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Title: Model kits?
Post by: aldo_14 on January 12, 2005, 05:56:44 am

Anyone know where I could find these for a reasonable price? (in the Uk, preferably a shop that would be on or near the high street)

What I mean is like the plastic aircraft kits you stick together with superglue (also the proper solid prebuild things, but I figure those are too pricey)... I've taken an inkling to the idea of building one for my desktop.  Either that or finding some form of clay and building one of my own designs.

Title: Model kits?
Post by: Flipside on January 12, 2005, 06:01:00 am

Alas, Airfix these days is hard to get hold of. I know of a couple of places in London, but not Glasgow I'm afraid :(

Once, I would have recommended Forbidden Planet, but the place has gone severely commercialised and downhill of late :(



Edit :

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/clints.place/fulluk.htm

Found this list, any use?

Title: Model kits?
Post by: aldo_14 on January 12, 2005, 06:06:38 am

I'd forgotten it was Airfix that did the kits, actually.

Don't seem to do sci-fi-type stuff according to their website, though.

EDIT; list might be helpful, cheers.  I know of at least 3 shops on it that have closed down in the last 3 years, natch.

Title: Model kits?
Post by: beatspete on January 12, 2005, 08:48:10 am

There's a model shop on Bell Street (I think) its in merchant city.  Its got quite a range of models, think there is aircraft, mostly WWII stuff.  Its got lots of stuff used for models in general, I buy balsa wood there to build small gliders.


Edit:  local, huh?

Title: Model kits?
Post by: Roanoke on January 12, 2005, 10:50:33 am

*mourns the loss of Beatties*

not that any of my models were ever any good like.
Airfix isn't that hard to find is it ?

Title: Model kits?
Post by: pyro-manic on January 12, 2005, 11:17:07 am

Got this off Airfix.com (duh! :p):

Quote

Retailer     Postcode
Artstore Limited
2 Royal Exchange Court
85 Queen Street
Glasgow
0141 572 1088 ACCTS    G1 3D B
Artstore Limited
94 Queen Street
Glasgow
0141 221 1101    G1 3A Q
Clyde Importers Ltd
(Toy & Model Account)
115 Laidlaw Street
Glasgow
0141 429 2058    G5 8L E
Co-Operative Group (Cws) Ltd
2 Sylvania Way (South)
Clydebank
Glasgow    G81 1XG
Creation Art Supplies Ltd
14-16 South Vesalius Street
Glasgow    G32  
D. & F. Models
56 Bell Street
Glasgow
0141 552 8044    G1 1LQ
Daniel Jack
10 Broadcroft
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow    G66 1HP
Dunn's Models
30 Clardendon Place
Glasgow    G20 7PZ
Jamieson's Models
30 Saltmarket
Glasgow
0141 552 3956    G1 5LY
M. Suleman (Greeting Card) Co.
32-36 Stromness Street
Glasgow
0141 429 1199    G5 8H S
Millers (The City Art Shop) Ltd
28 Stockwell Street
Glasgow
0141 553 1660    G1 4RT
Millers (The City Art Shop) Ltd
29 Mcphail Street
Glasgow    G40 1 DN
Moneystretcher
206 Main Street
Barrhead
Glasgow
0141 880 8383    G78 1 SN
Neutral Zone
Mr Gordon Mitchell
498 Great Western Road
Glasgow    G12 8EW
Peter Fisher Ltd
Unit 10
Woodville Park Industrial Estate
200 Woodville Street
Glasgow
0141 440 2461

:)

To be honest, Airfix models aren't that great. They're OK, but brands like Tamiya are better in terms of quality (I like the plastic better). Also, you don't use superglue, you use polystyrene cement which "welds" the plastic together (basically dissolves it a bit, then it sets hard again). :)

EDIT: Oooh. Purdy. If you go for Airfix, can I recommend this: http://www.airfix.com/tsr2.asp Great plane, this. Wish it had gone into production.... :(

Title: Model kits?
Post by: aldo_14 on January 12, 2005, 11:26:54 am

Quote

Originally posted by Roanoke
*mourns the loss of Beatties*

not that any of my models were ever any good like.
Airfix isn't that hard to find is it ?

Spaceship models are; by airfix I really mean that kind of plastic kit.

Title: Model kits?
Post by: vyper on January 12, 2005, 11:28:46 am

Quote

Originally posted by Roanoke
*mourns the loss of Beatties*
 

:nod:

Title: Model kits?
Post by: pyro-manic on January 12, 2005, 11:43:00 am

:wtf:

I saw a Beatties in Bristol on Friday...

Title: Model kits?
Post by: vyper on January 12, 2005, 11:45:53 am

Maybe so, but they're gone in Glasgow so meh.

Title: Model kits?
Post by: Roanoke on January 12, 2005, 02:24:06 pm

Airfix uses poly-cement too.

Title: Model kits?
Post by: Nuke on January 12, 2005, 05:15:35 pm

plastec models are for wussies, go with balsa, then you can stick a radio and an engine in the thing and really fly it. :D