RAF Supermarine Scimitar

DarrenP · January 30, 2014, 07:30:32 AM

Quote from: Knightflyer on January 30, 2014, 05:34:59 AM
Quote from: DarrenP on January 30, 2014, 05:26:01 AM
It would have been interesting if RAF Scimitars had deployed to Singapore as part of the Borneo confrontation.

Warning ...Ideas Overload!!! Too Many Kits, Too Many Alternative Schemes ..........Wibble!

maybe some of the CGI artists could step up to that plate

kitnut617 · January 30, 2014, 10:48:25 AM

Quote from: Captain Canada on January 30, 2014, 06:26:16 AM
Is that kit still available ? Saw it in my LHS awhile back but wasn't willing to fork out the $$$ for it...now I wished I had !

I was thinking FR like the Swift ? FGR is always cool, maybe just GR ?

Who knows !

The XtraKit injection Scimitar is Todd, for about 19 GBP at Hannants. I wouldn't fork out 80 quid for the CMR resin kit though ---- I've got the XtraKit one in the stash, it's not too bad, same as their Spitfires for quality but if it's ultra accurate I wouldn't know --- or care for that matter ---

pyro-manic · January 30, 2014, 11:06:56 AM

I've heard it's not terribly good...

kitnut617 · January 30, 2014, 11:41:41 AM

Well, it looks like a Scimitar to me Alun, it can't be mistaken for anything else --- . And I think it was Wooksta that said it was based on the CMR kit so I'd rather pay the 19 quid for it not 80

Knightflyer · January 30, 2014, 11:50:29 AM

I've built one and I was happy enough with it. For a kit with no locating pins I thought everything lined up fairly well and any errors were down to my relative modelling skills. I want to build another one (hence this thread) so it can't be too awful/horrible/ghastly (delete as appropriate) I think it's probably a case of horses for courses?

kitnut617 · January 30, 2014, 11:54:57 AM

Did some searching for reviews and the main gripe is with the kit's quality from what I can see. I've not built mine yet so can't comment on that but it doesn't look too different to the Spitfire 22's or the Meteors I have too. I haven't found any negative comment on it's proportions or accuracy though ----

pyro-manic · January 30, 2014, 12:21:58 PM

Fair enough - can't argue with any of that! I haven't got one so can't comment - I've only vague recollections of negative noises in a couple of reviews I read years ago.

jcf · January 30, 2014, 01:05:25 PM

The Dynavector 1/48 vac is lovely, must build it some century.

Captain Canada · January 30, 2014, 02:09:43 PM

I've got their SHAR, not bad. Probably should have waited for the Airfix kit tho, and bought 2......

The Wooksta! · January 30, 2014, 03:33:28 PM

Xtrakit Swift, Scimitar, Canberra PR.9 and Spitfire 12 were all tooled by Sword. The Spitfire 22, Meteor F8 and T7 were tooled by MPM.

Captain Canada · January 30, 2014, 04:28:54 PM

I think the SHAR is sword as well ? Seems alot like my t-seaters and that Sword Spit I bought last year.

The Wooksta! · January 30, 2014, 04:40:15 PM

Think the Shar may well have been MPM. Never bought it - too modern - and after the reviews probably wouldn't even if I had wanted it.

NARSES2 · January 31, 2014, 07:35:43 AM

Only problem with my Xtrakit one is that it has rather a large scratch down the fuselage, plus the super shiny plastic puts me off it. Just a personal thing but I prefer my plastic slightly matt