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Offline Plynkes

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Motörhead Bomber
« on: September 12, 2019, 01:02:59 PM »
For some bizarre reason, Airfix are celebrating the 40th anniversary of Motorhead's album "Bomber" by selling a limited edition of their Heinkel kit in Motorhead livery.






I made the original, non-Motorhead version of this kit when I was a little kid, and have always been a fan of Lemmy (I'm a bit more into Hawkwind than Motorhead, mind). I have absolutely no use for this thing, but I kind of want it anyway.

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Offline frank xerox

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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #1 on: September 12, 2019, 01:39:17 PM »
God that takes me back! I've still got the hearing damage.
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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #2 on: September 12, 2019, 01:53:35 PM »
Well shoot, now I have another model on my list.

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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #3 on: September 12, 2019, 09:01:08 PM »
goddamit....that's to good to miss...
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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #4 on: September 12, 2019, 09:45:14 PM »
Bonkers. Is it April the 1st?

I suppose the people in charge at Airfix now were Grebs back in the day, rock on!

Wouldn't it have been brilliant if they did a big Lemmy head leering to put in the front as well?

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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #5 on: September 12, 2019, 10:42:52 PM »
Jesus Christ, 40 years! I saw them at Hammersmith Odeon my hearing's been bad ever since  ;)
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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #6 on: September 12, 2019, 10:57:13 PM »
Now I have a film running in my head of the pilot listening to the Hawkwind song Motorhead,haha word association...
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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #7 on: September 12, 2019, 11:54:59 PM »
May well be the coolest thing ever. I bet Lemmy would love it  lol
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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #8 on: September 13, 2019, 02:50:10 AM »
Just wait and see what Airfix have in store for the 40th anniversary of Boy George.

And to think, they have less than five years before they can re-issue their Me-262 as a tribute to the Blue Oyster Cult LP.

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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #9 on: September 13, 2019, 10:35:45 AM »
Jesus Christ, 40 years! I saw them at Hammersmith Odeon my hearing's been bad ever since  ;)

Me too, row D in the stalls right in front of the speaker stack lol
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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2019, 07:55:57 AM »
I would like to remind that a year from now we will also be able to celebrate 40th anniversary of the release of the Enola Gay single by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark. Does Airfix make a model for B-29 bomber?

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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2019, 08:08:00 AM »
This thread is responsible for bringing back fond memories of Hawkwind gigs and started me listening to Warrior On The Edge Of Time whilst I'm painting!

Offline Griefbringer

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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2019, 08:44:12 AM »
Perhaps Hawkwind albums should be best reserved for painting fantasy figures - listening  to them while painting historicals may lead to somewhat unexpected results.

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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2019, 09:00:14 AM »
Airifix do make a B-29, or at least they did in the 1970s, when I was a little aeroplane-obsessed kid. Unfortunately the cover of that single doesn't feature any kind of OMD-exclusive livery to put in the kit, unlike "Bomber."


As far as Hawkwind goes, you could always listen to "Hasan-i-Sabah" when painting your medieval Muslims. Though probably best not to get too carried away with the "Hashish! Hashish! Hashish!" part or your painting might suffer.


Offline Griefbringer

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Re: Motörhead Bomber
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2019, 10:28:23 AM »
Unfortunately the cover of that single doesn't feature any kind of OMD-exclusive livery to put in the kit.

I guess an alternative could be to provide decals for the historical Enola Gay - there should be plenty of pictorial evidence somewhere. Also, next August marks the 75th anniversary of the (in)famous bombing flight.