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| cliver |
airfix 1:400 ships... are they traditional 'airfix' buildshi, I've just completed HMS Montgomery, which although when finished looks good, I found an absolute pain to get together... mostly because of the poor reproduction instructions and lack of locating points. My question relates to the big boats in 1:400 ... HMS Hood etc. Can anyone tell me if the instructions are better/ same as the Montgomery.. and whether there are 'positive' locating holes/pins/lugs as opposed to vague positioning areas poorly shown on the instructions. By contrast I'm half way through HMS Belfast (traditional Airfix I'll call it), which is an absolute delight by comparison due to its clear instructions and positive locating pins etc. Thanks for advice... cheers |
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| peebeep |
The 1:400 ships are Heller tooling, so they are different in style to Airfix originals and some of them seem to be, um, a bit challenging.
peebeep |
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| Steven Pietrobon |
The 1/400 HMS Montgomery and HNoMS St Alban are reissues of the Mirage Hobby kits. All other 1/400 kits are reissues of the Heller kits. All 1/600 kits are Airfix originals. | ||
| BAC |
Was the 1.600 Queen Mary 2 an Airfix tool?
It's one of those kits that you never really see built or talked about. Cheers! |
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| Ratch |
Doesn't viperstickbomb have one 
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| Steven Pietrobon |
I believe the 1/600 Queen Mary 2 was a joint Airfix and Heller kit, as it was issued under both brands at around the same time. I myself have the Heller kit, as it was a lot cheaper than the Airfix one! The kit is not listed in this years catalogue, so I'm not sure if Airfix or Heller now have the tool. I think its likely that Airfix would have kept the tool, as the scale is 1/600. White Ensign Models still have the PE listed as "Coming Soon!". | ||
| viperstickbomb |
yes ratch i do it's in the for sale wanted section | ||
| orionv |
Hello Cliver,i profit of your post.I want make the hms Montgomerry but in the 600 ème scale and i need the instruction sheet of the 400ème kit.Could you send me a copie of your instruction kit please to help me?If it s ok for you contact me in pm and i give my adress.Thanks a lot Amitiés Rémy | ||
| cliver |
Hi I've only kept the colour scheme sheet for the Montgomery so could scan that and send it you want... let me know... the other instructions pages I shredded for my hamster's bedding ! best wishes |