Spots on the Internet (2023)

[Guest]

What, in 1:35?! I take it you mean an LCR, by the way, Landing Craft, Rocket, like this one:



Accurate Armour have an LCT(4) in both 1:35 and 1:76 that you could build 1066 rockets onto yourself … (If you do find one in a sensible scale, do let me know — they were used in my neck of the woods too.)

[Guest]

I'm still waiting for the Royal Navy version to make it over here.

I got it a few weeks ago, so it’s available in the Netherlands (as I ordered it here). I take it you don’t want to get it from abroad, then?

[The Smythe Meister]

What, in 1:35?! I take it you mean an LCR, by the way, Landing Craft, Rocket, like this one:



Accurate Armour have an LCT(4) in both 1:35 and 1:76 that you could build 1066 rockets onto yourself … (If you do find one in a sensible scale, do let me know — they were used in my neck of the woods too.)

Yeah, that exactly type of thing :smiling3:
I've seen some excellent footage of them,"Unleashing Hell" on D-Day..
... But you're right...
... Nothing available.... BUMMER!!

[Lee W]

Oh I say!

https://www.facebook.com/story_fbid=pfbid02Rvq27yHxhwepiP42KiemvVqART5SJZ84JJtJ6V6ovUZFFeUFLfJwDbWqsR6Kg6VWl:id=100063655748837

[tr1ckey66]

I'm still waiting for the Royal Navy version to make it over here.

I got a couple of Gecko LCAs a few months ago. I also have the Fonderie Miniatures kit which is an interesting build and not for the feint of heart! Personally, that was the version I was waiting for and I was surprised (to say the least) that Gecko had released a new kit of this British landing craft.

As an aside, it’s a shame Accurate Armour no longer do the LCT 4 in 1/35 as that would make one epic diorama. I do however have scale drawings for the LCT 4 so the plan is to scratch build it one day. I even have the kits to load her out.
Aaagh, so much to do!!!!

The Gecko kit looks good in the box Ian. :thumb2:
Cheers
Paul

[Ian M]

I got it a few weeks ago, so it’s available in the Netherlands (as I ordered it here). I take it you don’t want to get it from abroad, then?

As long as it is in the EU I'm fine. Does The Netherlands still have insane postal charges. Last time I ordered from there I had to sit down and have a cup of tea!

[Dave Ward]

On the ICM Facebook page - 'soon on sale'

I wonder why 1/144? - I can only think of one or two WWII ship models in this scale ( Revell Flower & LSM )

On the Amusing Hobby Facebook page

Hmm - a future development, based on the Leopard 2A4
Dave

[Guest]

I've seen some excellent footage of them,"Unleashing Hell" on D-Day..

Here’s one doing just that about 5 km from where I live …

As long as it is in the EU I'm fine. Does The Netherlands still have insane postal charges. Last time I ordered from there I had to sit down and have a cup of tea!

I just checked, and a parcel between 1 and 2 kg without track and trace is €10 to Denmark, via PostNL. The shop where I ordered mine says in their terms and conditions that they will contact you about postal charges beforehand if you’re outside the Benelux.

[Dave Ward]

On the Trumpeter/HobbyBoss/I Love Kits Facebook page their 2023 catalogue - It's not on their websites - so this is the best at the moment:

One oddball - I Love Kits - SBD Dauntless in 1/18? What's that about?
Dave

[The Smythe Meister]

Nice one Jakko,
It jammed at 2:20 secs, but before that there's more than enough "firing footage" to show the awesome power of their salvos.

[Andy the Sheep]

On the ICM Facebook page - 'soon on sale'

I wonder why 1/144? - I can only think of one or two WWII ship models in this scale ( Revell Flower & LSM )

On the Amusing Hobby Facebook page
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Hmm - a future development, based on the Leopard 2A4
Dave

Not exactly a future development: it has been presented at Eurosatory in 2022 as a Rheinmetall private venture. It's armed with a brand new 130/52 mm smoothbore gun and has many high-tech built-in features (some of them are easily detectable even in Amusing Hobby cover art) while the hull is a Leopard 2 family development to reduce project's risks and costs.

[Guest]

On the Trumpeter/HobbyBoss/I Love Kits Facebook page their 2023 catalogue

It seems I Love Kit is being positioned as an alternative to MiniArt and Takom with that whole range of M3 medium tank kits — too bad I read that the versions they released over the last few years are inferior to both of those. Also a complete range of M48 kits, it’ll be interesting to see how those compare to the recent Takom ones (and if Takom is going to backdate their A3 to ≤ A2).

[Dave Ward]

On the Takom Facebook page - confirmation of two releases................


On the Mikromir Facebook page Boxart for their upcoming Martin XB-51 in 1/72

This lost out to the EE Canberra - which Martin then produced!

On the Gecko Facebook - In addition to two earlier models, two accessory sets

Dave

[Dave Ward]

From ICM - 'new model coming soon'

Dave

[Gary MacKenzie]

1/72nd Bailey Bridge

Some other nice models at same website.

https://microworldtg.wixsite.com/0001/about-3?pgid=lae0t8qd-097a1436-d351-469d-b484-1e09a80f14bc