Sword Models

[Captain Canada]

Those early Lightnings sure look good !

[PR19_Kit]

Sword trying to fill the gap before Airfix bite the bullet and do the early ones too?

If they're as good as the trainers I may be forced to buy one or two. 

[The Wooksta!]

I've an F3 on order, but undoubtedly will have to order a few more before they inevitably sell out.  Although I suspect the Czech traders at Telford will be making a killing with them.

I'm far more interested in the Seafire II re-release.

IF Airfix do an early mark Frightening, it'll be a few years down the line.

[PR19_Kit]

IF Airfix do an early mark Frightening, it'll be a few years down the line.

Exactly, which is why Sword have jumped in there. Of course they have a lot of the tooling data for the early ones already, gleaned from the trainers.

[NARSES2]

Perhaps Airfix and Sword have co-operated on their releases ? Or is that just to sensible ?

[Thorvic]

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SW72088

Sword are doing a 1/72nd Fairey Gannet AEW3 

[Martin H]

now that will be handy

[Captain Canada]

Will it ever ! Just love the look of that aeroplane. And I'm sure the radome will find a few good homes.

[Howard of Effingham]

Perhaps Airfix and Sword have co-operated on their releases ? Or is that just to sensible ?

too sensible chris by half.

if sword were to do something like a USAF CH-3E with the rear loading ramp, i'd be more interested. the last new release
of their's I bought was the harrier T2/T4 series.

[PR19_Kit]

Sword are doing a 1/72nd Fairey Gannet AEW3 

About time someone did. I had high hopes that Revell would grasp the nettle after their excellent ASW version, but no.

I just hope the Sword AEW3 is better than their 2 seater Harrier and Lightnings. A few locating pins, a bit more detail and a lot less PE would be a vast improvement, but I'm not holding my breath.

[Chris Payne]

Great news on the Gannet.

Discovered an issue with the Lightning single seaters.

Twin seaters have the seatbelts on the etch fret, single seaters do not.

[PR19_Kit]

Twin seaters have the seatbelts on the etch fret, single seaters do not.

Do they have them moulded into the seat pan instead?

[Gondor]

Sword are doing a 1/72nd Fairey Gannet AEW3 

About time someone did. I had high hopes that Revell would grasp the nettle after their excellent ASW version, but no.

I just hope the Sword AEW3 is better than their 2 seater Harrier and Lightnings. A few locating pins, a bit more detail and a lot less PE would be a vast improvement, but I'm not holding my breath.

I have an Alley Cat resin model of the Gannet AEW3 which will probably go together better than the Sword kit which unfortunately will not be available any more.

Gondor

[NARSES2]

Must admit the Alley Cat kit was a delightfull casting. Sold mine on when I realised I'd never build it

[PR19_Kit]

I have the Magna AEW3 conversion fuselage for the Revell ASW Gannet kit, but I fear for the integrity of my model shelves if I build it! May have to fit some steel I beams to stiffen them up...........