We've added a selection of the Revell 1:144th aircraft kits to the website, priced at a very reasonable £2 each! If this first batch prove popular, we'll look at stocking some of the other kits as well in the future.
So, we now have:
REV-04912 - Supermarine Spitfire Mk I
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04912.jpg)
REV-04913 - Hawker Hurricane Mk I
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04913.jpg)
REV-04914 - Hawker Typhoon MkIb
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04914.jpg)
REV-04916 - Messerschmitt Bf109E
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04916.jpg)
REV-04917 - Focke Wulf Fw190-A8
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04917.jpg)
REV-04918 - Junkers Ju87B Stuka
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04918.jpg)
:-bd
Hmmm, Stuka I have one - I don't need more do I... oops :D :D :D
The 109 might find its way into my next order, shame that theres no US or Ruski planes in the range.
Leon - you might want to mention over on WD3 - there's a few wingnut freaks over there who might like these
I have several of these. They're really nice little kits.
Oh, they also do a Me 262A twin-jet in the same range.
This is the Fw 190A
(http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd448/Hertsblue/DSCN0630.jpg)
(http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd448/Hertsblue/DSCN0629.jpg)
(http://i1220.photobucket.com/albums/dd448/Hertsblue/DSCN0628.jpg)
My my, have been looking at these for a while now.
@ hertsblue: did you do the propellors yourself? or do they come with the kit?knowing revell i'm guesing no...
Hi, Peter. No, you're quite correct. I did the props myself with a rotary scriber, having cut the blades off the spinner first, of course.
Ray
They look nice, and the bases look easy too, how high up are they? About 10-12 cm? It looks like something in that range.
They're actually Zvesda bases, Peter, fitted with rare-earth magnets to make them universal for all my 1:144th aircraft. They're 8.5 cm to the fixing base. The Revell ones are very much smaller and more delicate and not really suitable for wargaming, I'd say.
Quote from: Hertsblue on 13 March 2013, 11:07:33 AM
They're actually Zvesda bases, Peter, fitted with rare-earth magnets to make them universal for all my 1:144th aircraft. They're 8.5 cm to the fixing base. The Revell ones are very much smaller and more delicate and not really suitable for wargaming, I'd say.
Darn :P
I'll have to rely on twisted wire then :D
Peter, take a trip to any good model shop and you can pick up some brass rod to use to support the planes. Easy to cut to length and mount on a base and in the aircraft.
BTW, these moulds are quite old and a bit basic but should paint up fine, as the pics above suggest.
I work in a factory, no way i am buying rod :D :D :D
Hello
Oh good, I was just going about organising another order and now I can add a Hurricane :D. Will thiese make much difference to the way you package, and charge postage?
Any thoughts of getting the Revell Ju-52 in?
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 13 March 2013, 11:18:03 PM
Will thiese make much difference to the way you package, and charge postage?
I wouldn't think so, they'll fit in a Jiffy bag the same as a figure order would. They fit through the Large Letter slot as well, so that keeps them in the lower bracket.
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 13 March 2013, 11:18:03 PM
Any thoughts of getting the Revell Ju-52 in?
Possibly, but it depends on what we can get from the current supplier really. I've seen them available elsewhere, but minimum ordering levels mean it's not viable from there.
Two quid is a really good price. A lot less than I paid on e-Bay. :'(
The first batch of the Revell 1:144th planes have gone down really well, especially at the shows, so we've added two more options to the lists, along with a couple of Minicraft kits as well.
From Revell, we've now got these two, priced at £2 each.
Hawker Tempest, Mk V:
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04915.jpg)
Messerschmitt Me262A:
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04919.jpg)
And on the Minicraft side, we've got:
P-38J 'Yippee':
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/MINI-P38J.jpg)
USAAF C-54 / US Navy R5D:
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/MINI-C54.jpg)
These last two are available in limited numbers at the moment, to see how well they sell. We've managed to get a deal on them from the supplier, so for a limited time only they are at discounted prices.
- The P-38J has got an RRP of £7.50, but we'll be doing them at £4.95 for the first 6 customers.
- The C-54 is a big model, with an RRP of £22.99, but we'll be doing them at £16.00 for the first 3 customers.
