Airfix

[Gondor]

Typo in the mag? It's £24.99 on the website. A quick Google shows it's a little cheaper elsewhere.
https://uk.airfix.com/products/westland-wessex-hc2-a04068?srsltid=AfmBOoqX9OjL5UUjzjCxXio7UmV_7_LLXElwIDlYm6C7UR2m30_r_2qw

That's a relief, maybe buy two then 

[Mossie]

Of course!

I'm holding off in hope of a HAR.2 boxing, or at least a conversion set.

[PR19_Kit]

Conversions for the Italeri one might work too.

[Weaver]

Beat me to it. I want one of the Wessex kits as well (at £24.99!).

I presume that the appearance of this article means that the release of the kit is imminent.

Air Graphics do the weapons platforms (can't call them "wings") that held rockets and/or AS.11/12 missiles underneath and a pair of machine-guns on top. AFAIK these were only used by Navy HU.5s (which were practically identical to the HC.2), so fitting them to the latter would be a subtle What If. They also do the GEC Heli-Tele surveillance system used on AAC Lynxes in Northern Ireland: putting that on an RAF Wessex would be another subtle What If, since RAF HC.2s were also used in the province.

[Thorvic]

Of course!

I'm holding off in hope of a HAR.2 boxing, or at least a conversion set.

I think we can count on the yellow peril appearing as new boxing in the next year or so, the unknown aspect is if Airfix will do the Royal Navy variants ?

[Mossie]

Airfix don't usually go down the multiple variants road, but you never know. The Italeri kit still holds up well and you can get most of the RN variants out of it. Between the two kits, it should be possible to do most of the major variants.

[Weaver]

Airfix don't usually go down the multiple variants road, but you never know. The Italeri kit still holds up well and you can get most of the RN variants out of it. Between the two kits, it should be possible to do most of the major variants.

According to the article, the layout of the parts makes the author suspect that Airfix are planning other variants, but he doesn't go into details.

[Gondor]

Airfix don't usually go down the multiple variants road, but you never know. The Italeri kit still holds up well and you can get most of the RN variants out of it. Between the two kits, it should be possible to do most of the major variants.

According to the article, the layout of the parts makes the author suspect that Airfix are planning other variants, but he doesn't go into details.

Airfix have done that before, made it possible to produce another variant from a set of moulds, then failed to deliver.

[kitbasher]

.....yet.

[Weaver]

Airfix don't usually go down the multiple variants road, but you never know. The Italeri kit still holds up well and you can get most of the RN variants out of it. Between the two kits, it should be possible to do most of the major variants.

According to the article, the layout of the parts makes the author suspect that Airfix are planning other variants, but he doesn't go into details.

Airfix have done that before, made it possible to produce another variant from a set of moulds, then failed to deliver.

I suppose it depends on how well the first release sells. It's like trying to start a movie franchise: if the first one's a flop at the box office, the rest never get made.

[Mossie]

The 1/35 Stalwart is on sale. 
https://uk.airfix.com/products/alvis-fv622-stalwart-mk2-a1381

[Weaver]

Well £40 doesn't seem unreasonable for a big 1/35th vehicle by modern standards, so I strongly suspect that will sell like hot cakes. It will, of course, go very nicely with the Ferret.

I do hope this makes Airfix and other manufacturers appreciate the sales potential in the 1950-1980 period of the British Army.

[Old Wombat]

My 2 x Stollies should be on their way from Airfix soon, or, as Airfix put it;

Great news! Your Alvis FV622 Stalwart Mk.2 pre-order has arrived at our warehouse and will shortly be prepared for dispatch.

[PR19_Kit]

I might get one of them, even though I have a resin AA one already. The Airfix styrene will be much easier to glue than the AA resin.

[Weaver]

Oooh, this is interesting: Airfix have just put a video up on Youtube doing a walkaround of an Avro Lincoln at the RAF Museum. Now why would they do that, unless they were, at least, gauging interest in a kit, or maybe even because they were there to laser-scan it and what to pre-hype the announcement? Assuming that's the case, I've left them a very encouraging comment, and it wouldn't hurt if other people did the same (hint, hint...).