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Garindan · 10-22-2001, 05:00 PM

Ok I've read a lot of this thread and feel the I can address some points raised by various people. First up yes the B-52 is on its way it's big obviously and comes in two liveries, I'll leave these for you to guess! The announcement in Aeroplane was by the way not official but rather an ill judged reveal by a non employee trusted with the information.
There are no plans at the moment to make a VC-10, it has been discussed but with a limited budget for tooling and the 1/72 range selling so well it's been put on the back burner with Concorde.
No the 1/72 and 1/144 ranges are not divided from each other at any stage in pre-production the same people handle the planes from idea through to production.
The 737 has made it to pattern stage twice now but is shelved again, stalled by the lack of sales of commercials against milliatary.
The Comet 1 and 2 are way off of the mark!
Oh yeh and the Mosquito BIV is supposed to have the nose pespex painted out in black! This aircraft was a pathfinder plane carrying very secret radar equipment, the black paint being to prevent ground personnel without the required security clearance from seeing this secret gear stuffed into the nose! So now you know.
I'm glad the weathered Sunderland was appreciated, my local shop fielded one irate customers complaints that the paint was "flaking off!". I don't know you try your best.......

10-22-2001, 05:00 PM	#15
Garindan Collector Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: England Age: 34 Posts: 116	The Gospel of Garindan Ok I've read a lot of this thread and feel the I can address some points raised by various people. First up yes the B-52 is on its way it's big obviously and comes in two liveries, I'll leave these for you to guess! The announcement in Aeroplane was by the way not official but rather an ill judged reveal by a non employee trusted with the information. There are no plans at the moment to make a VC-10, it has been discussed but with a limited budget for tooling and the 1/72 range selling so well it's been put on the back burner with Concorde. No the 1/72 and 1/144 ranges are not divided from each other at any stage in pre-production the same people handle the planes from idea through to production. The 737 has made it to pattern stage twice now but is shelved again, stalled by the lack of sales of commercials against milliatary. The Comet 1 and 2 are way off of the mark! Oh yeh and the Mosquito BIV is supposed to have the nose pespex painted out in black! This aircraft was a pathfinder plane carrying very secret radar equipment, the black paint being to prevent ground personnel without the required security clearance from seeing this secret gear stuffed into the nose! So now you know. I'm glad the weathered Sunderland was appreciated, my local shop fielded one irate customers complaints that the paint was "flaking off!". I don't know you try your best.......