Lucky13
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LMS is my favorite of the Big Four.....
Future New Releases.
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Bill G.
Banned
"Anywho Welcome Bill.
What scale/gauge and era/location are you into Bill?
Personally I have dabbled with 00 and N, British stuff of course
Cheers. Heinz"
Dear Heinz
I model in HO scale. My home layout isn't much. It is snap track on four 4x8 sheets of plywood in a "C". Most of my modeling is at a nearby club layout, the Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society. The web site is www.kmrhs.org It is a fictional (Cooper Park Eastern) railroad somewhere in Michigan set in 1960.
From 1988 to 1984, I worked on a real tourist railroad. I was qualified as trainman, fireman, engineer, and conductor. The railroad was the Kalamazoo, Lake Shore, Chicago (KLS&C). I ran passenger (tourist), dinner, and freight trains. I engineered GP-7s, FP-7A, and E-8A diesels. If you google KLS&C you can find many pictures of the equipment.
Well, take care on the other side!
Bill G.
What scale/gauge and era/location are you into Bill?
Personally I have dabbled with 00 and N, British stuff of course
Cheers. Heinz"
Dear Heinz
I model in HO scale. My home layout isn't much. It is snap track on four 4x8 sheets of plywood in a "C". Most of my modeling is at a nearby club layout, the Kalamazoo Model Railroad Historical Society. The web site is www.kmrhs.org It is a fictional (Cooper Park Eastern) railroad somewhere in Michigan set in 1960.
From 1988 to 1984, I worked on a real tourist railroad. I was qualified as trainman, fireman, engineer, and conductor. The railroad was the Kalamazoo, Lake Shore, Chicago (KLS&C). I ran passenger (tourist), dinner, and freight trains. I engineered GP-7s, FP-7A, and E-8A diesels. If you google KLS&C you can find many pictures of the equipment.
Well, take care on the other side!
Bill G.
Lucky13
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From Airfix today:
"We do not currently have a 1:48 Lightning in the range, however we do keep a record of all customer requests and suggestions, which we do take into consideration when planning all future releases and I do think it is likely we will be doing one."
"We do not currently have a 1:48 Lightning in the range, however we do keep a record of all customer requests and suggestions, which we do take into consideration when planning all future releases and I do think it is likely we will be doing one."
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Airframes
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Ah! So they ARE alive! At least you got a reply!
Lucky13
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Yup! So, grab your cyber pen and drop them a line to re-release their 1/48 E/E Lightnings...!8)
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Airframes
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Will do!
Lucky13
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That's a good lad!
Heinz
Captain
Heres hoping Hornby are realising just how important Airfix was.
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Airframes
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Hope so Alex; we might get some good kits again.
109ROAMING
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(praying to the universe)
Lucky13
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Sooo tempted to get one next week! 
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Airframes
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Just a quick update of future releases seen on the Hannant's web-site, no dates or prices yet I'm afraid.
Airfix 1/48th scale A.W. Sea Vixen.
ICM "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" ""
Eduard 1/48th scale E.E, LIGHTNING F6 (Lucky take note!)
Trumpeter 1/24th scale P51B/C Mustang.
There was also a 1/32nd scale Grumman Intruder, I think Trump or Academy, and a 1/18th scale (!!) Dauntless! Afraid I got interupted and had to leave the site before completing my search, but anyone interested can visit the Hannant's site and look under 'Future Releases'. There were also quite a few other interesting bits in different scales.
Cheers,
Terry.
Airfix 1/48th scale A.W. Sea Vixen.
ICM "" "" "" "" "" "" "" "" ""
Eduard 1/48th scale E.E, LIGHTNING F6 (Lucky take note!)
Trumpeter 1/24th scale P51B/C Mustang.
There was also a 1/32nd scale Grumman Intruder, I think Trump or Academy, and a 1/18th scale (!!) Dauntless! Afraid I got interupted and had to leave the site before completing my search, but anyone interested can visit the Hannant's site and look under 'Future Releases'. There were also quite a few other interesting bits in different scales.
