Rules of the Road (Please Read)
Go To:
Europeanmodeller
Help
Search
Members
Calendar
Useful Links:
Today's active topics
The moderating team
Today's top 20 posters
Overall top 20 posters
Skin Color:
Europeanmodeller Help Search Members Calendar
Sponsors
Cammett Ltd
White Ensign Models
SNC Hobbies
Aviation Book Centre
The Airbrush Company
MasterCasters
Fisher Models
Two Mikes Resins
Grey Funnel Line:
Scale Aircraft Modelling on Facebook
Useful Links:
Today's active topics
The moderating team
Today's top 20 posters
Overall top 20 posters
Skin Color:
| 1:24th Airfix Mosquito, in the December issue of SAM |
 
|
 Sun 25th Oct 2009
Post
#1
|
|
 Administrator  Group: The Guvnor Posts: 2,967 Joined: Wed 16th Jan 2008 From: Oulton Broad, Suffolk, UK Member No.: 1 My Gallery  |
Hi Everyone;
I suppose it is safe to let the cat out of the bag now that we are so close to the IPMS UK nationals and only about 10 days from going to print.  I will have a build of the Airfix Mossie in the December issue of SAM, which will be published in advance of its normal date in order to have copies at the show. We have been working on the issue for a couple of months now and it will be pretty special. I've been working on the kit for several weeks now and I can let you know that the images of the parts on the Airfix stand at the Yeovilton show were of my kit. 8 extra pages of content to accomodate the Mosquito along with a feature on the 32nd Trumpeter Swordfish, 72nd Hasegawa Liberator, 48th Saab Draken and a bevvy of Compact Builds to keep the pages turning. I can't post any images of the build so far as Airfix have requested the build be kept under wraps, but suffice to say that in my opinion this may be the best kit ever made. The issue will hit the newstands at the normal publication date, however we are printing a couple of days before the show and will have it available for sale on the SAM stand along side the modelling demonstrations by both SAM and MMI contributors. Jen Wright and Philippe Roger will be making appearances on the demo table alongside myself, and there will be some military demos by MMI editor David Grummit and assistant editor Moustafa. All the best, Jay --------------------  Capitalism is Man Exploiting Man; Communism is just the opposite |
 
|
|
Sun 25th Oct 2009
Post
#2
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 493 Joined: Wed 16th Jan 2008 From: Hamiltron, city of the future Member No.: 17 |
This is the first time I've seen the box art, and to me it looks absolutely STUNNING - I can only imagine how dramatic that would look full size.
Most pleased to see it carries 487 (NZ) markings for the Amiens raid. Will definitely be looking forward to that issue. Cheers Mike |
|
|
|
Sun 25th Oct 2009
Post
#3
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 127 Joined: Sat 21st Feb 2009 From: Coventry, West Midlands, UK Member No.: 689 My Gallery |
Sounds like a good issue Jay. By the look of it the box art depicts Operation JERICHO, the raid on the prison at Amiens.
Ross -------------------- |
|
|
|
Sun 25th Oct 2009
Post
#4
|
|
|
Administrator Group: The Guvnor Posts: 2,967 Joined: Wed 16th Jan 2008 From: Oulton Broad, Suffolk, UK Member No.: 1 My Gallery |
Right on both accounts Ross!
-------------------- Capitalism is Man Exploiting Man; Communism is just the opposite |
|
|
|
Sun 25th Oct 2009
Post
#5
|
|
 Europeanmodeller Staff Group: Moderator Posts: 1,692 Joined: Wed 16th Jan 2008 From: Eragny near Paris (France) Member No.: 21 |
Hi,
very nice box art. Cheers SPang --------------------  1st book: Grumman E-2 Hawkeye |
|
|
|
Sun 25th Oct 2009
Post
#6
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 205 Joined: Thu 17th Jan 2008 From: Berlin, Germany Member No.: 35 My Gallery |
a 72nd Hasegawa Liberator??? What beauty this shall be??
 Seems that I should subscribe to SAM, too Ulf -------------------- fine feathers make fine birds!
 |
|
|
|
Sun 25th Oct 2009
Post
#7
|
|
|
Administrator Group: The Guvnor Posts: 2,967 Joined: Wed 16th Jan 2008 From: Oulton Broad, Suffolk, UK Member No.: 1 My Gallery |
A subscription to SAM is always a wise investment Ulf!
-------------------- Capitalism is Man Exploiting Man; Communism is just the opposite |
|
|
|
Mon 26th Oct 2009
Post
#8
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 236 Joined: Thu 17th Jan 2008 From: Vancouver,Canada Member No.: 54 |
Geeze Jay...what's all the big fuss about?It's just a 1/24 Mosquito...
 ...I wish we had the "bears" emoticon...
|
|
|
|
Mon 26th Oct 2009
Post
#9
|
|
|
Administrator Group: The Guvnor Posts: 2,967 Joined: Wed 16th Jan 2008 From: Oulton Broad, Suffolk, UK Member No.: 1 My Gallery |
QUOTE ...I wish we had the "bears" emoticon... Lets leave those scary little buggars to Skype shall we? 
-------------------- Capitalism is Man Exploiting Man; Communism is just the opposite |
|
|
|
Tue 27th Oct 2009
Post
#10
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 218 Joined: Sun 26th Apr 2009 From: london Member No.: 753 |
My main build isn't always planes but have always loved the mosquito, so i think this will def be a wise choice of SAM to see your build of this Jay or trip out too the show i'm looking forward to this
 Cheers Tim |
|
|
|
Wed 28th Oct 2009
Post
#11
|
|
 Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 183 Joined: Wed 16th Jan 2008 From: way down south (where Wolpertingers roam wide 'n' free...) Member No.: 16 |
"The best kit ever" - now that's a statement for which I'd like to know the basis! Better buy the mag, I guess!
And I can't wait to see the decal manufacturers start up their printers (C'mon, chant along with me: "SEAC Mossie, SEAC Mossie..." ).Looking forward to both the issue and the kit, Patrick Sprau |
|
|
|
1 User(s) are reading this topic [1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users]
0 Members:
|
Lo-Fi Version | Time is now: Thu 9th Sep 2010 |
Skin created by No1 1000 / Sublime Development