Airfix

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

1:72 Brick...... anybody hear any rumour about a re-release..... just a hope, nowt more.

Ian

[Mossie]

It's more than a rumour, Airfix have it on their site as 'New' & Hannants have it listed under 'Future Releases'.  Now we've just got to wait for it to hit the shops.

http://www.airfix.com/airfix-products/aircraft/military-aircraft/1951present/a03072-hawker-siddeley-buccaneer-s2bs2cd-s-172-a03072/?searchguid=20081130215812&resultspage=&sortorder=
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=AX03072

[kitbasher]

New (well, kinda...) Airfix Wimpy seen in Holborn Modelzone for £11.99.  It's the MPM/Italeri effort reboxed if what I've seen of that on't tinterweb, so good value at that price. 

[Thorvic]

1:72 Brick...... anybody hear any rumour about a re-release..... just a hope, nowt more.

Ian

The bucc schemes from the kit instructions were in colour on the Airfix stand Ian.

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[nev]

New (well, kinda...) Airfix Wimpy seen in Holborn Modelzone for £11.99.  It's the MPM/Italeri effort reboxed if what I've seen of that on't tinterweb, so good value at that price. 

Avoid if so.  Unless you are a masochist.

[kitbasher]

New (well, kinda...) Airfix Wimpy seen in Holborn Modelzone for £11.99.  It's the MPM/Italeri effort reboxed if what I've seen of that on't tinterweb, so good value at that price. 

Avoid if so.  Unless you are a masochist.

Really?  even at half the price of the actual MPM offering and a fiver less than an Italeri Wimpy it's not a kit I'd rush out and buy 'cos the subject's not really of interest me - apart from a B.X to convert into a T.10.  I'd have contemplated the Matchbox (now Revell) kit back in the days, so if I were to go down that particular conversion route now would the Trumpeter Wellington be a better starting point than the MPM offering?   

[kitnut617]

I got my 'renew your membership' email from the Airfix Club today, there was an image of the box art of the club kit which shows the Swordfish, Wildcat and the new Seafire Mk.IIc.  The Seafire shown has a tropical Vokes filter under it's nose and to me looks more like a Seafire Mk.Ib.  I've not found a photo of a Seafire Mk.IIc with this filter and in fact my references say it was rarely used on this version, I'm wondering where the kit came from too.  Is it the Italeri Vb (plus extra bits) or maybe a rebox of the rumoured Special Hobby kit or is it really a brand new tooling from Airfix.

[kitbasher]

I got my 'renew your membership' email from the Airfix Club today, there was an image of the box art of the club kit which shows the Swordfish, Wildcat and the new Seafire Mk.IIc.  The Seafire shown has a tropical Vokes filter under it's nose and to me looks more like a Seafire Mk.Ib.  I've not found a photo of a Seafire Mk.IIc with this filter and in fact my references say it was rarely used on this version, I'm wondering where the kit came from too.  Is it the Italeri Vb (plus extra bits) or maybe a rebox of the rumoured Special Hobby kit or is it really a brand new tooling from Airfix.

One of the Airfix gnomes at Scale Modelworld confirmed that, when I asked if it was the Airfix Spitfire Vb/Vc kit with conversion parts for a Seafire (ie the A-frame arrestor hook), it was indeed that arrangement.  Can't see why Airfix would rebox Italeri or any one else's Vb when theirs is still not a bad little kit (certainly better than Italeri, Heller, Revell and Hobbyboss Vbs IMHO, and a damn sight cheaper than the Tamiya Vb), an they've got the necessary 'c' wing to go with it now.  It'll be interesting to see whether they get more mileage out of the Spit Vb by eventually putting the Airfix Club Seafire out on general release at some point.  Apart from the prop (available from Aeroclub or the spares box) you'd be able to model all of the Merlin Seafires, rather like you can with the 1/48 Airfix Seafire. 
Maybe Mr Airfix will get round to doing that at some point - can't think of a 'mainstream' 1/72 Seafire (ie Airfix, Revell, Tamifujigawa, etc) ever being out there.   

