You sure? I thought it was Italeri reboxing Tamiya, so you can get the same kit but for quite a few £'s less than Tamiya equivalent? Not that it matters to this if Tamiya never made a B17.\ said:
I can't categorically say it's never happened, but I can't think offhand of a single case of a Tamiya kit in an Italeri box; I can think of numerous examples of Italeri kits – Mc.200, A-10, Jaguar Gr.1, Mil-24, Arado Ar196 etc – appearing with Tamiya logos on the box.\ said:
Completely off-topic, Mark: is that the circular restaurant at the top of Sulphur Mountain (in Banff) in your avatar?\ said:Blair,Might be worth you having a look at scalemates.com
Do a search for B-17 and then select the kit you wish. You then have the kit history plus other very useful information such as reviews and related products. This is my first port of call before a general "google search" when looking for kit info.
Hi Mike\ said:Completely off-topic, Mark: is that the circular restaurant at the top of Sulphur Mountain (in Banff) in your avatar?
Do you know which boxed set it is, Blair? If you can find out and check on Scalemates.com you can find out whether the B-17 included is the newest kit (as shown in Neil's pics) or the old Revell B-17, which dates back to the 60s and is covered in giant rivets... I know for sure that the Revell set 'US Legends: 8th Air Force Gift Set' contains the new B-17, as well as a P-47D and P-51B, also both excellent little kits.\ said:I've found a set of five Revell planes from my local shop including the Flying Fortress for £27, so I think I will get it at some point, thanks for the info, very useful :D :P
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