Airfix

[albeback]

Anyone else been keeping up with the advent calender competitions on the Airfix site ? They've been leaving lil clues on each pop-up as to next years releases..

Some intriguing stuff. Including apparently a Hercules engined Lancaster B MK II. There's a thread on Britmodeller right now on this subject

[ChrisF]

Anyone else been keeping up with the advent calender competitions on the Airfix site ? They've been leaving lil clues on each pop-up as to next years releases..

Yeap but they have said they are uploading the 2013 range on the 19th December so at least we get to see it before Christmas this year 

Thats only a few days away too

On another note the Type 45 kit is now available Now im not normally into boats for i might be swayed this time

[Thorvic]

Anyone else been keeping up with the advent calender competitions on the Airfix site ? They've been leaving lil clues on each pop-up as to next years releases..

Yeap but they have said they are uploading the 2013 range on the 19th December so at least we get to see it before Christmas this year 

Thats only a few days away too

On another note the Type 45 kit is now available Now im not normally into boats for i might be swayed this time

Yeap i noticed the Type 45 had been released and that will be one for the 2013 wish list alongside the Trumpeter Type 23 frigate as they are doing HMS Montrose as a 2nd boxing with the 'Kryten' turret and Merlin.

[Mossie]

Thought I made a post yesterday but it's gone, can't have done it properly.  Yesterdays calendar suggests a British Army quad, the thumbnail seems to be taken from the pic on the British Army website.  I'm taking a good guess it'll be 1/48 to go with the Afghanistan range.  Quite a few whiffy things could be done with a quad I guess.

Today there's a Harrier GR.3, although I just saw the 1/24 kit in a new red box the shops so it might not point to a 1/72 kit.  Guess we'll see in a few days.

[Thorvic]

Anyone else been keeping up with the advent calender competitions on the Airfix site ? They've been leaving lil clues on each pop-up as to next years releases..

Some intriguing stuff. Including apparently a Hercules engined Lancaster B MK II. There's a thread on Britmodeller right now on this subject

Yeap the BII was definately pictured and it makes for an interesting option alongside the Dambuster to launch their new Lancaster tool, as i suspect they will want to clear existing stock levels of the B1/III kits before issuing that version. An interesting aspect and one no doubt Wooksta will fully explore is will they have designed the kit breakdown for variety of versions, the BII is a nice omen, i know plenty would find a Manchester appealing, whilst many would like to see late and post war versions such as Tallboy, Grand Slam, MPA and the B MK IV. The other aspect to explore is might they be looking at the Lincoln with a stretched fuselage & Wing and from there might we see them look at the Shackleton family ?. From a transport side we could see a Lancastrian conversion set in a similar vain to the Valiant add-on pack and they could possibly consider doing a York as a full kit.
Yes it could be intresting how they run with the Lancaster range based on a new tool.

[Thorvic]

Thought I made a post yesterday but it's gone, can't have done it properly.  Yesterdays calendar suggests a British Army quad, the thumbnail seems to be taken from the pic on the British Army website.  I'm taking a good guess it'll be 1/48 to go with the Afghanistan range.  Quite a few whiffy things could be done with a quad I guess.

Today there's a Harrier GR.3, although I just saw the 1/24 kit in a new red box the shops so it might not point to a 1/72 kit.  Guess we'll see in a few days.

Yeap there is a Warrior piscture due soon so it looks like a few additions to the Herrick range and the Quad will probably fit in the Merlin !!.

Nope i think its new tool Harrier GR3 to go with the GR1 and replace that old dog of a 1/72nd kit and matches the new tool SHARs and GR9. We're only shy of the Two Seater Harrier II's now.

[NARSES2]

The F-51 version of the new tool Mustang has been released. Hopefully my local MZ will have it next week

[albeback]

Anyone else been keeping up with the advent calender competitions on the Airfix site ? They've been leaving lil clues on each pop-up as to next years releases..

