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Mossie

#75
June 18, 2010, 03:03:17 PM
That's nice to see, early Meteors have largely been neglected.
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Thorvic

#76
June 25, 2010, 11:48:45 PM
Update on the Daring & the Meteor III

The Daring page has been updated with the box art image and even better a due date of August 2010  :thumbsup:. Which by going off the Virigina means we'll get in October  :banghead:. (Can you guess what i want from SMW this year by any chance ?  ;D, although i shall probably try and get one from overseas when they appear).

The Meteor also has box art and is listed as a July release, which also should also be the same time the MPM/Special Hobby Meteor III appears. Expect plenty of comparison reviews when the both appear

G
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NARSES2

#77
July 06, 2010, 01:42:10 AM
Quote from: Thorvic on June 25, 2010, 11:48:45 PM
The Meteor also has box art and is listed as a July release, which also should also be the same time the MPM/Special Hobby Meteor III appears. Expect plenty of comparison reviews when the both appear

G

I see it's almost £27 at Hannants when released  :banghead:
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The Wooksta!

#78
July 06, 2010, 01:59:35 AM Last Edit: July 06, 2010, 02:02:49 AM by The Wooksta!
You'd be better off buying the Tamiya 48th kit.  Certainly cheaper.

And given the way MPM's prices are shooting upwards, I doubt their Meteor F.III would be any cheaper than the Dragon one.

I wouldn't say the early Meteors have been neglected - Airfix did the F.III, Frog the F4 in 72nd, whilst AMT did an F.I in 48th.  Tamiya have released both an F.I (depending on which boxing it's either an F.I or the prototype at Cosford with an F.III wing) and an FIII in recent years. 
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Mossie

#79
July 06, 2010, 02:46:56 AM
£19.80 for the MPM Meteor on Hannants.  Quite a lot more than a 1/72 Meteor should be, but a fair bit less than the Dragon kit.  The Tamiya Mk.I & Mk.III are both listed as £22.50, so it's definately worth getting one of those kits on a plastic per pound basis.  I've got to admit I'd be shy of forking out much more than a tenner, although I think I payed twelve quid each for the Xtrakit T.7 & F.8.

I think the MPM price was justified in the past by having a bit of resin & etch, not sure if that's included any more, might have been a special boxing.
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proditor

#80
July 07, 2010, 09:09:30 AM
Dragon/Cyber-Hobby teased with some CAD pics of the Type 45 HMS Daring, and a release date of August.   :cheers:

http://modelshipwrights.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=6913

Thorvic

#81
August 19, 2010, 11:52:26 AM
Well the poster for the kit box has appeared so hopefully the actual kit will follow soon after  :thumbsup:

http://www.dragon-models.com/html/7093poster.htm
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ChernayaAkula

#82
August 20, 2010, 08:19:35 AM
AeroScale has an IN-BOX REVIEW of the Dragon Meteor.
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#83
August 20, 2010, 08:57:05 AM
Quote from: Thorvic on August 19, 2010, 11:52:26 AM
Well the poster for the kit box has appeared so hopefully the actual kit will follow soon after  :thumbsup:

http://www.dragon-models.com/html/7093poster.htm

I love how almost all of the details are listed as "delicate"  ;D
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chrisonord

#84
August 20, 2010, 01:42:29 PM
Hmm, well a couple of years ago I waited and waited for Dragon to release the Hummer Avenger air defence vehicle in 1/72nd scale, it was in their catalogue, but still no Avenger >:( I had to make 2 of my own.
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#85
August 27, 2010, 06:09:11 AM
Quote from: NARSES2 on July 06, 2010, 01:42:10 AM
Quote from: Thorvic on June 25, 2010, 11:48:45 PM
The Meteor also has box art and is listed as a July release, which also should also be the same time the MPM/Special Hobby Meteor III appears. Expect plenty of comparison reviews when the both appear

G

I see it's almost £27 at Hannants when released  :banghead:

Yup, £27 in Holborn Modelzone.  Beautifully moulded of course, but £27???  I don't think so.  And what's with the etched brass air brakes, when the things are moulded into the wings - don't even come as separate items!
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PR19_Kit

#86
August 27, 2010, 06:22:33 AM
Quote from: kitbasher on August 27, 2010, 06:09:11 AM
Yup, £27 in Holborn Modelzone.  Beautifully moulded of course, but £27???  I don't think so.  And what's with the etched brass air brakes, when the things are moulded into the wings - don't even come as separate items!
;D ;D

Jeepers. it's 1/72! I thought at that price it would be 1/48.

But the etched dive brakes look like they'd fit into the moulded recsesses (sp?) in the wing. You can see them in one of the photos in the review.
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NARSES2

#87
August 27, 2010, 08:11:10 AM
I saw the Meteor III in MZ today (no Airfix Spit I  :banghead:) and yes looked very nice but just shy of £27  :banghead:
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#88
August 27, 2010, 08:46:11 AM
Drop the price by a tenner and I *might* buy it.  I'm wondering how much their proposed Sea Vixen and Spitfire will be?
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#89
August 27, 2010, 10:37:14 AM
The Meteor is listed at $24.95 on the DragonUSA site:
http://www.dragonusaonline.com/item_detail.aspx?ItemCode=CHC5044

$24.99 on Amazon:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B002ON3Z9O/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

$23.99 at Sprue Bros:
http://store.spruebrothers.com/172-cyber-hobby-gloster-meteor-fiii--golden-wings-series-5044-p23821.aspx

So around £16 here vs. £27 in the UK, that's one hell of a price variation.

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