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Discuss WWII and the era directly before and after the war from 1935-1949.
Discuss WWII and the era directly before and after the war from 1935-1949.
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1:72 Bristol BrigandPosted: Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 08:32 PM UTC
Modelimex have released pics of Valom's very neat looking new Brigand. Now, this is a subject I'd reallly like to see in 1:48 too (hint, hint, Valom ...)
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Thanks!
Posted: Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 09:13 PM UTC
I'll be getting one, I'm sure. If Valom worked much in 1/48 I'd beat down his door, but there again, it would nudge fifty quid if it existed.
Posted: Thursday, October 01, 2009 - 10:07 PM UTC
Hi Sean
Please write us a Review if you get the Brigand before anyone else here.
Hopefully, very healthy sales of Valom's forthcoming 1:48 An-2 series will convince them to produce more quarterscale kits.
All the best
Rowan
Please write us a Review if you get the Brigand before anyone else here.
Hopefully, very healthy sales of Valom's forthcoming 1:48 An-2 series will convince them to produce more quarterscale kits.
All the best
Rowan
jphillips
Arizona, United States
Joined: February 25, 2007
KitMaker: 1,066 posts
AeroScale: 214 posts
Joined: February 25, 2007
KitMaker: 1,066 posts
AeroScale: 214 posts
Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 - 03:56 PM UTC
Very nice kits, however, I wish they'd do more of them in 1/48 scale. I'd been waiting for the An-2 "Colt" for a long time, and finding out how incredibly expensive it is has been a terrible disappointment. I'll never be able to afford it, at that price. Some of these companies need to remember that we're in the depths of a recession, and may be for some time; asking so much for their kits is unwise. Leave out the fancy metal and resin parts, which drive up the price, and just give us well-molded, quality kits of uncommon aircraft, and they'll sell like crazy. More affluent modelers can still find the expensive accessories they want on the aftermarket.
PanzerMike
Hamilton, New Zealand
Joined: May 09, 2007
KitMaker: 298 posts
AeroScale: 120 posts
Joined: May 09, 2007
KitMaker: 298 posts
AeroScale: 120 posts
Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2009 - 01:15 PM UTC
I agree , i would love to see a new 1/48 one of these. The Brits were always good at making elegant twin prop fighters , this and the Whirlwind have always been favs of mine.
nelpeter
Netherlands
Joined: October 17, 2009
KitMaker: 2 posts
AeroScale: 1 posts
Joined: October 17, 2009
KitMaker: 2 posts
AeroScale: 1 posts
Posted: Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 08:44 AM UTC
I agree that the price is to expensive but the resin and etched items is for me the reasen i like these packedges all in one box.
Take the Special Hobby boxes brilliant models fine resin and etced items for a fair price.
When you take for example an Hasagawa model and must beying a resin cockpit it cost
you more then a Special Hobby including the special items.
Peter
Take the Special Hobby boxes brilliant models fine resin and etced items for a fair price.
When you take for example an Hasagawa model and must beying a resin cockpit it cost
you more then a Special Hobby including the special items.
Peter
Posted: Saturday, November 07, 2009 - 09:16 PM UTC
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Hi Sean
Please write us a Review if you get the Brigand before anyone else here.
All the best
Rowan
Consider it done!