Airfix

[GTX_Admin]

Mutter, mutter...Victor should have been 1/48...mutter, grumble....

[Volkodav]

Mutter, mutter...Victor should have been 1/48...mutter, grumble....

Its going to be hard enough to sneak the 1/72 one in.

[kitnut617]

Mutter, mutter...Victor should have been 1/48...mutter, grumble....

Its going to be hard enough to sneak the 1/72 one in.

The Victor is not very big Dave,

Top pic; B-36 on 32"x32" board
Bottom pic: Victor also on 32"x32" board along with an E-3 (which is bigger than the Victor)

[KiwiZac]

I don't know about it not being very big, I saw a photo from Telford of a bloke standing behind the prototype and I thought "Maybe I can't get one of these"! It looked a pretty decent size to me! I guess I'll have to wait until I see the box in-hand before I decide for certain...

In case you'd like a tiny glimpse of the research process for the Victor kit, one of the team preserving XL231 "Lusty Lindy" at Elvington has broken cover and shared a bit of info and some photos at the Key Publishing Forum from Airfix's visit to their airframe...in March!!! They sure do work quickly, these Airfix folks! 

The poster acknowledges that their Victor is a K.2 but mentions there's quite a lot in common between the two variants, and expands a bit on what will be in the final kit. Well worth a look, and the rest of the thread is full of reference photos to make you jealous.

I still want to know what the mystery LIDAR shot on Facebook was all about...bring on Thursday's (Friday our time, ARGH) 2016 range announcement!

[KiwiZac]

Full 2016 range announcement on Tuesday.

I was wrong, it's Thursday. Well, it WAS:

Hi everyone, We wanted to let you know that to allow us to launch our Airfix 2016 range simultaneously in all of our international markets, it has been decided to slightly delay the UK launch until 10.00am on Monday 16th November.

...because their international markets don't have Internet access? I'm very confused.

[GTX_Admin]

...because their international markets don't have Internet access? I'm very confused.

Maybe it is a UK thing ... I have experienced similar 'we don't know what this new fangled interwebby thing is' from Rolls-Royce ... I kid you not!

Must be hard being in these third world countries such as ...the UK!

[raafif]

...because their international markets don't have Internet access? I'm very confused.

Maybe it is a UK thing ... I have experienced similar 'we don't know what this new fangled interwebby thing is' from Rolls-Royce ... I kid you not!

Must be hard being in these third world countries such as ...the UK!

Yep, UK business & Government are waaaaay behind in modern technology !

[Weaver]

Airfix 2016 new releases: http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/new-for-2016.html

[Weaver]

Airfix are having a Black Friday Sale until Nov 30th : http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/black-friday-sale.html

There are some GREAT bargains in there. If anyone outside the UK wants to take adavantage of this but finds Airfix's postage a problem, I'd be more than happy to buy them here for you and sort out alternative shipping.

[The Big Gimper]

Airfix are having a Black Friday Sale until Nov 30th : http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/black-friday-sale.html

There are some GREAT bargains in there. If anyone outside the UK wants to take adavantage of this but finds Airfix's postage a problem, I'd be more than happy to buy them here for you and sort out alternative shipping.

Harold:

Could I impose on you a purchase of an Avro Lancaster BII 1:72 A08001 and a Folland Gnat T.1 1:72 A01006.

Thanks
Carl

[Weaver]

Airfix are having a Black Friday Sale until Nov 30th : http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/black-friday-sale.html

There are some GREAT bargains in there. If anyone outside the UK wants to take adavantage of this but finds Airfix's postage a problem, I'd be more than happy to buy them here for you and sort out alternative shipping.

Harold:

Could I impose on you a purchase of an Avro Lancaster BII 1:72 A08001 and a Folland Gnat T.1 1:72 A01006.

Thanks
Carl

No problem: PM me your address and we can sort out the best shipping deal. I already have both of those kits in my stash so I should be able to work it out precisely.

[jcf]

Black Friday deals also available for folks in the US via the US site:
http://www.airfix.com/us-en/shop/black-friday.html

[The Big Gimper]

Black Friday deals also available for folks in the US via the US site:
http://www.airfix.com/us-en/shop/black-friday.html

Nice that Canada is not good enough. What's wrong with these guys?

[jcf]

Black Friday deals also available for folks in the US via the US site:
http://www.airfix.com/us-en/shop/black-friday.html

Nice that Canada is not good enough. What's wrong with these guys?

Uhh? Only available through Airfix USA because Hornby America (and thus its divisions) has a physical presence in the US.

Hornby America is Hornby's North American division and distributor for all lines (Hornby, Corgi, Airfix, Scalextric, Humbrol),
and seeing as it's in Fige, WA just 80 odd miles south of me probably explains why we generally have good availability of
Airfix in local hobby shops.