8)
If you ever come across a 1:144th Petlyakov Pe-2 or a Henschel Hs 129 I'd be very interested. :)
Hi Leon
Very interesting, if you look at the Revell site they have 7 American WW2 aircraft listed as released 6/2013 - http://www.revell.de/index.php?id=210&KGKANR=0&KGKOGP=10&KGSCHL=2&KZSLPG=&L=1&sort=0&cmd=&offset=&sp=&searchactive=&q=&SWO=&ARMAS4=&PHPSESSID=924bdabdcaa91233d6e72cfdb5dfe1ce&page=4&nc=1 (http://www.revell.de/index.php?id=210&KGKANR=0&KGKOGP=10&KGSCHL=2&KZSLPG=&L=1&sort=0&cmd=&offset=&sp=&searchactive=&q=&SWO=&ARMAS4=&PHPSESSID=924bdabdcaa91233d6e72cfdb5dfe1ce&page=4&nc=1).
Trumpeter have a 1/144 ME110G available too.
Hertsblue
True North have a 1/144 Pe2:-
http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/proddetail.asp?prod=ARU03 (http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/proddetail.asp?prod=ARU03)
(http://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/prodimages/15mm%20TN%201%20144%20Scale%20WWII%20Aircraft%20Soviet/ARU03-1_large.jpg)
Battlefront/Flames of War do a 1/144 Henschel Hs129
http://store.aetherworks.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=4484 (http://store.aetherworks.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=4484)
(http://store.aetherworks.com.au/images/BFAC006.jpg?osCsid=392c3828236a49f15bdeac430745bf5f)
Mind you both are a bit more than the cost of a plastic kit :D.
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Yeah, at £11 a pop the Battlefront Hs 129 might be worthwhile if it's ready-painted. At about £7.30 for a bare-metal casting the Pe-2 looks OK until you add in shipping from the States. Also, if I were being ultra-picky I'd have to say that the tailplane doesn't look quite right - the horizontal surfaces should have more of a "V" to them.
Zvezda do a small range of 1:144 scale aircraft to go with their "Barbarossa 1941" game.
Wonderland (Local Edinburgh Model Shop) had a Hurricane, LaGG-3, ME-109, Stuka and an IL-2 Stormovik in 1:144 and a "Tante Ju" and a Russian Transport plane in 1:200 when I was in last week. Haven't checked if that's the full range.
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?
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
Quote from: Hertsblue on 21 June 2013, 10:05:12 AM
And why pick 1941, for pete's sake?
Doing Barbarossa those crazy Ivans ;) ;D
Quote from: Hertsblue on 21 June 2013, 10:05:12 AM
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 :)
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.
Quote from: Ithoriel on 21 June 2013, 12:38:02 PM
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.
Quote from: GrumpyOldMan on 21 June 2013, 07:56:41 AM
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.
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
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!
Quote from: Leon on 21 June 2013, 03:09:31 PM
- 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? :D :D ;)
Mollinary
Fell yes!
Quote from: mad lemmey on 21 June 2013, 12:04:47 PM
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
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.
(http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig19/10192539n.jpg)
(http://www.1999.co.jp/itbig18/10189738z.jpg)
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Thanks Rex
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.
Is there a 1:144 Mosquito anywhere?
Quote from: fsn on 26 June 2013, 03:19:22 PM
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 (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)
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 :o :o :o
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.
Quote from: Jc on 26 June 2013, 05:41:17 PM
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.
Quote from: Jc on 26 June 2013, 05:41:17 PM
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?
Quote from: fsn on 26 June 2013, 03:19:22 PM
Is there a 1:144 Mosquito anywhere?
Hi
There is a resin one available from Airalex:-
http://airalex.homestead.com/MOSQUITO.html (http://airalex.homestead.com/MOSQUITO.html)
(http://airalex.homestead.com/files/vita_lexmosquito_1.jpg)
(http://airalex.homestead.com/MOSQUITO_TOP_2.JPG)
Still not plastic kit cheap but better than the Corgi prices :).
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
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/
Odd selection of aircraft though.
ianS
I'm in for a couple of Corsairs for Indochina if they are available, Hannants are stocking the US additions to the range but P&P is getting pricey these days so would far rather add them to a Pendraken order if possible, fingers crossed to them being available with you guys.
Good for Korea too!
Being pedant - the answer is NO in both cases, as Korea and Indo-China, Suez as well, the beasts had bubble hoods with 4 x 20mm cannon, and the ones I've seen piccis of are the base line F4U......
IanS
We've got the next batch of Revell kits here now, so I'll get them added to the website asap.
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Is the Bell P39 Airacobra amongst them? The Soviets actually thought quite a lot of it. :o
And I'm very interested in anything Japanese. =P~
The latest batch includes:
- SBD-5 Dauntless
- P-39Q Airacobra
- F4F-4 Wildcat
- P-40E Warhawk
- P-47D Thunderbolt
- P-51B Mustang
- F4U-1 Corsair
- F6F-3 Hellcat
Leon,
please add a P-39Q Airacobra to the pile of things I'm to collect at Claymore.
