Meatbox8 Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I have been trying to find S and M's website recently but it seems to have vanished. Is the company still trading? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardtarget Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 4 minutes ago, Meatbox8 said: I have been trying to find S and M's website recently but it seems to have vanished. Is the company still trading? No. Mel passed away earlier this year. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235093078-mel-bromley-rip/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted December 13, 2021 Author Share Posted December 13, 2021 Thank you for letting me know. I missed this sad news at the time. I am very sorry to hear that Mel has passed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 While on this topic, does anyone know what happened to the moulds? I hope someone will revive the line of products 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted December 13, 2021 Share Posted December 13, 2021 I have heard nothing more from Mel's daughter and fiancee. They had a mountain of stuff to work through they knew nothing of. I know some members on here who knew Mel for many years, and lived locally to his storage unit etc. had offered their assistance. I imagine his daughter is still going through Probate etc. Never the swiftest of issues in normal times. I imagine what ever was going on will surface at some point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 12 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: While on this topic, does anyone know what happened to the moulds? I hope someone will revive the line of products My understanding was that plastic kits were moulded by contractors in Ukraine (Mikromir-AMP?) Were there any moulds for resin casting owned by S&M? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fictorque Posted December 14, 2021 Share Posted December 14, 2021 14 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: While on this topic, does anyone know what happened to the moulds? I hope someone will revive the line of products Mikromir announced lately Canberra B.2 1:72 kit, with box art representing the very same aircraft which was on the only option in S&M B.2 kit. One could assume that back then there was agreement between S&M and MikroMir in which first offered basic Canberra versions (B.2/T.4/B.6) and the other special variants (T.11/T.17). In my opinion MM announcement suggest that they have now right to all Canberra version (and possibly to other plastic models of S&M). Time will tell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scautomoton Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Sorry to dredge up this sad topic, but is there any news or rumour of any S&M kits being resurrected or bought by other suppliers? Mel had some great offerings, it would be a shame if they disappeared forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheyJammedKenny! Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 4 hours ago, scautomoton said: any news or rumour of any S&M kits being resurrected or bought by other suppliers? The Canberra kits, with corrections, remain in production with AMP. I have no idea about the Wasp, but with LF's pending releases, this seems hardly necessary. The Avro 748 has an interesting history. Mel entrusted it to Mach 2, who after his death, have accorded the project a low priority. Mel did not provide any good reference material, or even a workable prototype--only a built resin kit that probably was from AIM. Didier told me the shape of the cockpit was all wrong, which would confirm my suspicion it was the old RugRat Resin kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scautomoton Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Avro 730, English Electric P.10, and Hawker P.1121? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
352nd Fighter Group Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 What about the 1/72 Piston provost ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 (edited) And Sycamore. I think these two - Sycamore and piston Provost were the two really good kits. But also they were likely manufactured in Ukraine. So probably there are some CADs or master molds that could be reused. Side question here is intellectual property rights etc. Edited February 22 by Dennis_C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Maybe still being sorted. I know his daughter needed help sorting all his kit stuff. I believe a couple of our members here who knew Mel for years and lived fairly near offered to help. I assume they did as she didn't come back to me for assistance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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