Some intriguing stuff. Including apparently a Hercules engined Lancaster B MK II. There's a thread on Britmodeller right now on this subject

Yeap the BII was definately pictured and it makes for an interesting option alongside the Dambuster to launch their new Lancaster tool, as i suspect they will want to clear existing stock levels of the B1/III kits before issuing that version. An interesting aspect and one no doubt Wooksta will fully explore is will they have designed the kit breakdown for variety of versions, the BII is a nice omen, i know plenty would find a Manchester appealing, whilst many would like to see late and post war versions such as Tallboy, Grand Slam, MPA and the B MK IV. The other aspect to explore is might they be looking at the Lincoln with a stretched fuselage & Wing and from there might we see them look at the Shackleton family ?. From a transport side we could see a Lancastrian conversion set in a similar vain to the Valiant add-on pack and they could possibly consider doing a York as a full kit.
Yes it could be intresting how they run with the Lancaster range based on a new tool.

No argument here!! I'd love to do themed collection of the Lancaster starting from the Manchester right through to the Lincoln & York. The only stumbling block of course is lack of suitable kits. My budget doesn't quite stretch to expensive resin conversion sets so, a whole Lanc series woud be wonderful. Of course, a new Halifax BIII would also be awfully nice as would a Stirling, Wellington.................................!!

[kitbasher]

The F-51 version of the new tool Mustang has been released. Hopefully my local MZ will have it next week

Some in the Holborn branch last night - 4 on the shelf.  Nearly got one but cryptic text indicates at least part of my wish list has got through to Santa!
The galling thing is I went into the branch on Thursday, asked when they might be getting them and was reliably informed it probably wouldn't be this side of Christmas!

As for Airfix 2103  releases, I wonder what the 'Barnstorming' item is?  Some speculation that it's a Wellington (new) or a Dambuster Lanc (re-pop I'd imagine). Next year is 617's 70th anniversary so a reissue would be timely.  How about a Lancaster/Tornado GR4 double set?

I do hope the promised Vampire T11 and the Lightning are 1/72.

[kitnut617]

Next year is 617's 70th anniversary so a reissue would be timely.  How about a Lancaster/Tornado GR4 double set?

I got the 60th Anniversary boxing of that, got it because my Dad served with 617 Sqn.  It would have been nice if the two kits were the same scale though, the Lanc' being 1/72 and the Tornado in 1/48.  However, since Airfix does do a 1/72 GR.4 and Tamiya does a 1/48 Grand Slam Lanc' (both in the stash),  I'll be building two sets  

[ChrisF]

Next year is 617's 70th anniversary so a reissue would be timely.  How about a Lancaster/Tornado GR4 double set?

I got the 60th Anniversary boxing of that, got it because my Dad served with 617 Sqn.  It would have been nice if the two kits were the same scale though, the Lanc' being 1/72 and the Tornado in 1/48.  However, since Airfix does do a 1/72 GR.4 and Tamiya does a 1/48 Grand Slam Lanc' (both in the stash),  I'll be building two sets  

I have that set ! I bought it to nick tonka parts for my TSR-2 

[The Wooksta!]

Lancaster and Manchester could share some tooling - fuselage, tailplanes, undercarriage (but not wheels) rudders and glazing.

Lincoln could only use some Lancaster tooling - internals, tailplanes, fins, some glazing.  Full new fuselage would be easier for the modeller than the cut and shut, because it's a new nose section plus the extention plug in the fuselage.  I can see a Lancastrian as a conversion pack or extra bits in the kit.

Shackelton would have to be be all new barring the wing from the Lincoln.  There's not too much commonality.

York would just be new fuselage sprue with internals, plus new glazing sprue. If they were *really* clever, they'd do a Manchester/York conversion pack so that you'd have to buy a Lancaster to build both.

It all depends how Airfix break it down.  If they did it the same way Hasegawa did, they could get the whole lot out with minimal tooling changes.  However, as with the likes of the Spitfires, 109 and Mustangs, more likely that they'll do a standard BI and then another with all the bells and whistles later.  Or the former as a starter pack. 

Heard some whispers from a mate with some contacts.  72nd Gladiator, Lightning and Lancaster are pretty much certs.

[NARSES2]

The F-51 version of the new tool Mustang has been released. Hopefully my local MZ will have it next week

Got one today 

[ChrisF]

Today.. Stratos4 hints... Innnteresting...

[The Wooksta!]

Except that it's already out in Japan!