Pavla CR42

Well, there's been a Gladiator in 1/48 for a while, I think the mold is now owned by Lindberg. There's the new Roden mold and

The Keeper (of too much crap)

Mike,

I have a couple of Matchbox's Gladiators left. I was trying to build one for every service once and I didn't quite get done. ;)

Bill Banaszak, MFE

I've got both the Heller and the Matchbox renditions of the Gladiator, and I think the Heller is better. Rumor has it that it was also better than both Airfix kits (there were two) and the Frog. Is the Heller OOP? If not, why not track down one of those?

Mark Schynert

This is news to me, and I have a fairly complete Airfix collection. You must be thinking of the Lysander.

PT

Two bladed and three bladed prop variants.

Tom

No kidding, two Lysanders? When was the second one released? tia

The Keeper (of too much crap)

Y'see, I cheated, Tom. I looked it up in your book.

Mark Schynert

Thanks for the plug, Mark.

You would be even more up to date if you had a subscription to ESM 72. :-)

Tom

Tom,

Do you have a kit number for this? I'd to get a look at one. Also, did they just issue it with new prop, or was it a new tool, like the Lysander?

PT

The first two issues were 1335. The third issue was 82. The first two issues didn't specify the mark on the kit header while the third did. I've dug up my early Airfix samples, and have looked them over. Anyone interested in pursuing this further should read the new thread Tom has started, titled "Airfix Gladiator". My second reply will go into further detail.

PT