Revell Gannet

[Chox]

Any sign of this long-overdue kit yet? - or the CA Gannet AEW3?

[Stephen]

According to HS the CA AEW.3 will be available late summer.

Stephen

[RCAFFAN]

I believe there is a preview (test shot?) of the Revell 1/72 Gannet in a recent Scale Aircraft Modelling issue (we get them over a month after UK release so not sure how recent) so it is definitely on its way and it looks pretty good too from what I saw...

Cheers

Bruce

Edited July 18, 2008 by RCAFFAN

[ChernayaAkula]

HERE's the second test-shot of the Revell kit. The Revell homepage lists it as a June release.

[Stephen]

It's listed as a new release on the Revell site.

Stephen

[modelldoc]

It comes in the shops in the next weeks.

It's "only" a german / british Gannet without conversion for trainer.

(Perhaps this comes in later times)

modelldoc

[Jennings]

It comes in the shops in the next weeks.

It's "only" a german / british Gannet without conversion for trainer.

(Perhaps this comes in later times)

modelldoc

I don't believe so. I know the guy who designed the kit, and I'm pretty sure it's only one version.

J

[Chox]

The test shots have been around for some time - it's the actual kit that seems to be continually delayed. Latest tale I heard from a rep. was that the moulds had been damaged while they were being moved around the factory. Maybe he's talking nonsense but it sure is taking a long time to hit the shelves. Hope the CA kit doesn't drag-on quite so long!

[Dave Fleming]

I don't believe so. I know the guy who designed the kit, and I'm pretty sure it's only one version.

J

And yet the crucial part for a T2/5 - the port conduit fairing - is a separate piece.

[Jennings]

And yet the crucial part for a T2/5 - the port conduit fairing - is a separate piece.

Don't absolutely quote me on that, but I thought I recalled it only being the one version. I know nearly nothing about the Big Ugly, so I may be completely soaking wet.

J

[Huey Gunner]

I'll second the "Big Ugly"

[Aaronw]

Not to be negative but why is Revell doing a Gannet now since Trumpter has had one in 1/72 & 1/48 for a year or two, and there is at least one short run version out there.

Is this a different version than the others out there?

I just find it odd, how we have many mainstream subjects without kits, but recently it seems to be common not to get just one kit of an unusual subject, but to get one from several manufacturers.

I actually like the Gannet, if it was a blind date it would be described as having a great personality.

[Dave Fleming]

Not to be negative but why is Revell doing a Gannet now since Trumpter has had one in 1/72 & 1/48 for a year or two, and there is at least one short run version out there.

It was used by the German Navy.

Revell have a policy of kitting German or German associated subjects, they see their home market as being quite a lucrative one. So they are quite happy to tool 'new' kits where ones already exist on the market, even where they have previously released other toolings in their own boxes - Sea King (Fujimi) and Tornado (ESCI/Italeri) to name two. They previously re-boxed the ex-Frog Gannet!

And this one looks better and cheaper than the Trumpetetr kit.

Now if they could only do the same with the Hawker Sea Hawk........one of them for £8 would be nice

[greycap]

It was used by the German Navy.

Revell have a policy of kitting German or German associated subjects, they see their home market as being quite a lucrative one. So they are quite happy to tool 'new' kits where ones already exist on the market, even where they have previously released other toolings in their own boxes - Sea King (Fujimi) and Tornado (ESCI/Italeri) to name two. They previously re-boxed the ex-Frog Gannet!

And this one looks better and cheaper than the Trumpetetr kit.

Now if they could only do the same with the Hawker Sea Hawk........one of them for £8 would be nice

hannants have it advertised in new arrivals

regards

[Aaronw]

It was used by the German Navy.

Revell have a policy of kitting German or German associated subjects, they see their home market as being quite a lucrative one. So they are quite happy to tool 'new' kits where ones already exist on the market, even where they have previously released other toolings in their own boxes - Sea King (Fujimi) and Tornado (ESCI/Italeri) to name two. They previously re-boxed the ex-Frog Gannet!

And this one looks better and cheaper than the Trumpetetr kit.

Now if they could only do the same with the Hawker Sea Hawk........one of them for £8 would be nice

Ok, that makes sense, I thought it was just an odd aircraft used for a short time by the UK. I didn't know the Gannett had been used by Germany.

[agboak]

It wasn't that short a time in service, judging by the standards of the day. Plus it was also used by Australia and Indonesia.

