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Avis Aircraft Kits
« on: May 17, 2014, 03:41:35 AM »
Bernhard Pethe has provided an in-box kit review of the Avis 1:72nd scale MiG-8 Civil Aircraft (kit number BX 72013) at Modellversium.de.

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Interesting design and certainly one that I had never seen before. 





***If anyone knows of an actual web page for Avis feel free to share it or send me the link and I will add it to this post. 

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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2014, 03:56:19 AM »
Cute…I wish it was in 1/48…or even 1/35.  One could do a nice diorama showing it in the driveway of a house.
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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2014, 04:09:09 AM »
Cute…I wish it was in 1/72…or even 1/35.  One could do a nice diorama showing it in the driveway of a house.
It is in 1:72nd scale Greg.  You must be up too late again or  far too early and waiting for the coffee to kick in ;)
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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2014, 04:13:49 AM »
Corrected!   ;)  One coffee down...
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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2014, 05:01:05 AM »
I don't know if Avis has a web site. I get the impression that they have other companies make their kits for them (in this case, AModel). I have their 1/32 Fokker E.V kit and it doesn't look like a  typical Amodel product; closer to Roden.

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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2014, 01:50:32 PM »
Corrected!   ;)  One coffee down...

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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2015, 07:48:19 PM »
Not so good looking kits: Lavochkin La-200 with Korshun radar



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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2017, 06:01:21 AM »
Another that i wish was in 1/48 or even 1/32:

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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2017, 06:54:38 PM »
Hannants just put it in it's Future Releases page. Price is not provided.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/BX72029
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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2017, 05:52:46 AM »
American Gyro Co., Crusader AG-4.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/BX72023

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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2017, 08:18:59 AM »
My what lovely spats that kit has.
 :-* :-* :-*
Yes it does!
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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2017, 02:27:37 PM »
Nice.  Like to build with engine upgrade.   STOL

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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2017, 11:15:04 AM »
Damn, I was hoping for this in 1/48 ;)

If all the people who have ever heard of this aircraft buy a model, it should sell well into the two digits.

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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2017, 12:24:23 AM »
Nice little oddball. I can hope that eventually an Abrams Explorer will appear from these folks.

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« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2018, 07:14:52 PM »
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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2019, 02:50:45 AM »


It’s 1/72nd scale and only 500 pcs! Where’s my microscope?
Unless of course they mean only 500 kits produced.

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« Reply #16 on: January 01, 2019, 02:55:43 AM »
I think it's the latter. ;D
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« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2019, 02:57:16 AM »
I think it's the latter. ;D
One would hope so.  It looks like, not counting fasteners, that there were not that many pieces in the full scale original.

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« Reply #18 on: January 01, 2019, 03:01:03 AM »
They also have this one coming:

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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #19 on: January 01, 2019, 03:02:42 AM »
Is that a covered option for a second seat behind the pilot?

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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #20 on: January 01, 2019, 03:07:30 AM »
Is that a covered option for a second seat behind the pilot?

Yes, but when flown the engine delivered insufficient power to fly with a passenger...oopppsss. ;D


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« Reply #21 on: January 01, 2019, 03:12:53 AM »
Is that a covered option for a second seat behind the pilot?

Yes, but when flown the engine delivered insufficient power to fly with a passenger...oopppsss. ;D


Definitely an oopsie!!  At least they covered it over to reduce drag.

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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #22 on: October 12, 2019, 02:25:18 AM »
Another I wish was in 1/48:

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« Reply #23 on: October 12, 2019, 02:27:01 AM »
This on the other hand... ::)

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« Reply #24 on: October 12, 2019, 06:54:35 AM »
Ah, no!
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« Reply #25 on: October 13, 2019, 08:30:42 PM »
And each a mere 500 pieces! ;D
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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #26 on: October 14, 2019, 01:26:01 AM »
500 copies of the kit, not 500 parts to the kit! It does look a bit like a flying anus...

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« Reply #27 on: October 14, 2019, 03:59:33 AM »
500 copies of the kit, not 500 parts to the kit! It does look a bit like a flying anus...

Funny, I've got some D-ANAL registrations from a Ju-52 Lufthansa livery supposedly.

Although I suspect Roden is just messing with us.

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« Reply #28 on: October 14, 2019, 04:20:17 AM »
500 copies of the kit, not 500 parts to the kit! It does look a bit like a flying anus...

Funny, I've got some D-ANAL registrations from a Ju-52 Lufthansa livery supposedly.

Although I suspect Roden is just messing with us.

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Would the individual flying this "thing" be called a Proctolator?
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« Reply #29 on: January 20, 2020, 07:34:52 PM »
If you feel the need to build ugly, this kit is for you.



https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/BX72040
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« Reply #30 on: April 13, 2020, 02:37:44 AM »
I wish these were in 1/48:


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« Reply #31 on: June 02, 2020, 02:10:06 AM »


Mutter, grumble...wrong bloody scale...grrr!!!
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« Reply #32 on: January 01, 2021, 08:10:39 PM »


Mutter, grumble...wrong bloody scale...grrr!!!

I picked one of those up at one of my local shops just before Christmas. It looks quite nice, though the front end is a four part clear shell around the cockpit and looks like it will require some forethought and jigging to bring together well.

I've got a couple of mild "What if" ideas brewing for it. The Optica isa crazy enough looking concept that it doesn't need anything over the top as far as whiffery goes to make something eye catching out of it.
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« Reply #33 on: August 06, 2022, 03:20:36 AM »
How can anyone not want this:

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« Reply #34 on: August 06, 2022, 06:54:23 AM »
How can anyone not want this:



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« Reply #35 on: August 06, 2022, 12:06:06 PM »
Has lots of crazy potential - join two kits together ?  Tho 1/32nd would be a better scale for these - I've seen the Edgely Optica in 72nd built & its toooo small.

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« Reply #36 on: August 07, 2022, 12:42:59 AM »
I'd buy it in any scale other than 1/48.

Wow, the thing actually flew once.

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« Reply #37 on: August 07, 2022, 01:12:23 AM »
Some photos of the real thing:

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« Reply #38 on: August 07, 2022, 10:05:44 PM »
I'd buy it in any scale other than 1/48.

Wow, the thing actually flew once.



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Re: Avis Aircraft Kits
« Reply #39 on: March 15, 2023, 03:15:12 AM »
In 1/48:

 
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« Reply #40 on: March 15, 2023, 04:51:47 AM »
Early AWACS with fixed landing gear  ???

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« Reply #41 on: March 15, 2023, 01:43:03 PM »
Some photos of the real thing:




Just proves someone was smoking more than a cigar back then!

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« Reply #43 on: March 16, 2023, 07:51:48 AM »
Is there any chance a forumite has contact info for AviS, perhaps from a kit box or instruction sheet, that they could PM to me?
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« Reply #44 on: March 16, 2023, 08:10:31 AM »
Is there any chance a forumite has contact info for AviS, perhaps from a kit box or instruction sheet, that they could PM to me?

Their Scalemates entry doesn't list any contact info.

They're a Ukrainian company, but the box for the 1/72 Nemeth Parasol lists IBG of Poland as their importer (I bought the kit from Ukraine!) I know Miniart has moved many of their operations to Poland, so this may be a way Ukrainian model companies are protecting their business from the war.

Their email is : ibgsc@ibg.com.pl

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« Reply #45 on: March 17, 2023, 03:39:01 AM »
Thanks Frank, Scalemates was my first (disappointing) stop. I appreciate the help!
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