I may need to hire a van to get home from the show at this rate =)
Mike
Quote from: Ithoriel on 23 July 2013, 07:37:20 AM
Leon,
please add a P-39Q Airacobra to the pile of things I'm to collect at Claymore.
I may need to hire a van to get home from the show at this rate =)
Mike
No worries.
8)
We've now received the American batch of Revell Micro Wings plastic kits, and these are now available on the website! These are also at the bargain price of £2 each, and we'll have them with us at all the shows as well.
Revell Micro Wings - http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-II-c19/Plastic-Aircraft-Kits-sc286/ (http://www.pendraken.co.uk/World-War-II-c19/Plastic-Aircraft-Kits-sc286/)
04928 - P-51B Mustang
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04928.jpg)
04929 - P-47D Thunderbolt
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04929.jpg)
04930 - F4U-1 Corsair
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04930.jpg)
04931 - F6F-3 Hellcat
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04931.jpg)
04932 - P-40E Warhawk
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04932.jpg)
04933 - F4F-4 Wildcat
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04933.jpg)
04934 - SBD-5 Dauntless
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04934.jpg)
04935 - P39-Q Airacobra
(http://www.pendraken.co.uk/ProductImages/04935.jpg)
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Hi Leon
I found the list of the original 1/144 from Revell, the others are all Japanese:-
01 Nakajima B5N 97-Kanko
02 Aichi D3A 99-kanbaku
03 Yokosuka D4Y Suisei
04 Kawanishi N1K Shiden
05 Nakajima Hayabusa Ki-43
06 Nakajima Shoki Ki-44
07 Kawasaki Hien Ki-61
08 Nakajima Hayate Ki-84
09 Mitsubishi A6M Zero type 21
10 Mitsubishi J2M Raiden
11 Kawanishi N1K Shiden-Kai
12 Nakajima C6N Saiun
13 Spitfire Mk.1
14 Hurricane Mk.1
15 Hawker Typhoon Mk.1B
16 Hawker Tempest Mk.V
17 Messerschmitt Bf.109E
18 Focke Wulf Fw.190A
19 Junkers Ju.87B Stuka
20 Messerschmitt Me.262A
21 NA P-51B Mustang
22 Republic P-47D Thunderbolt
23 F4U-1 Corsair
24 F6F-3 Hellcat
25 Curtiss P-40E Warhawk
26 F4F-4 Wildcat
27 SBD-5 Dauntless
28 Bell P-39Q Airacobra
If they ever bring out the Japanese put me down for a few Aichi D3As :).
Cheers
GrumpyOldMan
Excellent, thanks for posting that. I'd seen evidence of the Japanese planes on a few blog posts online, but couldn't find anything official from Revell. Hopefully the sales from the first two batches will be enough for them to get this last lot back into production as well.
8)
Order placed.
I'd also be interested in the Aichi D3A
Ordered a couple of these kits off Leon along with some WW2 stuff but happened to bump into some packs at the weekend and thought you can't have too many aircraft so bought one to try out. They are really quite tiny and you lose a bit of detail and I found it a bit of a bugger to put together (combination of being small and flimsy and my propensity for covering myself in glue).
Anyway they paint up quite nice.
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g340/MattofMunslow/typhoonside_zps259355f6.png)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g340/MattofMunslow/typhoonfront_zps235c7dde.png)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g340/MattofMunslow/typhoonrear_zps9bdb9678.png)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g340/MattofMunslow/typhoontop_zps5300e9f1.png)
Very very good job mate! 8)
8)
They do need some work on the undercarriage. Choice of markings can be a bit eccentric as well. The P-40 is one based in the Aleutians, bet most purchasers haven't heard of them.
IanS
Great job there Matt 8). I do agree that they are difficult to put together, especially the rocket racks which annoyed the hell out of me. But they are fantastic value.
QuoteThey do need some work on the undercarriage
hence no photos from below.
I noticed that this typhoon could not be assembled with the wheels up (they don't fit in the recess) I had to model it with greenstuff. Looked a bit odd flying around with the wheels down.
Quoteespecially the rocket racks which annoyed the hell out of me
yeah cut them out of the sprue and glued them on then noticed the racks were all different lengths >:(
but for £2 can't complain.
anyone recommend any decent WW2 dog fight rules ?
Scramble by a&a games, best ever!
http://www.aandagames.co.uk/scramble.htm (http://www.aandagames.co.uk/scramble.htm)
My solution to the undercart was to file the wheels down til they fitted, bout 10mins work per side.
