Archimedes Posted Friday at 02:33 PM Posted Friday at 02:33 PM Well here’s something from the leftfield….This was posted as something new on Armorama. A 1/35 Hovercraft by Gecko Models. What is wrong with these people!? Don’t they know all hovercraft are aircraft!? Outrageous!!!🙈😂 Kind regards, Paul Martinnfb, BloorwestSiR, Oldbaldguy and 7 others 3 7
Dave Williams Posted Friday at 03:48 PM Posted Friday at 03:48 PM I got the kit a couple of weeks ago. It’s pretty nice. BloorwestSiR, Archimedes and Martinnfb 3
blackbetty Posted Friday at 04:14 PM Posted Friday at 04:14 PM thinking about getting it too Martinnfb, BloorwestSiR and Archimedes 3
BloorwestSiR Posted Friday at 08:39 PM Posted Friday at 08:39 PM It's a very nice kit. I'm waiting for hopefully some figure kits to come out as the only thing missing would be a crew. Archimedes and Martinnfb 2
MikeC Posted Saturday at 08:18 AM Posted Saturday at 08:18 AM I hope that nobody who's got one has found it full of eels? (Python afficianados will probably understand.) EvilCarrot, wunwinglow and Archimedes 3
geedubelyer Posted Saturday at 08:46 AM Posted Saturday at 08:46 AM 12 hours ago, BloorwestSiR said: It's a very nice kit. I'm waiting for hopefully some figure kits to come out as the only thing missing would be a crew. Is the skirt on this craft rigid or does it deform when powered down? If so, does the kit offer that option?
MikeC Posted Saturday at 09:00 AM Posted Saturday at 09:00 AM Afaik the skirt deforms as the craft settles down. This looks very much like the SRN6, as used on the Portsmouth-Isle of Wight run in the 80s. They were very noisy craft! geedubelyer and Archimedes 1 1
BloorwestSiR Posted Saturday at 01:38 PM Posted Saturday at 01:38 PM No option for a deflated skirt in the kit. You can have the front door/boarding ladder open or closed. geedubelyer 1
geedubelyer Posted Saturday at 02:35 PM Posted Saturday at 02:35 PM 56 minutes ago, BloorwestSiR said: No option for a deflated skirt in the kit. You can have the front door/boarding ladder open or closed. Thanks. There's an aftermarket opportunity perhaps?
wunwinglow Posted Saturday at 05:46 PM Posted Saturday at 05:46 PM 8 hours ago, MikeC said: Afaik the skirt deforms as the craft settles down. This looks very much like the SRN6, as used on the Portsmouth-Isle of Wight run in the 80s. They were very noisy craft! I SAID, THEY WERE VERY NOISY!!!!!!! MikeC, BloorwestSiR, thierry laurent and 2 others 5
Archimedes Posted Saturday at 08:40 PM Author Posted Saturday at 08:40 PM 2 hours ago, wunwinglow said: I SAID, THEY WERE VERY NOISY!!!!!!! Noisy? Whaaaaat did you say? You're not kidding! I went to France in an SR.N4 in the late 1980's and it was the antithesis of what I expected (smoothly gliding over the wave tops). I think it was the noisiest machine of any kind that I have ever been in and the ride was actually quite bumpy. I agree with @MikeC - that the kit looks very like SR.N6. Kind regards, Paul MikeC 1
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