Airfix

[The Wooksta!]

Like the real thing, a waste of a classic warbird!

[Mossie]

Picked up the Spit Mk.Ia along with the PR.XIX this morning.  Only thing I could ask for extra on the Mk.Ia is prop, spinner & canopy options in line with the 1/48 kit but that'd bump it up a series.  Nice kit & the PR.XIX is pretty good too.

[Ian the Kiwi Herder]

Hmm, Red Bull markings on the 1/48 Sea Vixen, that would look good 

W H A T  ? - Go and stand in a corner, and think about what you've just said 

Ian

[Cliffy B]

Hmm, Red Bull markings on the 1/48 Sea Vixen, that would look good 

W H A T  ? - Go and stand in a corner, and think about what you've just said 

Ian

The pitchfork and torch mob will be visiting shortly!!!

[Mossie]

Meh, it wouldn't have got in the air without the sponsorship.  Not my idea of what a waribird should look like but sometimes you've got to rob Peter to pay Paul.  Would look pretty striking in a line up of Sea Vixen models at a show.

[rickshaw]

Hmm, Red Bull markings on the 1/48 Sea Vixen, that would look good  

W H A T  ? - Go and stand in a corner, and think about what you've just said  

Ian

The pitchfork and torch mob will be visiting shortly!!!

If it means the aircraft is preserved and even flying, as far as I am concerned they can paint it bright pink with purple polka-dots.  It would be better if it was preserved in correct colours I grant you but that can come later (as it has), once its been preserved.


And BTW, I'm saying that as a fully paid up member of the Amalgamated Union of Painters, Dockers and Semi-Professional Military Historians!

[Aircav]

What can I get my wooden spoon out for next. 

[Martin H]

Defiant would be good too, a nice modern, accurate affordable one.

Not while I'm casting replacement nose's for Valiant wings  .

[The Wooksta!]

Recent post on Britmodeller.  Looks fantastic!

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=55114&st=0&#entry586895

[Geoff]

Wooo the Valiant

[Mossie]

Yep, that'll add to my V-bombers stash!

[NARSES2]

S'alright I suppose 

[Thorvic]

Well it looks like Airfix are really runing the thumbscrews on us now, in most years there used to a one of two kits across the spectrum of model companies that were classed as 'must buys'  in recent years i have had 1/72nd TSR2, Nimrod, Canberra, 1/350th Illustrious, Trafalgar all from Airfix and now we have Valiant ealy next year along with Sea Vixen and Seafire 17 and i'm supposed to be focussing on ships and don't generally do 1/48th aircraft !!!!. Could prove interesting on what they plan for 2011/12 in addition to items like the lynx that they have put back from this year.

G

[The Wooksta!]

Don't forget the 72nd Spitfires either!  Some of us are buying them in bulk...

More photos in the thread on BM, more Valiant but some Vixen and Spitfires, so hit the link I posted earlier and scroll down.

[PR19_Kit]

I built one of the new Spitfire 1a kits y'day, or rather assisted my grandson in building one! 

He really did most of the work, only a little guidance was needed on my part as he's done 3-4 models already. I introduced him to using the Revell Contacta glue needle-like thingies and also to using liquid glue with a brush afterward, and the difference it made to his skills was remarkable.

The 1a kit goes together like a dream, the wing fuselage joint is the best I've ever seen on ANY Spifire kit, quite magnificent. The cockpit assembly was a tad hit-and-miss though, the locations of the various parts were not all that clear and getting the assembly to fit the fuselage was not easy, resulting in some un-Grandad like thoughts etc. 

Although my current Spitfire kit stock stands at 92 (!) I'm seriously thinking of getting a 1a or two, they may from the basis of some future RW early PR conversions I'm working on.