Airfix

Mossie · January 01, 2009, 12:58:58 PM

Cos it always gets shown on the bloody telly again at Christmas!

Aircav · January 01, 2009, 03:04:56 PM

So does 633 Squadron but they'er not asking for Mosquitoes

B777LR · January 02, 2009, 08:01:08 AM

Im looking forwards to the new tool kits. Wonder if they will be just as good as the latest Revell/Hasegawa/Academy kits, or just another horrible fit/bad looking model...

Specially looking forwards to the Bf-109G

Captain Canada · January 02, 2009, 10:33:47 AM

350 scale Illustrious ? YES !

NARSES2 · January 03, 2009, 02:36:09 AM

Quote from: Mike Wren on January 01, 2009, 08:25:13 AM
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...

Exactly Mike and as they've all paid for their tooling costs it's all about cashflow, which means WE get new tools.

Was in MZ the other day and young lad and father were looking at Revell 1/72 armour. Obviously dad wasn't sure how to help junior spend his Xmas cash, so I pointed them at the Matchbox re-issues. Told them the 1/76 scale stuff was easier building. What did they end up buying - A Spitfire and Hurricane, both Airfix

Point proven Mike.

Chris

Radish · January 03, 2009, 04:45:11 AM

Glad to see the Widgeon, Hannover, RE8, Brisfit back.
Ive a cool illustration of a Brisfit fuselage mounted on floats in red! Perfect!!

KiwiZac · January 03, 2009, 04:09:18 PM

Some wicked rereleases there! Hahahahaha, take THAT, kit collectors and sellers! Muhahahahahaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nice to see some of those older kits make a comeback for kids like me who never caught them first, second or thirtieth time round: IL2, Yak, Widgeon, RE8. Bring back the DH4, that's what I say.

And I saw mention of the PRXIX at another forum, and now seeing pics I'm quite excited! Also the new IX, at long last! I remember buying the current one a couple of years back and being brutally disappointed.

And the boxart for the 48th TSR.2 is magnificent! Me likey! Hopefully the Mossie gets the same treatment, unlike the godawful Pucara box....

PR19_Kit · January 03, 2009, 05:04:29 PM

Quote from: KiwiZac on January 03, 2009, 04:09:18 PM
And I saw mention of the PRXIX at another forum, and now seeing pics I'm quite excited! Also the new IX, at long last! I remember buying the current one a couple of years back and being brutally disappointed.

You're lucky you never had the ORIGINAL Mk IX, it was DIABOLICAL!

But it was the first of its kind and it sold like hot cakes. Not to me though, I saved up for ages and bought a Lindberg B-17G as my first kit. Now that was something else......

Captain Canada · January 03, 2009, 05:21:56 PM

No reviews of the carrier yet ? Any idea about the airwing ?

KiwiZac · January 03, 2009, 07:18:33 PM

No no no, PRXIX, I mean that one! One-piece wings, rivets everywhere, deep nose etc etc *shudders*

NARSES2 · January 04, 2009, 02:30:20 AM

Quote from: Radish on January 03, 2009, 04:45:11 AM
Glad to see the Widgeon, Hannover, RE8, Brisfit back.
Ive a cool illustration of a Brisfit fuselage mounted on floats in red! Perfect!!

Glad to see the RE8 ! - now I know your'e just plain silly

I thought of that picture when I saw the Brisfit re-release as well Rad

Thorvic · January 04, 2009, 04:09:17 AM

Quote from: Captain Canada on January 03, 2009, 05:21:56 PM
No reviews of the carrier yet ? Any idea about the airwing ?

Nope its only announced, we may see something about Easter time perhaps as its scheduled for the Summer (but that could be Chrimbo & beyond where Airfix is concerned).

For Airwing i would say Harrier GR-7/9, Merlin MH1 and Seaking AsCW7 as its the carrier as she is today. We may be lucky and get Chinook, Apache & Lynx as well but i doubt it. Hopefully these are being done by Trumpeter and might be on seperate sprues as opposed to intergrated into the kit sprues but we'll have to see what Trev says if we see him at Huddersfield.

G

Captain Canada · January 06, 2009, 06:57:03 PM

Thanks Geoff. As for Trump doing the airwing, that would be supercool ! I've been hoping they were going to do harriers and merlins.

Mossie · January 07, 2009, 04:36:12 AM

The kit of Lewis Hamilton's McLaren is out, prepainted in 1/32. It's an MP4-21, which Lewis has never actually raced, although he did test it in the season prior to his debut. Seems like it's someone elses kit that's maybe been rushed out a bit after that advert.

http://www.airfix.com/airfix-products/cars-and-motorbikes/cars/a50008-vodafone-mclaren-mercedes-a50008/?searchguid=&resultspage=&sortorder=

PR19_Kit · January 07, 2009, 04:54:01 AM

That Mclaren was the one they had on the stand at Telford.

After the wonderful TV advert for Santander I was a trifle underwhelmed, I was expecting something at least in 1/24 scale, so this one is a bit of come down.

Airfix

B777LR