HomeBe Posted May 3, 2018 (edited) A 1/48th Fairey Britten Norman BN-2 Islander kit announced by Valom. Source: http://www.valom.net/?page_id=27 Something for KursadA from Caracal Models considering the number of military operators of the type. - ref. 48008 - Britten Norman BN-2A (G-AVCN) - ref. 48009 - Britten Norman BN-2A (IAF) - ref. 48010 - Britten Norman BN-2A (British Airways) V.P. Edited May 4, 2018 by HomeBe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted May 3, 2018 Very cool. Looking forward to seeing what Valom does with this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KursadA Posted May 3, 2018 Great news! You will definitely see a Caracal decal sheet (or two) with interesting markings for this kit when it is released. I already had a 1/72 sheet in development for the old Airfix kit... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrGlueblob Posted May 3, 2018 I can really see this in my stash. Hope Caracal offers a civil livery in the decals. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dnl42 Posted May 4, 2018 Arrrrgggghhhhh! I'm having enough problems resisting that spiffy new Dora Wings 1/48 Gee Bee! Now this! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyhawk174 Posted May 7, 2018 Great news since for some silly reason I really like the Islander. Even better that I see an IAF scheme there too. I have the Airfix kit but since I don't build 1/72nd I will probably get rid of it. I think the Philippine Air Force flew these too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hans Posted May 7, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, skyhawk174 said: I think the Philippine Air Force flew these too. indeed... when my dad was first commissioned as a pilot for the Philippine Air Force, the Islander was his first active duty airplane... he logged almost 1,500 hours on the airplane before he was transferred to the 15th Strike Wing, flying first the AT-28D and eventually becoming one of the first locally-trained pilots for the OV-10A Bronco when the ex-USAF planes first arrived in 1992... dad's Islander in the PAF was also the very first airplane I ever ridden on... Edited May 7, 2018 by Hans Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted May 7, 2018 The initial relase of the Airix kit included PhAF decals. The box art even featured that aircraft. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hans Posted May 8, 2018 9 hours ago, DonSS3 said: The initial relase of the Airix kit included PhAF decals. The box art even featured that aircraft. that's actually the Philippine Navy aircraft, the PAF version has a different and simpler scheme Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted May 8, 2018 13 hours ago, Hans said: that's actually the Philippine Navy aircraft, the PAF version has a different and simpler scheme Yes, you are of course, correct. The memory ain't what it used to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bar Side Posted May 8, 2018 (edited) First one to build as the Red Devil’s version? Bet it’s a tail sitter photo linked to planespotters.net Edited May 8, 2018 by Bar Side Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YK Goh Posted July 25, 2018 BN-2A-6 Defender (c/n 235) in Singapore civil registration 9V-BDT was sent to Singapore for a demonstration in 1971 to promote the aircraft to the Singapore Air Defence Command (SADC). https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1036961 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave Fleming Posted August 21, 2018 Might tempt me to do a 1/48th if they also do a turbine one - all the UK military ones were turbine powered. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
