Airfix Nimrod

[Thorvic]

Sob, Boo Hoo, Sob

Grrrrrr....... a kit of a subject we have waited for years for a decent injection moulded kit to be made and now I find myself in a financial pickle - boo hoo!

No Nimrod for me, alas I find myself on the wrong end of the unemployment thang....

So no stash purchases till I'm back in full time work.

Would have loved to do a SAAF bird.

cheers

Duncan

Got you covered Duncan for when your sorted again and can run the gauntlet past SWMBO

Cheers

Geoff

[Gekko_1]

Hey, what gives?  You guys said you weren't going to do whiff Nimrods when I asked about making decals for them!  Are you now saying I should??

J

Hey Jennings, if you want to do some decals why not do those beautiful Royal Navy Skyhawks of yours? I'll definitely by a sheet!

Cheers

Richard.

[NARSES2]

I'm with Ian and Rad on this - it really dosn't appeal to me I'm afraid - at the moment. Didn't think I'd get into 1/144 but then Arnold did the XB-49  . Looking forward to seeing built examples though.

[Martin H]

good man Duncan, good luck with the job hunting.

[Martin H]

only one?

[Radish]

MrModels had cases of them, but hardly sold any. All those at the show were discounted to around £35.

[AeroplaneDriver]

Hey, what gives?  You guys said you weren't going to do whiff Nimrods when I asked about making decals for them!  Are you now saying I should??

J

Hey Jennings, if you want to do some decals why not do those beautiful Royal Navy Skyhawks of yours? I'll definitely by a sheet!

Cheers

Richard.

OH YES

Geoff

Add me to that list.

[Mossie]

MrModels had cases of them, but hardly sold any. All those at the show were discounted to around £35.

As I walked into the Sports Centre the first kit I saw being carried out was a Nimrod, but after that I only saw one more in somebodys arms.  I think the price is preventing people from grabbing them by the bucketload, while I don't think it's ridiculous in price, you can snap up a fair number of smaller kits for the same.

They were all very neatly stacked at the Mr Models stand, the temptation to play model kit Jenga was nearly unbearable.....

[Mossie]

Wooksta had a gleam in his eye too when I mentioned it to him....

[Captain Canada]

I got my 3 there today and have even started one.

That answers that question....now how about some pics ?

[Tojo633]

Well
Look what I found on Evil Bay a nice link to a seller who has the Airfix Nimrods at just over half price here is the link to one:-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=120224152520&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=002

Again these kits are starting at bids of just over half price so who knows what price they will end up selling for in the end?.

Something tells me that the Nimrods are way over priced to start with judging buy a few of the comments on this thread wiith them already being reduced to £35 and having read a review in one of the mags its hardly worth the full price. Bad fit on one of the wing to fuselage joints was highlighted and also that the bomb bays have no inside detail yet the undercarriage doors do or something like that.
Just have to wait till Woolies gets a delivery and has them at half price you never know.

It will be interesting to see what prices these go for on Evil bay, but it does poise that all important question to what extend are we being ripped off if they can be sold in the £20 to £25 price range or thereabouts?
To quote a phrase
"At least Dick Turpin had the courtesy to wear a mask!!"

Then again Rool on the TSR2's and Canberra's
Cheers
Sandy

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Something tells me that the Nimrods are way over priced to start with judging buy a few of the comments on this thread wiith them already being reduced to £35 and having read a review in one of the mags its hardly worth the full price. Bad fit on one of the wing to fuselage joints was highlighted and also that the bomb bays have no inside detail yet the undercarriage doors do or something like that.

Cheers
Sandy

W H A T  ?

So having read one review - the opinion of one individual - that mentions that there are a few bad points,you have instantly decided that at £30+ pounds the kit isn't worth the asking price..... allow me to make a few observations....

1  How many Tamiya/Hasegawa/Trumpeter etc kits require some filler here and there ? - 80%, 90%, 98%, you tell me

2  It's a Nimrod in 1/72 !

3  £35 instead of £39.99 is NOT discounting.... it's a temporary price cut to encourage the buyer to spend with one trader as opposed to another..... A retailer will usually pay 66% of the RRP therefore a DISCOUNTED price will be 25% or more. Trust me, my first job was managing a (retail) store.

4  It's a Nimrod in 1/72 !!

5  Lack of detail.... well I looked VERY closely at the test-shot at Telford. Yes the detail in the bomb-bay has been simplified,but at the risk of repeating m'self, which kits DO NOT have some of the smaller details omitted. There is a limit to what the pattern maker can include. With the bay loaded-up you won't notice the omissions as there is quite enough in there to keep the eye busy..... or you could just model it with the doors closed !

6  Might I respectfully suggest, since you pay so much attention to reviews - not a bad thing - that you read a few more over the next weeks and take a broad overview of what each reviewer has to say..... hey here's an idea, why don't you ask our own FALCON what he thinks, he's already started his - from the horses' mouth so-to-speak.

Please do not take offence after all we are all free to express our opinions...... or repeat those of others !

Ian

[Mossie]

One thing to bear in mind is that the 'reviews' so far have only been of test shots, not the finished article AFAIK.

I think that it's only expensive compared to Revell, who to be honest have really smashed costs for larger kits.  Otherwise, for a kit of it's size it's the price comparable to others.  Mr Model & others seem to have been expecting people to walk out with several of them under their arms, & being fair to them the recent TSR.2 hysteria was the benchmark.  But, the Nimrod has a few differences.  It's higher price means it's going to be harder to afford a similar amount.  The main thing I think though, is it's size.  Several people have commented along the lines of 'where the feck am I going to store it, let alone display the fecker!' & that's quite a problem to solve.  So most people have bought one or two at the most.

This causes a problem though.  Mr Model & others might have been caught out & if they are left with a bucket load, their going to have to shift them at a sight less than they hoped.  Great news for us, for now.  That means Airfix will be less likely to release a similar subject because the retailers will be reluctant to sell it in the future.

[Tojo633]

Ian

I should point out that I was chatting to Falcon months ago regarding the Nimrod and we cam to similar conclusions, especially regarding the price. A point I have made earlier I believe in this thread I am sure, is that one can have 4 of their new 1/72 Canberra's (£10.99 is their projected price from what I am led to believe)for the price of one Nimrod or 3 Revell Lancasters. TSR Joe and I did some number crunching based on some info that he was privy to and allowing for various profit margins etc we also came up with the conclusion that it was overpriced.  Also having spend a good 20 years in retail I am well aware of certain methods of getting the punters in and how to tempt them.
Maybe you take me too literally as I was only pointing out the price offer on Evil bay, but at the end of the day I would far rather stick a handfull of their new Canberra's on my display or (of which I am sure there will be even more incarnations over time) than 1 Nimrod. Again how many people are going to buy more than 1 Nimrod? If you want to sell Nimrods they need to be at a price people can afford, regardless of what the kit is, it has to be within an affordable reach of the buying public. Regarding the quality of the kit, fit etc although I am not a rivet counter as such, if you are spending £40 on a kit it should be of an acceptable high quality to justify that high price. I also find the prices of their 1/48 Canberras and TSR2 to be a fair price for that scale so may even be tempted to a few of those if i can get a hold of them.

Cheers
Sandy

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

I would far rather stick a handfull of their new Canberra's on my display Cheers

Sandy

Now that's something we CAN agree on !

Ian