Airfix

[Rick Lowe]

Good news - I know what I'll be buying next!

My late Uncle Bill skippered an RAF motor launch after his tour on 550 Sqn.  Dad always maintained it was an ASR lunch - I know where Bill was when skippering and they operated ASR launches, but as it was RAF Castle Archdale it may not have been an ASR type.  Anyway, it'll go nicely with the Airfix Lanc I really must get done in 2026.

There was a conversion article in an old Airfix Magazine to turn the ASR Whaleback into an MASB or similar. Basically shortening the superstructure and thereby increasing the length of the foredeck.

[Thorvic]

Good news - I know what I'll be buying next!

My late Uncle Bill skippered an RAF motor launch after his tour on 550 Sqn.  Dad always maintained it was an ASR lunch - I know where Bill was when skippering and they operated ASR launches, but as it was RAF Castle Archdale it may not have been an ASR type.  Anyway, it'll go nicely with the Airfix Lanc I really must get done in 2026.

There was a conversion article in an old Airfix Magazine to turn the ASR Whaleback into an MASB or similar. Basically shortening the superstructure and thereby increasing the length of the foredeck.

https://www.davecov.org/modelling/reference/airfixmagazinearticles/warships/pdfs/September_1980_BPBC_63ft_Motor_Anti-Submarine_Boat.pdf

https://davecov.org/davecov/davecov-airfix-magazine-articles/

[Rick Lowe]

That's the one!

And thanks for the link, it's useful. 

[kitbasher]

https://www.davecov.org/modelling/reference/airfixmagazinearticles/warships/pdfs/September_1980_BPBC_63ft_Motor_Anti-Submarine_Boat.pdf

That looks a very fast machine!

[jcf]

Volume 3 of Allied Coastal Forces was going to cover the British Power Boats designs. Unfortunately, Al Ross died before it could be completed. John Lambert kept going with research and doing drawings but there's no status on when it may be published, if ever.

Inter alia the Naval Institute Press currently has both volumes on sale at $12.79 each. No clue on shipping costs outside of the US but probably $$$. Overseas sales are suspended until August 8, they're switching over to Ingram Publishing Services for order fulfillment and warehousing, Ingram has a large presence globally so it may make their publications more accessible outside of the US.

Allied Coastal Forces Vol 1, Fairmile and US Subchasers

Allied Coastal Forces Vol 2, ELCO and Vosper

[Old Wombat]

Those two would be well worth having!

[Steel Penguin]

i will say number 2 is amazing,  i picked it up on a punt for visual inspiration when i do my Black Lagoon Build,  and was blown away at the amount of " neat" in it
even if i ha-dent been planning that build id would consider the money well spent    

[jcf]

Heads up for the UK folks interested in coastal forces, Naval & Military Press Ltd. has Norman Friedman's 
400-page doorstop British Coastal Forces:Two World Wars and After on sale for £18.99, regular price £50.00. 

Friedman, British Coastal Forces

[PR19_Kit]

Heads up for the UK folks interested in coastal forces, Naval & Military Press Ltd. has Norman Friedman's
400-page doorstop British Coastal Forces:Two World Wars and After on sale for £18.99, regular price £50.00.

Friedman, British Coastal Forces

Veeeeery interesting JCF!     

[Weaver]

They've added some new stuff to the Airfix Club members sale. Same offer applies if anyone wants anything.

1/48th Aircraft:
Seafire F XVII - £23.34
Meteor F.8 - £27.79
P-40B Warhawk - £20.00
JU-87 B-2/R-2 Stuka - £26.67
VE-Day bundle: Spitfire Mk.1 + Hurricane Mk.1 + VE Day coin - £49.99
F-86F Sabre - £32.67
Anson Mk.I - £44.44
Chipmunk T.10/T.20 - £16.67

1/24th Spitfire Mk.VIII - £77.79

1/72nd Aircraft:
Phantom FG-1/FGR-2 - £23.34
Tempest Mk.V - £8.00
2025 Club pack, which includes the club Me-410 (which I don't want) - £25.00 (This is standard price for an Me-410, but it's the club exclusive "captured markings" one)


Ships:
1/144th Wasa - £26.67
1/180th HMS Victory - £26.67
1/600th Bismark - £14.67

Vehicles:
1/43rd Land Rover starter set - £8.33
1/35th Austin K2/Y Ambulance - £23.34
1/35th Cromwell Mk.IV/VI - £31.11

Shipping is £4.95 if the order value's under £40 or FREE if it's over. I've already bought what I want so I'm afraid I have nothing to offer to bulk up an order.

[Weaver]

Latest podcast is all about the new Wessex kit, and so is next week's as well.

Headline: it's due in stock at the end of this month, or beginning of next month.

[PR19_Kit]

And it'll be 1/48 scale I bet.....................

[Gondor]

And it'll be 1/48 scale I bet.....................

It's 1/72

[PR19_Kit]

Good heavens, that's a surprise.

[Weaver]

Here's the printed version of that rather underwhelming podcast about the Wessex, including the pictures nad diagrams they mentioned but didn't put on screen:

Link: LINK