Airfix

[Mossie]

It's 25 quid as well, which seems expensive for 1/32.

[NARSES2]

I had a chat with one of the reps about that kit at Telford. Apparently McClaren were talking astronomical sums for a licence to build the 2008 F.1 car. In the end they agreed that Airfix could produce the MP4-21 but stipulated the type of kit it would be. So it's all down to McClaren acording to the rep I spoke to

Chris

PS F.1 or any form of automobile does nothing for me at all

[Mike Wren]

the McLaren is a Scalextric car sans motor that you simply save Scalextric to trouble of putting together (a screwdriver is not even included!), Hornby owns both companies, see

[Radish]

Well I built the RE8 as a kid back in the early '60s so can't be too bad?

[PR19_Kit]

Apparently McClaren were talking astronomical sums for a licence to build the 2008 F.1 car. In the end they agreed that Airfix could produce the MP4-21 but stipulated the type of kit it would be. So it's all down to McClaren acording to the rep I spoke to

Corporate Greed Rules yet again OK........... 

I'll have to remind Uncle Ron about that next time he complains that my hourly service rates to sort out his wind tunnel floor are too high. Hehehehe, revenge is a meal best served cold!

[Later] Isn't the 1/32 Airfix car metal? It certainly seemed heavy at Telford.

[Mossie]

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

That would be good if it happens, then Trumpeter might release them seperately so they availble to buy on their own.  Would be useful for whiffs, you could fairly easily knock together an AV-8B from the GR.7/9's & the Merlin would look good on other ships.  Maybe it would be possible to knock up a Skyhook?  A SCADS carrier carrier might be possible with one of the IMEX freighters, with a little bit of creativity to get the scales right?

[Thorvic]

That would be good if it happens, then Trumpeter might release them seperately so they availble to buy on their own.  Would be useful for whiffs, you could fairly easily knock together an AV-8B from the GR.7/9's & the Merlin would look good on other ships.  Maybe it would be possible to knock up a Skyhook?  A SCADS carrier carrier might be possible with one of the IMEX freighters, with a little bit of creativity to get the scales right?

Think the Imex freighter and container ships are 1/450th and 1/550 scales but are probably more suitable for SCADS or military transports. Sea Kings are already done by Trumpeter as are Helix and Yak 141's

G

[NARSES2]

Well I built the RE8 as a kid back in the early '60s so can't be too bad?

Well you've just risen even higher in my estimation Rad - it honestly still gives me nightmares. It was almost rigged with "string" from tube glue if I remember rightly, nothing changes 

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Y'all probably already heard, but I just got word that Airfix & Big H are starting to ship the 1:48 TSR2 late this week/early next......

.......get your workbench's cleared !

Ian

[Weaver]

I still want to do one as a "real TSR.2", i.e. the wreck on the gunnery ranges at Shoeburyness......

[PR19_Kit]

I still want to do one as a "real TSR.2", i.e. the wreck on the gunnery ranges at Shoeburyness......

Just about the only TSR2 you could build from the Merlin 'kit'..............

[Mossie]

Airfix have released a Fw-190/Ta-154 Mistel.  No idea as to it's origin, Dragon did one I think but had a fused nose (might have been 1/48)?
http://www.hannants.co.uk/search/?FULL=AX05040

[Freightdog862]

I think its the PM TA154 with an Airfix FW190 + some new struts added, boxart looks good though!
Colin

[Mossie]

Ouch!  Peeps are going to get an unpleasant surprise when they open that lovely box then!

[Green Dragon]

I've got the PM Ta154 and it is every bit as bad as everyone says, if it is in the Airfix box as a lot of sites have said then a lot of people will be seriously hacked off.

Paul Harrison