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I flew in a Mil8 once when Malta Airways used them as a short haul ferry between Malta and Gozo. The experience was shall we say 'interesting' ! They were rapidly taken out of service when Malta became part of the EU. (Along with all the vintage buses) Tourists loved the old buses, but locals...

I sounded out Marshall Buck of Creative Miniature Associates about it they had any interest in obtaining Model Motorcars stock for resale. He was aware of Marvin Meit's recent death in December 2025. His response was that CMA has no interest in selling after market parts for kits either now or...

From our good friend Nick! A mate of mine has recently bought his Bentley Wire Wheel build set.

They certainly look good. A friend of mine bought Nick 's Bentley Wire Wheel build out recently.

MFH do appear to be quite prolific in their output. So maybe that is where the mistakes creep in. I would have liked to have a go at building their Bugatti 35B kit in particular but they didn't produce it for long enough for me to save up the shekels to buy one! Now going for stupid money by...

Another really superb classic car model from you Paddy. Did you modify the kit wheels to fit those spokes? They really set the model off well.

The now defunct Kitswap at Telford that ran up to a number of years ago was a good clearing house for old model kits. Pity that it is not run anymore. IPMS UK used to get 10 per cent from each sale, and it was an easy outlet to offload our old kits, bits and reference materials.

I have got lost as the four last posts seem to have gone off at a tangent. Not aware that Italeri ever had anything to do with an E type kit ever. The PR shot of the D type LM Jaguar. Is that the MFH one that is in 1/12th scale, not 1/8th? Not sure why that one has sneaked in when the discussion...

Pity they have now gone. They carried some really nice upgrade stuff for the old and new Pocher kits. Hopefully another company might take on the stock and make it available again, but who knows?

Been trying to sell my 2 Pochers I described and trying to find a UK buyer. Generated no interest so far. Might just stick the stuff into an auction to get rid !

It's puzzling how some paper magazines go the way of the Dodo and others survive quite happily. Airfix Scale Modelworld is an example of one that looks to be doing OK month to month.

Heavens Eagle. I have a Pocher original Mercedes kit and a Rolls 'Bitsa' ( radiator. chassis, engine and running gear etc.) that would offer a parts scratch build opportunity. Cannot get the enthusiasm to build either though ! What Pochers do you have also to release to the wild out of curiosity?

Not bad to put ideas like an on line competition out there MrT to be positive. One soon finds out whether they might work of not by considering the feedback. You graciously agreed with the consensus that I thought was quite magnanimous on your part.

Model Cars Magazine's forum broke away from being owned by the magazine recently, I would guess for a reason. Maybe the magazine will struggle on and survive, but looking at MCM's website indicated that the last copy went out in August 2025. Maybe some went out since then and the website was...

Model Motorcars Ltd website was down when I tried to access it over the last few days. Reason being that they went into voluntary dissolution on March 18th 2026 after trading for 25 years plus. Why is not known to this poster. The company specialised in tutorial books, CD's and after market...

Finally made a start on my Bugatti 35B. Paddy's thread and various builds I have been following on YouTube and other forums will certainly allow me to avoid certain pitfalls plus some really good tips generally. The kit is quite good overall, although some of the finer details like bolt...

Model Cars Magazine's publication schedule appears to be very late again and subscriber deliveries are going way out. It was a good magazine that appeared to be getting over its difficulties a couple of years back, but seems to be struggling again. Anyone know what is currently happening with it ?

It's been a while now and my thread sort of morphed into a discussion about old Pocher brand kits rather than getting any potential buyer enquiries. I still have the Merc and the Rolls 'Bitsa' to dispose of it anyone is interested. So if there is a UK buyer out there, please make direct...

No wonder I did not recognise the name as he is a wingy thingy scratch builder. The ones I posted are primarily auto model scratch builders. However, I have seen that Spitfire model at Hendon some time ago. One can hardly miss it ! As it happens a very old close friend of mine since the late...

Not familiar with David Glen's name Paddy. I am interested to find out more about him and his speciality.