Andy, can we please see the photo of the Feisler Storch from the London Show (1 Viewer)

[Louis Badolato]

Andy, can we please see the photo of the Feisler Storch from the London Show? Those of us who couldn't make it to London have been patiently waiting for someone to post a shot of the new warbird, but no luck yet.

 

[jazzeum]

Aye, ditto to that. However, I'm not sure he's back in Hong Kong as I received an email from Zoe right before the London show that he would be gone for about 3 weeks.

 

[noli-poli]

With all the secrecy, it'd better be good as this (see attached)

 

[jazzeum]

With all the secrecy, it'd better be good as this (see attached)

Probably better.

 

[OzDigger]

My Hasegawa 1/32 plastic kit Fiesler and metal Rommel figure is still boxed in my wardrobe waiting for my development into a skilled kit builder - so I guess it will still be there when I pass on

I just hope the K & C version is well detailed and not tooooo expensive.

 

[noli-poli]

Probably better.

That's a comforting thought. Just like Oz Digger, I do not have to build my Hasegawa 1/32 plastic kit. It's sitting in my basement for years.

N-P

 

[Beaufighter]

How about a nice Winter version for those chilly recon. flights during 1944-1945-please.

 

[Rob]

Louis,there was only a photo of the plane in Andys folder there was no model to actually photo.It was the same for the Gestapo car.

Rob

 

[Louis Badolato]

Rob,

Thanks for the info, but that had already been explained to me, which is why I am asking Andy to post the photo of the Storch. I would love to see the photo of the Gestapo car as well.

 

[Rob]

Sorry Louis,thought you were asking show visitors for pics.

Rob

 

[Louis Badolato]

Andy, are you back in Hong Kong yet? How about those photos of the Storch and the Gestapo Car?

 

[jazzeum]

I think he's due back in a couple of days.

 

[noli-poli]

Andy:

How about Spotter Plane for the G.I's? In the movie :Battle of the Bulge," they used a O-1E Birddog (post war) it should be the L-4H Grasshopper...see attached. This plane was responsible in spotting the German movements (in the thick of the fog) giving the GI's vital intel.

N-P

 

[Louis Badolato]

N-P,

I think this is exactly the type of plane Andy intends to produce. I wouldn't be suprised if after the Storch sells out, Andy were to produce a Lysander or a Grasshopper. I would love a Battle of the Bulge Grasshopper, but I would rather have an SAS Lysander dropping off OSS agents in France.

 

[jazzeum]

To be honest, I'd like to see Andy alternate between planes that everybody knows (i.e. Mustang, Spitfire) and lesser known planes. However, it is important that the Storch be a success financially for K & C so that he continue to make them.

 

[noli-poli]

N-P,

I think this is exactly the type of plane Andy intends to produce. I wouldn't be suprised if after the Storch sells out, Andy were to produce a Lysander or a Grasshopper. I would love a Battle of the Bulge Grasshopper, but I would rather have an SAS Lysander dropping off OSS agents in France.

A Lysander will also be great! These could be Andy's initial re-launch on KC aircraft series. Clear canopies, detailed interior, matching figures, working doors will the order of the day (I hope).

N-P

 

[Louis Badolato]

To be honest, I'd like to see Andy alternate between planes that everybody knows (i.e. Mustang, Spitfire) and lesser known planes. However, it is important that the Storch be a success financially for K & C so that he continue to make them.

From what Andy told me, there will be an emphasis on planes that no one else is producing, and that go well with figures in both airfield and action dioramas. So don't count on seeing a Mustang or Spitfire unless the Warbirds line really takes off.

 

[Louis Badolato]

A Lysander will also be great! These could be Andy's initial re-launch on KC aircraft series. Clear canopies, detailed interior, matching figures, working doors will the order of the day (I hope).

N-P

I think that Andy has committed to all of these features (with the possibile exception of the opening doors), and has indicated that there will be tons of related figures, vehicles, and diorama pieces to make collecting the warbirds not just popular, but essential to the WWII collector. And with the launch of WWI, can bi- and Tri-plane spotters and fighters be far behind?

 

[Pierre]

The Arado Ar 196 is surely not produced so often and may be the occasion to have Kriegsmarine figures.

Pierre.

 

[Louis Badolato]

Pierre,

Andy produced an Arado Floatplane during the golden age of warbird production, so who knows, maybe he will produce it again. It would make a cool diorama, perhaps rescuing a downed Luftwaffe pilot floating in a rubber raft in the English Channel.