Airfix

[scooter]

https://x.com/Airfix/status/1854101599473291328


Looks like Airfix may have a surprise lined up for SMW on Saturday, be intersting to see if it;s something decent or another 48th jobbie to please the 48th mafia who seem to dominate the web by being the most vocal.

1/48 HMS Belfast?

[Beermonster58]

https://x.com/Airfix/status/1854101599473291328


Looks like Airfix may have a surprise lined up for SMW on Saturday, be intersting to see if it;s something decent or another 48th jobbie to please the 48th mafia who seem to dominate the web by being the most vocal.

1/48 HMS Belfast?

Or, A 1/48 Belfast?  

[Weaver]

They're going to announce the surprise on Twitter ("X" ) tomorrow at 10am.

[Old Wombat]

Better would be announcing that they're re-tooling all their ships in 1/350 & 1/700 to match the rest of the world (with some exceptions).

[Weaver]

Better would be announcing that they're re-tooling all their ships in 1/350 & 1/700 to match the rest of the world (with some exceptions).

I've been telling them in every poll and suggestion scheme forever to do a 1/700th Leander core sprue with interchangeable options to make three or four boxings.

[scautomoton]

I've been telling them in every poll and suggestion scheme forever to do a 1/700th Leander core sprue with interchangeable options to make three or four boxings.

ah, but we're just the punters..... what do we possibly know?...

[kitbasher]

1/24 Lysander, I tells ya!

[Mossie]

Make it a Bristol Brabazon and your on! 

[Gondor]

Better would be announcing that they're re-tooling all their ships in 1/350 & 1/700 to match the rest of the world (with some exceptions).

I've been telling them in every poll and suggestion scheme forever to do a 1/700th Leander core sprue with interchangeable options to make three or four boxings.

Only 3 or 4? You can get loads more if as the Leander was a Type 12(Improved) so you can also do the Type 12 and Type 12M as well as the various upgrades to weaponry while in RN service, let alone the changes for the other Navies that operated them.

Gondor

[Weaver]

Better would be announcing that they're re-tooling all their ships in 1/350 & 1/700 to match the rest of the world (with some exceptions).

I've been telling them in every poll and suggestion scheme forever to do a 1/700th Leander core sprue with interchangeable options to make three or four boxings.

Only 3 or 4? You can get loads more if as the Leander was a Type 12(Improved) so you can also do the Type 12 and Type 12M as well as the various upgrades to weaponry while in RN service, let alone the changes for the other Navies that operated them.

Gondor

Yeah, but you can lump some of them together: for example, the Narrow Beam gun, Ikara and Exocet variants could all be in one box, since they use the same hull and core superstructure.

[Gondor]

Better would be announcing that they're re-tooling all their ships in 1/350 & 1/700 to match the rest of the world (with some exceptions).

I've been telling them in every poll and suggestion scheme forever to do a 1/700th Leander core sprue with interchangeable options to make three or four boxings.

Only 3 or 4? You can get loads more if as the Leander was a Type 12(Improved) so you can also do the Type 12 and Type 12M as well as the various upgrades to weaponry while in RN service, let alone the changes for the other Navies that operated them.

Gondor

Yeah, but you can lump some of them together: for example, the Narrow Beam gun, Ikara and Exocet variants could all be in one box, since they use the same hull and core superstructure.

Quite right if you are careful with the layout of the sprues, that's the trick though, getting more options for less wasted plastic on sprues or too many sprues.

Gondor

[The Wooksta!]

I can guarantee now that whatever it is, most modellers are going to complain.

[Weaver]

Better would be announcing that they're re-tooling all their ships in 1/350 & 1/700 to match the rest of the world (with some exceptions).

I've been telling them in every poll and suggestion scheme forever to do a 1/700th Leander core sprue with interchangeable options to make three or four boxings.

Only 3 or 4? You can get loads more if as the Leander was a Type 12(Improved) so you can also do the Type 12 and Type 12M as well as the various upgrades to weaponry while in RN service, let alone the changes for the other Navies that operated them.

Gondor

Yeah, but you can lump some of them together: for example, the Narrow Beam gun, Ikara and Exocet variants could all be in one box, since they use the same hull and core superstructure.

Quite right if you are careful with the layout of the sprues, that's the trick though, getting more options for less wasted plastic on sprues or too many sprues.

Gondor

Yep, and if you want to cover some versions, there's precious little commonality. For instance, a Broad Beam Gun and Broad Beam Seawolf have virtually nothing in common at model scale: even half the superstructure is different unless you mold it in more fiddly bits than is customary in 1/700th.

[Weaver]

I can guarantee now that whatever it is, most modellers are going to complain.

I promise I won't complain IF:
1. It's 1/72nd scale
2. It isn't ABS (Another Bloody Spitfire)

[Beermonster58]

I can guarantee now that whatever it is, most modellers are going to complain.

I promise I won't complain IF:
1. It's 1/72nd scale
2. It isn't ABS (Another Bloody Spitfire)

I can relate to that!   . In fact, I'll only be surprised if it ISN'T (a) another bloody Spitfire and, (b) another sop to to the 1/48 mafia.