Ivan Shepel Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 new release. AMG announces Hawker Fury in 1/48 https://ibb.co/album/rKwJPC 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scimitar F1 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Very good to see! Got to love silver biplanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) Nice. Thanks Yvan ! Arsenal Model Group (AMG) 1/48th Hawker Fury kit - ref. 480?? Sprue A Sprue B Sprue C or D ? Sprue E Sprue F V.P. Edited May 13, 2023 by Homebee 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 About blinkin’ time! Lots of scope for options and mould evolutions there… best, M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) That looks awesome. Great to see something a bit off the beaten track: maybe we'll get that Overstrand after all. Edited May 13, 2023 by Sabrejet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Oh that this is the precursor to a range of Hawker biplanes: I've always had a soft spot for the Hind, Demon and Hind, but a Hector, Hardy and/or Audax to follow would be more than welcome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Need this!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) Well that's the last of Inpact kits surpassed.... ... only took 50 odd years! Edited May 13, 2023 by JamesP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 Interesting and nice but I am concerned about the size of the mushroom fasteners on the fuselage, they are surely too big, they are as big in diameter as the width of the cooling vents. Just checked out a picture or two and the should be flat not raised, well certainly not like they have them, pity but a sanding stick will work I suppose also not sure how the exhaust stubs will fit through the slots / holes. Do Not forget the Airfix kit is quite good, so this will need to match up, and from what I see to be honest I cannot see a vast improvement 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy Smith Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 18 minutes ago, Ali62 said: and from what I see to be honest I cannot see a vast improvement Better fabric? Correct dimensions? The Airfix kit was not even that stellar when released, being based on an unreleased Merit kit. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/53874-148-hawker-furies/ "I did a comparison with the Pyro/Likelike Fury and the Airfix Fury with these drawings and surprisingly the Airfix one comes out as the most accurate (or the one with the fewest faults). I have done some correction surgery on both. Here is a photo of the two fuselages. The nearest is the Airfix one. This required some building up and re contouring under the nose. The top of the nose cowl reshaping and the main cowl top lifting at the front by 1.5mm with a plasticard wedge. 2mm adding to the sternpost and the fuselage stringers, fabric sag reducing. The exhausts are too low and incorrectly spaced" So there is certainly scope for for a new Fury kit. 1 hour ago, JamesP said: Well that's the last of Inpact kits surpassed.... did someone retoool all the pre WW1 kits? I've not heard of a new tool Flycatcher or Bulldog either, the only one I can recall is the Gladiator. I've not checked on the Bulldog or Flycatcher though.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jb65rams Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 15 minutes ago, Troy Smith said: did someone retoool all the pre WW1 kits? I've not heard of a new tool Flycatcher or Bulldog either, the only one I can recall is the Gladiator. I've not checked on the Bulldog or Flycatcher though.. Armory produce a flycatcher in 1/48. Released in 2019. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/armory-ar48001-fairey-flycatcher-early-w-jaguar-iii-engine--1169340 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Holden Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 4 hours ago, stever219 said: Oh that this is the precursor to a range of Hawker biplanes: I've always had a soft spot for the Hind, Demon and Hind AMG have produced the Hart and Demon several years ago, to a very similar standard . This looks like their follow-up. They aren't widely available, though. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Shepel Posted May 13, 2023 Author Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Ali62 said: Interesting and nice but I am concerned about the size of the mushroom fasteners on the fuselage, they are surely too big, they are as big in diameter as the width of the cooling vents. Just checked out a picture or two and the should be flat not raised, well certainly not like they have them, pity but a sanding stick will work I suppose also not sure how the exhaust stubs fitwill through the slots / holes. Do Not forget the Airfix kit is quite good, so this will need to match up, and from what I see to be honest I cannot see a vast improvement in the photo, the fuselage halves are a Spanish modification, and the exhaust stubs on fury MK1 and MK2 Edited May 13, 2023 by Ivan Shepel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 52 minutes ago, Ivan Shepel said: in the photo, the fuselage halves are a Spanish modification, and the exhaust stubs on fury MK1 and MK2 Ok thanks for that explanation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Jb65rams said: Armory produce a flycatcher in 1/48. Released in 2019. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/armory-ar48001-fairey-flycatcher-early-w-jaguar-iii-engine--1169340 Stop with Scalemates, go Britmodeller ! 