hobby plastic. There was no test build etc to give any indication of the finished product but I understand that as they had rushed it there so we could see it!

Matt

[PatG]

Just wondered if there is any more news in terms of the 'when' as it is now tantalizingly close?

 

To be honest if it has some minor flaws that the 'experten' will pick up on then I'll be fine with that as it will definitely be a major leap forward compared to the venerable Airfix offering and even a very modest modeler like myself will be able to build one that now looks an awful lot more like the real thing.

 

Now just need to arrange my bank balance to pay for the ones I've had on back-order with Hannants for over 2 years!

 

Pat.

Edited November 9 by PatG

[Godwin Brumowski]

I completely agree with you. I also need to keep an eye on my bank account: besides the Battle, the Arma Hobby Hawk 75 is on its way too. 😉

[PatG]

Now just waiting for the SH Havoc 1 to replicate those early versions used in 'Operation Mutton', the laying of aerial mines in late 1940/early 1941 to bring down Luftwaffe bombers at night before the advent of AI radar.

 

I've contributed to an excellent article written by a very good friend on 'Mutton' which will be published in 'Aeroplane' magazine in January next year and have promised to build him a suitable A7/Havoc 1 to go along side his article.

 

Pat.

[Ptmvarsityfan]

Chap at Special Hobby told me that the Battle is due in two weeks, the box art was Belgian

[Graham Boak]

They had longer radiator intakes, so perhaps both are provided in the kit?

[wanders_up_the_wrekin]

I took some shots of the three sprues that were on show on the Special Hobby stand at SMW in Telford this weekend. They're a bit blurred, just taken with my phone and the lighting in the hall isn't the best. There was a box cover for the Belgian version and these three sprues but nothing else - no clear sprue or decals or instructions. 

 

The guy from Special Hobby said that there will also be another boxing with RAF schemes and a third boxing with a mixture of (unspecified) mixed schemes. He said that they should be due in Hannants in a couple of weeks. Not sure if that means all three boxings or just the first one. 

 

 

 

 

A few close ups

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[dogsbody]

I wonder if this new kit will have the 6-pipe exhausts that were  fitted to Belgian Battles, or with the standard 3-outlet exhaust of standard British Battles?

 

Belgian Battles: https://www.belgian-wings.be/fairey-battle-i

 

 

 

 

Chris

[Tbolt]

52 minutes ago, wanders_up_the_wrekin said:

The guy from Special Hobby said that there will also be another boxing with RAF schemes and a third boxing with a mixture of (unspecified) mixed schemes. He said that they should be due in Hannants in a couple of weeks. Not sure if that means all three boxings or just the first one. 

 

 

I'm assuming the second and third boxings are going to be released at the same time, or very shortly after the first, as Hannants have already got the prices listed for all three boxings.

[Lothian man]

54 minutes ago, dogsbody said:

I wonder if this new kit will have the 6-pipe exhausts that were  fitted to Belgian Battles, or with the standard 3-outlet exhaust of standard British Battles?

 

Belgian Battles: https://www.belgian-wings.be/fairey-battle-i

 

 

 

 

Chris

Have a look at the sprue with the wings. There seem to be 2 pairs of triple-pipe and possibly the 6-pipe, but it's not clear enough to be sure. 

[TheKinksFan]

1 hour ago, Lothian man said:

There seem to be 2 pairs of triple-pipe and possibly the 6-pipe, but it's not clear enough to be sure. 

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCDrn-eMjOW7RJvehFd_ZMTvPhjiPRYLZYsjYTOxj8Yozfqh7hkOo7ST1WRIo_XonjBKy1hnKPkfOiKFERQEz62P0BITJB4RzOEp8u55eKUw8z4EnAsDAVwQkYEiCBYZHzTiZSx52zPbkZeYY1PpFzSavAqqefmmszD2v1Fl2aN8-QndALk7H0iQDianR/s6000/IMG_9860.JPG

Are part numbers 39 and 40 the six pipe exhausts?

[Lothian man]

22 minutes ago, TheKinksFan said:

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCDrn-eMjOW7RJvehFd_ZMTvPhjiPRYLZYsjYTOxj8Yozfqh7hkOo7ST1WRIo_XonjBKy1hnKPkfOiKFERQEz62P0BITJB4RzOEp8u55eKUw8z4EnAsDAVwQkYEiCBYZHzTiZSx52zPbkZeYY1PpFzSavAqqefmmszD2v1Fl2aN8-QndALk7H0iQDianR/s6000/IMG_9860.JPG

Are part numbers 39 and 40 the six pipe exhausts?

I was thinking of the parts in wanders_up_the_wrekin's photo - between the starboard upper wing, lower wing, and rudder/instrument panel. 

[PatG]

As the Belgian version appears to include decals for a British one as well then I'm assuming we can build both types in terms of the radiator although not sure if all the manifold variants will be there. I just hope they have remembered to include the correct Vickers 'K' gun for the rear gunner/observer.

 

Pat.

 

Ps. parts 39 and 40 would appear to be the 6 port exhausts

 

Pps. I suspect many of us have all three boxings on back order but if the Belgian one has all the parts then I'll probably just stick with that one, or two!

Edited November 10 by PatG

[Rabbit Leader]

To those who ‘visually’ witnessed these sprues, was the control surface fabric effect as pronounced as these (and other online) images tend to suggest? I understand that this may still be a test shot, so trying not to insinuate anything is wrong. 
 

Cheers.. Dave 

[PatG]

Just noticed from the sprue shots that the 'K' gun is there along with two other types as well.

 

Sadly the tyres seem to be molded as two parts instead of one piece which I always find a pain in proverbial but I can live with this minor inconvenience if everything else goes together better than the engines on the Airfix Me 262!

 

Pat.

Edited November 10 by PatG

[dogsbody]

2 hours ago, TheKinksFan said:

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Are part numbers 39 and 40 the six pipe exhausts?

 

Not that type of exhaust. The Belgian Battles had six separate oval tube exhaust pipes. Look at the shadow under the exhaust.

 

 

 

 

Chris

[TheKinksFan]

9 minutes ago, dogsbody said:

Not that type of exhaust. The Belgian Battles had six separate oval tube exhaust pipes. Look at the shadow under the exhaust

Do you know what exhausts 39 are 40 are, I've seen them in some photos. The six separate tubes are probably the part on the frame containing wings. 

[dogsbody]

1 minute ago, TheKinksFan said:

Do you know what exhausts 39 are 40 are, I've seen them in some photos. The six separate tubes are probably the part on the frame containing wings. 

 

They look like the exhaust seen on early fabric-winged Hurricanes.

 

 

 

Chris

[PatG]

In the Fairey Battle Aviation Guide by Ian Huntley there are a few pics and diagrams on various pages showing this type of exhaust fitted, so it must have been a very early version.

 

Look at pages 5, 6, 11, 18, 50 & 53 for example to see what I mean.

 

But as you say this is not the arrangement fitted to Belgian aircraft which seem to protrude individually and I can't see this type on the sprues.

 

HTH.

 

Pat.

[Robin-42]

I am surprised they didn’t have an option for open bomb bays. It is one of the most distinctive features of it. Aftermarket opportunity!

[VMA131Marine]

4 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said:

To those who ‘visually’ witnessed these sprues, was the control surface fabric effect as pronounced as these (and other online) images tend to suggest? I understand that this may still be a test shot, so trying not to insinuate another is wrong. 
 

Cheers.. Dave 

The fabric effect on the ailerons and the rudder looks way overdone. It definitely needs to be toned down if you want it to look more like the real thing. Look how smooth the ailerons are on the real thing.