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Weaver

#4725
June 26, 2020, 09:57:07 AM
Quote from: Mossie on June 26, 2020, 07:19:10 AM
The Airfix Club for 2020 has the 1/72 Kate as the bonus kit.  The decals might interest a few, captured aircraft in surrender crosses and TAIC markings.
https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/airfix_club_2020

Notable that they've made Flying Hours less valuable:

Series 1 or 2 claimed kit - old: 12 tokens, new: 16 tokens
Series 3 or 4 claimed kit - old: 24 tokens, new: 30 tokens
Series 5 or 6 claimed kit - old: 36 tokens, new: 40 tokens
Series 7 or 8 claimed kit - old: 48 tokens
Series 7 to 9 claimed kit: new: 60 tokens

https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/airfix-club-flying-hours
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AeroplaneDriver

#4726
June 26, 2020, 10:08:30 AM
Quote from: Weaver on June 26, 2020, 09:47:06 AM
Just noticed that Hannants have 1/48th Raspberry Ripple Canberras in:



would LOVE one of these but shipping to the US is more than the price of the kit.   :-\
So I got that going for me...which is nice....

PR19_Kit

#4727
June 26, 2020, 10:42:19 AM
Why not do it in 1/72 too?  :banghead:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

jcf

#4728
June 26, 2020, 10:47:51 AM
Quote from: AeroplaneDriver on June 26, 2020, 10:08:30 AM
Quote from: Weaver on June 26, 2020, 09:47:06 AM
Just noticed that Hannants have 1/48th Raspberry Ripple Canberras in:



would LOVE one of these but shipping to the US is more than the price of the kit.   :-\

$54.99 on the US Airfix store, they have free-shipping on orders over $75.00.
The US operation is located in Fife, Washington.

https://www.airfix.com/us-en/catalog/product/view/id/14011/

Weaver

#4729
June 26, 2020, 01:24:49 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 26, 2020, 10:42:19 AM
Why not do it in 1/72 too?  :banghead:

They haven't got a B.2 in 1/72nd have they? The new-tool 1/72nd ones they put out a few years back were a B(I).8 and a PR.9.
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

PR19_Kit

#4730
June 26, 2020, 01:52:59 PM
Quote from: Weaver on June 26, 2020, 01:24:49 PM
Quote from: PR19_Kit on June 26, 2020, 10:42:19 AM
Why not do it in 1/72 too?  :banghead:

They haven't got a B.2 in 1/72nd have they? The new-tool 1/72nd ones they put out a few years back were a B(I).8 and a PR.9.


Exactly my point. They had a Canberra 'thing' a while back but they were mostly fighter style canopies.

Ever since they re-cut their ancient B6 into a B-57 they've shied away from goldfish bowl canopies in 1/72.  :banghead:
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Weaver

#4731
June 26, 2020, 02:58:27 PM
They should re-issue those 'fighter canopy' Canberras: they vanished off the shelves and you hardly ever see them up for resale at shows. I'll bet there's plenty of unfulfilled demand for them.
"Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot."
 - Sandman: A Midsummer Night's Dream, by Neil Gaiman

"I dunno, I'm making this up as I go."
 - Indiana Jones

PR19_Kit

#4732
June 26, 2020, 03:37:11 PM
Quote from: Weaver on June 26, 2020, 02:58:27 PM

They should re-issue those 'fighter canopy' Canberras: they vanished off the shelves and you hardly ever see them up for resale at shows. I'll bet there's plenty of unfulfilled demand for them.


Tell me about it!  :o

I had the hell of a job getting one of each a short while back, but Richard from the Coventry club came up trumps for me with a pair.

The PR9's destined to be a RW XH131 of course, but the B(I)8 donated its fuselage to my recent F10. They're not up to the class of the most recent Airfix offerings, but they're the best 1/72 Cranberries around for sure.
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Knightflyer

#4733
July 01, 2020, 06:00:15 AM
Not a new kit, but I have just received my Airfix Club Welcome Pack  ;D

Now where did I put all those Flying Hours tokens .......
Oh to be whiffing again :-(

chrisonord

#4734
July 13, 2020, 09:35:21 AM
The H.S Dominie is finally available, been wanting one of these for a while.  Not a bad  price  so I have  bought one.  I am  hoping that they  down scale their sea vixen in to 1/72 as I have been wanting one for quite some time  too.
Chris
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

The Wooksta!

#4735
July 13, 2020, 09:41:11 AM
Cyberhobby's Sea Vixen isn't too bad, although the seats are underscale and the nosecone needs replacing with a Pavla one.  Fit seems to be pretty decent too, certainly better than current Airfix kits.  Don't pay more than twenty notes for it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cyber-Hobby-1-72-scale-Sea-Vixen-FAW-2-Model-Kit/274425991717?hash=item3fe5105225:g:HBkAAOSwv2tfC1AY
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chrisonord

#4736
July 13, 2020, 09:48:32 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on July 13, 2020, 09:41:11 AM
Cyberhobby's Sea Vixen isn't too bad, although the seats are underscale and the nosecone needs replacing with a Pavla one.  Fit seems to be pretty decent too, certainly better than current Airfix kits.  Don't pay more than twenty notes for it.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cyber-Hobby-1-72-scale-Sea-Vixen-FAW-2-Model-Kit/274425991717?hash=item3fe5105225:g:HBkAAOSwv2tfC1AY
Cheers Lee,
The ones I have seen  when looking  have  been  silly money, and quite a few  of the kits available have a  multitude of problems. I will look that one up now.
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

The Wooksta!

#4737
July 13, 2020, 10:21:20 AM
That's an auction, not a BIN.  The only BIN I could find was thirty notes.
"It's basically a cure -  for not being an axe-wielding homicidal maniac. The potential market's enormous!"

"Visit Scarfolk today!"
https://scarfolk.blogspot.com/

"Dance, dance, dance, dance, dance to the radio!"

The Plan:
www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php/topic

chrisonord

#4738
July 13, 2020, 11:01:07 AM
Quote from: The Wooksta! on July 13, 2020, 10:21:20 AM
That's an auction, not a BIN.  The only BIN I could find was thirty notes.
I saw that Lee, I  put a bid on it for 19 quid  as the postage isn't too bad on it either  so we shall  see.
The dogs philosophy on life.
If you cant eat it hump it or fight it,
Pee on it and walk away!!

Mossie

#4739
July 16, 2020, 08:32:26 AM
I don't think it's nice, you laughin'. You see, my mule don't like people laughin'. He gets the crazy idea you're laughin' at him. Now if you apologize, like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.
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