Archimedes Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 (edited) Hi All Below is a picture of a LIDAR scanner owned by Neil Yan’s HK Models that is being pointed at the Bristol Beaufighter TF.X at the RAF Museum. Thanks to the indefatigable ‘Homebee’ on Britmodeller for picking that one up! It was also noted that they were also pointing the scanner at the museum’s Bf-109 E… Curiouser and curiouser… Kind regards, Paul Edited March 18 by Archimedes Incorrect photo displayed Sage the Owl, scvrobeson, Tony T and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Uncarina, scvrobeson, Royboy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 6 minutes ago, Martinnfb said: Indeed it does Martin…. ….I also noticed that on HK’s website they had a photo of a Phantom on there for many moons which then disappeared. Look what is on the right of photo 2…a Spey Toom… Just sayin’. Pup7309, Martinnfb, Tony T and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 That didn't go unnoticed here, either. But a Beaufighter would be almost as nice! Tony Archimedes, Martinnfb, scvrobeson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis7423 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 A 1/32 Beaufighter would absolutely be right in HK's wheelhouse. That would be a wise release on their part. A 109E, I'm not too sure. It would likely be more expensive than the Cyberhobby/Hobby 2000 kit, which is a darn nice kit. I'd like for them to stick to stuff that other manufacturers haven't touched yet. I'm also not sure, however, if their A-20 sales have been very robust. They seemed to make it onto the "Lightning Deals" section of Sprue Brothers rather quickly, and have shown up in other sales quite frequently. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA Archimedes, HB252, Christa and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotsman Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I would sacrafice a decent part of my stash for a newly tooled Beaufighter .. oh please say it's true esarmstrong, Out2gtcha, Pete Fleischmann and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 (edited) 51 minutes ago, Dennis7423 said: A 1/32 Beaufighter would absolutely be right in HK's wheelhouse. That would be a wise release on their part. Agreed a Beau does look to be right in HK’s back yard…but then so does the Phantom! I have the Revell kit with the Lodella adaptations for TF.X but, if HK did it and did a decent job of it, I would certainly buy it. Kind regards, Paul Edited March 18 by Archimedes Out2gtcha, Mr.T, scvrobeson and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 44 minutes ago, Dennis7423 said: A 1/32 Beaufighter would absolutely be right in HK's wheelhouse. That would be a wise release on their part. A 109E, I'm not too sure. It would likely be more expensive than the Cyberhobby/Hobby 2000 kit, which is a darn nice kit. I'd like for them to stick to stuff that other manufacturers haven't touched yet. I'm also not sure, however, if their A-20 sales have been very robust. They seemed to make it onto the "Lightning Deals" section of Sprue Brothers rather quickly, and have shown up in other sales quite frequently. - Dennis S. Mount Juliet, TN USA I have to agree with you , please no more Bf-109Es[ and I'm a -109 fan]. I could definitely go with a Beaufighter [ Mk X please]. i don't really quite understand why the A-20 SEEMS to be on sale so much so soon after release. MAYBE it's with the perceived [small] issues like the unhanded firewalls and the nose gear problems [ all easily solved ] , I say it MIGHT be this or it could be the economics of the times. Archimedes and Mark_C 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted March 18 Author Share Posted March 18 1 minute ago, CRAZY IVAN5 said: I have to agree with you , please no more Bf-109Es[ and I'm a -109 fan]. I could definitely go with a Beaufighter [ Mk X please]. i don't really quite understand why the A-20 SEEMS to be on sale so much so soon after release. MAYBE it's with the perceived [small] issues like the unhanded firewalls and the nose gear problems [ all easily solved ] , I say it MIGHT be this or it could be the economics of the times. Can’t comment on the A-20 as I know almost nothing about it (other than in the book ‘633 Squadron’, 633 were armed with Bostons ). But the Beau….My uncle worked at Bristol’s through most of the war and Reported in to Roy Fedden so the Beau, the Blenheim and others are types I have always had a keen interest in. I entirely agree on the 109. It is a crowded marketplace. AS much as I would like to see a Spey engined Phantom, jets of all types are not at the top of my priority to build list so am rooting for the Beau being their airframe of choice. Kind regards, Paul Christa, BarryWilliams, Mr.T and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutik Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 So it is not a new Me-410, but a Beaufighter. Also nice! Of course, if I buy now both HPHs Me-410 and Revells Beaufighter, we shall be see both from HKM... Regards - dutik scvrobeson, Archimedes, CRAZY IVAN5 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esarmstrong Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 42 minutes ago, dutik said: So it is not a new Me-410, but a Beaufighter. Also nice! Of course, if I buy now both HPHs Me-410 and Revells Beaufighter, we shall be see both from HKM... Regards - dutik Fanes, Pup7309 and Dpgsbody55 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyoy5 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Lead them to the Me 410 CRAZY IVAN5, Rick Griewski and scvrobeson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fab Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 Where's the 110G??? CRAZY IVAN5 and MikeMaben 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 8 minutes ago, fab said: Where's the 110G??? Indeed where is it? A very good question, passed over AGAIN ! In light of that I'll take the Beau, it'll fit on my shelf. A very aggressive aircraft and different enough in design[ 2 engines being chased by an airplane, I love it]. The bf-110G , P-51B/C, and Griffon engine spits seem to be the ones that are ignored[?], despite the fact that I see numerous requests on not just this forum but a lot of the others too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Fleischmann Posted March 18 Share Posted March 18 I’ll take the Beau thank you very much. P scvrobeson, Out2gtcha and Christa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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