Airfix

[scautomoton]

A good coat of decent primer to cover the metal and filler then went on. After that was sanded properly the paint would go on and the finish was perfect.

Indeed so, but metal isn't plastic and doesn't semi-dissolve like styrene does when covered with other chemicals.

I've had just the same effects as Fred had on his 4x4, but with an Italeri Ford Transit, also moulded in BRIGHT RED.

This is a good point actually. Any solvent based primer may compromise the styrene, and I hadn't thought of the chemical reactions that may be taking place. I would think that use of an acrylic-based primer *should* prevent this sort of blooming (since acrylic is quite benign).

[NARSES2]

Meanwhile a pre-announcement new arrival at Hannants

A Bristol Bulldog Mk IIa with extra parts to allow you to build their Mk II as the Mk IIa

Description:Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIA New Parts Feature:
Wide-track undercarriage with metal wheels and tailwheel
Later type tail fin and rudder
Optional exhausts with cabin heater and spent cartridge collection bins
New cylinder heads to represent the type fitted to the Bristol Jupiter VIIF engine of the Bulldog Mk.IIa
New parts for external oil cooler

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[Weaver]

Meanwhile a pre-announcement new arrival at Hannants

A Bristol Bulldog Mk IIa with extra parts to allow you to build their Mk II as the Mk IIa

Description:Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIA New Parts Feature:
Wide-track undercarriage with metal wheels and tailwheel
Later type tail fin and rudder
Optional exhausts with cabin heater and spent cartridge collection bins
New cylinder heads to represent the type fitted to the Bristol Jupiter VIIF engine of the Bulldog Mk.IIa
New parts for external oil cooler

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That's quite the list of mods! 

[NARSES2]

Meanwhile a pre-announcement new arrival at Hannants

A Bristol Bulldog Mk IIa with extra parts to allow you to build their Mk II as the Mk IIa

Description:Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIA New Parts Feature:
Wide-track undercarriage with metal wheels and tailwheel
Later type tail fin and rudder
Optional exhausts with cabin heater and spent cartridge collection bins
New cylinder heads to represent the type fitted to the Bristol Jupiter VIIF engine of the Bulldog Mk.IIa
New parts for external oil cooler

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That's quite the list of mods! 

Indeed the origional kit got very good reviews, but people wondered why that done a Mk II as it was only used by 2 Sqds, whereas the IIa was used by 10 or something ? I've only just read the SAM review of the origional kit (catching up on things) and the authour listed all the changes necessary for a IIa.

[Weaver]

2026 range launch video is live:

[kitbasher]

Ooh, new 1/72 Canberra B.2 and Ju52!

New 1/48 Phantom FG.1 and a Jag T.2/T.4.

SRN4 and Lunar Module repops.

Hmmm - Swedish Mustang ain't from 1938!!

The Typhoon Twinpacks look nice.  Not sure which Hurricane will feature - the old tin-wing Mk I I guess.  Hopefully the Typhoon will be the easy build version.

Some decent 1/72 and 1/48 aircraft repops.  The Dauntless is tempting for whiffery reasons.

I think they've done well.

[The Wooksta!]

Canberra B.2?  Nice, but I've enough Cranberries tucked away, I really don't need more.  And a modern Ju 52/3m would be very good - the Italeri and Heller ones are late 1970s and are still really nice kits (there's always been some controversy over which is the better kit, as both have errors but annoyingly, not that same thing.  IIRC the Heller one is marginally better, although Italeri did more variants).

Assuming they've LIDARed the one at Cosford, is it a genuine ex-Luftwaffe one or a post war French one?  There are some differences.

[scautomoton]

Aircraft-wise I think Airfix have done the business this year. There's also a massive load of their 1/600 floaty things being re-released, some interesting Armour, and a load of completely left-field Roman and Robin Hood figures!

[kitbasher]

I've got a couple of Canberra B.6s with Aeroclub correction sets but the new Airfix kits should be very nice.  Expect old Airfix Canberras to be offloaded cheaply!

The Ju52 is tempting - a captured version (decals are out there) or, if I can find info on them, an early post-WW2 Tante Ju as used by the RAF in Germany before they went to BEA.  Mind you, a BEA Ju52 would be different.

And for the tanky/target types, there's a Saracen and a new Stalwart Limber.

Vintage Classics: SKYVAN!! 

[Gondor]

I think they did well. The 1/48 F-4 and Lightning are also both new tools. More new tool aircraft in 1/48 than in 1/72, but on the whole, I am quite happy with what they are bringing out.

[Mossie]

Full range:
https://uk.airfix.com/shop?langPath=airfix-uk&filters%5Bmandatory_filter_by%5D%5Bproduct_category%5D=airfix&page_id=916&sort-by=8&page=1

Didn't know Airfix had done a 1/76 Leopard I. Partners well with the Chieftain that hasn't been seen for a while.

[scautomoton]

I think they did well. The 1/48 F-4 and Lightning are also both new tools. More new tool aircraft in 1/48 than in 1/72, but on the whole, I am quite happy with what they are bringing out.

Lightning is a re-box. A09178A is the code. Which means in a year or two the F1/F2 will probably be reboxed too.

[Weaver]

New Tools:

1/72nd Canberra B.2
1/72nd Ju 52
1/48th Phantom FG.1
1/24th Bf 109G-6
1/35th Alvis Saracen Mk.5


Re-issues, some with new parts:

1/72nd Apollo LEM gift set
1/72nd P-40 Warhawk
1/72nd Wildcat
1/72nd F-86 Sabre USAF & RAF markings
1/72nd Kate
1/72nd F-117A
1/72nd B-25 Mitchell
1/72nd Shackleton AEW.2/MR.2
1/48th Vampire F.3
1/48th Ju-87 Stuka
1/48th Westland Lysander Special Ops
1/48th Blenheim Mk.1
1/48th Lightning F.6
1/48th Gannet AS.1/AS.4 - Aussie, German & Indonesian schemes
1/48th Sea King HAS.3 (yellow SAR schemes)
1/48th Jaguar T.2/T.4 - 3 schemes including one Raspberry Ripple
1/24th Hellcat
1/35th Cromwell
1/35th Stalwart Limber version with crane
1/76th Sracen
1/76th Bedford refueller
1/76th Vickers Light Tank


More masking sets.


Vintage Classics:

1/72nd Catalina
1/72nd Skyvan
1/72nd Ki-46 Dinah
1/72nd Dauntless
1/72nd Avro 504K
1/76th Matilda
1/76th Chieftain
1/76th Leopard I
1/76th Centurion Mk.8
1/76th "Queen Mary" crash recovery set
1/144th SRN.4 hovercraft

Boxed sets and ships to follow.

[PR19_Kit]

How  long before Colin Freightdog has B6 and PR7 conversions out for the Canberra B2 then? 

I'm surprised the SRN4 is priced as 'low' as it is, I was expecting £50 or more, so I may get one so I can do a proper Super IV (their official titles were Mk IIIs.....). You need three kits to do it properly, and that was going to be expensive when I'd have had to get an extra one off ebay.

While not a 1/48 modeller I can see the F-4K and the re-popped Lightning F6 selling well, just not to me.

[The Rat]

The Canberra will definitely have my money, maybe the Apollo LEM, and the SR.N4, hard to pass it up at that price.