My Stash just grew again (2009)

[Green Dragon]

You're wish is our command Oh Glorious Leader! Here are some threads from Britmodeller on the new Airfix kits.
MiG15 built: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40751
SHar1 in box review: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40705
SHar2 in box review: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40736

Paul Harrison
Edit: here is the MiG 15 thread with great sprue shots by Vladan Dugaric. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=40707

[Mossie]

Look good, cheap & very cheerful!  Might pick up one (oh, who am I kidding, both!) of the Shars.  The options for the axillary intake doors open or closed are a nice touch, as far as I'm aware no kit in any scale has them open.

[Thorvic]

All very well and good, lovely SHAR's and all that....

but...

mutter,mutter, grumble....

WHERE ARE THE BUCCANEERS?!

I'm waiting, impatiently.....

It because the production funding has gone towards getting the new kits out such as SHARs, Mig-15 and of course Mossie, the Next batch of kits should be Ship based with 1/350th Illustrious and possibly Trafalgar (although she may be held back till later in the year), together with the reissued 1/600 Warspite & Iron Duke.

Both the Buccaneer & the RN Seaking have new parts sprues which puts them at the bottom of the funding pile, as the new kits get the glory and the straight unmodified re-issues are the cheapest. I suspect we will see them in the spring to fill the gap between the 2010 re-issues and new kits as we should start to hear news on that front over the next month or so....
Should be interesting to see what ideas they come up with for next year to maintain the momentum from this year (we already know about the 48th Sea Vixen and are eagerly awaiting news on the 72nd Vickers Valiant, but what new ideas have they in the pipe line and are there any more plans replace some of their older but popular subjects ? )

[Radish]

The reason the Valiant model was removed from the Airfix display at Telford on Saturday morning, was that the crew behind the desk pointed out to Trevor that Airfix are behind with their current release schedule and don't want to add any more pressure.
Methinks the Valiant will be some way off....2011/12??

[JJC]

?anyone have any photos of the valiant?

[ChernayaAkula]

Got a Hasegawa 1/72 F/A-18F Super Hornets Diamondbacks special (two kits included). Maybe these will be whiffed into a VX-9 "Vandy 1" all-black Super Hornet and a VFA-101 Grim Reapers bird.

[Thorvic]

?anyone have any photos of the valiant?

There aint any as they havent started the kit yet. The model at SWM was a built example donated by the Bomber Command SIG or either the Mach2 kit or probably the Contrail Vacform kit.

I suspect as Rad says that a Valiant kit would probably be the 2011 special edition kit as next year its the Sea Vixen in 1/48th scale, i mentioned it as its been rumoured for sometime but not officailly announced by Airfix as yet

[kitbasher]

Airfix Mig-15, Silver Cloud Hunter sets.  Nearly got an Airfix Hanover for WW1 monoplane dive bomber whif, but resisted bravely!   

[NARSES2]

From the Big H via the man in the red van an Olimp Avros 707B which will be real world, probably, and an Eduard mask for a Stuka project, again real world. Took 7 days from order to getting it - and it's Xmas 

[Mossie]

Got some bits & bobs from Hannants myself, some modern Czech decals & a few Promodellers washes to try out.  I'm due a set of Swiss decals & a display case too, but I forgot to check their availability.  I hope the display case comes soon, it's meant for a Christmas present!

[Howard of Effingham]

saturday last, bought the new trumpeter 1/72 F-100C.

very detailed kit and an assortment of bits for the spares box. or for that matter seeing some
of the parts are so small, the carpet monster!

[Radish]

An Airfix 1/72nd BP Defiant for Biggles.
It's from "Biggles Defends The Desert" and has a key role towards the end. I know it's not the best kit, but I made it before (when it first appeared in the early/mid 1960s) and it'll be fun.
I've got two of them now, and one will be all black, but with desert colours on top surfaces with high fuselage demarcation. The other will be full desert colours, azure blue undersurfaces, etc.. Same aircraft, but just a different interpretation of how it looked. Whooooohooooooo

[Radish]

I spent a few hours today in the Westfield Centre, Derby, so did a thorough survey of Modelzone, meeting very nice people inside!!! Anyway, came away with a treat, of course, a 1/350th Revell U-boat Type VIIc....it'll be for Biggles (he comes across several in his wartime and post-war exploits. I already have one in 1/125th and that will now become intergalactic!!

[Thorvic]

From my LMS the new Airfix Sea harrier FRS2 and Sea harrier FA2 .... very nice look fwd to building them

(Have some to collect from the post office when i get the chance too)

G

[thedarkmaster]

got a few today

1x corsair
2x sea Harrier fsr1
2x Sea Hrrier FA2
2x Mig 15
1x Churchill bridgelayer
5x various Oxford dicast 1950's and 1960's cars

I spent a few hours today in the Westfield Centre, Derby, so did a thorough survey of Modelzone, meeting very nice people inside!!!

surprisingly i met a nice chap whilst i was at work today