Xtrakit

[The Wooksta!]

Fingers crossed, about £12 but more likely £15.  I doubt they'll be any cheaper than that.

[Weaver]

Hannants have the Xtrakit Hunter T.7 in now. Looks like a new tool to me, but I'm not the expert, never having had the Matchbox one....

http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/XK72013



There's full sprue shots on there too. Hard to tell from a pic, but the lines of the nose look wrong to me... Anyway, at £18.50, I won't be finding out anytime soon...

[rallymodeller]

If it's not directly from the Matchbox mold, it's certainly based on it. The slots in the fuselage sides for the wings are a dead giveaway -- they always had that huge gap around the intake/fuselage junction.

[Weaver]

They've got the Spit F.Mk.22 in too, though I'm not sure if that's new or not:



http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/XK72014

[The Wooksta!]

The Spitfire's been out since Feb.  I have four - so far...

Although, TBH, I'd rather have the old Airkit one.

[rickshaw]

The Spitfire's been out since Feb.  I have four - so far...

Although, TBH, I'd rather have the old Airkit one.

I wasn't aware Airfix ever did a Mk.22 in 1/72 scale.

[The Wooksta!]

Airkit Enterprises was a resin casting outfit run by Paul Lucas.  He did many bits for Spitfires and Mosquitos then turned his hand to proper kits.  Offhand, he did a Spitfire F21, Spitfire F22, Seafire F17 and a Seafire F45, although I don't have the latter. 

For my money, his Spitfire F21 was the best yet in 72nd scale and I've had them all bar the older CMK one that was ripped off by Aeroteam and reboxed by Eduard.  IIRC, I have four in the stash plus one to rebuild.

[The Wooksta!]

If it's not directly from the Matchbox mold, it's certainly based on it. The slots in the fuselage sides for the wings are a dead giveaway -- they always had that huge gap around the intake/fuselage junction.

Sir, that is total balderdash!  Looking at those sprue shots, it has zero commonality with ye olde Matchbox tool.

[JayBee]

I agree with Lee the fuselage is not from the Matchbox kit at all. The original had seperate noses for the single and two-seat versions.

Jim

[Maverick]

Also agreed here.  As an aside, I see there's a separate nose piece, so one wonders if a T.8M is on the cards?

Regards,

Mav

[rickshaw]

Ah, apologies.  I misread Lee's post.  Must be old age creeping up again.   

[Weaver]

Hannants currently have the Spitfire Mk.22 at half price, i.e. £6, which seems pretty reasonable:


http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/XK72014


They're also selling off their Swift FR.5s at £10 (cheaper than the official RRP of the Airfix one when it gets here):


http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/XK72012


AND, the Sea Harrier FA.2 is going for just £6.25:


http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/XK72016

[The Wooksta!]

You're better off spending the extra pennies on the Airfix 22, as it's more accurate and more importantly, it fits together without having to use brute force.  Then again, the Xtrakit one does have a good decal sheet.

They've been kamikazying the 22 for 3 years now.

[Weaver]

Hannants have found some old stock of a TF-102 conversion for the 1/72nd Hasegawa kit:

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/XP003

[PR19_Kit]

Oooooh, I may just get one of those. Even if the result is plug ugly...........