The rampant speculation about what will be released in 2021 what if edition

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Rick Lowe

Quote from: SleeperService on February 01, 2021, 03:17:07 AM
The 1/32 car range will start with an Allegro complete with detachable front road wheel and wishbone assembly.

Oh, I saw what you did there...

Will further releases include a Zephyr Mk III with egg-cup shaped drivers' seat? ;)


PR19_Kit

Quote from: Rick Lowe on February 14, 2021, 02:08:17 AM
Quote from: SleeperService on February 01, 2021, 03:17:07 AM
The 1/32 car range will start with an Allegro complete with detachable front road wheel and wishbone assembly.

Oh, I saw what you did there...

Will further releases include a Zephyr Mk III with egg-cup shaped drivers' seat? ;)


And a set of furry dice too.  :thumbsup:
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Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

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scooter

Polar Lights will release a 1/72 Bird of Prey, complete with a pair of humpbacked whales.
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Rick Lowe

Quote from: scooter on February 14, 2021, 07:20:43 AM
Polar Lights will release a 1/72 Bird of Prey, complete with a pair of humpbacked whales.

Yes, Yes, YES!! :thumbsup:

McColm

With the release of the Douglas DC-8 Mach2  create the Convair 880/990 in 1/72 scale  along with their version of the BAe 146 in various decals both military and civilian.

PR19_Kit

Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Rheged

Airfix release their "Secret Fliers" series, with the first aircraft being a U-2, a Blackbird, a Meteor PR19 and a Canberra PR9.   JMNs complain that the  PR19 has the wrong engines and is dimensionally inaccurate compared with the actual aircraft.
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scooter

Quote from: Rheged on February 25, 2021, 12:20:02 PM
Airfix release their "Secret Fliers" series, with the first aircraft being a U-2, a Blackbird, a Meteor PR19 and a Canberra PR9.   JMNs complain that the  PR19 has the wrong engines and is dimensionally inaccurate compared with the actual aircraft.

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PR19_Kit

Quote from: Rheged on February 25, 2021, 12:20:02 PM

Airfix release their "Secret Fliers" series, with the first aircraft being a U-2, a Blackbird, a Meteor PR19 and a Canberra PR9.   JMNs complain that the  PR19 has the wrong engines and is dimensionally inaccurate compared with the actual aircraft.


...... 'cos they've been to Cosford and measured it I suppose, little realising that the one at Cosford is a PR19b and the kit is a PR19a.  ;) ;D

Should have read the backstory.  ;D
Kit's Rule 1 ) Any aircraft can be improved by fitting longer wings, and/or a longer fuselage
Kit's Rule 2) The backstory can always be changed to suit the model

...and I'm not a closeted 'Take That' fan, I'm a REAL fan! :)

Regards
Kit

Rick Lowe

Quote from: PR19_Kit on February 25, 2021, 01:22:37 PM
Quote from: Rheged on February 25, 2021, 12:20:02 PM

Airfix release their "Secret Fliers" series, with the first aircraft being a U-2, a Blackbird, a Meteor PR19 and a Canberra PR9.   JMNs complain that the  PR19 has the wrong engines and is dimensionally inaccurate compared with the actual aircraft.


...... 'cos they've been to Cosford and measured it I suppose, little realising that the one at Cosford is a PR19b and the kit is a PR19a.  ;) ;D

Should have read the backstory.  ;D

Not to fear, Colin at Freightdog will bring out a correction kit for it! :thumbsup:  ;D

rickshaw

Quote from: Rheged on February 25, 2021, 12:20:02 PM
Airfix release their "Secret Fliers" series, with the first aircraft being a U-2, a Blackbird, a Meteor PR19 and a Canberra PR9.   JMNs complain that the  PR19 has the wrong engines and is dimensionally inaccurate compared with the actual aircraft.

You left out the Antipodian participant, the PR.29, a long winged Meteor with twin Avon engines...  ;) ;)
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scooter

Airfix released the RNLI Airwing in 1/144th:

Shorts Sunderland MkV
Avro Shackleton MR2.A
HS\BAe Nimrod MR.2
BAE\Kawasaki Amphritie MR.1
Shorts\Shin MayWa Thetis MR.1
Mitsubishi MU-2
Fairey ULH
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Gone But Not Forgotten

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— Groucho Marx

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Weaver

Airfix to launch their "Series: Defence Twitter" range, with initial releases being:

1/700th Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier complete with non-existent aircraft moulded in clear plastic and a wooden stake through it's heart,

1/700th Type 32 Frigate, which consists of a plain white box with a rectangular lump of plastic inside it which you can carve into anything you can imagine,

1/72nd Boxer MRAV 8x8 APC complete with all 17 different cool turrets that the British Army are definitely never going to actually buy,

1/144th scale Boeing Wedgetail AEW aircraft boxed as 1/700th scale because apparently, three of them can be everywhere at once.

Reboxing of Trumpter's 1/700th "New Chinese Offshore Peace And Friendship Patrol Vessel" together with nine Fujimi "Modern Chinese Weapons" sprues.
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McColm

I wish Airfix could get the cockpit canopy glazing for the 1/72 Sea King either a single piece or various parts that aren't fiddly that fit together.
As they produced the 1/72 Sikorsky CH-53 Super Jolly Green Giant,  the predecessor the HH-3 would be a welcomed model either the Jolly Green Giant or the Pelican.
Another model kit that they won't be releasing is the CH-53K,  when I read the headline that the Navy has purchased 9 I
thought that a bit strange why is the Royal Navy getting 9 CH-53Ks but it's the USNavy instead. So I wonder who will be producing the 1/72 kit?
Another two kits not on the Airfix release list are the Avro Lincoln and Avro Tudor. The jet powered Tudor would be a great project at a reasonable price.
I might have got the wrong end of the stick but wasn't Anigrand going to release the Blackburn Beverly in 1/72 or 1/144 scale?
Now if Airfix or Heller could release a scale model of the Austin 1300, just think of how many times they could rebadge this: Morris,  MG, Riley and Wolseley not forgetting the Nomad from down under.
There's quite a few cars of yesteryear that have disappeared from British roads, a few can be found in museums or lovingly restored. Most of which are in diecast but plastic or resin now that's a different story.