IanS
Not built any of these yet (will do some time soonish) but had a similar issue with Airfix Minikits. My solution - leave the undercarriage off entirely as I'd never see them from below anyway :P
Quote from: Matt of Munslow on 08 August 2013, 09:31:15 AM
anyone recommend any decent WW2 dog fight rules ?
We still enjoy playing a Blue Max conversion a friend of ours did some years ago
http://freespace.virgin.net/ian.clarence/
I left the wheels off completely.
Very nice!
I got one lying here waiting to get started myself!
QuoteScramble by a&a games, best ever!
QuoteWe still enjoy playing a Blue Max conversion a friend of ours did some years ago
cheers chaps I'll have a gander at these
Quote from: Matt of Munslow on 08 August 2013, 09:42:58 PM
cheers chaps I'll have a gander at these
Played
Check Your Six and
Wings of War, both of which give a reasonable game. CYS needs a hex mat.
Got mine painted up today, didn't spend as much time on them as i should have though. But hey, at least they are painted!
I left the landing gear out, that way i can use them as scenery objectives as i won't be using them all the time.
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/petercooman123/DSC02755_zps99f5cfc1.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/petercooman123/media/DSC02755_zps99f5cfc1.jpg.html)
Nice 8).
Hi there
I think the paint job looks really good
Take care
Andy
nice job peter, particularly like the camo on the 109.
Nice job, Peter. I see you went with the stopped prop after all.
Yeah, just to save myself the hassle, and i can use them as 'landed' planes for scenery / objectives.
I found the prop on the Typhoon very delicate so I removed mine.
Quote from: Matt of Munslow on 14 August 2013, 08:57:12 AM
nice job peter, particularly like the camo on the 109.
109 ? - think it be a 190.....
Just finished and undercoated P-39 and P-47. The 39 is missing it's nose cannon, and wing fit on the Jug is very poor...Look right though.
I suspect there is a standard 3 blade prop, as the P-39 one looks suspiciously like that on P-40, Hurri and Spit.
IanS
Quote from: ianrs54 on 14 August 2013, 11:54:35 AM
109 ? - think it be a 190.....
IanS
Yup it's the Focke Wulf 190
Very nicely done, Peter 8)
Thanks!
If anyone has a painted example of the stuka and the spitfire , please feel free to share it too, as i'm thinking if i would need one :P
Peter - no pictures but Spit and Stuka are good.
ianS
Also looking to get both spitfire and stuka.
Got a Thunderbolt on the desk at the mo I'll post pics as soon as she's done.
P-47D Thunderbolt painted for Normandy campaign
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g340/MattofMunslow/de66b7db-014d-42a3-afd3-106ec1291eb4_zpsd448ff2f.jpg)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g340/MattofMunslow/0a774cf1-28f0-44f8-9fe6-b9ea3bc57396_zps6e95aa28.jpg)
(http://i1096.photobucket.com/albums/g340/MattofMunslow/4655e269-031a-4aa1-ad96-21b0db623b03_zpsa869c988.jpg)
love these little kits
Looking fab
Nice job there 8).
Very nice!
Wow, nicely done!
Anyone know if there's a "razorback" P-47 out there?
A pic of the stuka and spitfire
(http://i1236.photobucket.com/albums/ff441/petercooman123/DSC02898_zps236f52f6.jpg) (http://s1236.photobucket.com/user/petercooman123/media/DSC02898_zps236f52f6.jpg.html)
:-bd
I must put up pictures of my Turkish WW2 air force, once I've worked out how to do it :-\
Yes, I had same problem with the wheels on the Fw190, ended up filing them forever until they were nearly snug fits. In retrospect would have been better to just use filler.
My air forces are on hold until Zvezda get their finger out and release the Fairey Battle and Hs-126.
Desperate for 4x Ki-27 and 4x Ki-30 as well,
Mark
http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Nakajima-Ki-27-Nate-Japanischer-Jager-2-Weltkrieg-1-144-Zinnbausatz-/370932387549?pt=Standmodelle_Baus%C3%A4tze&hash=item565d4b0edd
http://www.benl.ebay.be/itm/Mitsubishi-Ki-30-ANN-144031-Fresin-RARE-1-144-/181209057833?pt=Model_Kit_US&hash=item2a30e6ca29
;)
Feresin has both kits still on their site, don't know if they do orders though
http://www.fe-resin.net/eng/models_1_144/6.htm
the ki 30 is on the next page.
Nice but, ouch the price! Be cheaper on Shapeways....
True that!
Tally ho!
:D