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Re: Airfix
« Reply #325 on: January 25, 2018, 05:21:01 AM »
That FR.9 needs USAF SEA colors.....
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #326 on: January 25, 2018, 11:57:44 AM »
That FR.9 needs USAF SEA colors.....
Perhaps with the front camera window replaced by the guts of the designator pod?

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #327 on: January 26, 2018, 03:54:21 AM »
Interesting idea - give the nose a laser-designator system and hang a couple of LGBs underneath plus maybe some updated engines so as to result in a Meteor in service in the 1980s or beyond.
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #328 on: September 28, 2018, 08:10:12 PM »
First 2019 new tooling announcement: Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV in 1/48th



https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/news/workbench/first-2019-new-tooling-announcement
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #329 on: November 10, 2018, 07:14:14 PM »
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #330 on: November 16, 2018, 01:55:25 AM »
Released:



Random idea:  carrier based version with folding wings
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #331 on: November 16, 2018, 05:59:53 AM »
Random idea:  carrier based version with folding wings

Well, it is one of the Bristol family leading into the Beaufighter. ;)
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #332 on: November 20, 2018, 07:05:34 PM »
Mmmmm, 1/24th Hellcat  :-* :-* gotta get one  :P :P
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #333 on: January 08, 2019, 09:32:10 AM »
They've announced the 2019 range, and here it is from a guy at Another Forum who hates Phantoms who in turn lifted it from Julien at Britmodeller:

Airfix Quickbuild Aircraft & Military
J6045 QUICKBUILD D-Day Spitfire N/A May-19 £12.99
J6046 QUICKBUILD-Day Mustang N/A May-19 £12.99
J6010 QUICKBUILD Challenger Tank - Desert N/A Mar-19 £12.99
 
Airfix Quickbuild Cars
J6031 QUICKBUILD VW Beetle Flower-Power N/A May-19 £13.99
J6032 QUICKBUILD VW Camper Surfin' N/A May-19 £16.99
 
Small Starter Gift Sets
A55114 Starter Set Mary Rose 1:72 Mar-19 £9.99
A55117 Starter Set Jeep MB 1:72 May-19 £9.99
 
Large Starter Gift Sets - Aircraft
A55301 Large Starter Set - Panavia Tornado F3 1:72 Jun-19 £18.99
A55311 Large Starter Set - McDonnell Douglas F-15A Strike Eagle 1:72 Jun-19 £18.99
A55312 Large Starter Set - General Dynamics F-16A/B Fighting Falcon 1:72 Jun-19 £18.99
A55313 Large Starter Set - McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet 1:72 Jun-19 £18.99
 
D-Day Gift sets
A50162A D-Day 75th Anniversary Operation Overlord Gift Set 1:76 Apr-19 £59.99
A50009A D-Day 75th Anniversary Battlefront Gift Set 1:76 Apr-19 £29.99
A50156A D-Day 75th Anniversary Sea Assault Gift Set 1:76 Apr-19 £29.99
A50157A D-Day 75th Anniversary Air Assault Gift Set 1:76 Apr-19 £29.99
 
Themed Gift Sets
A55314 Large Starter Set - RMS Titanic 1:1000 Jun-19 £18.99
A50164A Medium Gift Set - RMS Titanic 1:700 Jun-19 £29.99
A50146A Small Gift Set - RMS Titanic 1:400 Jun-19 £59.99
 
Series 1 Aircraft
A01020A Focke-Wulf FW190A-8 1:72 Jan-19 £6.99
A01003 Curtiss Hawk 81-A-2 1:72 Jun-19 £6.99
A01005 Mitsubishi A6M2b Zero 1:72 Mar-19 £6.99
 
Series 2 Aircraft
A02041A Hawker Typhoon Mk.Ib 1:72 Jan-19 £9.99
A02052A Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/Mk.II 1:72 Jun-19 £9.99
A02107 Hunting Percival Jet Provost T.4 1:72 Feb-19 £9.99
 
Series 3 Aircraft
A03029A Douglas A4 Skyhawk 1:72 Mar-19 £12.99
A03090 Messerschmitt ME262A-2A 1:72 Oct-19 £12.99
A03091 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 Fresco 1:72 Nov-19 £12.99
 
Series 4 Aircraft
A04016 Bristol Blenheim Mk.1 1:72 Jun-19 £18.99
A04104 de Havilland DH82aTiger Moth 1:48 May-19 £18.99
 
Series 5 Aircraft
A05135 Supermarine Spitfire XIV 1:48 Mar-19 £20.99
A05137 North American Mustang Mk.IV 1:48 Dec-18 £20.99
A05138 North American P51-D Mustang (Filletless Tails) 1:48 Nov-19 £20.99
 
