Airfix

[Gondor]

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

New Jet Provost T3

All three good news.  The Whitley pleasantly surprises me, I would have expected the transport to be left to the aftermarket guys.  Beau's are always good but the one I'm happiest about is the JP.  Fingers crossed for a T.5 as I always think the two look quite different.

That looks like more of my money heading in Airfix's direction in the future.

Gondor

[Weaver]

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

New Jet Provost T3

All three good news.  The Whitley pleasantly surprises me, I would have expected the transport to be left to the aftermarket guys.  Beau's are always good but the one I'm happiest about is the JP.  Fingers crossed for a T.5 as I always think the two look quite different.

Well they've already got a Strikemaster tool which is basically the same thing.

[Thorvic]

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

New Jet Provost T3

All three good news.  The Whitley pleasantly surprises me, I would have expected the transport to be left to the aftermarket guys.  Beau's are always good but the one I'm happiest about is the JP.  Fingers crossed for a T.5 as I always think the two look quite different.

Well they've already got a Strikemaster tool which is basically the same thing.

Which they have released as a T5 as well as Strikemaster.

However i don't think thay would redo it just yet to bring it up to the new T3 standards as i think they will let Sword clear out their limited run kits first

[KiwiZac]

I was shaking with jealousy when I saw Martin's pics. Awesome! Can't wait for mine (real-world, sorry team).

The T.3 and T.5 are quite different, notably the canopy and nose.

[Mossie]

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

New Jet Provost T3

All three good news.  The Whitley pleasantly surprises me, I would have expected the transport to be left to the aftermarket guys.  Beau's are always good but the one I'm happiest about is the JP.  Fingers crossed for a T.5 as I always think the two look quite different.

Well they've already got a Strikemaster tool which is basically the same thing.

Yep, but not a new one.

[Gondor]

Received my two Shackleton's from Airfix. The box was big enough for at lest eight of the kits there was that much space!

Gondor

[Captain Canada]

Really ? Looks like so many sprues in the pics ?

[Weaver]

There was a Twitter hashtag game called #NormalAsAKidWeirdNow last night:

[Gondor]

Received my two Shackleton's from Airfix. The box was big enough for at lest eight of the kits there was that much space!

Gondor

Really ? Looks like so many sprues in the pics ?

The packing box they arrived in was big enough to hold far more Shackleton kit's than were in  it Captain!

Gondor

[tigercat]

Shackleton Zwilling ?

[KiwiZac]

Good man, Weaver! I'd better retweet that when I can.

I agree on a new-tool JP 5/Strikemaster (definitely Strikemaster), hopefully the 3 is a "test".

But I'm still waiting for the Spey Phantoms

[Gondor]

Shackleton Zwilling ?

That could be an option for the old Frog/Revell Shackleton's, my two will be out of the box other than the serials and Identity letters and possibly the squadrons as well. I will have to read up on the Shackleton again.

Gondor

[Captain Canada]

That's awesome Weaver ! Not unusual around here either 

[Chris Payne]

I was shaking with jealousy when I saw Martin's pics. Awesome! Can't wait for mine (real-world, sorry team).

The T.3 and T.5 are quite different, notably the canopy and nose.

The T.3 has an unpressurized cockpit and the T.5 has a pressurized cockpit.

[KiwiZac]

It's not official, and there's no real indication (other than past experience) that this is even Airfix, but:

Duxford Tuesday 20th October:
The Sea Fury being scanned today:

It has an American engine, wrong prop and smoke generators, but still...



In more official news, the brand-new 1/72 Eindecker and BE.2c kits are online for pre-order. Check out the BE's box art! Wow!