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MPM Production look set to have a sure-fire hit on their hands with their latest 1:32 WWI aircraft - the famous Bristol "Bullet". Previously only available in this scale as a resin kit, the Bristol M.1C has long fascinated modellers as one of the classic "What-If"s of the Great War. Largely ignored by the RFC on account of its suspicion of monoplanes and the Bullet's supposedly high landing speed, we'll never know what impact the 130 mph fighter could have made over the Western Front, since it was side-lined to the Middle East.
SH32057 Bristol M.1C “Wartime Colours”
The kit contains three sprues with plastic parts. The sprue with big parts was prepared using short-run technology while the small part sprue was 3D designed and is injected from the metal mould in excellent quality. Of very same quality is the 3D designed and resin cast seat; real aircraft seat featured wicker woven back rest. Another resin part is the dynamo airscrew; other small parts are in the photo-etched parts. Decals included offer markings for three camouflaged machines that flew during the Great War. Two of them served in Mesopotamia and Macedonia the third one flew over the Western Front.

SH32060 Bristol M.1C “Checkers & Stripes”
The second kit of the Bristol contains the same plastic parts as the previous kit but offers different decals, this time for three trainers. What they lack on the combat fame they catch up with attractive camouflages. You can choose from checkers or stripes; if this is still not your cup of coffee you can pick a machine with a fancy dragon art painting. One of the machines is presented in two different appearances that changed during the machine transition to other squadron.


Both kits are available now, priced around £30 in the UK.

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While it's nice to think of what might have been, it's also great to have obscure planes from other theaters represented in 32 scale. Thanks for posting this, Rowan!
OCT 20, 2014 - 05:23 AM
But of course, I think that I'd wait for
OCT 20, 2014 - 12:01 PM
I want #4 please!
OCT 21, 2014 - 03:46 AM
G-EAVP, with the Jupiter engine (need a 32d Bulldog) now that would be a build. I don't care what color it was I would make it RED....
OCT 21, 2014 - 06:38 AM
Harry Butler's which still survives fit's your criteria. Some bumff here And a nice pic here
OCT 21, 2014 - 08:00 AM
Hi again My kit turned up today and, on first brief inspection, looks to be a real little gem! All the best Rowan
OCT 22, 2014 - 08:02 AM
Hi again I managed to take a proper look today and - barring a couple of really irritating (and pointless?) ejector pin marks - it's as sweet as first impressions indicated. All the best Rowan
OCT 23, 2014 - 09:14 AM
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