Series 6 Aircraft
A06019 McDonnell Douglas FG.1 Phantom - RAF 1:72 Sep-19 £24.99
A06020 North American B25B Mitchell 'Doolittle Raid' 1:72 Aug-19 £24.99
A06021 Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk.2 RN 1:72 Sep-19 £24.99
 
Series 7 Aircraft
A07114A Junkers Ju87 B-1 Stuka New Schemes 1:48 TBC £27.99
 
Series 8 Aircraft
A08017A Boeing B17G Flying Fortress - New Schemes 1:72 Jan-19 £30.99
A08020 Vickers Wellington Mk.VIII 1:72 Jul-19 £30.99
 
Series 9 Aircraft
A09189 Hawker Hunter F4 1:48 Nov-19 £36.99
 
Series 11 Aircraft
A11002 de Havilland Sea Vixen 1:48 Jun-19 £44.99
 
Series 19 Aircraft
A19003A Hawker Typhoon 1B - Car Door (plus extra Luftwaffe scheme) 1:24 Feb-19 £119.99
A19004 Grumman F6-F5 Hellcat 1:24 May-19 £119.99
 
Series 0 Figures - Vintage Classics
A00705V WWII German Infantry 1:76 Feb-19 £4.99
A00751V US Paratroops 1:76 Feb-19 £4.99
A00763V WWII British Infantry 1:76 Feb-19 £4.99
A00709V 8th Army 1:76 Feb-19 £4.99
A00711V Afrika Korps 1:76 Feb-19 £4.99
A00716V US Marines 1:76 Feb-19 £4.99
A00747V RAF Personnel 1:76 Mar-19 £4.99
A00748V USAAF Personnel 1:76 Mar-19 £4.99
A00755V Luftwaffe Personnel 1:76 Mar-19 £4.99
 
Vintage Classics Military Vehicles
A02335V Matilda Hedgehog Tank 1:76 Sep-19 £8.99
A02337V WWI Female Tank 1:76 Sep-19 £8.99
 
Series 2 Military Vehicles
A02340 Higgins LCVP 1:72 Mar-19 £9.99
 
Series 3 Military Vehicles
A03306 Bedford QLD/QLT Trucks 1:76 Mar-19 £12.99
Vintage Classics D Day Tanks
A01303V Sherman M4 Mk1 1:76 May-19 £5.99
A01308V Tiger 1 1:76 May-19 £5.99
A01311V SDKFZ Armoured Car 1:76 May-19 £5.99
A02301V Scammell Tank Transporter 1:76 May-19 £8.99
A02302V Buffalo Amphibian LVT & Jeep 1:76 May-19 £8.99
A02303V 88mm Flak Gun & Tractor 1:76 Nov-18 £8.99
A02308V Panzer IV 1:76 Nov-18 £8.99
A02312V German Reconnaisance Set 1:76 Sep-19 £8.99
A02314V Bofors Gun & Tractor 1:76 Jan-19 £8.99
A02315V Opel Blitz & Pak 40 Gun 1:76 Jan-19 £8.99
A02316V DUKW 1:76 May-19 £8.99
A02320V Sherman Crab 1:76 May-19 £8.99
A02321V Churchill Crocodile 1:76 May-19 £8.99
A02334V Sherman Calliope 1:76 May-19 £8.99
A03301V LCM3 & Sherman Tank 1:76 May-19 £12.99
A04301V Churchill Bridge Layer 1:76 May-19 £16.99
 
1:35 Tanks
A1351 Panzer IV Ausf.H "Mid Version" 1:35 Mar-19 £37.99
A1352 Panther Ausf G. 1:35 Oct-19 £42.99
A1353 JagdPanzer 38 tonne Hetzer "Late Version" 1:35 Sep-19 £26.99
A1354 Tiger-1 "Early Version - Operation Citadel" 1:35 Feb-19 £28.99
A1355 JagdPanzer 38 tonne Hetzer "Early Version" 1:35 May-19 £34.99
A1356 M36B1 GMC (U.S. Army) 1:35 Jul-19 £32.99
A1357 Tiger 1 Early Production Version 1:35 Jul-19 £28.99
A1358 M3 Stuart "Honey" (British Version) 1:35 Feb-19 £20.99
A1359 Tiger-1 "Mid Version" 1:35 May-19 £42.99
A1360 M10 GMC (U.S. Army) 1:35 Mar-19 £36.99
A1361 T34/85 II2 Factory Production 1:35 May-19 £29.99
A1362 German Light Tank Pz.Kpfw.35(t) 1:35 Feb-19 £26.99
A1363 Tiger-1 "Early Version" 1:35 Sep-19 £33.99
A1364 Tiger-1 "Late Version" 1:35 Mar-19 £41.99
A1365 M4A3(76)W "Battle of the Bulge" 1:35 Sep-19 £27.99
A1366 M36/M36B2 "Battle of the Bulge" 1:35 Jul-19 £27.99
A1367 U.S. Tractor 1:35 Apr-19 £21.99
 
