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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/48 - Westland Navy Lynx Mk.88A/HMA.8/Mk.90B by Airfix - box art+schemes - release Summer 2022
  • Homebee changed the title to 1/48 - Westland Navy Lynx Mk.88A/HMA.8/Mk.90B by Airfix - box art+schemes - re-release Summer 2022
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What is the source of the photo with four rather than three decal variants (in particular the second, blue German one), which does not appear on Airfix‘s website?

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I surprised to see it back as only a few years ago these were being flogged off for £15. Obviously demand has then increased as odd stock has dried up. 

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7 minutes ago, wellsprop said:

On the colour plates, what's the strange disc on top of the Main Rotor Head Vibration Absorber?

That's just the side profile of the blade. 

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21 minutes ago, sniperUK said:

That's just the side profile of the blade. 

 

So it is. Guess who's feeling silly... 🥺

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New boxing this Summer - ref. A10107A - Westland Lynx HMA.8/Mk.88A/Mk.90B

Sources: 

https://uk.airfix.com/community/blog-and-news/workbench/return-lynx

https://uk.airfix.com/products/westland-navy-lynx-mk88ahma8mk90b-a10107a

 

 

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Scheme A - Westland Lynx HMA 8 ZF557, No.815 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Portland, Royal Navy, Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton, Somerset, England, 2017. 

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Scheme B - Westland Lynx Mk.88A 83+07, Marinefliegergeschwader 3 'Graf Zeppelin, Germany, England, 2018. 

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Scheme C - Westland Lynx Mk.90B S-181, Søværnets Helikoptertjeneste (Danish Navy Air Squadron), 2013.

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V.P.

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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/48 - Westland Navy Lynx Mk.88A/HMA.8/Mk.90B by Airfix - released - re-release Summer 2022
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Freightdog will be re-releasing the ROTORcraft Lynx HAS2/3 conversion, I will certainly be getting one, nothing quite like a blue Lynx! 

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On 1/11/2022 at 10:54 AM, wellsprop said:

On the colour plates, what's the strange disc on top of the Main Rotor Head Vibration Absorber?

Not a universal fitment, but was certainly on the Lynx 300 series among others.

Fond memories of doing the electrical design on this one 🙂

 

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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/48 - Westland Navy Lynx Mk.88A/HMA.8/Mk.90B by Airfix - released
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  • Homebee changed the title to 1/48 - Westland Lynx by Airfix - Mk.88A/HMA.8/Mk.90B & AH-7 released - reissue AH-7 Army variant in Summer 2025
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Unexpectedly I think this is my highlight this year- built a 1/72 Lynx AH… something as a kid, and have wanted to build another Lynx since returning as an adult, but missed the last AH.7 and don’t like the Naval variants encrusted with sensors as much.

 

Much the same with the Gnat reissue.

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