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New Stirling kitset
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 4:40 am
by wayne
Hi all,
Just looking around Facebook and saw this;
https://www.facebook.com/ItaleriModelKit
Hello to everybody. We have posted a Stirling Mk. IV boxart "preview" (it will be a 100% new kit) dedicated to the anniversary of D-Day.
They say it's a totally new kit
Re: New Stirling kitset
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 8:40 am
by Stirling Project
Hi Wayne
Italeri have had a Mk I/III planned for about a year, but this recent posting on a Mk IV is new. They're notorious for releasing kits slowly (or never in the case of their Jaguar and Canberra kits), but a recent post on Britmodeller has alluded that the Mk IV will be available in time for this years D-Day commemorations. We can but hope
John L
Re: New Stirling kitset
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:53 pm
by jamesinnewcastle
Hmmmmm
Did they go back to the old SBA dipole under the belly for that Mark?
James
Re: New Stirling kitset
Posted: Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:39 am
by K4KittyCrew
Stirling Project wrote:Hi Wayne
Italeri have had a Mk I/III planned for about a year, but this recent posting on a Mk IV is new. They're notorious for releasing kits slowly (or never in the case of their Jaguar and Canberra kits), but a recent post on Britmodeller has alluded that the Mk IV will be available in time for this years D-Day commemorations. We can but hope
John L
Gents, when it comes to the Short Stirling, any news is good news ................. many thanks for posting it.
Can I ask is it 1:72, 1:48 or in my dreams ........ 1:32 scale, perhaps?????????
Cheers,
John
Re: New Stirling kitset
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:37 pm
by Stirling Project
sorry to disappoint you John but it's 1/72. unlike you Antipodean modellers, us europeans live in shoe boxes LOL
John L
Re: New Stirling kitset
Posted: Fri Jan 17, 2014 1:39 pm
by Stirling Project
jamesinnewcastle wrote:Hmmmmm
Did they go back to the old SBA dipole under the belly for that Mark?
James
Hi James,
Bearing mind that some Mk IVs started off as mk IIIs I wouldn't be surprised if they kept the towel rack aerial. i think you'd have to look at the aircraft you building to be sure.
John
Re: New Stirling kitset
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2014 10:28 am
by K4KittyCrew
Stirling Project wrote:sorry to disappoint you John but it's 1/72. unlike you Antipodean modellers, us europeans live in shoe boxes LOL
John L
Looks like a trip to 'specsavers' is in order before one considers modelling that scale.
Truth is, I do struggle with that scale nowadays and find 1:48 a bit easier to work with. The joys of being a 'Babyboomer' !
Surely the model makers realise us 'boomers' are getting older and they should be doing everything to assist us in buying their products, that is of course unless they are made by Sanger.