Airfix

[Weaver]

Had on.  Airfix are in the business to make money.  An Italeri Canberra B2 makes no money for Airfix, so releasing one makes commercial sense, especially as the Airfix Canberra is currently way under the prices Italeri would charge.  I repeat: for Airfix not to release a B2 is stupid.

On the other hand, Airfix might be thinking that if they wait until the Italeri ones have mostly gone off the shelves, then they'll sell more when they've got the only decent B2 on the market. If the Italeri one was capable of satisfying the latent demand, then Airfix wouldn't be launching one at all.

[PR19_Kit]

Airfix currently sell the Italeri Horsa glider in Airfix boxes.

Perhaps a similar idea is on the cards for the Canberra B2? Airfix could quite truthfully say 'We're not going to make a 1/72 scale Canberra B2' and yet still sell one..........

[NARSES2]

Airfix currently sell the Italeri Horsa glider in Airfix boxes.

Perhaps a similar idea is on the cards for the Canberra B2? Airfix could quite truthfully say 'We're not going to make a 1/72 scale Canberra B2' and yet still sell one..........

I think (don't quote me) the Italeri one was going to be the MPM/Special Hobby one in a similar way to the Hudson boxing ?

[van883]

For some strange reason the Airfix guys told me they have no plans to release a 72nd scale Canberra with a goldfish bowl canopy-very silly if you ask me...

Van

For a company that is in business to make money, it's not just silly but tantamount to incompetence.  Especially as the Italeri Canberra has been axed too.  They have a captive market wanting a new Canberra and they have the tools yet "have no plans".  Cretins...

Stop and think about it this for a sec, the Italeri Canberra B2 was listed at the start of the year and is still listed, so there is no way Airfix would consider issuing one with Italerei one due. If found to be true that Italeri have indeed cancelled the B-2 then Airfix would then think about it when they start working on 2012 releases - currently all their resources are aimed towards the outstanding 2010 releases, the delayed 2010 releases put back to 2011 and of course their planned 20111 releases to go with their new catalogue for January.

Lots of manufacturers duplicate kits-Hobby boss have a better (I am told) and cheaper MiG 15 yet Airfix release theirs. Hobbyboss and Tamiya F-84s. Revell and Academy B-17s being other examples. i could give more examples.
The market for PR9s seems small, especially since Xtrakit produced one not long before Airfix-but they do one anyway and the aftermarket resin industry responds. They would do the same with goldfish bowl Canberras too I would think-leading to more Canberras sold. But not Airfix ones i guess...    I could go on etc etc

cheers

Van

[kitbasher]

especially if that little brunette is still working for Airfix   (she was building a Spitfire when I went past for the 8th time). Looked stunning on Saturday night. Might improve my modelling as well

Take someone younger plus a set of jump leads Chris - you'd need them!

[NARSES2]

especially if that little brunette is still working for Airfix   (she was building a Spitfire when I went past for the 8th time). Looked stunning on Saturday night. Might improve my modelling as well

Take someone younger plus a set of jump leads Chris - you'd need them!

Who's been telling tales 

[Weaver]

Apologies if this is old news, but it's worth having a scan through the Airfix website because they're selling some stuff at serious discount, although admittedly, some of the stuff with discounted prices on it is out of stock at the moment.

Some examples:

1/48th Canberra B(I).8: discounted from £29.99 to £14.99, in stock

1/48th Martin B-57B: discounted from £29.99 to £14.99, in stock

1/72nd Nimrod: discounted from £41.99 to £15.99, NOT IN STOCK

1/72nd Lockheed Hudson: discounted from £13.99 to £6.99, in stock

1/76th M113 ACAV: discounted from £5.99 to £3.50, NOT IN STOCK

There are more, some smaller discounts and others I probably havn't found. P&P is reasonable for a big order: £3 upto £40 order value, free over that.

[Aircav]

especially if that little brunette is still working for Airfix   (she was building a Spitfire when I went past for the 8th time). Looked stunning on Saturday night. Might improve my modelling as well

Take someone younger plus a set of jump leads Chris - you'd need them!

Who's been telling tales 

Now I know why you like Spitfires.....

[Mossie]

Good to see Black Magic decals on the new boxing of the Comet, Grosvenor House has been done to death.

[PR19_Kit]

Have they updated the Comet moulds for the 'Red Box' release?

[Mossie]

Yeah, I haven't got the kit myself but the box art carries the Mollinson's Black Magic, looks to be the only decal option.
http://www.airfix.com/airfix-products/new-models-for-2010/aircraft/a01013-comet-racer-a01013/?searchguid=20101123173425&resultspage=&sortorder=

[kitnut617]

Whirlybird does a number of decal sheets for the Comet racers, they have a resin cockpit set (got one) and vacuform canopy for the Airfix kit too.

This is from the 2008 catalogue but I have a 2010 one arriving in the next week or so so I'll check to see if they're still available

[pyro-manic]

I picked up a 2010 Whirlybird catalogue at SMW, and yes, they are still listed. £4 for the cockpit set, and £1.50 for two canopies. 5 different sheets of markings, £3.50 each.

The new boxing has only got the Black Magic markings - I've never seen gold printed transfers before! I don't think anything's been added to the kit itself - 24 parts, none look like new additions.

[kitbasher]

No change to the Comet kit other than the decals. I got the Whirlybird interior off their stand at Telford but think I paid less that £4.  And they still do thier canopy set.

[lancer]

Has anyone got a like to Whirlybirds web site or a contace address for them please? I can see a few DH88 bits and decals in my future