Plastic aircraft kits now available!

[Hertsblue]

Yes, the problem with the Il-2 Sturmovik is that it is the original single-seat version. Why they opted for that and not the far more widespread Il-2m, with a rear gunner, defeats me. And why pick 1941, for pete's sake?

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Because flames of war isn't doing 1941, in fact they look like they are avoiding it on the eastern front, their Barbarossa books are three years late, and still not due to be published

[NTM]

And why pick 1941, for pete's sake?

Doing Barbarossa those crazy Ivans 

[Ithoriel]

Why they opted for that and not the far more widespread Il-2m, with a rear gunner, defeats me.

To be honest, it's the only IL-2 I've been able to find in this scale so it will do. After all I have a Puma a/c that regularly does service as a 232 8-rad and a pair of Pz IV/L70s that frequently masquerade as StuG IIIs.  But it would be nice to actually have an IL-2M model .... Leon

[Leon]

We'll keep adding more as we can source them.  The Zvezda ones would be nice, but they come from a different supplier, and would have a minimum order requirement.

But it would be nice to actually have an IL-2M model .... Leon

We won't be having any aircraft sculpted in the foreseeable, as the costs don't weigh up too well against the potential sales.

Very interesting, if you look at the Revell site they have 7 American WW2 aircraft listed as released 6/2013...

Yep, we've been waiting on those for some time now, and it looks like they might be available to order very soon.  The new ones will be: 

- P-51B Mustang
- P-47D Thunderbolt
- F4U-1 Corsair
- F6F-3 Hellcat
- P-40E Warhawk
- F4F-4 Wildcat
- SBD-5 Dauntless
- P39Q Airacobra

I thought I'd seen some of the Japanese planes planned somewhere as well, but I can't find them now.

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Sh*thawk and Jug would be very useful....Mustang less so, as it's a bit early, naval stuff only when we get the opposition, except maybe the F4U.

IanS

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Mustangs and F4-U mean you can do 'The Football War' of 1969! Last prison powered dogfights. I've done it for Scramble in 1:600, great fun game for an evening, trying to bomb oil refineries with hand thrown bombs out of the back odd a DC-4!

[mollinary]

- P-51B Mustang
- P-47D Thunderbolt
- F4U-1 Corsair
- F6F-3 Hellcat
- P-40E Warhawk
- F4F-4 Wildcat
- SBD-5 Dauntless
- P39Q Airacobra

Saw most of these in a shop In Bury St Edmunds last week, so they are out there.

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Don't you just love auto-correct software?

Mollinary

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Fell yes!

[rexhurley]

Because flames of war isn't doing 1941, in fact they look like they are avoiding it on the eastern front, their Barbarossa books are three years late, and still not due to be published

X Lemmey later this year dude. And its not late its in line with their perceived sales programme most frustrating in that yes we would have liked to have seen it come out with Blitzkreig and Hellfire's but well unfortunately not a lot of people demand early ostfront which is sad

For Herts Battlefront planes come as kits 3 per box you have to put on the wings, prop if you want it. flight stand then paint.

Cheers Rex

[GrumpyOldMan]

Hello Leon

If you're thinking of expanding your 1/144 aircraft empire you could ask your wholesaler if they carry the Aoshima range of twin engined Japanese aircraft. They come two to a box and have diorama pits and pieces like sandbagged revetments or AA guns.





Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Thanks Rex

[Leon]

Thanks for the info, I'll keep an eye out for those.  There is another supplier, who we don't currently have an account with, but they carry all of the Zvezda stuff as well, so it might be worth us sorting something out with them.

[fsn]

Is there a 1:144 Mosquito anywhere?

[Leon]

Is there a 1:144 Mosquito anywhere?

There's some on Google, not sure of the quality of them: http://www.google.co.uk/#output=search&sclient=psy-ab&q=1:144+mosquito&oq=1:144+mosquito&gs_l=hp.3...354.2718.0.3022.14.14.0.0.0.0.141.1124.11j3.14.0...0.0...1c.1.18.psy-ab.7QNWl-os6C0&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_qf.&bvm=bv.48340889,d.d2k&fp=646b09408f66165c&biw=1280&bih=850

[GordonY]

Corgi did a 1/144 die cast job in a number of paint schemes

Hmmm perhaps not as I've just checked the price, an eye watering £53 

[Jc]

  To my recall Revell when they 1st released these ww2 aircraft in the late 70s the range was bigger and included a few us ,and jap types, i  wonder if they still have the moulds,and would they be up for reissue.Other makers  of 1/144 ww2 kits i have come across over the years are, crown, ashimo,ls, otaki,airfix(bachmann),nitto, nichimo, mostly fighters but i have a number of 1/144 bombers in my stash(which numbers around 800+ aircraft kits) if anybody wants to know about other eras such as ww1 or possible kits/makes to look out for drop me a line i may be able to tell you if it was made and by who.

[Leon]

  To my recall Revell when they 1st released these ww2 aircraft in the late 70s the range was bigger and included a few us ,and jap types, i  wonder if they still have the moulds,and would they be up for reissue.

Yep, the US types just arrived at the unit today, so I'll get those added to the website asap.

If anybody wants to know about other eras such as ww1 or possible kits/makes to look out for drop me a line i may be able to tell you if it was made and by who.

Thanks for that, that could be really helpful.  If you've got a list of them anywhere, it could be a useful addition to the Resources area?

[GrumpyOldMan]

Is there a 1:144 Mosquito anywhere?

Hi

There is a resin one available from Airalex:-

http://airalex.homestead.com/MOSQUITO.html




Still not plastic kit cheap but better than the Corgi prices  .

Cheers

GrumpyOldMan

[John Cook]

Jacques Chaubet does a 1:144 Pe-2 and a Hs-129.  They are metal.  15 Euros unpainted.  Nice models, very good service and he is very helpful.  Recommended.  He speaka da Engrish too. 

http://jacques.chaubet.free.fr/