Airfix

[Barry Krell]

Sabres.  I'd guess new tool.  Hobbyboss have a pair of Sabres in 72nd so they could be related?

And who was first to mention a 48th 109E?

[B777LR]

The membership kit looks rather nice. And the possibility of using my flying hours for something might be of use. I can count 14 just from looking at my stash...

[Hobbes]

ISTR that a while ago a reissue of the SR.53 was announced? Or just rumored? Any word on its status?

[ChernayaAkula]

New tool Bf 100 C/D and Es in 1/72! Way cool! And long overdue....

[NARSES2]

if i get hold of the Re8

You'll still be having nightmares 45 years latter like me  Seriously the struts take an awful lot of fiddling and care - make a jig or go insane. It is in all honestly the kit that haunts me 

This list has made me decide to join the Airfix Club - at my age  The lapel badge isn't compulsory - is it ?

[Mossie]

The Spitfire BTK is interesting, a few years back they 're-released' this one & it miffed people because it was actually their Mk.Ia with a blue sprue.  I'd be surprised if they made this mistake again (although not entirely shocked!), it'd be great nostalgia kick if they actually had located the old tool, or recreated one from an old kit.

A Spit BTK re-pop from the original moulding would be interesting from a whiff point of view, because the kit just about resembles a Spitfire.  It would be pretty easy to create something new from it.

I'm hoping that they eventually get around to a new Meteor III, should do in time if they're re-doing their classic kits.

EDIT, scratch the comments on BTK.  I've just seen it on the Airfix site, it's the Mk.Ia sprue again with new artwork across the top of the baggie.  Ah well.

[Green Dragon]

ISTR that a while ago a reissue of the SR.53 was announced? Or just rumored? Any word on its status?

Modelstories had it in their Airfix future releases either 2007 or 08 but seems to be just wishful thinking. I'd buy a few if they did repop it.

Paul Harrison

[nev]

With a late push I managed to finish this kit and make double figures for the year   I completed it using Model Alliance decals depicting an Indian Air Force Canberra operating in the Congo in the 60s in support of the UN.


The new tool Airfix Canberras are a real mixed bag.

Pros:

New packing is sturdy and stands out on the shelves of the LHS
3 decal options (RAF, RNZAF & SAAF) in 2 colour schemes (grey/green & silver)
Decals are excellent.  Well printed, good colour density, **in register**, go on well.  Although I mainly used Model Alliance decals for the Indian markings, I used the kits walkways and these fitted perfectly all the way round.  Normally this is such a source of frustration with kits having a mixture of too short and too long.
Posable ailerons, elevators and flaps
Includes bombs, rocket pods, belly pack for guns, tip tanks and AS.30s (or they could be Martels )
Decent wheel well detail

Cons:

PR.9 & B(I).8 have the same cockpit (they were different wrt the nav station).  However, painted black and closed up, you really can't see a thing.
Rudder has same incorrect leading edge profile as their 1/48 kit
Fit is poor in some places, especially engine intakes/exhausts.  Fit is terrible around the cockpit insert, and I never did get it properly blended into the fuselage.
Bomb bay doors do not fit in closed position.  They touch in the middle but not at the front and back.
"detail" is very clunky and heavy in places, eg the stores which are very basic.
Panel lines are like a die-cast kit, especially on the fuselage.  This is the worst for me & totally ruins the look.  I ended up filling them all, as pictures of the silver Indian birds show them to be very smooth.  I left the ones on the wings as they are not so bad, and I needed them for decal placement (and they have been toned down by several coats of primer & paint).  You could probably get away with it on a camoflaged example, but on a silver finish?  No chance.

All in all I won't be rushing to build my Airfix PR9.  It may well be the best Canberra available in 1/72, but I find myself hoping that Revell do a B.2 in this scale....

[Howard of Effingham]

The new tool Airfix Canberras are a real mixed bag.

Pros:

Includes bombs, rocket pods, belly pack for guns, tip tanks and AS.30s (or they could be Martels )

i like yours nev. thanks for the pointers. the missiles are AS.30s

[Radish]

Thanks for all that, Nev.
Mine will be bonkers ones anyway, camouflaged most likely....USAF seems like a good idea.

[JJC]

anyone know an approximate date of when the 1/48 sea vixen is released?

[Weaver]

Cheers Nev - that'll make me feel a little less guilty about hacking up a PR.9 to make my B(I).10 2nd generation version....

[Mossie]

anyone know an approximate date of when the 1/48 sea vixen is released?

Hannants gives 'second quarter 2010'.  The Airfix site just says 2010.

[JJC]

with airfix releasing a valiant and modelzone reducing victors it sounds high time for a set of V-bombers !!!!!!!!!!!!

[thedarkmaster]

Just been told the proposed decal options for the new airfix release's


The new Spitfire Mk1 will have 610 Squadron markings.

The reissued Stormovik will have Russian and Mongolian markings - that's got to be a first!

The reissued Hurricane I will have Ian Gleed's markings and Irish Air Corps - another first?

The reissued Ju88 will have KG30 and French Air Force markings.

The reissued Fairey Battle will have 63 Squadron and Greek markings.

The reissued Fw189 is getting Luftwaffe and Slovakian markings.

The new Bf110C/D will have 6/ZG 76 Battle of Britain and ZG 1 (Wespen) Russian Front

The new Bf110E will have 8 / JG 26 and 3U + FR of 7/.ZG 26, Derna, May 1942

The new F-86F will have "The Huff" and Italian Air Force

The new Sabre 4 will have 112 Squadron and Greek Air Force

The Hawk T1 will be 100 Squadron and Midnight Hawks

The reissued Hampden is getting 49 Squadron, 106 Squadron and Swedish markings

The reissued Sea King has an AEW.Mk2 of 849 NAS, HMS Illustrious, 1988 and ASAC Mk7 – 849 NAS, RNAS Culdrose, 2007. There's also a gift set HAR5 in RN SAR markings

The Harrier GR9 gets Joint Harrier Force

The reissued He111 gets 2 Luftwaffe H-16 markings

The reissued B-24 gets 335 Squadron, 547 Squadron and 'TUBARO' Assembly Ship!

The Comet Racer gets The Green 'un, Grosvenor House and Black Magic!