Vintage Classics Aircraft
A01047V Fiesler Storch 1:72 Sep-19 £5.99
A01052V Hawker Demon 1:72 Sep-19 £5.99
A01055V Bristol Bulldog 1:72 Sep-19 £5.99
A02051V Henschel Hs123A-1 1:72 Sep-19 £8.99
A03001V de Havilland Heron MkII 1:72 Sep-19 £11.99
A03009V Hawker Siddeley Dominie T.1 1:72 Sep-19 £11.99
A03012V Handley Page Jetstream 1:72 Sep-19 £11.99
A04006V Northrop P-61 Black Widow 1:72 Nov-19 £16.99
A04007V Savoia-Marchetti SM79 1:72 Nov-19 £16.99
A05170V Concorde Prototype (BOAC) 1:144 Sep-19 £16.99
 
Series 4 Warships - Vintage Classics
A04201V HMS Victorious 1:600 Sep-19 £16.99
A04211V Admiral Graf Spee 1:600 Sep-19 £16.99
A04202V HMS Hood 1:600 Feb-19 £16.99
A04204V Bismarck 1:600 Feb-19 £16.99
A04208V HMS Ark Royal 1:600 Feb-19 £16.99
A04212V HMS Belfast 1:600 Feb-19 £16.99
A09252V HMS Victory 1:180 Feb-19 £32.99
A09253V Cutty Sark 1:130 Feb-19 £32.99
A09256V WASA 1:144 Sep-19 £32.99
A09258V Golden Hind 1:72 Feb-19 £32.99
 
Space
A11170 Apollo Saturn V 50th Anniversary of 1st Manned Moon Landing 1:144 Jun-19 £44.99
A50106 One Step for Man 50th Anniversary of 1st Manned Moon Landing 1:72 Jun-19 £29.99
A00741V Astronauts 1:76 Jun-19 £4.99
 
RNLI
A07280 RNLI Severn Class Lifeboat 1:72 Jun-19 £27.99
 
Game System
MUH050360 Airfix Battles Introductory Wargame N/A Jan-19 £24.99

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The 1/35 armour struck me as so very, very odd! It's such a large bunch of releases, and I remember folks asking the Airfix team at Telford in perhaps 2017 whether more armour would be coming, and told no. Things change I guess...!

Nice to see some aircraft in the Vintage/Classics banner! Very curious the Concorde's in there twice.

For me the star is the 1/48 Tiger Moth. The 1/72 is such a honey that I was praying for a bigger one, and I am so thankful. Some of the CAD gives me pause for thought though: not very much legroom for the rear cockpit...
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #334 on: January 08, 2019, 09:37:39 AM »
Via the crew at Wheels and Wings Hobbies:

NEW TOOLINGS:
03091: 1/72 MiG-17 Fresco
04104: 1/48 de Havilland Tiger Moth 82A
05135: 1/48 Spitfire Mk.XIV
06021: 1/72 Buccaneer Mk.2
09189: 1/48 Hawker Hunter F.4
19004: 1/24 F6F-5 Hellcat

REISSUES:
01003: 1/72 Hawk 81-A-2 (P-40B)
01005: 1/72 A6M2b Zero
01020A: 1/72 Fw 190A-8
02041A: 1/72 Hawker Typhoon Ib
02052A: 1/72 Gloster Gladiator Mk.I/II
02107: 1/72 Jet Provost T.4
02340: 1/72 Higgins LCVP
03029A: 1/72 A-4B/Q Skyhawk
03090: 1/72 Me 262A-2a Sturmvogel
04016: 1/72 Blenheim Mk.I
05138: 1/48 P-51D Mustang
06019: 1/72 Phantom FG.1
06020: 1/72 B-25B Mitchell
08020: 1/72 Wellington Mk.VIII
11002: 1/48 de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2
19003A: 1/24 Typhoon Ib Car Door

