Spots on the Internet (2022)

[Dave Ward]

I suppose the nearest RAF equivalent would be the Avro Anson - which had many uses!
Dave

[The Smythe Meister]

On the Special Hobby Facebook page
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I reckon SH are now leaving the 'short-run' tag behind, & becoming more mainstream.......
Dave

Due to my recent resurgence of wingy modelling I'm rather interested in the look of this one.....
One question though,is it a "What if",or did they actually serve in the Luftwaffe?
Andy

[Tim Marlow]

Probably was designed under the guise of being a commercial passenger aircraft (like the He111 was) so it could circumnavigate around pre-WWII regulations from WWI armistice.

May well be that it was training guys to fly the He 111 etc so they made the cockpit to have a similar feel?

[Dave Ward]

Due to my recent resurgence of wingy modelling I'm rather interested in the look of this one.....
One question though,is it a "What if",or did they actually serve in the Luftwaffe?
Andy

The Si 204D certainly served with he Luftwaffe - over 1200 being produced from 1940 onwards , it was used for training & communication duties - it was actually constructed in France & Bohemia, as well as in Germany....
The Si 204E is a bit more elusive - it seems a few were converted to act as night nuisance bombers, but no full scale production ( I think the turret was a feature of the 204E )
Some 500+ were produced post war, by Aero in Czechoslovakia & SNCAC in France & were used as trainers & light transports
Dave

[The Smythe Meister]

The Si 204D certainly served with he Luftwaffe - over 1200 being produced from 1940 onwards , it was used for training & communication duties - it was actually constructed in France & Bohemia, as well as in Germany....
The Si 204E is a bit more elusive - it seems a few were converted to act as night nuisance bombers, but no full scale production ( I think the turret was a feature of the 204E )
Some 500+ were produced post war, by Aero in Czechoslovakia & SNCAC in Francw & were used as trainers & light transports
Dave

Thanks Dave, very informative
I asked because I'm not really into "What ifs",hearing this though... I think I just might go get one!!

[Ian M]

Can we at least try to keep the chit chat down? Just a little bit?

[Dave Ward]

From an email shot & on their website - 'in process'

All decal options from the 1990's civil wars
Dave

[Guest]

And an M2 HB machine gun that you don’t often see on top of a T-34.

[Lee W]

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2022/09/preview-two-large-subjects-in.html?m=1#more

[Dave Ward]

On the AFV Club Facebook page - from their associate company


On The Takom Facebook page - the answer to their previous teaser - the next release

Very nice, but these modern warships don't really have the interest of the 'oldies' for me
Dave

[adt70hk]

Very nice, but these modern warships don't really have the interest of the 'oldies' for me
Dave

Have to agree Dave. Even have the same feelings about aircraft carriers, old or new.... Somehow they just don't have the same draw as the 'gun' equipped ships.... Especially the bigger ones.

[Dave Ward]

From MiniArt - upcoming release.....

Oh, I thought MiniArt had covered the European countries already..............
Dave

[Guest]

A big part of it, really, is German occupation signs. The direction signs (ARNHEM and EINDHOVEN) are totally un-Dutch. Compare:

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The pointy ones are German, the rectangular ones are ANWB (the Dutch AA) signs of the pre-war type. Also, I’m wondering if they took the ARNHEM sign from a photo, or made it generic and missed that the Germans would have likely spelled it ARNHEIM (though they didn’t in the photo above either, so your guess is as good as mine).

The traffic signs seem OK, but right now I can’t find a 1930s booklet I have with official signs in it, so it’s hard to be really sure about them.

[Lee W]

Sod Miniarts signs! I'm definitely feeling slightly excited for this...

https://www.themodellingnews.com/2022/09/twin-35th-scale-apaches-on-horizon-from.html?m=1#more

[Dave Ward]

As Lee said - on the Takom Facebook page....................


On the Arma Hobby Facebook page - boxart % decal option for their new release

On the ICM website - final boxart for their Beaufort - AND you can download the instructions, to see what level of detail you get - looks good, but the engine exhaust stubs look a fun assembly - 5 decal options...............

Dave