Airfix

[luft46models]

I did a turretless Defiant for John Baxter years ago but IIRC it was the MPM kit. Lots of Milliput to get it right.
I also did a pointy nose Skyrocket ( twin prop) for him but neither have been seen as published photos yet.

William in Oz 

[zenrat]

...Is the Defiant the oldest mould that Airfix have that's till in production? It wouldn't surprise me one bit.

Surely the DH 88 Comet is older?

[Mossie]

Got an email saying that Airfix are announcing some "VERY exciting news" at SMW 2014, which will be announced online at 1pm on Saturday.

There's a link saying nowt much really:
http://www.airfix.com/news/scale-modelworld-telford-2014-airfix-designers-reveal-all/

Let the idle speculation commence!

[kitbasher]

A new tool defiant from Airfix is way over due, but on the down side for me....it will kill 50% of the market for the resin replacement noses I cast for Valiant wings.

Yes but Martin think of all those Merlin-powered Dewotine 520s, MS406s, P-40Bs, Yaks, Fiats and Macchis crying out for those castings!

I like your thinking Dave

Yes now I'm thinking of a build I actually hadn't thought of doing!

[Weaver]

Got an email saying that Airfix are announcing some "VERY exciting news" at SMW 2014, which will be announced online at 1pm on Saturday.

There's a link saying nowt much really:
http://www.airfix.com/news/scale-modelworld-telford-2014-airfix-designers-reveal-all/

Let the idle speculation commence!

Gotta be either a 1/24th scale something or a big plane in 1/72nd, so my guesses are:

1. 1/24th scale Beaufighter (Well they did the Mosquito, right?)

2. 1/72nd scale Victor B.2 to make the V-bomber "triad". (Might be why Revell are putting the old Matchbox kit out again even though they deleted and discounted it a few years back)

[kitbasher]

My predictions for 1/72 stuff to be announced at SMW today:

Shackleton AEW2
new Hunter
Metal-wing Hurricane I
new Defiant
new Heinkel 111
new Junkers 88
(Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary next year)

[zenrat]

New Battle of Britain aircraft accurately depicting what you see in the movie...

[kitbasher]

My predictions for 1/72 stuff to be announced at SMW today:

Shackleton AEW2
new Hunter
Metal-wing Hurricane I
new Defiant
new Heinkel 111
new Junkers 88
(Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary next year)

OK two right although the Defiant was a no-brainer given the Aifix 2015 calendar.

[zenrat]

 Well done.  You do racing tips too?

[kitbasher]

You do racing tips too?

PG Tips and Q-Tips only, sorry.

[Captain Canada]

My predictions for 1/72 stuff to be announced at SMW today:

Shackleton AEW2
new Hunter
Metal-wing Hurricane I
new Defiant
new Heinkel 111
new Junkers 88
(Battle of Britain 75th Anniversary next year)

All to be seen in Canada in 2018 

[Spey_Phantom]

the new SeaKing HC.4 for 2015 looks promising, would look great next to the Revell version.
its about time they came up with a new tool for the Seaking to 

http://www.airfix.com/news/airfix-2015-ipms-scale-modelworld-announcement/

[kitnut617]

Gudamnit !      that's just made my Airwaves conversion redundant --   

[PR19_Kit]

the new SeaKing HC.4 for 2015 looks promising, would look great next to the Revell version.
its about time they came up with a new tool for the Seaking to 

http://www.airfix.com/news/airfix-2015-ipms-scale-modelworld-announcement/

From interrogation of a VERY unhelpful (and rather arrogant) Airfix stand rep, it would seem that a 'real' Sea King will following on behind the HC4 before much longer.

The young man concerned, who was considerably younger than any Sea Kings currently flying, just wasn't interested in anything that any of the crowds of modellers said, he just kept on giving us 'the company line'. Ref the He111-P, I asked why did they chose the P rather than the much more common H, and he said they felt they needed to be different from 'existing He111 models', whereas the REAL answer, as mentioned on the website, is because there was a restored P in Norway that they cold 3D scan. He did make one slip, which would indicate that an H may be forthcoming as the engines break at the RW bulkhead joint.

[Weaver]

New Battle of Britain aircraft accurately depicting what you see in the movie...

Funnily enough there were some new Special Hobby kits on the Hannants stand of Ha.1112 Buchons in Luftwaffe markings described as "movie star Buchons": http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/SH72311