Airfix

[Spey_Phantom]

Hey Nils: could you see what the part breakdown was like on the Lightning? Have they made the belly pack a separate piece?

according to what ive seen, there was a 2-piece canopy, a decent looking ejection seat, red top missiles (i didnt notice optional firestreaks),
speed brakes, but from first glance, i think the belly tank was moulded on the fuselage like most lightning kits (although it looked kinda bloated).
looked promising from what ive seen  

[Gondor]

I received a phone call from Wonderland in Edinburgh, they have the Lancaster BII in stock now and are expecting the weapons loading set in a few weeks.

Gondor

[Weaver]

Hey Nils: could you see what the part breakdown was like on the Lightning? Have they made the belly pack a separate piece?

according to what ive seen, there was a 2-piece canopy, a decent looking ejection seat, red top missiles (i didnt notice optional firestreaks),
speed brakes, but from first glance, i think the belly tank was moulded on the fuselage like most lightning kits (although it looked kinda bloated).
looked promising from what ive seen  

Okay, cheers. 

[Aircav]

The weapons loading set is very nice the only problem I have with is that theres no figures so they may be in development. 
ps, I think the loading set will be very popular with railway modellers as well as aircraft and armour modellers, beautiful set. 
pps, you don't get a bomb load with the new Mk11 Lanc, its in with the loading set, nice 8000lb and 4000lb cookie. 

[TsrJoe]

Jamiesons Models in Glasgow has both the Lanc and loading set in, arrived in stock Monday there

[Mossie]

Just got the newsletter, the new Fw 190A-8 is out, both in standard and starter boxings (as well as the Lanc BII and loading set as already mentioned.

Nice snake scheme from JG10 for the standard boxing, JG26 markings with an unsual number on the tail for the starter set:
http://www.airfix.com/shop/aircraft/a01020-focke-wulf-fw190a-8-172/
http://www.airfix.com/shop/aircraft/a55110-focke-wulf-190a-a-starter-set-172/

The Vampire is being re-stocked as well for anyone who's missed out on this one.

[TsrJoe]

hmm wondering if Airfix will do a standard single seat vampy to go with the T.11 ?

[Gondor]

How about a Venom or two or even three or four in all the various major differences?

Gondor

[Mossie]

A whole family of Vampires and Venoms, fingers crossed!

[NARSES2]

Must admit I'm waiting for the F sub series of the Fw 190 

[Captain Canada]

I'd love to see the Venoms. Gorgeous little aeroplane with tonnes of whif potential !

[Gondor]

So with the new Lancaster flying off the shelves and the kit being moulded to make the engine fitted to the aircraft to easily be the radial or more usual in-line version, who will be the first to produce the engine cowling for the B VI version?

Gondor

[The Wooksta!]

A2Zee are doing a Lincoln conversion, so I suspect that they'll have a Lancaster VI conversion set also.

[PR19_Kit]

So with the new Lancaster flying off the shelves and the kit being moulded to make the engine fitted to the aircraft to easily be the radial or more usual in-line version, who will be the first to produce the engine cowling for the B VI version?

....or even the turbo-prop version.  

I was talking to a guy at the Brum Show who'd built the BIII Special already and he said that while it's a superb moulding there's no way to build the fuselage and the wings separately, paint them, and then assemble the bits. You have to build it all of a piece first and then paint it, which isn't easy with the Bomber Command Dark Earth/Dark Green/Black scheme.is model looked magnificent nonetheless.

[pyro-manic]

That sounds like a challenge....!