1/144 - Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1C by X-Scale Models - released

[Homebee]

X-Scale Models is to release a 1/144th Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1C kit - ref. X144003

Source: https://www.facebook.com/xscalemodelsua/posts/pfbid02t4Vhie4pAjrw6VYGq6PV4Uonb2prc8JbdDK54JRqhqeZZF8QsJ5NGsD9ebQzDhzil

 

 

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Edited September 22, 2023 by Homebee

[RCI]

i would be more than surprised if this is not the Eastern express tooling.

[Adam Poultney]

New tool Trident? Yes please!

[David H]

I suspect this *is* The follow on to the first Eastern Express Trident release, which i have and is quite nice aside from the price tag.

 

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[GROWLER]

On 11/10/2022 at 3:20 AM, RCI said:

i would be more than surprised if this is not the Eastern express tooling.

 

Bingo !

[Middo]

Latest update shows box art. X-Scale also confirmed to me that this is ex EE.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=234507179409526&set=a.120200187506893

 

 

 

Edited July 7, 2023 by Middo

[Homebee]

13 hours ago, Middo said:

Latest update shows box art. X-Scale also confirmed to me that this is ex EE.
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=234507179409526&set=a.120200187506893

 

 

V.P.

 

[Homebee]

Schemes

Source: https://www.facebook.com/xscalemodelsua/posts/pfbid06JwnMX1JoYWrYQbHJWpVHhiZRtfea5NfJYGVRHpY8PQWx8Hew3y1dJmPgDLUKQudl

 

 

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[Meatbox8]

I'm going to.have to have the BEA Speed jack version.

[MBM]

X-Scale have just announced the Trident is now fully released and up for sale from their website on Facebook, looks rather tempting I won't lie!

https://www.facebook.com/xscalemodelsua

[Middo]

On 24/07/2023 at 10:54, Homebee said:

Schemes

Source: https://www.facebook.com/xscalemodelsua/posts/pfbid06JwnMX1JoYWrYQbHJWpVHhiZRtfea5NfJYGVRHpY8PQWx8Hew3y1dJmPgDLUKQudl

 

 

V.P.

I have been playing spot the difference with variants 3 and 4 for some time but there don't appear to be any as far as the decals go. However, variant 4 may possibly have a silver underside and variant 3 a grey one. Do I win the prize?

[71chally]

2 hours ago, Middo said:

I have been playing spot the difference with variants 3 and 4 for some time but there don't appear to be any as far as the decals go. However, variant 4 may possibly have a silver underside and variant 3 a grey one. Do I win the prize?

Option three has the light grey lower fuselage, Option 4 has the natural metal lower fuselage that the very early scheme featured when they entered service.

[VMA131Marine]

2 hours ago, 71chally said:

Option three has the light grey lower fuselage, Option 4 has the natural metal lower fuselage that the very early scheme featured when they entered service.

There’s something weird about the dates given. These are all the same aircraft G-ARPA so it doesn’t make sense that the aircraft had the speedjack in 1966 (version 1) and then went back to the red square in 1968 (version 3) perhaps the dates on these should be reversed.

[71chally]

22 minutes ago, VMA131Marine said:

There’s something weird about the dates given. These are all the same aircraft G-ARPA so it doesn’t make sense that the aircraft had the speedjack in 1966 (version 1) and then went back to the red square in 1968 (version 3) perhaps the dates on these should be reversed.

I was commenting on the schemes 3&4 natural metal definitely came first and both in BEA red box.

 

However I get your point, should scheme 1 be early 1970s. Not sure when the red went from the undersides?

[Homebee]

- ref. X144003 - Hawker Siddeley HS-121 Trident 1C 

https://ua-hobby.com/products/1-144-trident-1c-x-scale-x144003

https://www.facebook.com/xscalemodelsua/posts/pfbid02hgXRMqHb1L2732CYdwWqgKgERpTtP5oQJUzXUW3ptvevenHZ7zRYjFDGD5w1TAJfl

 

 

 

 

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Edited November 25, 2023 by Homebee