Airfix

[Mossie]

CAD Images & video of the forthcoming 1/24 Mossie:
http://www.airfix.com/latest-news/archive/2009/2/10/124-scale-mosquito/

I keep seeing the Airfix 1/72 Fokker Friendship on several sites 'future releases' pages, this re-release would be welcomed.

[Mossie]

Two that kind of went under the radar, spotted them at a model shop a few months back but forgot to post.  1/32 Trevithick '1804 Steam Loco' & 'Beam Engine', & they're supposed to be (very) oldies but goodies.  Might be useful for anyone attempting Steam Punkery!

Build of the Trevithick Locomotive on Cyber Modeler:
http://www.cybermodeler.com/hobby/builds/airfix/build_airfix_5871.shtml

[Jeffry Fontaine]

(image source: Hyperscale

Two kit reviews on the same subject for your consumption:
From Cybermodeler posted by Michael Benolkin Airfix kit # 10105, 1/48th scale BAC TSR.2.
From HyperScale Posted by Brett Green Airfix kit # 10105, 1/48th scale BAC TSR.2. 

[NARSES2]

Quote Mossie "Two that kind of went under the radar, spotted them at a model shop a few months back but forgot to post.  1/32 Trevithick '1804 Steam Loco' & 'Beam Engine', & they're supposed to be (very) oldies but goodies.  Might be useful for anyone attempting Steam Punkery"

Built them many years ago for a school science (may have been History, Industrial Rev and all that) project. I seem to remember they were motorised back then. Highly reccomended as both fun and educational builds

[Jeffry Fontaine]

richc has provided some Lo'-Res' images of the 1/48th scale Airfix B-57 Canberra parts sprues on BritModeller for your viewing pleasure. 

Thank you Rich!

[PR19_Kit]

The latest issue of Aircraft Illustrated has a full page advert for the Airfix 1/72 scale Canberra PR9 and B(I)8. No prices but they must be nearing release for sure.

[Green Dragon]

Not sure if this has been posted already but there is a thread on Britmodeller that has a link to some photo's of the rapd prototype of the 1/350th Lusty. Also MiG15, new Spitfire and the two new shars etc. http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29942

Paul Harrison

[pyro-manic]

SHar FA2 for eight quid? SOLD! Lusty and the Canberras are looking good as well.

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Michael Benolkin has managed to talk someone into giving him a review sample of the Airfix kit # 10104, 1/48 scale B-57B, RB-57E, B-57G Canberra and has some nice images of the kit contents for your viewing pleasure on CyberModeler.  The MSRP is still a bit steep at $57.45 which is very close to what I paid for the Classic Airframes B-57B kit several years ago. 

While the Airfix kit does give you some additional build options for the RB-57 Patricia Lynn aircraft and the Butt-Ugly B-57G Tropic Moon interdiction aircraft it may come to pass that the best option would be a kit-bashing of biblical proportions between the Airfix and Classic Airframes B-57 kits and use the best features from both kits to make one very expensive model.  I do like that bulbous nose of the B-57G, it looks to be ideal for use without the EO gear fairings to create something interesting. 


(image source: CyberModeler

[PR19_Kit]

I do like that bulbous nose of the B-57G, it looks to be ideal for use without the EO gear fairings to create something interesting. 

Amen to that, let's hope Trevor and Co. see the light and do it in 1/72 as well........ 

[kitnut617]

I do like that bulbous nose of the B-57G, it looks to be ideal for use without the EO gear fairings to create something interesting. 

Amen to that, let's hope Trevor and Co. see the light and do it in 1/72 as well........ 

I've got the Matchbox 1/72 kit of the B-57G, is there something wrong with it or it's just not available now.

[PR19_Kit]

I've got the Matchbox 1/72 kit of the B-57G, is there something wrong with it or it's just not available now.

Robert,

A Matchbox B-57G? I must have missed that one, I thought the only Canberra they did was the rather basic PR9, the one I used for me MR23.

[kitnut617]

I've got the Matchbox 1/72 kit of the B-57G, is there something wrong with it or it's just not available now.

Robert,

A Matchbox B-57G? I must have missed that one, I thought the only Canberra they did was the rather basic PR9, the one I used for me MR23.

D'oh! should of checked my list, it's an Italeri one.  I'm going out on a limb here, but didn't Matchbox also do a PR.7 too?  I'm sure I've got one but it doesn't show in my list (I will have to unpack the stash and update my list sometime), I know I've got a Frog PR.7 and an Aeroclub conversion.  I've got the PR.9 too and the XtraKit one, I did a comparison between the two and found that the Matchbox one has some serious errors especially with the tail group, I asked John Adams for his opinion ('cause I had read that the XtraKit was based on some drawings of his) and he gave me a list of what was wrong with the Matchbox kit.  Got it saved somewhere, I'll send it on when I find it, if you like.

[PR19_Kit]

Robert,

OK, thanks. You had me worried there for a mo, I thought i'd lost a memory module somewhere. 

I used to have an Italeri B-57G, but traded it for something, can't remember what now. I have one of their B-57Bs, which is quite nice, so I better keep an eye out for a G, is that what they called a 'Patricia Lynn'?

Thanks for the stuff from Mr. Aeroclub, the pure gen, as they say. I still think the PR9 was the only Can that Matchbox did, and I believe the only PR7 complete kit was the older Frog one. I too have the Aeroclub PR7 fuselage, designed to go with the Airfix B6, and it looks a treat, one day I'll build it........ 

[kitnut617]

I've had a search around and I think I must be getting them mixed up, I can only find a Frog PR.7