Airfix

[nev]

B2 is the 48th one I'm after so I can do it in the old mans 85 Squadron colours.  Then a B(I)8 in 72nd cos I got some nice Indian decals for it

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Ordered mine together with the TSR2 from the BIG H some months ago. I was planning to do the camouflaged one with masses of Dayglo orange tape - Central Communications Establishment ? - But I think I'll pass that up for now, and just build a straight camouflaged B2/6 - Whatever you choose to do it is still going to be a major head-turner.

Ian

[Aircav]

With the Canberra you could have twenty and still not cover all the colour schemes 
Love the TT.18 and T.22 

[Jeffry Fontaine]

HyperScale just put up a kit review of the new Airfix 1/48th scale, E.E. Canberra PR.9B for your viewing pleasure. 

[Thorvic]

Looks like the Airfix 2009 releases have appeared on hannants, included on the link are those kits that have yet to appear from 2008.

http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?CATEGORY=2&DIVISION=&MANUFACTURER=Airfix&TYPE=&order%5B%5D=arrived+desc&order%5B%5D=code+asc&CODE=&SCALE=&KEYWORD=&NUMPERPAGE=25

I would guess that this is not everything in the new catalogue due out soon, its mainly re-issues but there are a couple of surprises which i guess may be reboxings, the WWI Female tank to go with the reissued Male tank and the Bedford QLT troop carrier (IBG models ?) which was also used by the RAF for carrying crews to thier aircraft.

Obviously some of you guys are going to be rather pleased about the announced 1/48th Sea Vixen kit and i'm looking forward to the 1/350th HMS Illustrious in her current guise as fleet flagship, priced at £49.99 which makes that very reasonable when comparred to the US CVN kits by Trumpeter and Tamiya.

Cheers

Geoff

[Aircav]

the 1/350th HMS Illustrious in her current guise as fleet flagship, priced at £49.99 which makes that very reasonable when comparred to the US CVN kits by Trumpeter and Tamiya.

Cheers

Geoff

If its the same quality as the Trumpeter/Tamiya kits, after seeing the Revell 1/32 Ju-88 and comparing it the Airfix 1/48 Canberra theres more than £3 differance in quality between the two.

[pyro-manic]

Reissues of Iron Duke and Warspite! Yay! WOuld be nice if somebody'd do them in 700th, but beggars can't be choosers. Looking forward to Lusty and the 1:72 Canberras as well.

[PR19_Kit]

An Airfix Spitfire PRXIX?  

Never seen a sign of that before, did I miss something?

[kitnut617]

An Airfix Spitfire PRXIX?  

Never seen a sign of that before, did I miss something?

This was posted on the ATF forum:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16334477@N03/?saved=1

http://airfixtributeforum.myfastforum.org/about12250.html&highlight=

[ChernayaAkula]

AIRFIX NEWS for 2009!

CLICKY!

New Tools
Aircraft 1:72 Scale

    * A02005 - BAE Red Arrows Hawk
    * A02017 - Spitfire PRXIX
    * A02029 - Messerschmitt BF109G
    * A02037 - MiG 15 
    * A02065 - Supermarine Spitfire MkIXc 
    * A02096 - Hawker Hurricane MkII c/d
    * A03073 - BAE Hawk 128/132 
    * A03078 - Sea Harrier FRS1
    * A03079 - Sea Harrier FA2­ 

Ships 1:350 Scale

    * A14201 - HMS Illustrious

Limited Edition
Aircraft 1:48 Scale

    * A10106 - H.S. Sea Vixen FAW­­

Tool Modifications

    * A04048 - Westland Sea King HAS.5 / AEW.2 - 1:72 Scale
    * A09170 - Apollo Saturn V - 1:144 Scale


New For 2009

Aircraft 1:72 Scale­­

    * A01034 - Yak-9D
    * A01039 - Bell P-39Q Airacobra
    * A01050 - Hannover CLIII
    * A01073 - Grumman Widgeon/Gosling
    * A01076 - RE8
    * A01078 - Albatross Dva
    * A01080 - Bristol Fighter F2BAlbatross Dva
    * A02002 - Supermarine Walrus MkII­­­­­­
    * A02013 - Ilyushin Sturmovik
    * A02031 - Curtiss SB2C Helldiver
    * A02044 - Vought F4U Corsair (FAA)
    * A03014 - Blohm & Voss Bv141
    * A03034 - Petlyakov Pe2
    * A03053 - Focke Wulf FW189
      ­A01315

Ships 1:600 Scale

    * A04205 - HMS Warspite
    * A04210 - HMS Iron Duke

Military Vehicles 1:76 Scale­­

    * A01315 - WWI Male Tank
    * A02316 - DUKW
    * A02337 - WWI Female Tank

[NARSES2]

Aghhhh - the RE8 is being reissued, run to the hills, that thing still gives me nightmares from when as an 8 year old or something I struggled with getting the struts and top wing on anywhere near straight 

Nice to see the WWI tank coming back and with company in the form of a female. Don't think they did a female version ? Can't remember the origional sprue layout so no idea if it will be a modified male or need major sprue changes ? Also the Hanover and Gosling are nice to have back

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Holy Poo
The 1:72 IL2 is back..... circa 1965 ?, oohhh and look it's brought its friends, the Yak 9 and the Helldiver, and what's that.... oh great the P-39 - OK, I know I cannot be completely negative, but for G*ds sake, it really is time to ditch these decrepit old timers and concentrate on the fantastic new stuff that they are capable of........ ESPECIALLY when folks at Academy, HobbyBoss, Tamya etc have already got these kits on the shelves, and - in the case of the Academy Helldiver - done a magnificent kit for a relatively cheap RRP.

Come on Trevor et al...... give these old moulds their freedom, let them go into the light with some dignity, please.



Ian
(Shakes head wearily and exits stage right, whilst muttering)

[Mike Wren]

yeah, but you have to remember these old duffer kits will be sat on the shelves with an Airfix logo on the box, and that, to your casual customer (i.e. not us lot) means a whole lot more than it being in any way a decent kit...

if I had a pound for every 'Airfix Spitfire, Titanic, Concorde and Sherman tank' I've been asked for in our shop in the last 2 weeks...  of course when they ask for 'Airfix', they mean 'model kit'...

[van883]

What has happened to the 1/72 Canberras?

Van

[Aircav]

if I had a pound for every 'Airfix Spitfire, Titanic, Concorde and Sherman tank' I've been asked for in our shop in the last 2 weeks...  of course when they ask for 'Airfix', they mean 'model kit'...

Yeah, Titanic does seem to be popular at Christmas time for some reason, the LMS goes through quite a few at this time of year be it, Revell or Academy.