RE-BOXED (Academy?)
1351: 1/35 Panzer IV Ausf.H
1352: 1/35 Panther Ausf.G
1353: 1/35 Hetzer Late
1354: 1/35 Tiger I Op. Citadel
1355: 1/35 Hetzer Early
1356: 1/35 M36B1 GMC
1357: 1/35 Tiger I Early
1358: 1/35 M3 Stuart Honey
1359: 1/35 Tiger I Mid
1360: 1/35 M10
1361: 1/35 T-34/85
1362: 1/35 Panzer 35(t)
1363: 1/35 Tiger I Early
1364: 1/35 Tiger I Late
1365: 1/35 M4A3(76)W
1366: 1/35 M36 Jackson
1367: 1/35 US Tractor
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #335 on: January 08, 2019, 06:26:32 PM »
Via the crew at Wheels and Wings Hobbies:

NEW TOOLINGS:
03091: 1/72 MiG-17 Fresco
06021: 1/72 Buccaneer Mk.2

Are of particular interest.

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #336 on: January 09, 2019, 02:56:44 AM »
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #337 on: January 09, 2019, 03:15:19 AM »
ScaleMates states that the Airfix 09189: 1/48 Hawker Hunter F.4 is a "rebox," if so, is it just the Academy kit in the Airfix box?  What extra parts or features are to be provided with this release?  Will it be produced by Airfix or will they be placing a complete bag of Academy Hunter parts in an Airfix box with Airfix instructions and decals? 

The polystyrene used by Airfix is a bit on the soft side while the polystyrene used by Academy is a little sturdier and sometimes brittle.  Curious to know more details on this. 

Hurry up and wait :(
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #338 on: January 09, 2019, 03:31:38 AM »
ScaleMates states that the Airfix 09189: 1/48 Hawker Hunter F.4 is a "rebox,"

If it's a rebox, why would they listed it under "New Tooling"

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #339 on: January 09, 2019, 04:58:11 AM »
ScaleMates states that it is a reboxing which is why I asked. 
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #340 on: January 09, 2019, 05:54:33 AM »
Well going onto the Airfix website, it shows there's two 1/48 Hunters, a Mk.6 which is clearly labelled as "New Tooling" and is available to order, then there's a Mk.4 which you can pre-order for the moment. Clicking on the link to the Mk.4 there are a number of CAD generated views of the kit, I'd hardly think they would do that if it was a reboxing

https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/catalogsearch/result/?q=Hawker+Hunter

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #341 on: January 09, 2019, 06:48:56 AM »
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #342 on: January 09, 2019, 03:35:37 PM »
Clears up the mystery real quick.  Finally found some images of the parts runners for the new Airfix 1:48th scale Hunter kit at this forum link: Brexit Modeler > New Airfix 148 Hunter

Yay!  Also read the ScaleMates entry again and realized I was reading the bit about the kit being a rebox in the comments for the soon to be released Airfix Hunter F.4 so technically it is a rebox but a rebox of the F.6 kit with additional parts. 
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #343 on: January 10, 2019, 09:43:15 AM »
NEW TOOLINGS:
03091: 1/72 MiG-17 Fresco
06021: 1/72 Buccaneer Mk.2

Are of particular interest.

Verily!  :smiley: TONS of whiffery options there!  :icon_beer:
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #344 on: January 12, 2019, 01:25:37 PM »
The Mk.4 is a retool of the Mk.6 Airfix just released. Easy as.

Why on earth would they reissue the Academy kit in an Airfix box when Airfix has just released its own that is up to modern expectations and is more accurate?
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #345 on: January 14, 2019, 04:56:05 AM »
Is Jetstream a reissue or new tool?

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #346 on: January 14, 2019, 05:42:12 AM »
The Jetstream is a long awaited re-issue  8)
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Re: Airfix
« Reply #347 on: January 14, 2019, 08:46:41 AM »
A while back, I bought four of them when they were a 'club' kit (you had to be a member). The plan was to build all the military versions of it. They came in a plain brown carboard box, they're still there ---   :-X  Mind you I've got a couple of the M&E Astazou conversion for them, and even an Aeroclub Astozou conversion, that is the prop, engine front and vacuform nacelles. Nobody seems to remember it like that but I found them in the box of another Jetstream kit I bought second hand.

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #348 on: January 14, 2019, 12:36:00 PM »
I'll definitely be getting a few Jetstreams.  Is there a J31/32 conversion available?  I have about 5,000 hours in J31/32s and would love to build some of the ones I flew. 

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Re: Airfix
« Reply #349 on: January 14, 2019, 01:00:57 PM »
A-Model makes both Jetstream 31 and Jetstream 32 kits and these can be found on Ebay.  Another company, Sova-M, seems to make some variations on these but I don't know if they use the same molds.  A-Model also does Astazou-powered Jetstreams.