AIM (Aircraft in Miniature) Blue Danube & Yellow Sun

Thorvic · July 23, 2016, 12:06:02 AM

Now also going to be done in 1/144 for the MicroMir kit

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/TWC144017

kitnut617 · December 11, 2016, 06:11:45 AM

Latest news, seems AiM will take on Magna Models

http://www.aim72.co.uk/page6.html

PR19_Kit · December 11, 2016, 06:56:43 AM

Quote from: kitnut617 on December 11, 2016, 06:11:45 AM
Latest news, seems AiM will take on Magna Models

http://www.aim72.co.uk/page6.html

That's good news, there some Magna 'kits' that are unique and it'd be a pity to lose them.

The Wooksta! · December 11, 2016, 03:46:41 PM

To be fair, there's a lot of tat in the range too, not to mention kits that have been superseded since.

One thing AIM may want to look at is the white metal and the vac canopies. The latter were shocking and barely fitted where they touched in many kits.

For my money, the Spiteful/Seafang needs rereleasing, plus the Percival Petrel.

NARSES2 · December 12, 2016, 05:50:32 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on December 11, 2016, 06:56:43 AM
Quote from: kitnut617 on December 11, 2016, 06:11:45 AM
Latest news, seems AiM will take on Magna Models

http://www.aim72.co.uk/page6.html

That's good news, there some Magna 'kits' that are unique and it'd be a pity to lose them.

Very much so

jcf · June 19, 2017, 01:21:07 PM

Neil has a Cessna CH-1 in works in both 1/72 and 1/48.
I have a couple of screengrabs of the CATIA model Neil posted in the Wings of Peace Yahoo group,
however I'm not posting them as I don't have permission.

loupgarou · June 19, 2017, 03:16:00 PM

Will AIM do also the military version with 2 Hawk missiles hanging from the tail, as Adams did in the good ol' days?

Look in the upper left corner, sorry for the bad image, it's the only one I have found.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ADAMS-MISSILE-BATTERY-MODEL-KITS-MIOB-PLUS-/182625470131?hash=item2a855386b3:g:YGoAAOSwiQ9ZOLUO

Could it have been one of the first whif-in-a-box models?

PR19_Kit · June 19, 2017, 03:34:28 PM

Quote from: loupgarou on June 19, 2017, 03:16:00 PM

Will AIM do also the military version with 2 Hawk missiles hanging from the tail, as Adams did in the good ol' days?

How ever would that have flown? I know the engine is in the front, but all that weight that far aft would have wrecked the CG position surely?

loupgarou · June 20, 2017, 01:48:19 PM

Yes, of course. Adams must have wanted to cash on its Hawk launcher/transporter set. Maybe they had prepared the moulds for the chopper as a promo from Cessna and when the real one was unsuccessful, had to find a way of selling it? I have never heard of a civilian version of the Adams kit.

The Big Gimper · September 15, 2018, 02:19:03 PM

There is a lot of chatter about this over at the Facebook Group Canadian Military Aircraft.

But no sign of it either at AIM or Hannants. Can any UK based folks comment on this? Maybe a Telford release?

The Wooksta! · September 15, 2018, 02:54:03 PM

If it's out, it'll only be available through Hannants. Neil Gaunt is by all accounts a bit odd.

The Big Gimper · September 15, 2018, 03:38:19 PM

Quote from: The Wooksta! on September 15, 2018, 02:54:03 PM
If it's out, it'll only be available through Hannants. Neil Gaunt is by all accounts a bit odd.

Yeah. I kinda expected that. I was hoping to see some teaser photos at AIM but nothing yet.

kitnut617 · September 15, 2018, 04:32:09 PM

It was on the website as I remember it too, but then a lot of what Neil had announced has been removed. The De Havilland Drover for example --

AS.12 · September 17, 2018, 12:36:12 AM

I wish he'd sort-out the AIM website. It's a mess. What's current and what's not?

The only Transport Wings full-kits available on Hannants at present are the 1:72 A310 and 1:48 Beech AQM-37. Everything else is decal sets or conversion packs.

The Wooksta! · September 17, 2018, 03:15:24 AM

It's an awful website, bettered in horribleness only by the Sanger one.