CMK

[Rick Lowe]

I had an email from Special Hobby today about that Chukar drone kit, but oddly they only mentioned the 1/48 version. 

Bit odd Kit, but shows you one of the major benefits of 3D printing ; once you've got the "tech end design work" done, with a little bit of work you can produce it in virtually any scale.

As easy as finding the percentage to increase/decrease the print size by. 

[NARSES2]

For those with deep pockets and strong arms, it must weigh a ton.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/CMR72-200?result-token=ob6Qm

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[PR19_Kit]

How I WISH! 

My almost fave flying boat (the Princess being THE Fave....).

Interesting that one of them on the decal sheet should be 'Corsair' It made an emergency landing on a river in Africa, and they repaired it in situ over some weeks, and FLEW it out again! Amazing. 

[jcf]

The kit dates back to 2008. 
CMR S.23

[PR19_Kit]

Is there a better one though, or even ANY other Empire Boat kit?

[Rick Lowe]

Wasn't there a vacform, back in the day?

I saw a composite (Mayo/Mercury) model at a show, a good while ago.

[PR19_Kit]

Oh sure, one or two Empire vacforms over time, but I think that CMK kit was the first 'hard' material kit on the market.

The late Secretary of my 'local' model club, Hilton Jones, did a Mayo Composite once, and started with a Sunderland! Mind you, he started EVERY model he did with a Sunderland I reckon, he did a C Class Empire and a G Class boat too, as well as all sorts of others, apart from 104 Starfighters he did anyway.

He was one seriously good modeller!     

[NARSES2]

The kit dates back to 2008.
CMR S.23

I knew it was a re-release, the Big H site says so, but didn't realise it was quite as old as that.