tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post3997495289855285472..comments2024-03-28T13:18:10.107+00:00Comments on Aviation of Japan 日本の航空史: Whatever Happened to Sally (and the other Revell Twins)?Straggler 脱走兵http://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-82505837966126604552014-04-08T07:53:13.508+01:002014-04-08T07:53:13.508+01:00Lucky me I have the Ki-21 Sally as well as the Ki-...Lucky me I have the Ki-21 Sally as well as the Ki-49 Helen from Revell and to top it off I also have the Ki-21 sally from MPM which I have currently on the bench..<br />CarlosKGRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02739494310261276240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-74485851840372549402012-12-20T10:07:24.463+00:002012-12-20T10:07:24.463+00:00Hi Steve
You got a real bargain there!
Regards
N...Hi Steve<br /><br />You got a real bargain there!<br /><br />Regards<br />NickStraggler 脱走兵https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-54827241584515409272012-12-19T19:37:24.172+00:002012-12-19T19:37:24.172+00:00Hi Nick,
I picked up a Revell Ki-21 in a bag with...Hi Nick,<br /><br />I picked up a Revell Ki-21 in a bag with no decals or instructions back in the mid 90s for $35, and thought it was a bargain. Then last year I was looking through a stack of old kits on the 'clearance' table at a local hobby shop and stumbled on a 'green box' issue in mint condition..with a price tag of $6.99! Of course I snapped it up. My conscience got the better of me and I told the cashier that the kit normally goes for ten times that, but he didn't seem to care. <br /><br />I also found an MPM Ki-21 dirt cheap as a 'bagged' kit some years ago. Turns out the resin parts will fit the Revell kit quite nicely. <br /><br />Cheers!<br /><br />Steve<br /><br />Steve Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-20452195326831186352012-07-17T08:37:12.579+01:002012-07-17T08:37:12.579+01:00Thanks for the confirmation. I have never seen Kik...Thanks for the confirmation. I have never seen Kikoler or Lodela issues of the kits. Has anyone?<br /><br />Regards<br />NickStraggler 脱走兵https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-17407359150930824242012-07-17T08:08:02.101+01:002012-07-17T08:08:02.101+01:00I chatted with Tony from Revellogram at the IPMS N...I chatted with Tony from Revellogram at the IPMS Nationals in 2001 about these molds. He indicated they were utilized by Kikoler of Brazil, Lodela of Mexico and were on their way to the US when the ship sunk. Whether they're in the Pacific or Atlantic was not determined. They are definitely sunk.<br /><br />Definitely would be nice if Hasegawa would do one.<br />HTH<br />The KeeperThe Keepernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-60459500836659606442012-04-01T01:43:27.753+01:002012-04-01T01:43:27.753+01:00I only have one of the Sally's in my stash and...I only have one of the Sally's in my stash and it's the first box pictured. These were amazing kits for their day and still hold up well. Hasegawa should have done this one as there are many color choices and options available. Its a graceful aircraft and I wish more showed up built. <br /><br />JoeJoe Youngermannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-6336670289922677812012-03-28T18:12:09.227+01:002012-03-28T18:12:09.227+01:00Thanks Harold. I'm not looking for one (and I&...Thanks Harold. I'm not looking for one (and I'm ashamed to tell you how many I have in my stash!) but if you are I suggest you add eBay UK to your search. I have seen examples sell recently in the UK for around £30-35.<br /><br />Thanks for those details Ken - very interesting. I have seen the Irving molded in black, olive green and white but for some reason the white one is always covered in flash.<br /><br />Regards<br />NickStraggler 脱走兵https://www.blogger.com/profile/10129611267271999294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-71601377753181098262012-03-28T15:22:03.668+01:002012-03-28T15:22:03.668+01:00Hello Nick,
Perhaps some trivia may be of interes...Hello Nick,<br /><br />Perhaps some trivia may be of interest to some. Due to my ever expanding 'shelf of doom' it was easy to make an inspection of the five Revell kits cited. They do not appear to show a single hand made each mold. The J1N Irving has the shallowest recessed surface detail of the lot, with none at all on its gear doors. Surface detail is mostly raised on the P1Y Frances and Ki.49 Helen. That for the Ki.45 Nick and Ki.21 Sally is nicely recessed. Their recessed rivets are similar to that on the L&S Nell, perhaps just a little better done. An odd quirk is the rivets on the gear doors of the Ki.45 are raised while same on the Ki.21 Sally are recessed. Three of the five kits have raised detail on the gear doors while the fifth (Irving) has none. So perhaps more than one team of mold makers was involved.<br /><br />Regards,<br />Ken GlassKen Glassnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748156690521830936.post-49854648043997469092012-03-28T13:11:15.840+01:002012-03-28T13:11:15.840+01:00If one can be had on your side of the pond for 35 ...If one can be had on your side of the pond for 35 quid, snap it up.<br />I have a standing search on US eBay for this kit, and see them regularly exceed my means at up to US $80.<br />I built one, when current, with the dorsal glasshouse. Silly me thought, at the time, that one is enough. Now, in my dotage, I want a turreted example as well.Harold Knoreply@blogger.com