Airfix

[jcf]

That anyone expected that Airfix would make a major new product announcement at the RIAT is truly
hilarious.
🤣

[DogfighterZen]

Reading this and of course being a long time builder of Airfix kits what you blokes have said are pretty much band on ,,im also wondering about a couple of other things not mentioned ...are Airfix either to lazy to build kits which aren't the norm or are they just plain scared ...sticking to the old ways and to afraid to venture out into the wider world of model kits.

They said a few years back that they'll only do real-world subjects which they can either scan in a museum or obtain manufacturer's blueprints for. Apparently they're more scared of being inaccurate than of being boring. I can understand that mind you, given the past-the-point-of-ridiculousness that critique of accuracy has reached in some parts of the modelling world. However the counter-argument is that if you fact-check your project using the best available resources (even if imperfect), then nobody else can fact-check it more than you!

I can certainly relate the "point of ridiculous" aspect. Over in a well known site I will not name,  there was a comment about the recent Revell 1/32 Hurricane II kit. Someone was complaining that type of tailwheel in the kit was incorrect for one the aircraft featured in the decal options! 😲😲.

Initially, I thought it was just tongue in cheek but, looking at some of the other nit pickingly trivial "issues" and, considering the mindset of a lot of people using the site, I determined it was genuine! 😂😂.
People like that need serious help!

It's all a matter of perspective. I'll point out inaccuracies with kits for interest's sake, but it's rare that I think they make the kit worthless or unbuildable. In fact, from a what-if point of view, the inaccuracies can sometimes open up possibilities.

As Weaver said, it's all about perspective. Why do the people who want accuracy need help? These complaints can only make the brands deliver better products, which is what the big majority of modellers ask for... And that's no surprise, considering how the prices of new kits keep going up. If they're asking more money for new kits, then the kits should be better than the older ones. And if there are inaccurate details, then most people will probably still buy said kit and then be forced to spend more on aftermarket to get the details right. Why would there even be aftermarket parts if most people didn't care about correct details?
If you don't care about accuracy, fine, but it doesn't mean that everyone else feels or should feel the same way...  Brands don't care about what you think, they care about what the majority thinks cause they're the ones giving them money to stay in business.
Why would brands keep improving their products if everyone was satisfied with the older, less accurate, toy-like kits of 40/50 years ago? Most people just want to have the best possible model that is a stress-free build instead of having to waste twice the time frustrated while chopping and cutting, filling and sanding.
The way i see it is that people who can't understand that there's room for everyone to have fun with the hobby how they like it, are the ones who really need help.

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[Beermonster58]

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That's your opinion, it's not a fact. The comment you were replying to is also an opinion and, like all opinions (including mine), very subjective

[Rick Lowe]

Like we keep saying here, "It's Your Model - Build It How You Like."

All opinions are subjective, but that doesn't make one any less valid to the holder (though opinions can, and do, change).

And life's too short; there are plenty of kits to be built, rather than getting bent out of shape over a detail... or the lack of one... 

[Weaver]

In the box review video of the Stalwart. He's going to build it for his channel too:

[NARSES2]

Like we keep saying here, "It's Your Model - Build It How You Like."

With my Moderator's cap on.....Absolutely.

So can we please try and remember that and not try and be "clever" in our responses because even if they are not intended to they can wind people up. Especially if and when there is a language barrier to cross.

If you want to have a "debate", that in all honesty the majority of members are probably not interested in then use the PM system.

Chris

[Weaver]

Airfix have a Club members only sale on at the moment. Happy to order any of these at club price for anyone who wants one: just drop me a DM.
Note that I still get the 10% discount off even these prices, which of course I'll pass on.
This is a while-stocks-last deal, so don't think about it for too long or they'll be gone - one of them went out of stock while I was posting this!

1/48th Aircraft:
Seafire F XVII - £23.34
Meteor F.8 - £27.79
P-40B Warhawk - £20.00
JU-87 B-2/R-2 Stuka - £26.67
VE-Day bundle: Spitfire Mk.1 + Hurricane Mk.1 + VE Day coin - £49.99


1/72nd Aircraft:
Phantom FG-1/FGR-2 - £23.34
Tempest Mk.V - £8.00
2025 Club pack, which includes the club Me-410 (which I don't want) - £25.00 (This is standard price for an Me-410, but it's the club exclusive "captured markings" one)


Ships:
1/144th Wasa - £26.67
1/180th HMS Victory - £26.67
1/600th Bismark - £14.67

Vehicles:
1/43rd Land Rover starter set - £8.33
1/35th Austin K2/Y Ambulance - £23.34

Shipping is £4.95 if the order value's under £30 or FREE if it's over. I'd quite like another Phantom for myself, so that should get almost any order, except the very cheapest ones, over the line.

[Weaver]

Well, I'm buying myself a Phantom later tonight, so that'll be the end of any chance to bulk up the order with anyone else and dodge the postage.

Still debating whether to get two Phantoms or one Phantom plus two Tempests...

[Charlie_c67]

Are they the standard Phantom and Tempest or something a little special?

[Weaver]

Are they the standard Phantom and Tempest or something a little special?

The Phantom is the standard "third issue" one that builds an FG.1 or an FGR.2 and has the "Colonial Navy zap" scheme for the former.

The Tempest is the standard silver "post war" Mk.V.

[Weaver]

BUGGER! - They've updated the free postage limit from £30 to £40 since I posted about the sale. Not sure, but it might even have been at midnight tonight!     

[Weaver]

Okay done it: ordered two Phantoms. £21 each is bloody good deal on those!

[Mossie]

RAF Rescue launch has been... re-launched.
https://uk.airfix.com/products/raf-rescue-launch-a05281v

[kitbasher]

Good news - I know what I'll be buying next!

My late Uncle Bill skippered an RAF motor launch after his tour on 550 Sqn.  Dad always maintained it was an ASR lunch - I know where Bill was when skippering and they operated ASR launches, but as it was RAF Castle Archdale it may not have been an ASR type.  Anyway, it'll go nicely with the Airfix Lanc I really must get done in 2026.