Airfix

[kitbasher]

Is it just possible that with the Spit IXc (which has a different stock number from the ancient JE-J) Airfix/Hornby are making use of the Vc kit's wing (with appropriate radiators) and adding a new fuselage and tailplane - or even just adding a new nose section, carb intake(s) and alternative tailplanes to the Vc kit?
That to me would make more sense than boxing the pretty pants Italeri IXc.  Although they have boxed Italeri stuff in the past (Gripen and I think the Chinook) and the release list does as others have said in this thread look as thought there are several reboxes.
The Gladiator stock number does suggest the tired old thing from yesteryear.  How nice it would be for it to be the Heller mould - or even the Matchbox kit, although I couldn't really see Revell letting that happen.
Sincerely hope the Canberras are brand new items.

[Martin H]

the old boy who was JB models sold the tooling to Airfix/Hornby a while ago when he decided that at 70 it was time to retire.
He was also the works manager for Games workshop, and the JB range were produced as and when the machines wernt churning out Orks and space marines (or what ever they call em)

[Aircav]

What we need now is a 1/48 Sea Vixen 
Been on the Ouzo again
But it would go nice with the Buccaneer, TSR2..............

[Nick]

Went to Modelzone today as we closed work early for the annual maintenance shutdown and saw a load of Airfix branded shaptite airliner kits.

These are in various scales and I'm certain the range has been bought in from another firm, there was a British Caledonian 747 and a Dan-Air BAe146 to my knowledge.

Anyone else care to explain?

Nick

[kitnut617]

Went to Modelzone today as we closed work early for the annual maintenance shutdown and saw a load of Airfix branded shaptite airliner kits.

These are in various scales and I'm certain the range has been bought in from another firm, there was a British Caledonian 747 and a Dan-Air BAe146 to my knowledge.

Anyone else care to explain?

Nick

I believe that used to be the old SkyMarks brand, I seem to remember just before the old Airfix closed the Club Forum way back last year or so, they announced they had purchased the brand.  You can still buy SkyMarks kits:   http://www.aviationworld.net/search.asp?s=skymarks&GO.x=15&GO.y=7

[AeroplaneDriver]

What we need now is a 1/48 Sea Vixen 
Been on the Ouzo again
But it would go nice with the Buccaneer, TSR2..............

What I want is a Scimitar!  The way things are going, maybe, just maybe someone will decide to produce one eventually.

Come on fellas, admit it you all want to see two of them side-by-side, one a RW RN bird with a Bucket of Sunshine, and the other in USN colors loaded with Sparrows following the failure of the McDonnell Demon.  (Which would inevitably lead to an alternate McDonnell/Supermarine F-4 Phantom that even Lee could love!!)

[Howard of Effingham]

lee like F-4's? never! 

i'll settle for a decent scimitar AD too!

[Brian da Basher]

Call me old fashioned, but I'm excited about the 1/72 Galdiator!

Brian da Basher

[Howard of Effingham]

Call me old fashioned, but I'm excited about the 1/72 Gladiator!

but it already has spats......... doesn't it?

[Martin H]

Call me old fashioned, but I'm excited about the 1/72 Gladiator!

but it already has spats......... doesn't it?

On a Gladiator?   nah. but i wouldnt put it past Brian LOL

[Brian da Basher]

Call me old fashioned, but I'm excited about the 1/72 Gladiator!

but it already has spats......... doesn't it?

On a Gladiator?   nah. but i wouldnt put it past Brian LOL

You read my mind.   

I'm thinking a pair of those Aeorclub Gauntlet spats would look nice on a Gladiator. Maybe I'll re-engine it as an inline too...

Brian da Basher

[Tojo633]

Looking forward to the 1/72nd Canberra's which does raise the moral dillemma - 1 Nimrod at somewhere £30 to £40 or 3 or 4 1/72 nd Canberra's I think the Canberra's win somehow.

Gloster Meteor F8?? any ideas where this is coming from? 

Then the big Mossie mmmm don't think the "Mem Sahib" will allow me one of them, or maybe not she did buy me a nice Revell Lancaster for Xmas. 3 Lancasters or 1 Nimrod........

To all involved, the site is looking very smart indeed, keep up the good work and see you at Perth.

Cheers
Sandy

[kitbasher]

Totally with the Wooksta regarding the Gladiator, it's so old it's acually made out of coal!  In potential rebox terms and IMHO Heller's is excellent, the Matchbox one essentially OK although the canopy is a tad shallow.  Even the old Frog/Remus Gladiator is streets ahead of the Airfix item, but as it appeared in a boxed set a year or so (I recall) I guess the moulds are just rarin' to go for a rerun.  V sad.  In defence of the Defiant it's worth chopping up for whiffs I guess, but nothing else.  Both will do nothing for Airfix/Hornby's reputation, I'd say.

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

IIRC - the prob with the Airfix Defiant, was indeed the front fuse..... too shallow in profile. I'll just bide my time on the 1:72 Canberras, there's enough real schemes to keep me busy and I already have quite a neat stack of Modeldecals to assault them with. Lucky enuff NOT to get sucked-in to buying a CA 1:48 Canberra, but DID buy whassisnames' decal sheet with all the unit markings for the B2/B6's.

Still holding-out on the Nimrod, despite a very productive brainstorming session with our good friend Scooterman at Telford  - not because I'm short of pennies but because I'm out of display space !

Ian

[AeroplaneDriver]

Still holding-out on the Nimrod, despite a very productive brainstorming session with our good friend Scooterman at Telford  - not because I'm short of pennies but because I'm out of display space !

Ian

If you like Ian I'd be happy to build and display your Nimrod.  Feel free to send it my way one you get it.