Italeri

[kitnut617]

The clean wing will allow us lot to fit any ---

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A glider then

[chrisonord]

That C-27 is just dying to be made into an AC-27, I will have to have one or two of those for sure. Maybe put the screwtop on one from an E-2c Hawkeye on one. 

[anthonyp]

The USAF is looking at that exact mod for some of their C-27J's, calling it the AC-27J "Stinger II."

Article from Defense Industry Daily

[rickshaw]

I note Lucky Model is taking pre-orders for the C-27J

http://www.luckymodel.com/scale.aspx?item_no=IT%201284

[The Wooksta!]

Would it be a reasonable donor for an HS 681 deriviative?

Thinking more DH-129 

Novo 96th Boeing 707 wing?

[Aircav]

I don't know why you want to back dated the C-27, as the RAF has no small/medium transports at the mo' it would be ideal for flying stuff into the bases in country in Afghanistan.

[Green Dragon]

We aint got any money to pay for them Aircav!
Reckon it would be a good fit in the RAF too.

Pity the Stinger II is on hold now, I was looking forward to some video of one with all guns blazing! There was some talk of fitting a gunship pallet into some refurbished Herc H's to save money but I don't know how far that went.

Thinking of doing the real world FRP equipped Lithuanian C-27J if I get hold of one. Then I'll need to get another for a whiffy Canadian version....then probably another for the Morroccan Air Force. And they will probably stay in the stash forever coz I'm so slow at building stuff!

Paul Harrison

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

I have to admit, that C-27 is a very tempting kit - the problem will always be the price. Some of Italeri's (own mold) releases recently have been laughingly expensive, especially in 1:48...... (witness the Reggiane and Ar196 !)

Ian

[Green Dragon]

Too true Ian, I think they got infected with a touch of the "Hasegawa's"!

Paul Harrison

[Mossie]

Too true Ian, I think they got infected with a touch of the "Hasegawa's"!

Paul Harrison

I was in a model shop the other day looking at their armour, your looking at nine quid for an Italeri 1/72 tank, compared to a fiver for Airfix's 1/76 range.  The Revell 1/72 tank kits were about seven quid, but I notice on Hannats they're a similar price to Italeri now.

Earlier in the year at the same shop I paid fifteen quid for an Italeri 1/72 F-16, I was daft, but I particularly wanted the decals.  They had the Hasegawa kit for eight quid.  As long as we pay it, they'll charge it.

[NARSES2]

I have to admit, that C-27 is a very tempting kit - the problem will always be the price. Some of Italeri's (own mold) releases recently have been laughingly expensive, especially in 1:48...... (witness the Reggiane and Ar196 !)

Ian

Ian the Reggiane was the first kit I have ever put back on the shelf because of the price, they, or more likely the importers are just getting greedy. Plus the fall in value of the £ to the Euro over the last couple of years does't help

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Yep I did that with the Reggiane too, and the Kinetec F-84F rebox..... And I LOVE the old Thunderstreak. It's all fairly accademic for me anyways as I'm saving my limited number of pennies for the up-coming Trumpeter A-1 Skyraider..... in 1:32  - Just how much shelf space is that muvva going to occupy ! 

Ian

[The Wooksta!]

You're sorted then! 

[rickshaw]

Creative Models is claiming that the new Canberra B.2 - "This product will be in stock on Friday 31 December, 2010"

[rickshaw]

Not sure if this means that it is now available but it appears this site is selling the new Canberra B.2/B.20 kit from Italeri

http://www.wonderlandmodels.com/products/italeri-172-english-electric-canberra-b2b6/

Creative Models is also reporting it "in stock"

http://www.migproductions.co.uk/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=25&products_id=15236

Hannants does not yet list it as "in stock" though.

Anybody able to get one and report on it?