Airfix

[Brian da Basher]

Thanks for the info on the Gladiator, gents. I'll be sure to check out some reviewqs and maybe attempt a look in the box before plunking down any cash. Of course, should I get lucky enough to find a Heller one, I'd snag it!

Brian da Basher

P.S. Let's hope the Sopwith Tripe RoG is releasing is decent...

[kitnut617]

IIRC - the prob with the Airfix Defiant, was indeed the front fuse..... too shallow in profile.
Ian

I picked up a DB Productions replacement nose and prop for my Defiant only a couple of months ago.

[K5054NZ]

I'll take a Bird Dog, Blunty, Friendship and Pucara.


PUCARAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!

[kitnut617]

The DB Defiant nose was one of the ones that Airwaves bought from Dave Buttress when he packed in.  Some of his stuff went to Flightpath - the Lincoln conversion being one, plus the Vulcan B1 and Victor K1 - with the rest being bought up by Airwaves when it was owned by ED Models.  It's possibly with Hannants now and if they've any sense and want to make even more money than they already do, they'd bung it back out along with the Airwaves brass set (at least I think Airwaves did one).

Didn't a lot of the DB stuff end up with an outfit that had various names, one being KitBits, Lee?  I seem to remember it was under a different name though.

[JC Carbonel]

I assume that with a Ta 154 Mistel , a 1/48 TSR2 and a Trethivick loco it qualifies ?

http://modelstories.free.fr/news/News2008_ARFX_GENE_P/index.html

First page deals with the rumored kits which are NOT in the 2008 catalogue , sort of whatif kitography then at the bottom of the page you have the links to the other pages by theme : aircraft , AFV etc...

JCC

[Hobbes]

I hadn't noticed the 'Science' category before:
http://modelstories.free.fr/news/News2008_ARFX_SM_P/index.html


Pity they didn't take the opportunity to include some of the unique aircraft in the Science Museum collection. I'd have liked models of the Gloster E.28/39 and the Short SC.1, for example.

[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?

Now is it my imagination or has this new 1/72 Spit from Airfix been quietly delayed (or even worse, dropped)?  After all the bruhaha over the Hornby buy, the Airfix website relaunch, the 2008 release plan and the new catalogue, this particular item no longer appears on the Airfix website - but the other releases do.
Anyone any gen on this?

[Aircav]

Has anyone got any news about the 1/48 Airfix Lynx such as when its suppose to be released

[The Rat]

It isn't listed in their 2008 releases, can't see any mention on their site either.

[Martin H]

didnt even know they were looking at doing one steve

[Thorvic]

Got a feeling it was just speculation banded about before the actually 2008 listings appeared.

Be nice to see it scaled upbut might be safer with the belcher bits one or even the Accurate Armour 1/35th version 

[Aircav]

Bugger, and here was me with plans for at least 15 

[Jeffry Fontaine]

Bugger, and here was me with plans for at least 15

Maybe Mike Belcher or Accurate Armour will give you a "slight" discount if you offer to purchase all of the kits in one order

[Aircav]

With Accurate Armour it would have to be 90% discount 

[AeroplaneDriver]

Last month I won a dirt-cheap 1/24 Airfix Harrier on ebay.  It was cheap because it was advertised as having no canopy.  I e-mailed Airfix explaining the situation and asking if it was possible to buy a replacement canopy.  A few days later I received an e-mail apologizing for the delay and telling me that they had shipped a replacement free of charge.  Today it arrived, a complete set of clear parts packed in the biggest wad of bubble wrap I've ever seen.  In total it's 10 days since I asked about buying a new one. 

Great job Airfix!!