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[famvburg]

A 1/72 Il-86! Yay! Now, when is that 1/72 An-225 coming out?

[McColm]

Thanks for the update, Sanger do a vacform Be-12  in 1/72. A plastic version at a moderate price is welcomed.
An An-225 would be a monster of a build in 1/72 or even 1/144.

[famvburg]

IIRC, RVHP has a resin be-12 also. I could see where a conversion kit for the An-124 would be do-able.

[McColm]

New kit coming from Modelsvit, 1/72 Bartini VVA-14



More here http://scalemodels.ru/news/8000-anons-Modelsvit-1-72-bartini-vva-14.html

There's an article in Model Aircraft February 2015 edition on how to build the 1/72 kit, pages 40-42.
£45 from Hannants.

[Dizzyfugu]

The Be-12 appeared... found it on ebay:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Modelsvit-72012-Beriev-Be-12-Chayka-1-72-NEUHEIT-/161621770567?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item25a1688147

[Thorvic]

Well feedback from other forums where members have already got their hands on the Be-12 sound to be quite favourable about the quality of the kit especially a limited run kit, so it sounds like it may be a good kit although numbers may be limited.

Just a pity they can't do their other large kits injection moulded as I think they could have quite a few more sales of the An-124, the Tu-144 and the expected IL-86 if they were more the £50-£100 injection moulded kits than the £250 glass fibre jobbies. I think we might have seen some interesting Whiffs otherwise (although they would of course be rather big !!!)

[PR19_Kit]

The size of the moulds for the longer aircraft might be the problem. All of them are much longer than the Be-12 and the BBA-14 and they may need a moulding machine larger than the ones they have.

[NARSES2]

The size of the moulds for the longer aircraft might be the problem. All of them are much longer than the Be-12 and the BBA-14 and they may need a moulding machine larger than the ones they have.

That's A Model's problem and the reason they do their A Monster kits using fibre, also why some of their injected kits break the fuselage down into a couple of parts

[Librarian]

I keep being drawn back to their Sukhoi T-4 kit and dribbling....then the horrific build reviews return me to sanity .

[Runway ? ...]

I keep being drawn back to their Sukhoi T-4 kit and dribbling....then the horrific build reviews return me to sanity .

If you ever feel the need to indulge, there's one taking up space in the stash.

[Thorvic]

The Be-12 Mail is out at Hannants at £54.99 UK price

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MVIT7212

Interestingly the Trumpeter Be-6 Madge is £62.99 

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/TU01646

[PR19_Kit]

The Be-12 Mail is out at Hannants at £54.99 UK price

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/MVIT7212

Interestingly the Trumpeter Be-6 Madge is £62.99 

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/TU01646

Both leading contenders in 'The World's Ugliest Aircraft' competition..........

[pyro-manic]

Blasphemy!

[McColm]

Revell do/did a 1/72 Be 6 for a much cheaper price and the East German kits vary .

[Dizzyfugu]

Revell did a re-boxing of the VINTAGE Be-6 from VEB Plasticart (GDR). Huge, and primitive - it even lacks a cockpit, and the swimmers are rather clumsy. But it is a basis to start from if you have tons of spare parts at hand... Would not pay more than EUR 10,- for it, though.