Airfix

[Howard of Effingham]

Thought you'd like that Trev!  Your having a bumper time with the Revell/Matchbox Heyford re-released recentely.  You just need the Heracles re-released, & new-tool Victor & Halifax.....

wonder if we could persuade airfix to re-pop the HP42 at 1/72? 

mind you i must admit that having MA/TAW's new victor B2 conversion set does help, even if there are several bits that
should be in that set that aren't to get a fully accurate B2.

new tool halifax? yes please. the WEM etch sets for the halifax cost more than the airfix or RoG [matchbox] kits.

while we at at it, why not a IM hastings? 

[Mossie]

Why not, might be one for someone like A Model or Special Hobby?  If they're doing a Hastings, why not use the relevant bits to do a Hermes as well???

[Green Dragon]

Paul
IIRC the P-40 that 'Wild Bill' flew was an 'E' - and in years past was available by Revell in a special "1941" boxing.

Ian

Thanks for the info Ian, never knew about the Revell 1941 kit. Prob get a P-40B and a Zero for a Pearl Harbour Dogfight Double.

Paul Harrison

[Gondor]

Seeing how Airfix have already produced the Vulcan and are due to release the Valiant, would it be to much to hope that they would do a nice new version of the Victor? Drop-able flaps and build-able from the start as a B2 or K2 and with or without the Blue Steel missile as well.

Gondor

Probably just wishful thinking

[The Wooksta!]

The Matchbox Victor was apparently an Airfix tooling anyway! 

At the time it was done, Matchbox didn't have the experience to do large toolings so asked the help of Airfix.  The sprues don't look like the Matchbox house style and neither do some of the bits.

They were rumoured to be trying to buy the tooling from Revell some time back.

[Mossie]

I guess they were trying for the set with the forthcoming Valiant, not a bad idea.  Bit like Monopoly I guess, when someone else has the street you need to complete the colours he knows damn well he can ask what as much he likes for it!

If they're going to kit a Victor (fingers crossed but it's hard to see with the Matchbox kit still being more than serviceable) then you'll probably see a new Vulcan at sometime as they eventually update one of their signature kits.  So far they've been sticking to the small ones, but you can hope.

Still holding out for a mainstream injection 1/144 V-Force though so I have a hope of displaying a small fleet...

[ChrisF]

Back to the angel interceptor im surprised (Despite having the old toolings from last time) Its the original series craft and not the "falcon" interceptor from the new series... Id have thought they'd want to get the new generation of kids onboard and that would mean doing the plane THEY recognise not us older folk...

[Mossie]

Trouble is the new Captain Scarlet didn't really set the world alight, there are probably other series that kids would rather see first.  Fingers crossed for the new Thunderbirds, the Angel Interceptor re-release may be a sign that Airifx have been approached about the new franchise?

[rickshaw]

I wonder if Gerry Anderson has thought about merchandising deals with say, Airfix, for the new Thunderbirds?   Be interesting to see, say all the Thunderbirds done to a common scale (144?).

[ChrisF]

Theres clearly a ton of stuff from both the old and new series's that has never seen the light of day as a kit apart from a few "garage" kit makers... A proper big company doing a proper range (Even if it was snap fit for the kids) would surely be awesome ?!

[The Wooksta!]

Imai in Japan kitted pretty much everything Gerry Anderson-wise from Thunderbirds onwards.  Difficult to find now though but they do a sporadic production run every 5 years or so.

[Spey_Phantom]

i still have a little IMAI Thunderbird 3 kit (in 1/300ish scale) in my collection of Thunderbirds merchandise.
it also has a 2.5inch Alan Tracy figurine included might have to bring it out and build it  

at least im glad the Angel Interceptor is being reissued, hopefully i'll find one here to 
ive seen 1 at the Bruges model show a few months back, but the price was outragious 

[kitbasher]

1/72 TSR-2/Stratos manga thingy arrived in Holborn MZ today - just by chance they were opening the boxes as I went in but not tempted.  £24.99 and the box is smaller than the original 'sensible' release of the TSR-2 (one of which is in the stash).

[GeorgeC]

1/72 TSR-2/Stratos manga thingy arrived in Holborn MZ today - just by chance they were opening the boxes as I went in but not tempted.  £24.99 and the box is smaller than the original 'sensible' release of the TSR-2 (one of which is in the stash).

Must pop on ebay and see what the going rate is now for the 'limited edition' original kit...

[rickshaw]

Does anybody have any news of when the Valiant kit will be released?