Classic British Flight Sim

Garry Russell wrote:Cheers Mike...now we know

What's the main interest made kit wise?

It's no secret that I favour props. War forces designers to the edge. WWII was the last real effort with props, so that's my area of interest.
War itself is a terrifying thing, but I can't help being drawn to those designs. I have some 1/72, but recently acquired some 1/48 and 1/32, notably Hurricane, Beaufighter, Airspeed Oxford, Seafire. I was given a 1/48 B17F (I prefer the "G", but you know what they say about gift horses). If I ever get the van, weeds, gardening equipment, and so on under control, I may get to make up the kits and place them in AFV. There is one Cessna or Beech GA kit, but I don't remember if it's 32nd or 48th. Thanks for asking, always happy to rattle on.

Thanks Mike

Certainly types with style

1/48 is a nice scale, the big stuff is still possible and Spitfires come out at a respectable size

My interest is airliners. I do have a 1/72 Concorde but that is a subject that doesn't model well.

The thing about Concorde was the noise and smoke...the body language. In model form it's just a plastic dart.

When there are props and guns plus many aerials and some soot and wear a subject does have interest as a model.

I finally found a story on this. Here's part from 2009:
For those who have never built a partwork this is how it works. Every week you get a magazine and parts. In the magazine there are several sections dealing with the development of the bomber the actual build instructions for the parts for that week and other articles. The first part is 50p, the second part is £2.99 and the rest is £4.99 and is complete in 125 weekly parts.

Some of you will think that this is expensive for a kit when the maths are done, but this kit Will not be available as a full box version and is a one off.

There is, I think plenty of scope for all you super modellers out there to really go to town and really superdetail this model

And it was only available in the UK to regular subscribers to the finemodelling mag.

Looks like I'll have to scratch build it now! (NOT)

When there are props and guns plus many aerials

Have you thought of adding some to your model Garry? EricT

Tomliner wrote:

When there are props and guns plus many aerials

Have you thought of adding some to your model Garry? EricT

That's easy, Eric, just load up that "Weapons for FSX" software, gives you armament for your entire hangar!

Hi Mike

The part works are very common and usually they start in Jan

HMS Bounty, Titanic, Bismark, Dolls house are some.

The kits usually are eventually released after the part works are done especially Hachette, under the name of the actual model producer. The Titanic was and is about £150 cheaper that way and some of the full kit release parts are different and better as there is a limit to size given out with the mags.

There is usually two or three different references that are built up as the weeks go by and generally they are not that useful and for the money well over priced.

Other than that, I'd recommend them