Armory

[chrisonord]

Strangely mate you started the original thread back in 2011 

I'll look at merging it, when I remember how.

I remembered   

Cheers Chris,
I was running on an empty battery so didn't have time to look, and yes, very Bedford looking it is too. The pointy bit is straight of the Tunguska , which I have done one of the military wheels kits of in 72nd scale.
Chris.

[jcf]

A new 1/48 Fairey Flycatcher.
The resin Jupiter engine is lovely. 





Loads more photos (build-up, sprues, instructions etc.):
https://www.1999.co.jp/eng/image/10656965

[NARSES2]

Does look nice 

[Old Wombat]

I'm thinking about acquiring one for the RAN.

[NARSES2]

This has twigged a memory of building a Flycatcher when I was a younger teen. Was it Impact or Pyro who had a range of 1/48 bi-planes ?

[PR19_Kit]

This has twigged a memory of building a Flycatcher when I was a younger teen. Was it Impact or Pyro who had a range of 1/48 bi-planes ?

Both them, they were the same moulds passed across. I think a couple of Airfix's early 1/48 biplanes came from the same source too.

The original Impact kits were very comprehensive, even to supplying the rigging thread as well!

[jcf]

One does have to wonder how much better it is than the old Inpact/Pyro/Lifelike/Lindbergh
kit which can be found pretty easily for a lot less than $45USD.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=1%2F48+fairey+flycatcher&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&rt=nc&LH_PrefLoc=2

Here's the Inpact etc. kit on Scalemates, with timeline.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/inpact-kits-p204-fairey-flycatcher--170794

[NARSES2]

I've a memory of one kit or another coming with a small "reel" of thread for the rigging but can't remember what it was 

Cheers gents 

[Rheged]

I can vaguely remember a Lindberg 1:48 Gladiator kit having a length of what looked like very fine piano  wire included for rigging purposes. I think I've still got one in the stash unless Rheged minor has already built it....it was one of those kits Home Bargains sold off at £1 each a few years ago.

[jcf]

I can vaguely remember a Lindberg 1:48 Gladiator kit having a length of what looked like very fine piano  wire included for rigging purposes. I think I've still got one in the stash unless Rheged minor has already built it....it was one of those kits Home Bargains sold off at £1 each a few years ago.

Another one that was originally Inpact.
https://www.scalemates.com/kits/inpact-kits-p201-gloster-gladiator--170795

[Hobbes]

Armory have announced a 1/144 B-70:



Available from Hannants at £46.
https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AR14701

[PR19_Kit]

Looks like they may have modelled AV-2 as there's just a hint of dihedral on the outer wings.

Apparently it's difficult to do that aircraft, the one that crashed, with the 1/72 scale AMT kit for some reason. I haven't built mine anywhere near as far to find out why......

[Weaver]

Ooh, this has potential: a 1/72nd scale Lance missile on "Future Releases" at Hannants:
Link: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AR72432?result-token=qarrw



The real-life self-propelled version of this had it's own M-752 tracked carrier vehicle based on the M-548(M-113) platform, and eventually, most NATO members that got these used that vehicle. However, imagine if they'd chosen to develop their own? You could have had British Lance on a Stalwart, FV.432 or Centurion chassis, or German Lance on a MAN truck or Leo 1 chassis.

[kerick]

I wonder if they will do a Hawk missile launcher with the FrankenSAM mods. Not sure what that would consist of. A Hawk battery connected to a Patriot radar? Or some other radar set? Sounds like a whiff opportunity.

[Weaver]

Okay it seems like the self-propelled Lance is on the way as well, but there's no picture or price yet.