[Fiddler]

So does anyone buyed the kit yet? I was at yeovilton 2 weeks ago in the fleet air arm museum and was impressed by the size of the thing. would like to buy one from revell since I've heard that trumpeters has again here and there some flaws in it...

And what decals are inside? only german?

Greetings!

[peebeep]

'Tigger' Wilkes posted pics of his review model at Britmodeller and it looks pretty good. As mentioned above Hannant's have them in (already number 1 in their chart), so it shouldn't be long before they appear in your LMS.

peebeep

[Firecaptain]

Trumpy has a 1/48th gannet?

Not to be negative but why is Revell doing a Gannet now since Trumpter has had one in 1/72 & 1/48 for a year or two,

[Jennings]

Not to be negative but why is Revell doing a Gannet now since Trumpter has had one in 1/72 & 1/48 for a year or two, and there is at least one short run version out there.

Is this a different version than the others out there?

I just find it odd, how we have many mainstream subjects without kits, but recently it seems to be common not to get just one kit of an unusual subject, but to get one from several manufacturers.

I actually like the Gannet, if it was a blind date it would be described as having a great personality. :(

According to the guy who designed the Revell kit, if you know anything at all about Gannets, you'll buy the Revell kit instead of the Trumpeter one. Typical Trumpeter: looks nice, but accuracy-wise it's a POS.

J

[DamienB]

According to the guy who designed the Revell kit, if you know anything at all about Gannets, you'll buy the Revell kit instead of the Trumpeter one. Typical Trumpeter: looks nice, but accuracy-wise it's a POS.

Can't say I agree with that at all.

The Trumpeter kit is for the most part an absolutely excellent rendition of the Gannet and they've clearly studied the original in great detail.

On close inspection the intakes that form the 'smile' under the spinner don't go up as far as they should; the cockpits are basic (and some of the detail on the panels fictional) but other than that, I don't see any issues.

I'll still be getting a Revell one, but it can only offer incremental improvements over the Trumpeter kits, not some great leap into a new world of accuracy and modelling heaven.

[Aaronw]

Trumpy has a 1/48th gannet?

I guess they only did the Wyvern in 1/48 and 1/72. I thought they did both, but I'm not seeing a 1/48 Gannett so I was probably wrong about that.

[Jonathan Mock]

Not to be negative but why is Revell doing a Gannet now since Trumpter has had one in 1/72 & 1/48 for a year or two, and there is at least one short run version out there.

Is this a different version than the others out there?

I just find it odd, how we have many mainstream subjects without kits, but recently it seems to be common not to get just one kit of an unusual subject, but to get one from several manufacturers.

I actually like the Gannet, if it was a blind date it would be described as having a great personality.

I would not be surprised if, like the Hasegawa Lanc, Revell had already committed to their kit when the Trumpeter one was announced. As Dave says, its also a German Navy subject, so it will always go down well on the domestic market and the UK (not to mention Oz).

The flaws in the Trump kit have been overblown somewhat (plus ce change), it is a good kit - not great, but good - and it can be made up into a neat looking replica. If the Revell kit is better, all the good, but that doesn't mean the Trumpeter kit suddenly turns into the old Frog Gannet.

Me, I'm happy with with two modern Gannet kits, gives me more choice.

[Fiddler]

Realising I was thinking of doing a Gannet in the high speed silver/dayglow paint (wonder why they painted the 'high speed' silver color on it by the way ) but after a bit of research these are the trainer variant. Now, what's the external difference between the AS.4 and the T.5? By the way, seeing that Pavla has a resin T.2 cockpit, originaly for the Trumpy T.2 release, again, is there a lot of difference between the mark 2 and 5 trainers except the use of the later AS.4 engine I guess?

And then there also is a Falcon vacform canopy set with a range of 12 navy aircraft. including a Gannet, but it's developed for the Novo release. Could anyone compare the two in dimensions that the cockpit might fit the new Revell release... in all, it would be very good to have a review with the 3 releases compared :P but now I'm asking to much I guess :P

I also noted that someone here in the thread mentioned that the front air intake doesn't go high enough around the spinner with the trumpy release, but I notice this also with the revell test shots. When comparing to my recent photos of the AEW variant at Yeovilton's museum. Also seems that the triangular intakes are not high enough. but I don't know if this is dependant on the version since the AEW used a 500 pk stronger engine than the AS.4

Greetings!

[ross blackford]

:P It always intrigues me that the RAN went from a twin turboprop ASW aircraft back to a twin piston one. The Gannet had twin engine safety with the props roptating in different directions and a huge fuselage. the engine/gearbox setup on the Gannet was most interesting.

,

Ross.