Archimedes Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Hi All, Gecko models have a 1/35 Austin K2Y heavy Ambulance they are putting out there. Interestingly they put up this shot below: That looks like an awfully detailed CAD model of a C-47 just for a promotional shot of an ambulance... It could mean nothing or it could be a 1/35 C-47 in development. Best regards, Paul KiwiZac 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Can't comment on the likelihood of a 1/35th C-47 , but I can confirm that the ambulance is a beautiful kit,(Also issued by Airfix which is the version I built) , pity it's not 1/32 but hey if it means a C-47 is coming , count me in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 22 minutes ago, Scotsman said: Can't comment on the likelihood of a 1/35th C-47 , but I can confirm that the ambulance is a beautiful kit,(Also issued by Airfix which is the version I built) , pity it's not 1/32 but hey if it means a C-47 is coming , count me in! Hi Scotsman - I could not agree more on the C-47 (though everything is always price dependent). I simply could not justify the price of the 1/32 HpH DC-3/C-47 so truly hope that if a 1/35 Skytrain is a reality from Gecko that it is significantly less in price than the HpH kit. Your post has made me crumble on buying the K2Y ambulance though! I was under the impression that the Gecko and the Airfix Ambulances were different kits but you post indicates not. Thanks! Best regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
npb748r Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 34 minutes ago, Scotsman said: but I can confirm that the ambulance is a beautiful kit,(Also issued by Airfix which is the version I built) off topic slightly sorry and the thing doesn't fly however did you make the choice ?? I want to build one of these but couldn't work out which one - fell in love with that vehicle from Ice Cold in Alex and always wanted to build one. neil Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Sorry if this is way off topic! The Airfix kit is cheaper and simpler to build with less PE (my personal turn off these days) it really is a nice kit, better get the camera out I guess! Archimedes and npb748r 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly7 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Hello Paul, the Gecko kit is much better than the Airfix one, in my opinion. It's much more detailed with a much higher parts count. I got the early Ambulance and it comes with a figure of the Queen. It also has decals for her Ambulance in ww2, plus the famous Ambulance from the movie " Ice cold in alex ". The airfix has neither, If you like simplified kits then get the Airfix as it's easier to build. Otherwise I recommend the Gecko, a beautiful kit. Cheers, Ruben. Edited October 31, 2022 by firefly7 Archimedes and npb748r 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 26 minutes ago, firefly7 said: Hello Paul, the Gecko kit is much better than the Airfix one, in my opinion. It's much more detailed with a much higher parts count. I got the early Ambulance and it comes with a figure of the Queen. It also has decals for her Ambulance in ww2, plus the famous Ambulance from the movie " Ice cold in alex ". The airfix has neither, If you like simplified kits then get the Airfix as it's easier to build. Otherwise I recommend the Gecko, a beautiful kit. Cheers, Ruben. Thanks Ruben - Always want to build that and (to keep things LSP related) a C-47... Best regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly7 Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Your most welcome Paul, be sure to get the early one to get the decals. If Gecko produces the C-47 ( although I would prefer 1/32 ) I will be over the moon. I always wanted to make " Tropical Tilly " from the movie " The thing " Cheers. Ruben Archimedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share Posted October 31, 2022 45 minutes ago, firefly7 said: Your most welcome Paul, be sure to get the early one to get the decals. If Gecko produces the C-47 ( although I would prefer 1/32 ) I will be over the moon. I always wanted to make " Tropical Tilly " from the movie " The thing " Cheers. Ruben Thanks Firefly, I appreciate the pointer on the K2Y. I too would like the C-47 in 1/32 but I’ll take what I can get Best regards, Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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