[The Big Gimper]

Black Friday deals also available for folks in the US via the US site:
http://www.airfix.com/us-en/shop/black-friday.html

Nice that Canada is not good enough. What's wrong with these guys?

Uhh? Only available through Airfix USA because Hornby America (and thus its divisions) has a physical presence in the US.

Hornby America is Hornby's North American division and distributor for all lines (Hornby, Corgi, Airfix, Scalextric, Humbrol),
and seeing as it's in Fige, WA just 80 odd miles south of me probably explains why we generally have good availability of
Airfix in local hobby shops.

I'm taking about a consortium of world-wide postal networks which ship 100,000s of parcels internationally every day. So that is not an issue.

But why is the 49th parallel perceived by so many US companies to be the equivalent of the Galactic barrier? If you are living south of 48.9 degrees, all is good. But if you put one foot north of 49.1 degrees, then I guess it is TFB when it comes to shipping. Sorry Mr. Tim Hortons addicted Canadian but since you have a publicly funded healthcare system we can't ship to you. It's too hard for us to make it work.

[jcf]

Hornby is a UK company so I fail to get your point, as to international postal rates, those are negotiated by governments not companies. Plus once it crosses a border the postal or carrier service in the receiving country demands compensation, thus the increased charge. The USPS doesn't the complete amount of the postage charged. For example I used the Canada Post rate estimator to estimate postage costs of an identical package from Toronto to Vancouver, and Toronto to Everett, Wa. Less than $20 for the first destination, just under $36 for the latter. Distance from Toronto is a wash, so clearly some other factor is involved, to whit a border and change of carrier.
F'all to do with Tim Horton or medical care. 

[Alvis 3.1]

I'm not sure if this is what Big Gimper means, but there are a plethora of US based companies and individuals who patently refuse to ship to us in the Great Frozen Expanse because "it's too hard". I've been told that upon more than one occasion, even when I informed them I'd cover the added expenses of shipping. It seems more of a "screw it I can't be bothered" attitude than an actual hurdle, since many others do not seem to have this limitation.
As a retail minion in a shop below the 49th, yet firmly ensconsed withing the Great Frozen Northern Expanse, Black Friday sales irk me to no end. Especially when our CanuckBuck is tanking the way it is.


Alvis 3.1

[The Big Gimper]

I'm not sure if this is what Big Gimper means, but there are a plethora of US based companies and individuals who patently refuse to ship to us in the Great Frozen Expanse because "it's too hard". I've been told that upon more than one occasion, even when i informed them I's cover the added expenses of shipping. It seems more of a "screw it I can't be bothered" attitude than an actual hurdle, since many others do not seem to have this limitation.
As a retail minion in a shop below the 49th, yet firmly ensconsed withing the Great Frozen Northern Expanse, Black Friday sales irk me to no end. Especially when our CanuckBuck is tanking the way it is.


Alvis 3.1

Thank you Al. My apologies for not recognizing  the intrusion of the Southern tip Vancouver Island into the land below 49.
 
Your statement: "it's too hard" is a very succinct way of saying I'm too lazy. So to that point, I consider Hornby too lazy and ignorant to acknowledge that they have Canadian customers. There are no excuses not to ship to Canada. None.

[Weaver]

US firms do that to the rest of the world too: some simply refuse to ship abroad. Why? Well I guess with a huge market easily accessible on their doorstep, they can sell all they want locally without 'being bothered' to deal with overseas shipping. It's very frustrating sometimes!

[Alvis 3.1]

I'm not sure if this is what Big Gimper means, but there are a plethora of US based companies and individuals who patently refuse to ship to us in the Great Frozen Expanse because "it's too hard". I've been told that upon more than one occasion, even when i informed them I's cover the added expenses of shipping. It seems more of a "screw it I can't be bothered" attitude than an actual hurdle, since many others do not seem to have this limitation.
As a retail minion in a shop below the 49th, yet firmly ensconsed withing the Great Frozen Northern Expanse, Black Friday sales irk me to no end. Especially when our CanuckBuck is tanking the way it is.


Alvis 3.1

Thank you Al. My apologies for not recognizing  the intrusion of the Southern tip Vancouver Island into the land below 49.
 
Your statement: "it's too hard" is a very succinct way of saying I'm too lazy. So to that point, I consider Hornby too lazy and ignorant to acknowledge that they have Canadian customers. There are no excuses not to ship to Canada. None.

That's ok, we're used to being that weird place. It has advantages, like little snow, and disadvantages, like mowing lawns in December.

:)

Alvis 3.1

[jcf]

US firms do that to the rest of the world too: some simply refuse to ship abroad. Why? Well I guess with a huge market easily accessible on their doorstep, they can sell all they want locally without 'being bothered' to deal with overseas shipping. It's very frustrating sometimes!

