Airfix

[Thorvic]

Seaking HC4 (Junglie) box art is up 



http://www.airfix.com/us-en/shop/new-for-2015/1-72-scale-military-aircraft/westland-sea-king-hc-4.html

[jcf]

Airfix have just tweeted a pic of a reel of film and a stack of (slide?) boxes they've received from the Smithsonian in support of a "2016 project", with a promise of more news to follow tomorrow.

Those are boxes of microfilm reels, which anyone can purchase BTW. Current costs are $20USD per reel 16mm, $30USD per reel 35mm.
The Captured German and Japanese Documents collection consisits of over 5,000 reels. 
http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/archival/german-japanese-tech-docs.cfm

My brother bought copies of some of the captured Japanese docs reels about thirty years ago.

[Captain Canada]

Oh my ! Look at that HC.4 box art ! cannot wait. Love Sea Kings.

[Weaver]

Airfix have just tweeted a pic of a reel of film and a stack of (slide?) boxes they've received from the Smithsonian in support of a "2016 project", with a promise of more news to follow tomorrow.

Those are boxes of microfilm reels, which anyone can purchase BTW. Current costs are $20USD per reel 16mm, $30USD per reel 35mm.
The Captured German and Japanese Documents collection consisits of over 5,000 reels. 
http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/archival/german-japanese-tech-docs.cfm

My brother bought copies of some of the captured Japanese docs reels about thirty years ago.

So basically, it could be almost anything.

[Captain Canada]

Ya I looked on the Airfix site no clue, and searched through most of the Smithsonian collection and it really could be anything !

[KiwiZac]

Excellent! I do love how Airfix engages with its public. Another exciting Saturday morning of Airfix news ahead for Zac.

[Thorvic]

http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/news/workbench/5889/

Oooh they are finally replacing one of their tired old kits - the B-17G Flying Fortress, and coupling that with a new USAAF Bomber supply set  !!!


(Well its US so I don't know why we automatically assumed it would be an Axis type from their archives  )

I think both of those are likely to go down very well with WW2 modellers

[NARSES2]

Well both Airfix and Hannants have sold out on the Whitley 

Never mind I can wait, I've enough on already.

However I have pre-ordered the Kate, Wildcat and Stuka to be safe 

[Captain Canada]

Excellent ! I love looking at those CAD drawings.....so thought provoking. The USAF bomber supply set is going to be a nice addition as well. But that HC.4 CAD at the bottom ? Oh yeah....can't wait !

[TallEng]

Please let it be `A bit `O` Lace`
a kit from my childhood ceiling period
see here http://www.bates-r-us.org/abitolace/
for details 

Regards
Keith

[jcf]

(Well its US so I don't know why we automatically assumed it would be an Axis type from their archives  )

What assumption? I merely used the specific Captured docs collection as an example of what the Smithsonian
holds.

Here's the USAF Engineering Docs page:
http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/archival/airforce-drawings.cfm

That collection has over 16,000 rolls BTW.

[Captain Canada]

That's a gorgeous scheme....love the yellow. I'd like to build one like that myself !

[Thorvic]

(Well its US so I don't know why we automatically assumed it would be an Axis type from their archives  )

What assumption? I merely used the specific Captured docs collection as an example of what the Smithsonian
holds.

Here's the USAF Engineering Docs page:
http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/archival/airforce-drawings.cfm

That collection has over 16,000 rolls BTW.

That statement wasn't targeted at you Jon, it was the reaction by many on other forums & facebook that it would be Axis i was referring to. In fact it was your post with the link that made me wonder if it might be a US type instead 

[PR19_Kit]

Excellent! 

The original 'Bit O' Lace' B-17G kit was the first 'big' Airfix kit I ever built, but goodness knows how long that was ago!

[jcf]

(Well its US so I don't know why we automatically assumed it would be an Axis type from their archives  )

What assumption? I merely used the specific Captured docs collection as an example of what the Smithsonian
holds.

Here's the USAF Engineering Docs page:
http://airandspace.si.edu/collections/archival/airforce-drawings.cfm

That collection has over 16,000 rolls BTW.

That statement wasn't targeted at you Jon, it was the reaction by many on other forums & facebook that it would be Axis i was referring to. In fact it was your post with the link that made me wonder if it might be a US type instead 

OK.

Cheers, Geoff.