😉 https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235038526-148-fairey-flycatcher-early-late-floatplane-by-armory-models-group-released/ V.P. Edited May 13, 2023 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 2 hours ago, Roger Holden said: AMG have produced the Hart and Demon several years ago, to a very similar standard . This looks like their follow-up. They aren't widely available, though. The thread is here https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235040316-148-hawker-hart-demon-by-arsenal-model-group-amg-hart-demon-released V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopkp Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 5 hours ago, Ali62 said: Do not forget the Airfix kit is quite good, so this will need to match up, and from what I see to be honest I cannot see a vast improvement. I'd have to disagree with that assessment. The Airfix kit might have been OK when it was issued years ago, but if I was building a 1/48 Fury - which I'd love to do - I'd start with this kit over the Airfix one any day (admittedly based only on the pics. in this thread). Yes, the fasteners are over-done, but I can't see much else that I don't like and - as you say - a sanding stick will take care of them pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted May 13, 2023 Share Posted May 13, 2023 7 minutes ago, hopkp said: I'd have to disagree with that assessment. The Airfix kit might have been OK when it was issued years ago, but if I was building a 1/48 Fury - which I'd love to do - I'd start with this kit over the Airfix one any day (admittedly based only on the pics. in this thread). Yes, the fasteners are over-done, but I can't see much else that I don't like and - as you say - a sanding stick will take care of them pretty quickly. I am more than happy to be proven incorrect, we shall have to wait till it is available, what the price will be and how available they are, as has been said the AMG kits are not that easy to come by, at least in the U.K. and the ones on eBay are not in the budget range of pricing. Most 1/48 kits including the postage to the U.K. are £60.00 plus, I know that they offer subjects not covered by others and they are limited run from a much smaller company but all things need to be considered. Always keen to see new kits and guys doing different subjects, so let us see what this is like when it is released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 FWIW there are 3 Arsenal Model Group 1/48th Hawker Furys left at Hannants for a penny less than £62.00 each. In the Netherlands, the Aviation Megastore has 4 versions of the Armory Flycatcher from 44 to 52 Euros, and the AMG Demon for 69 Euros. But point taken, they're not that easy to get. I'll be interested to see how the new kit pans out. Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, Paul Thompson said: (...) But point taken, they're not that easy to get. I'll be interested to see how the new kit pans out. (...) Ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_dkr=1&iconV2Request=true&_blrs=recall_filtering&_ssn=linsal77&store_name=accsgbmodels&_oac=1&_nkw=amg 48 V.P. Edited May 14, 2023 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjohns5 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 The 1/48 AMG Hawker Hart and Demon and the Polikarpov R-5 were well stocked at all the European shops when they were first released, especially the shops in Ukraine and Poland. It seems that AMG only makes one run of their products and if you snooze, you lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 13 hours ago, Paul Thompson said: FWIW there are 3 Arsenal Model Group 1/48th Hawker Furys left at Hannants for a penny less than £62.00 each. In the Netherlands, the Aviation Megastore has 4 versions of the Armory Flycatcher from 44 to 52 Euros, and the AMG Demon for 69 Euros. But point taken, they're not that easy to get. I'll be interested to see how the new kit pans out. Paul. I'd end up buying but probably not building any or all of them if I could get them at any price in Australia. At the moment buing stuff from overseas has become a right pain in the backside. You'll just have to get them and provide a build review for me old mate Shane 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Thompson Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Shane said: I'd end up buying but probably not building any or all of them if I could get them at any price in Australia. At the moment buing stuff from overseas has become a right pain in the backside. You'll just have to get them and provide a build review for me old mate Shane I'll tell Bettelou that when she asks why I need to buy yet another kit. Good to hear from you Shane. Cheers, Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonlanceHR Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 19 hours ago, Paul Thompson said: FWIW there are 3 Arsenal Model Group 1/48th Hawker Furys left at Hannants for a penny less than £62.00 each. In the Netherlands, the Aviation Megastore has 4 versions of the Armory Flycatcher from 44 to 52 Euros, and the AMG Demon for 69 Euros. But point taken, they're not that easy to get. I'll be interested to see how the new kit pans out. Paul. Cheaper to buy directly from any shop in UA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 On 13/05/2023 at 18:38, Troy Smith said: did someone retoool all the pre WW1 kits? I've not heard of a new tool Flycatcher or Bulldog either, the only one I can recall is the Gladiator. I've not checked on the Bulldog or Flycatcher though.. Flycatcher already mentioned, Bulldog by RS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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