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Title: New Raiden 1:285th aircraft in stock!
Post by: Leon on 10 December 2022, 12:18:57 AM
We've had a restock of the Raiden planes this week and there's two new aircraft now available, with both the American B-25J Mitchell and the Soviet Tupolev Tu-2 bombers now in stock.

Raiden Aircraft - https://www.pendraken.co.uk/6mm-raiden-aircraft-930-c.asp
WWII American
USA025    B-25J Mitchell    £4.50

WWII Soviet
RUS114    Tupolev Tu-2    £3.50


(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/images/-n-rai-usa025-n-north-american-b-25j-mitchell-7405-1-p.jpg?w=360&h=9999&v=384BCCDB-00C8-4937-BBFF-AED092AC16DD)

(https://files.ekmcdn.com/89204c/images/-n-rai-rus014-n-tupolev-tu-2-7406-1-p.jpg?w=360&h=9999&v=21B251EE-A00D-44AB-8626-C77D7EED233D)
Title: Re: New Raiden 1:285th aircraft in stock!
Post by: fsn on 10 December 2022, 06:34:35 AM
Nice. I do like these - now I could do the Dolittle raid ... but I won't.

Chap on the Telegraph Podcast said the Dolittle Raid was conducted by B25 Liberators a few days ago. Been fuming since. 
Title: Re: New Raiden 1:285th aircraft in stock!
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 10 December 2022, 08:13:47 AM
Quote from: fsn on 10 December 2022, 06:34:35 AMNice. I do like these - now I could do the Dolittle raid ... but I won't.

Chap on the Telegraph Podcast said the Dolittle Raid was conducted by B25 Liberators a few days ago. Been fuming since. 

Why not ?
Title: Re: New Raiden 1:285th aircraft in stock!
Post by: pierre the shy on 10 December 2022, 08:49:19 AM
QuoteWhy not ?

If your going to portray the Doolittle raid then strictly speaking you'll need the earlier B-25C model with the glazed nose rather than the new solid nose later war B-25J strafer model......but they are, as FSN says quite correctly Mitchell's not Liberators......not enough engines to be a B-24!  :-B

I'd like to see them try to take off a Liberator from the USS Hornet's flightdeck  ;) 

Title: Re: New Raiden 1:285th aircraft in stock!
Post by: Lord Kermit of Birkenhead on 10 December 2022, 09:42:15 AM
Quote from: pierre the shy on 10 December 2022, 08:49:19 AMI'd like to see them try to take off a Liberator from the USS Hornet's flightdeck  ;) 



Tis a tad large, the B25 only just fits