Airfix

[Thorvic]

Hmmn that might annoy our colonial cousins :-

http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10135737

Hobbysearch Japan have already got their Airfix Vickers Valiants in stock !!! , the UK retailers are only just getting theirs !!

Wonder when the Australian/Canadian/US will get theirs ?

[Mossie]

Came out the same time as the Valiant. Howard of Effingham picked up a pair at the weekend at Waddington.

http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=72925

In box review on Britmodeller

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Looks lovely, might have to pick one up.

[kitbasher]

Came out the same time as the Valiant. Howard of Effingham picked up a pair at the weekend at Waddington.

Yes, should have mentioned them in my Valiant post.  saw the box and was convinced it was something that had been out for a few weeks!

[kevincallahan]

As for arrival in the US: Latest from both Great Models and Sprue Bros is that the Valiants should be available "early next week" (ie, around 7-11 or 7-12). About bloody time, too....

[rickshaw]

Just got my official notification email from Hornby that the Valiant is now available.   A little slow...

[Geoff]

MZ in Meadowhell had them come in on Wednesday last week.

[monkeyhanger]

Just ordered two from the Airfix website, now when will I get to build them..............


One has arrived, but another one popped up as a birthday present from number 1 daughter.....

[Captain Canada]

Came out the same time as the Valiant. Howard of Effingham picked up a pair at the weekend at Waddington.

Thanks Geoff ! Been working double-time on the beer, saving the empties to reyurn and buy a Valiant and at least 3 GR.9s. Love that aeroplane !

[ChrisF]

Am i the only person surprised about the lack of aftermarket goodies for the airfix valiant so far ?  By the time the tsr2 kit was out there was already quite a collection of resin and etch to run away with your wallet....

[PR19_Kit]

In the TSR2's case there was a fair number of other models around beforehand that the after-market folk could use for development work. In the case of the Valiant there is/was only the Contrail/Sutcliffe one AFAIK, and as it was a vacform it may not have been as suitable.

[kitnut617]

In the TSR2's case there was a fair number of other models around beforehand that the after-market folk could use for development work. In the case of the Valiant there is/was only the Contrail/Sutcliffe one AFAIK, and as it was a vacform it may not have been as suitable.

I have an Aircraft in Miniature 1/72 Valiant B.1 and B.2 in the stash, which was the Contrail kit originally. It's usually under their Historic Wings banner but at the moment, OOP.  Although the recent news from AiM is that they are putting all their line back into production, I wouldn't think they'd bother with the Valiant now that there's an injection kit of it.

[Mossie]

Two Mikes did some replacement wheels & seemless intakes for the Mach2 Valiant.
http://www.twomikesresin.com/index1.html

[PR19_Kit]

Ah yes, I'd forgotten the Mach 2 version.

But if it's like some of their other kits that's just as well perhaps........... 

[The Wooksta!]

I wish I could forget about it and thankfully I managed to sell me second one.  Mach Poo is a deserved nickname for the brand

[Maverick]

Airfix's Valiant is up for review.  Didn't know the amount of extras like nuke or iron bombs and different transparencies.

http://www.hyperscale.com/2011/reviews/kits/airfixa11001reviewbg_1.htm

Regards,

Mav