GBP72.49 = AUD130.24

Going rate for an Airfix 1/72 Handley-Page Victor B.2
MRP: AU$140.50 Save: AU$13.00 (9% OFF)
AU$127.50 ^{(incl. GST)}


Although BNA Models has it listed as both "Discontinued" & "Out of Stock"; I'm assuming that if Airfix are selling them, they're not "Discontinued"?


I note that the Airfix 1/72 Avro Vulcan B.2 Strategic Bomber is going for even bigger money;

MRP: AU$153.95 Save: AU$14.00 (9% OFF)
AU$139.95 ^{(incl. GST)}

It's on the new releases newsletter I got yesterday Guy. So new transfers, parts ? Not sure as it really doesn't interest me. I was just taken by the price.

The current Victor has the Blue Steel grafted on underneath, were they always like that or were the first ones tankers?

They have to be different in some way as they have different wing spans.

And yes, it is VERY pricy!

It's a rerelease of the kit that came out in 2016,
the tanker version was released a couple of years
later. 

The original release was around £40.

Over engineered with a lot of details hidden and the instructions need to be read a few times before construction starts. The engine air intakes dividers are problematic. Most parts fit first time, although it helps to wash the parts before assembly and after when you have finished otherwise the paint goes funny.

Quote from: PR19_Kit on October 25, 2022, 08:12:32 AMThe current Victor has the Blue Steel grafted on underneath, were they always like that or were the first ones tankers?

They have to be different in some way as they have different wing spans.

And yes, it is VERY pricy!

If your talking about kits by Airfix, they started with the Victor B.Mk2[BS] in 2016 followed by the Victor K.2/SR.2 in 2018. The NEW release looks to be the same as the 2016 boxing going by the information on the Airfix web site.

Gondor

Apart from the price which has nearly doubled....................

seems like just yesterday these kits were affordable. I guess 144th scale would be the best option for a V Force now

I dreamt of modern mouldings if the V-force a few years back.  At the price, I'm going to keep dreaming. The old Airfix Vulcan and Matchbox Victor will have to do.

Quote from: Mossie on October 25, 2022, 11:56:41 PMI dreamt of modern mouldings if the V-force a few years back.  At the price, I'm going to keep dreaming. The old Airfix Vulcan and Matchbox Victor will have to do.

You could use the Mach2  Valiant if you can find one cheap enough,  yes it requires a lot of work and no the Alleycat upgrade sets don't fit as the Mach2 model is slightly smaller than the Airfix kit.

Quote from: Old Wombat on October 25, 2022, 06:29:33 AMGBP72.49 = AUD130.24

Going rate for an Airfix 1/72 Handley-Page Victor B.2
MRP: AU$140.50 Save: AU$13.00 (9% OFF)
AU$127.50 ^{(incl. GST)}


Although BNA Models has it listed as both "Discontinued" & "Out of Stock"; I'm assuming that if Airfix are selling them, they're not "Discontinued"? ...

That'll be what they were charging last time they had any.  Price will probly increase when/if they get new stock.
Unfortunately I will be obliged to buy one as I want to build another shortened Victor - this time in camo to confuse JMNs - but I refuse to try to do so with that ill fitting abomination from Matchbox.  Once was enough.
It might be a fitting thing to use all my BNA points on.

It makes a change complaining about prices other than Hasegawa's for once.

Quote from: Mossie on October 25, 2022, 11:56:41 PMI dreamt of modern mouldings if the V-force a few years back.  At the price, I'm going to keep dreaming. The old Airfix Vulcan and Matchbox Victor will have to do.

As someone who has wrestled the Matchbox Victor 3 times, I'd pay the money and get the new tool. It's not worth the aggravation of the cheaper option.  The old Vulcan isn't too bad and can still be a decent model.  Many say get the earlier release but the more recent boxings have that soft plastic that's easier to work with.

I haven't got 70 odd notes to spare though.  I managed to pick up the Revell boxing in 2009 from Modelzone for eight quid a good few years back, a steal even then.  If I do the project I've been planning I should only need the wings and tail.

If you are using parts I'd go with the cheaper kit. No point spending extra money and have half of it laying around. Just my $0.02.

The wings and tail are the worst parts. Especially the wings.