Airfix

Gondor · February 17, 2018, 08:37:32 AM

That looks as if there are copious amounts of spares

Gondor

PR19_Kit · February 17, 2018, 11:24:34 AM

They'd need a totally new fuselage sprue for the later ones after looking at the pics. The tail turret had a much deeper section around the tailplane area, and it's not a glue-on option in the current kit.

Steel Penguin · February 18, 2018, 05:08:52 AM

in case any one wants to go, and hasn't read my blog post

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/whats-going-on/events/free-airfix-talk-the-v-bombers-and-airfix-ki/ airfix doing a talk at cosford

tickets are free, and the info is sent out by e-mail, and as of a week and a half ago there were still tickets. and according to the e-mail I got from cosford, attendees will get a voucher for 10% of plastic models on the day at the shop.

NARSES2 · February 18, 2018, 05:30:05 AM

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 17, 2018, 11:24:34 AM
They'd need a totally new fuselage sprue for the later ones after looking at the pics. The tail turret had a much deeper section around the tailplane area, and it's not a glue-on option in the current kit.

I think that is what they will do Kit. That's the way the 262 has been tooled, so that they can produce the two seater with just one new sprue and don't need to change the rest of the toolings.

Steel Penguin · February 21, 2018, 06:56:26 AM

The talk today at the Cosford air museum was ok, the researcher who gave it was interesting, and interested in his stuff. only covered the 3 upcoming kits, the Wellington, Hunter and Blenheim with a bit on how each was researched, the measuring process, the scanning process, and the "what else can we make from this" thought process, including where they got the copious drawings from the Blenheim from. Also mentioned how generally they plan 3 (ish) years ahead, so anything for anniversary's, or big events has to have a certain amount of forethought, the fact that its not a large staff doing the design / research / Cad etc roughly 7 people, with 2 -3 of them splitting time between Airfix, Scalextric, and Corgi. For anything further off, he was very tight lipped, mentioning only that hed like to do a Lincoln, ( but that a certain other Avro product over our heads is likely to get a redo 1st) and I think it was more of hed like it as opposed to company line.

it was a little over an hour, and certainly not wasted time, and there were plenty of spare seats in the lecture hall, so if its on again next year ill be trying to get in again.

PR19_Kit · February 21, 2018, 07:35:55 AM

Quote from: Steel Penguin on February 21, 2018, 06:56:26 AM

....only covered the 3 upcoming kits, the Wellington, Hunter and Blenheim with a bit on how each was researched, the measuring process, the scanning process, and the "what else can we make from this" thought process,

A 1/72 scale HUNTER!

Steel Penguin · February 21, 2018, 08:02:55 AM

sorry Kit its 48th $:-\$

Old Wombat · February 21, 2018, 08:12:16 AM

I think Kit's statement

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 21, 2018, 07:35:55 AM
A 1/72 scale HUNTER!

was in direct response to the line

Quote from: Steel Penguin on February 21, 2018, 06:56:26 AM
"what else can we make from this"

As in; Kit would like to see Airfix use the relatively easy ability to convert between scales on CAD used to produce a new tool 1/72 scale Hunter.

PR19_Kit · February 21, 2018, 08:13:16 AM

I meant the '...."what else can we make from this" thought process.....' bit.

A 1/72 scale Hunter is EXACTLY what they can make from the 1/48 version.

OK, Revell may be re-popping their FGA9 late this year, but an Airfix Hunter with their current tech would be AMAZING!

Steel Penguin · February 21, 2018, 08:23:52 AM

my apology's on that, I had miss read. but ( and I may be indulging a bit here) that may be a bit of an option, the speaker was rather cryptic on future options / versions, so I do think they keep the options open on scale variation

KiwiZac · February 21, 2018, 11:33:33 AM

Quote from: Steel Penguin on February 21, 2018, 08:23:52 AM
the speaker was rather cryptic on future options / versions

So that's a "maybe" on the 1/24 Shorts Seamew?

Steel Penguin · February 21, 2018, 01:10:23 PM

I dought any 1:24th in the near future, he said that it was a lot of work to do 1/24th stuff sort of 1 of those or 2 or 3 1/72 kits, so they have to be certain that ittl be a massive seller, so the seamew is a possible yes

or something equally desirable and world wide wanted ( insert rolling on back laughing smiley here)

Gondor · February 21, 2018, 02:45:55 PM

Got a message from Airfix earlier tonight saying that the 1/72 Sea Harrier F/A2 was available again.

Gondor

Weaver · February 21, 2018, 07:43:00 PM

Scaling a model from 1/48th to 1/72nd isn't quite as simple as hitting the 'scale' key in Autocad. The numbers on the drawing may change, but the minimum thickness of plastic you can have with injection molding technology stays the same. Unless you want your 1/72nd version to be paper thin and impossibly fragile, the scale thickness of everything has to go up and that affects the fit of everything else. For instance, if you make the scale thickness of the fuselage halves greater, then the cockpit tub will no longer fit between them unless you redesign it.

jcf · February 21, 2018, 08:20:37 PM

Quote from: Weaver on February 21, 2018, 07:43:00 PM
Scaling a model from 1/48th to 1/72nd isn't quite as simple as hitting the 'scale' key in Autocad. The numbers on the drawing may change, but the minimum thickness of plastic you can have with injection molding technology stays the same. Unless you want your 1/72nd version to be paper thin and impossibly fragile, the scale thickness of everything has to go up and that affects the fit of everything else. For instance, if you make the scale thickness of the fuselage halves greater, then the cockpit tub will no longer fit between them unless you redesign it.