PhantomPhixer 892 Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 If the Buccaneer in the pictures is 1/32 scale and off ARK I may go for that instead of a second Phantom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Hi, I received today some pictures from Alan. I can confirm his Brit Phantom project is evolving slowly but surely. By the way the already mentioned Jaguar Gr.I visible in the background also looks quite promising. Yeepeeee! Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I'm waiting for the Hong Kong Models and Kitty Hawk editions of these subjects in IM styrene. TBH, if it is resin or printed, I'd rather have a tabletop 1/32-ish accurate wheels-up shape on a stick finished in a high gloss with blue canopies. A bit like a wooden display model but using 21stC materials. Skip on the frippery but engineer a nice metal stand for it. Tony nmayhew and Marcel111 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 The resin kit will be far more detailed than that. It looks he even made the radar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Pressure off then HKM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbetty Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 i got the mail also, the Jag looks nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 From reading the trail on Britmodeller it appears Alan has at minimum been slowed if not stopped in terms of development right now if I read that right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaf-man Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 5 hours ago, thierry laurent said: Hi, I received today some pictures from Alan. I can confirm his Brit Phantom project is evolving slowly but surely. By the way the already mentioned Jaguar Gr.I visible in the background also looks quite promising. Yeepeeee! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I saw the pics over on Britmodeller , and its simple, I WANT. All . I WANT IT ALL and I WANT IT NOW! That is all Stevepd and thierry laurent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iaf-man Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, Scotsman said: I saw the pics over on Britmodeller , and its simple, I WANT. All . I WANT IT ALL and I WANT IT NOW! That is all my words :-) there's also a Seaking in planning thierry laurent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thierry laurent Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Archimedes said: From reading the trail on Britmodeller it appears Alan has at minimum been slowed if not stopped in terms of development right now if I read that right. I do not think so. Possibly he reduced the pace but did not stop as I received the news directly from him. Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 3 hours ago, Archimedes said: Pressure off then HKM! That's what I find profoundly worrying Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozart Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 Lifted directly from Britmodeller, posted on Monday (my underline): Hello Fellow modellers' Although I have stopped worked on both the Spey Phantom and Jag, they are the most important projects and I think there is a greater demand for these subjects than others. Whilst I am still on close down, rethinking the overall strategy has played its part; I rely on a small amount of modellers like yourselves to keep me going, so bringing forth the projects you want, is the most important. My personal view, is that 32nd modellers are far more genuine and serious in their intentions and I have relied on such patronage to develop new projects. I will still do 1/48 in some subjects. The Spey Phantom is a long way from complete and requires at least another 1000 hours of work, such is the nature of the project. For instance, the exhaust burner cans took me 6 weeks to design and make, with several hundred hours of work and I have made what is the most detailed burner cans possible and no IM kit will rival the detail of these exhausts and no CAD or CNC can match my level of work in this particular area. Similarly, the rear end of the Phantom swallowed up 3 months of design and trial and error to achieve a good representation of the geometry, so again, no effort spared. The cockpit is also highly detailed and requires further work. Its a long way to go but together we will get there. Alan Out2gtcha, thierry laurent and nmayhew 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 2 hours ago, thierry laurent said: I do not think so. Possibly he reduced the pace but did not stop as I received the news directly from him. Salut Thierry, You probably have a better line on news than I do but this is what Alan posted on Britmodeller: "Although I have stopped worked on both the Spey Phantom and Jag, they are the most important projects and I think there is a greater demand for these subjects than others. Whilst I am still on close down, rethinking the overall strategy has played its part; I rely on a small amount of modellers like yourselves to keep me going, so bringing forth the projects you want, is the most important." https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235063337-f-4km-in-132/ I hope your Spitfire is going well! I have managed to start mine. Kind regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 I wish everyone luck. At least I can toss a vacform into the bin without feeling guilty. Enjoy real modelling peeps. The trouble is, this costs as much as a case of Islay spirits. I'm going to focus my sights on the Trumpeter F-100F and KHM Sabre Dog. All a bit North American, but that's what's happening Tony nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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