Showing posts with label Wellington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wellington. Show all posts

Sunday, July 08, 2012

1/144 Vickers Wellington Mk.X - Amercom



1/144 Vickers Wellington - Amercom
The Vickers Wellington was a British twin-engine, long range medium bomber designed in the mid-1930s at Brooklands in Weybridge, Surrey, by Vickers-Armstrongs' Chief Designer, R. K. Pierson. It was widely used as a night bomber in the early years of the Second World War, before being displaced as a bomber by the larger four-engine "heavies" such as the Avro Lancaster. The Wellington continued to serve throughout the war in other duties, particularly as an anti-submarine aircraft. It was the only British bomber to be produced for the entire duration of the war. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Wellington

The new Amercom "Fortress" Series pages:
http://amercom.com.pl/59-latajace-fortece 

Available 20 July 2012
As usual with these Amercom releases, outside of Poland and the Czech Republic the best approach to look on ebay.


The only problem for the avid collector is that it appears in the same markings as the IXO/ALTAYA Wellington of Coastal Command ( see here ), with the exception of a Polish insignia (as seen above)

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

1/144 WWII Bomber Range - ODIN-IST Models

1/144 WWII Bomber Range - ODIN-IST Models
Due for release starting in Feburary 2012 there is a new issue of some old favorites to come your way by  new company called IST launching their ODIN Range. The curious thing about this release is that they are using the IXO/Altays moulds for their aircraft, the painted livery schemes will be different to the previous IXO/Altaya range.  The price is a lot higher than the IXO so it will be interesting to see what the paint and build quality of these items will be!?

http://www.istmodels.com/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=category&cid=902&Itemid=47

Estimated Availability: February 2012
Estimated Price:£25GBP (retail)