Cheers,
Terry.
BombTaxi
Tech Sergeant
Dribble dribble, I will pay any price asked for the 1/48 Sea Vixen 
Was looking a 1/72nd ones just the other day and wishing there was one in a 'proper' scale.
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I think it was about £29.99 BT - I seem to recall one price being shown, but as I mentioned, I was in a rush, and many of the items, spread across at least 20 pages, didn't announce a price. The Airfix Mossie is STILL shown as a future release, only 6 months late so far, and now at £130 !!
BombTaxi
Tech Sergeant
Ouch! to both of those. Would probably still but the Venom just to feed my FAA fetish though. What scale is that Mossie? I'd be wanting 1/24th, rubber tyres, resin and half a ton of PE for that many groats! 
109ROAMING
2nd Lieutenant
That Vixen does sound tasty
Anyone know what the 1/72 revell Vixon's like?
Anyone know what the 1/72 revell Vixon's like?
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BT, the Airfix Mosquito is a FBVI, 1/24th scale, and their release info, from mid 2008, states that it is the most accurate kit yet, with nearly all panels removable, full detailing etc etc. I had pre-ordered it, when it was announced at £80, but cancelled on principal when Airfix raised the price by so much. However, IF it eventually appears, I might relent, but I hope it DOESN'T have rubber tyres, as they are normally bl**dy awful and, even when carefully painted, never look totally convincing.
Darn! Lost connection as i was about to add something!
For that price, I would also NOT expect to see PE or resin parts. I always, perhaps wrongly in the eyes of some, see these 'extras' as a way of correcting defiincies in the kit parts which, to an extent I can agree with. But, at this huge scale, the kit parts should be worthy enough, or at least provide a very good basis for additional scratch-building to taste, instead of what I see as cheque-book DIY!
I mean, come on! I've got a 1/24th scale plan for the Mossies, and in that scale it's bl**dy massive! If moulding tools can't be produced, with 'today's technology', to cope with the engineering/ component parts required, then it shouldn't be priced as high. Also, in that scale, any reasonably competent modeller should be able to make his/her own additions fairly simply; after all, it certainly won't be a kit for a beginner or novice.
Anyway, I'll get off the soapbox now!
Darn! Lost connection as i was about to add something!
For that price, I would also NOT expect to see PE or resin parts. I always, perhaps wrongly in the eyes of some, see these 'extras' as a way of correcting defiincies in the kit parts which, to an extent I can agree with. But, at this huge scale, the kit parts should be worthy enough, or at least provide a very good basis for additional scratch-building to taste, instead of what I see as cheque-book DIY!
I mean, come on! I've got a 1/24th scale plan for the Mossies, and in that scale it's bl**dy massive! If moulding tools can't be produced, with 'today's technology', to cope with the engineering/ component parts required, then it shouldn't be priced as high. Also, in that scale, any reasonably competent modeller should be able to make his/her own additions fairly simply; after all, it certainly won't be a kit for a beginner or novice.
Anyway, I'll get off the soapbox now!
Here, here, Terry! Well said. For that much money, once built, I want the model to be able to clean the house, and get gas for the car. On the subject of new kits, I was on Trumpeter's site today and saw that they are coming out with a Backfire-B in 1/72. This must be a new kit, as it has 400 pieces (that's what it said - ouch!), and not a reissue of the old ESCI kit. That was pretty much it as far as info - no price, no picture of the parts, etc. Now if they'd only do an accurate Blinder, at a reasonable price - Okay, this is Trumpeter, I'll settle for just an accurate Blinder.
Venganza
BombTaxi
Tech Sergeant
I must admit I haven't ventured into resin or PE as yet, but I think it is horses for courses. I see your point about a 1/24 scale kit being able to stand on it's own merits, but then some bits of 1/700 scale ships (like cage masts) seem impossible without PE, and photos I have seen suggest that resin is a good medium for one-piece hulls. Not that I'd pay a few hundred quid for a 1/700 battleship, or anything else for that matter.
