Does anyone have a recommendation for a dealer handling this little kit? I checked with NKR and Earl suggested Squadron but I haven't seen it in this year's catalogue.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
Does anyone have a recommendation for a dealer handling this little kit? I checked with NKR and Earl suggested Squadron but I haven't seen it in this year's catalogue.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
No help here, but I REALLY REALLY REALLY wish someone would produce a
1/72 of this baby that doesn't cost you your first born....
Bill,
I got mine from Aviapress :-
I don't know if Guy at Lindenhill has any - they're not in his list :-
BTW - it's a great little kit !!
Great to practice on before tackling the Master Club or Amodel 1:72 scale versions!
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ken Duffey - Flanker Freak & Russian Aviation Enthusiast Flankers Website -
Imagine the tooling costs - and then factor in the sales potential.
I agree it would be nice - but the mainstream players are going to play safe and produce yet more F-15/16, F-35, F/A-18, F/A-22 kits.
If you want more esoteric kits - like Amodel's 1:72 scale Tu-160 - you should think about selling your firstborn and supporting them .
And no, I haven't bought one - having already made the Master Club resin kit, I can't justify it - even to myself!!
But I am in the process of making their An-22 - see :-
Although they STILL want help sometime - does it ever stop ??????
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ken Duffey - Flanker Freak & Russian Aviation Enthusiast Flankers Website -
Sure it does! About three days after you assume room temperature and the good-byes are over. (The unfortunately, the in-fighting begins over the estate.)
-- John ___ __[xxx]__ (o - ) --------o00o--(_)--o00o-------
The history of things that didn't happen has never been written - Henry Kissinger
Thanks, Ken! I'll look into it.
Bill Banaszak, MFE
Linden Hill tells me they are dropping Eastern Express and are selling off their stock. That was a fast turnaround on the question!
Bill Banaszak, MFE
Well, looks like you already got all the answers I had to give (Avia Press & LH has dropped EE). I will share one idea though. I've been thinking of making this kit but all the other bombers I'm building are 1/144, so what to use for comparison???
GHQ Models makes several pewter fixed wing jets in 1/285 (close enough). I was thinking of doing an in-flight intercept diorama w/ a F-15A or an on-the-tarmac diorama w/ a MiG-23 - their other fixed wing options are MiG-27 & Su-25, no Su-27 darn it to heck!
Here are the links to the GHQ birds if you are interested: Soviet:
NATO:
Now if someone could make a 1/144 Blackjack life would be a bed of roses.
Bill
True. But there's also the Trumpeter Bear in 1/72 that isn't much smaller, and it sells at "only" 90-100$ (and then, with a better sales potential, also Monogram/AMT/AMTech B-52s)
Panda last year announced an IM Blackjack in 1/72 (I think it's still in the "future releases" on Hannant's website). Who knows...
FWIW I just found it at Hobby Terra too, but reboxed w/ new artwork by Kondor.
Whoa!!!
I think I prefer the Eastern Expres artwork !!
Someone must think it's a B-1 !!!!
The decals are different too - that decals sheet is for number 07 only - Alexandr Molodchii
The Eastern Express version gives you 4 'named' machines - Mikhail Gromov, Illya Mouromets, Vasily Reshetnikov and Alexandr Molodchii - see :-
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