[nev]

New (well, kinda...) Airfix Wimpy seen in Holborn Modelzone for £11.99.  It's the MPM/Italeri effort reboxed if what I've seen of that on't tinterweb, so good value at that price. 

Avoid if so.  Unless you are a masochist.

Really?  even at half the price of the actual MPM offering and a fiver less than an Italeri Wimpy it's not a kit I'd rush out and buy 'cos the subject's not really of interest me - apart from a B.X to convert into a T.10.  I'd have contemplated the Matchbox (now Revell) kit back in the days, so if I were to go down that particular conversion route now would the Trumpeter Wellington be a better starting point than the MPM offering?  

Yes, the MPM Wimpey has horrendous fit and the turrets will end you up in the looney bin!

[kitnut617]

One of the Airfix gnomes at Scale Modelworld confirmed that, when I asked if it was the Airfix Spitfire Vb/Vc kit with conversion parts for a Seafire (ie the A-frame arrestor hook), it was indeed that arrangement.  Can't see why Airfix would rebox Italeri or any one else's Vb when theirs is still not a bad little kit (certainly better than Italeri, Heller, Revell and Hobbyboss Vbs IMHO, and a damn sight cheaper than the Tamiya Vb), an they've got the necessary 'c' wing to go with it now.  It'll be interesting to see whether they get more mileage out of the Spit Vb by eventually putting the Airfix Club Seafire out on general release at some point.  Apart from the prop (available from Aeroclub or the spares box) you'd be able to model all of the Merlin Seafires, rather like you can with the 1/48 Airfix Seafire. 
Maybe Mr Airfix will get round to doing that at some point - can't think of a 'mainstream' 1/72 Seafire (ie Airfix, Revell, Tamifujigawa, etc) ever being out there.   

I wasn't thinking the Airfix Mk.Vb because of the Vokes filter (the Italeri kit comes with it), and I can't remember if the Vb had a seperate underside to the cowling. If it does then of course it would make sense, new part for the filter, new part for the A-Frame and the C wings

As to other 1/72 Seafires, there's High Planes (  http://www.hiplanes.dragnet.com.au/new/1_72_kits/1_72_kit_list.htm ) who do Mk.IIc and Mk.III's and Ventura do others.  I know a lot of people shoot down High Planes kits but I have a number of them, some made, which I find are very nicely done.  The down side to them is they have very large sprue gates but once cut off they make very respectable kits.

Pavla make a Mk.IIIc too:  http://www.pavlamodels.cz/katalogy/detail.php?k=akk&c=72043

[kitbasher]

The Airfix Spit Vc is the Vb kit plus a 'c' wng and a Vokes filter, hence adding an arrestor hook makes a Seafire a doddle.  I'm aware of the Ventura (Griffon), High Planes and Pavla (Merlin) Seafires, but I wouldn't have considered any of these sources to be mainstream.  

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

1:72 Brick...... anybody hear any rumour about a re-release..... just a hope, nowt more.

Ian

The bucc schemes from the kit instructions were in colour on the Airfix stand Ian.

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Really must learn to open my eyes whilst strolling the halls Thanks, Geoff .

Ian
(off to rifel through the decal stash whilst wearing an evil grin......... )

[Jeffry Fontaine]

The December Internet Modeler has a kit review of the new Airfix 1/48th scale, E.E. Canberra B (I) 8 by Mike Whye for your viewing pleasure. 

Looks like a nice kit with a lot of interesting features such as the open bomb bay and separate control surfaces both of which are not available on the Classic Airframes Canberra and B-57 kits. 

The down side is the $50.75 MSRP which reduces the desirability factor considerably since it lacks the fine details provided by the Classic Airframes resin parts. 

Perhaps a kit bash between the two kits would produce the desired results? 

Only if your wallet can support that kind of abuse.

[Aircav]

LMS has the PR.9 kit, wonder were the B.2 is ?

[Thorvic]

LMS has the PR.9 kit, wonder were the B.2 is ?

B2 and B57 are due nect year, probably after the TSR2.

Personally i'm more interested in the 72nd versions they have lined up as well although both of these are the fighter canopy variants at the moment.

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