Silver Wings Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 At Silver Wings, we are pleased to kick off 2012 with another new kit! As always, we are grateful that modelers have recognized our dedication to bringing you highly detailed, quality kits made with the modeler in mind. With the support and encouragement of our customers and retailers, we have worked very hard to improve our processes and ability to bring you more kits of interesting subjects. We have very ambitious plans for 2012 (including the possibility of kits in injected plastic) and hope that you will enjoy the new kits we plan to release. We are therefore pleased to announce that our first kit for 2012 is a 1/32 Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA! The Siskin, arguably one of the least attractive of all inter-war RAF biplanes was nonetheless one of the most prolific with at least 450 examples being built (340 IIA’s). the Siskin served from 1925 to 1939 with the 11 RAF Squadrons and 12 examples were provided to the RCAF. We are pleased to offer this kit in two colourful options, with decals for aircraft from both 29 and 43 Squadrons RAF. Predicted availability date - the end of February/beginning of March 2012. Additional information about this exciting new kit will be coming soon! Be sure to check out website (www.silverwings.pl) for the latest information and pictures! The Silver Wings Team P.S. We picked four winner at random from 36 winning guesses. Lucky guesses will be able to purchase the Siskin for 50% off our retail price are. They are: Andrew Young (Australia) Stefan Jakobek (UK) Rafael Jimenez Saez (Spain) Rob Parry (UK) Please contact us for more details. Kit will include: - 152 resin parts - 3 film elements - sheet - 44 PE parts - sheet - decals sheet including 2 marking options - sheet J-8950, 29 Squadron, Duxford, 1929 J-8959, 43 Squadron, Tangmere, 1930 - reinforced: wings, landing gear and struts - instruction - sticker Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rpeck Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 Cool! I thought it was .The Siskin and the Bulldog I always thought were cool looking planes. Rick Peck Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vince14 Posted February 22, 2012 Share Posted February 22, 2012 I was one of the 36 correct guesses - shame I didn't win. Nevertheless, I'm up for adding a 1/32 Siskin to my collection! Vince Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Wings Posted March 26, 2012 Author Share Posted March 26, 2012 The Silver Wings team is pleased to announce that our new kit for 2012, the 1/32 Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA, is now available in sales! We are pleased to offer this kit in two of the most colourful options, with decals for J-8950, 29 Squadron, Duxford, 1929 and J-8959, 43 Squadron, Tangmere, 1930. Here are a few photos of the new kit. Please visit our new and improved website, www.silverwings.pl to see all the parts photos of this exciting new kit and for ordering information. Along with the new kit we offer time limited discount for retail customers: 15% off for all previous releases (if available) when buying the Siskin and 8% off the Siskin's retail price when buying at least two Siskins at once. Kit includes: - 152 resin parts - 3 film elements - sheet - 44 PE parts - sheet - decals sheet including 2 marking options - sheet J-8950, 29 Squadron, Duxford, 1929 J-8959, 43 Squadron, Tangmere, 1930 - reinforced: wings, landing gear and struts - instruction - sticker Sincerely, The Silver Wings Team Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Wings Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 Dear Customers, we'd like to remind you about our new release the 1:32 A.W. Siskin and also about our time-limited discounts (lasting till 6.04.2012): - buy at least 2 Siskins - 8% cheaper - buy Siskin and any of our previous model kits with 15% discount We'd also like to remind you that all orders placed before 6.04.2012 include half-price shipping! Please visit our website or contact us via e-mail. Best regards, Wojtek Kułakowski Silver Wings Team www.silverwings.pl silverwings@silverwings.pl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Wings Posted April 17, 2012 Author Share Posted April 17, 2012 First photos of Ryszard Holak's build of the 1:32 Armstrong Whitworth Siskin IIIA More photos: http://www.silverwings.pl/132-awsiskin-build.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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rpeck Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 I try to stay in 1/72 scale but I might have to save up for this one. Looking good. Rick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Silver Wings Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 Ryszard's progress... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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Silver Wings Posted April 30, 2012 Author Share Posted April 30, 2012 Fresh photos of the finished Siskin :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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