To be fair many of those 'firms' are one-man bands and unless they have multiple overseas orders at once they
probably don't find the extra time they have to spend at the post office worth it. Within the US they can use
the standardized priority mail boxes, you can get them delivered for free from USPS, print the postage on
your home printer and have the carrier pick'em up at your door. Most international packages have to be mailed
at the PO, which adds paperwork and time.

[Weaver]

US firms do that to the rest of the world too: some simply refuse to ship abroad. Why? Well I guess with a huge market easily accessible on their doorstep, they can sell all they want locally without 'being bothered' to deal with overseas shipping. It's very frustrating sometimes!

To be fair many of those 'firms' are one-man bands and unless they have multiple overseas orders at once they
probably don't find the extra time they have to spend at the post office worth it. Within the US they can use
the standardized priority mail boxes, you can get them delivered for free from USPS, print the postage on
your home printer and have the carrier pick'em up at your door. Most international packages have to be mailed
at the PO, which adds paperwork and time.

Jon, you can do all that here in the UK for domestic AND international post. With Royal Mail you still have to take it to the Post Office, but other carriers will pick it up from your house, or let you drop it off at an ever-increasing number of local shops that act as agents for them. You might have to fill in an extra two-line form for customs etc, but that's it.

Are you telling me that Fedex et al in the US don't pick up international packages at your door?

[kitnut617]

Are you telling me that Fedex et al in the US don't pick up international packages at your door?

Well they don't out here in the rural areas in Alberta, they don't deliver here or pick up. I have to take my packages into the small town that's near us, and take it to one of the agents in town who handle the different couriers. 

I had bought some fancy rims for the wife's Grand Cherokee a while ago, the courier wanted someplace in town to deliver them too, so I went to the local tire shop and they said they would take them ---

[jcf]

US firms do that to the rest of the world too: some simply refuse to ship abroad. Why? Well I guess with a huge market easily accessible on their doorstep, they can sell all they want locally without 'being bothered' to deal with overseas shipping. It's very frustrating sometimes!

To be fair many of those 'firms' are one-man bands and unless they have multiple overseas orders at once they
probably don't find the extra time they have to spend at the post office worth it. Within the US they can use
the standardized priority mail boxes, you can get them delivered for free from USPS, print the postage on
your home printer and have the carrier pick'em up at your door. Most international packages have to be mailed
at the PO, which adds paperwork and time.

Jon, you can do all that here in the UK for domestic AND international post. With Royal Mail you still have to take it to the Post Office, but other carriers will pick it up from your house, or let you drop it off at an ever-increasing number of local shops that act as agents for them. You might have to fill in an extra two-line form for customs etc, but that's it.

Are you telling me that Fedex et al in the US don't pick up international packages at your door?

Um ya sure, as long as you don't mind being charged @ $100 for the shipping from here to there.
FedEX and UPS are not cost effective choices for the average Joe to ship intercontinentally,
which is what it is when you ship from the US to Europe, US to OZ, etc. As far as customs are concerned, in
the US it's more than a 'two-line form'. People really need to stop applying the norm where they
live to the rest of the planet, it ain't the fucking same.

[Weaver]

US firms do that to the rest of the world too: some simply refuse to ship abroad. Why? Well I guess with a huge market easily accessible on their doorstep, they can sell all they want locally without 'being bothered' to deal with overseas shipping. It's very frustrating sometimes!

To be fair many of those 'firms' are one-man bands and unless they have multiple overseas orders at once they
probably don't find the extra time they have to spend at the post office worth it. Within the US they can use
the standardized priority mail boxes, you can get them delivered for free from USPS, print the postage on
your home printer and have the carrier pick'em up at your door. Most international packages have to be mailed
at the PO, which adds paperwork and time.

Jon, you can do all that here in the UK for domestic AND international post. With Royal Mail you still have to take it to the Post Office, but other carriers will pick it up from your house, or let you drop it off at an ever-increasing number of local shops that act as agents for them. You might have to fill in an extra two-line form for customs etc, but that's it.

Are you telling me that Fedex et al in the US don't pick up international packages at your door?

Um ya sure, as long as you don't mind being charged @ $100 for the shipping from here to there.
FedEX and UPS are not cost effective choices for the average Joe to ship intercontinentally,
which is what it is when you ship from the US to Europe, US to OZ, etc.

I sent a 5kg parcel to the US (y'know, intercontinentally) last year and it cost £23, picked up from my door. Can't for the life of me remember the courier because I booked it via Parcels2go.

Most companies world-wide charge extra (sometimes LOTS extra) for overseas shipment, but the US is the only place where I've seen companies just flat out refuse to consider it.

As far as customs are concerned, in the US it's more than a 'two-line form'. People really need to stop applying the norm where they live to the rest of the planet, it ain't the fucking same.

Given the propensity of Americans to assume that the rest of the world is like America and call it wrong/wierd when it isn't, that's fucking hilarious......