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Post by owenhornet on Nov 6, 2010 19:54:59 GMT
Hey guys how about trying to get Revell to produce a 1/32 scale kit of the above to compliment the Hawk in this scale.
It would be nice to be able to do both aircraft operated by the Red Arrows.
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Post by COLIN SHIPTON-KNIGHT on Nov 9, 2010 21:26:23 GMT
Oh I hope.....
Remember as a kid sliding down the wings of Gnats at Gaydon, dad's friend took me down the flight line......
Please let one be produced, but lack of decent plans make me think not....!
Colin
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Post by owenhornet on Feb 10, 2011 19:31:34 GMT
Had an e-mail from revell today, thanking me for the suggestion which they suggest is a good idea.
They stated they would include it in their proposed new items list for 2012/13.
Lets keep our fingers crossed.
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tim
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Post by tim on Nov 16, 2011 23:24:40 GMT
It would be great if somebody produced a good 32nd scale Gnat but it would be unwise to imagine that we modellers can have any influence on such matters. Commercial kits cost a fortune and they have to be chosen on the basis of sound logic. The Gnat certainly has the Red Arrows appeal but (unlike the Hawk) it doesn't have any further potential for sales beyond the UK. The big manufacturers don't have much regard for our likes and dislikes - we simply don't buy enough of their kits to have any "clout" in this respect.
Revell have a habit of choosing aircraft with German appeal (for obvious reasons) so it was a welcome departure for the Hawk to be chosen, but I doubt if Revell would have quite as much confidence in the Gnat. Even their beautiful Hunter wasn't exactly a roaring success from a commercial viewpoint, so I think we have to be realistic.
I've often said that Revell's best bet would be a 32nd scale Canberra. It has German appeal (the RAF operated the type in Germany and there were some German machines too), and it has a true international appeal.
I would think that our best hope for a 32nd scale Gnat would be one of the smaller "cottage industry" manufacturers... one day.
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