Airfix

[Pellson]

Right gents I've got around to moving the discussion on plastics as it was becoming a little "all consuming" and it can be found here.

https://www.whatifmodellers.com/index.php?topic=50125.0

I apologise if the way I've split it appears to be a bit simplistic or even blunt, but I didn't want to have to start editing individual posts because then I could, quite rightly, leave myself open to accusations of manipulation.

Thanks

Chris

Great job! 

[KiwiZac]

I do as I have plans for a Sabre engined Lancaster

Gondor

Any chance that means you'll have a quartet of Centaurus engines and spinners (props?) going spare? 

[Gondor]

I do as I have plans for a Sabre engined Lancaster

Gondor

Any chance that means you'll have a quartet of Centaurus engines and spinners (props?) going spare? 

No because I am using the Heller SMER kit, not the Matchbox one.

Gondor

[The Wooksta!]

I might have a load of spare Matchbox Sabre engines. I'll have a look.

[KiwiZac]

Any chance that means you'll have a quartet of Centaurus engines and spinners (props?) going spare? 

No because I am using the Heller SMER kit, not the Matchbox one.

Gondor

No problem, thanks anyway!

For anyone else wondering if the 1/24 Spitfire will feature "e" wing parts in this or any future boxing:
Tweet 180122 by Zac Yates, on Flickr

Let's see what the aftermarket does!

[philp]

https://www.buchonscalemodels.com/categories/124-scale

[KiwiZac]

I think I need to adjust my expectations - I wasn't expecting such a simple (to my mind) set to cost 24 Euros! 

[PR19_Kit]

I think I need to adjust my expectations - I wasn't expecting such a simple (to my mind) set to cost 24 Euros! 

IIRC the original Airfix 1/24 Spitfire I didn't even cost that much for the whole kit!

[AeroplaneDriver]

I think I need to adjust my expectations - I wasn't expecting such a simple (to my mind) set to cost 24 Euros! 

IIRC the original Airfix 1/24 Spitfire I didn't even cost that much for the whole kit!

But also there weren't Euros then and a new family car cost what...$3k?

[PR19_Kit]

IIRC the original Airfix 1/24 Spitfire I didn't even cost that much for the whole kit!

But also there weren't Euros then and a new family car cost what...$3k?

Well yes, but I wanted to make that comparison.

The original one came out in 1970 and I think family size cars cost around £1000 then.

[scooter]

IIRC the original Airfix 1/24 Spitfire I didn't even cost that much for the whole kit!

But also there weren't Euros then and a new family car cost what...$3k?

Well yes, but I wanted to make that comparison.

The original one came out in 1970 and I think family size cars cost around £1000 then.

And a dive in Parliament archives gives an average weekly salary for manual labourers of £28 Os. 11d, whilst a 2004 Guardian article quotes a weekly wage around £32

[jcf]

Some of the Facebook comments are eyeroll generating:
"The new Mk. IX is great, with this new tool they can use it as the basis of  a whole series of
1/24th Spitfires,  I'm wanting a Mk.22 next".
That'd be quite a trick. 

The complaining about the new 1/43rd "weird" scale kits is hilarious, evidently many of these
"car modellers" have no clue about the 1/43rd scale car model world. Those that do have a
vague familiarity disparage them as "just diecasts".

[NARSES2]

And a dive in Parliament archives gives an average weekly salary for manual labourers of £28 Os. 11d, whilst a 2004 Guardian article quotes a weekly wage around £32

Well I started work in 1968 age 16 and was earning £32 a month before tax. Still managed to get half cut 4 days a week and fully cut twice 

[kitnut617]

And a dive in Parliament archives gives an average weekly salary for manual labourers of £28 Os. 11d, whilst a 2004 Guardian article quotes a weekly wage around £32

Well I started work in 1968 age 16 and was earning £32 a month before tax. Still managed to get half cut 4 days a week and fully cut twice 

Started in '69 and got just the same Chris ----

[NARSES2]

Those WERE the good old days Robert