Homebee Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Airfix is to release a new tool 1/72nd (Wrong scale. I want the same in 1/48th!) Avro Shackleton MR.2 kit - ref. A11004 Expected on October 30th, 2015. Source: http://www.airfix.com/catalog/product/view/id/8411/category/15/ V.P. Edited October 10, 2018 by Homebee 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveCS Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Was this expected? Seems a surprise to me! Not my type of subject but I'm sure this will please many folks in 2015 if it's on schedule. http://www.airfix.com/catalog/product/view/id/8411/category/1209/ Cheers, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 1/72 MR.2... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Hallelujah!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Rather pleasing! I bet that has made many on here get all excited! The Wildcat with the Japanese 'Nate' in a DFD is interesting. New tool Nate from Airfix? Look forward to the Wildcat however. But Not much else that we didn't know about though.....yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev67 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Not a great surprise as someone did mention it a while back "Jennings" http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234966643-anyone-else-heard-the-rumor-of-an-airfix-shackleton/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmatthewbacon Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I wonder how they'll treat the surface detail? Surely the Shack is the one aircraft that you DO want raised rivets on? ;-P bestest, M. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foghorn Leghorn Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 OMG Jennings was right! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) I do love the floating windows on these CGI models Edited December 22, 2014 by Dave Fleming 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintsclaire Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 When do we get the coke scheme decals ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Oh and something called a Beaufighter to 1/72nd. But in all seriousness, the 48th Lightning F1A is back. So a bit like I predicted a while ago with the feeling that this will be followed by a 1/72nd kit of the F.1A . It follows a pattern with 48th followed by 72nd re the Lightnings. AV-8 A Harrier, new decals an possibly sprue with sidewinders and antenna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
172flogger Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 link: http://www.airfix.com/catalog/product/view/id/8411/category/1209/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiger331 Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 And so ends one of the most emotive eras in 1:72 scale !…….I am old enough to remember the fights that (literally) broke out at the IPMS Kit Swap in the early 1980s between those trying to get their hands on one of the Frog kits that had been unearthed in some old shop stock……they could have given lessons to recent 'participants' in Tesco's Black Friday battles….and then the plethora of Russian/East European re-boxings throughout the 80/90s before Revell bit the bullet and did their own re-issue. Now, all being well, we will have a kit that WILL be worth all of the waiting without any of the fighting !. WELL DONE Airfix !…..Another inspiring choice that just demonstrates how narrow minded other manufacturers have become with their so-called 'new' subject matter…….AND a Whitley too !. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fids Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Thrilled with the Shackleton. Great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Aero Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Now you know why I wouldn't re-issue my Skackleton conversion. John 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Hallelujah!!!!wot e said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Ogilvie Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 I shall mostly be taking a temporary holiday from my 'normal' scale for this one Thank you Airfix. Iain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Wonder if they will cater for the AEW version or is that an aftermarket job. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Wonder if they will cater for the AEW version or is that an aftermarket job. Robert I hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oz rb fan Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Rather pleasing! I bet that has made many on here get all excited! The Wildcat with the Japanese 'Nate' in a DFD is interesting. New tool Nate from Airfix? Look forward to the Wildcat however. But Not much else that we didn't know about though.....yet! Kate.......B5N2....odd to have a dogfight double as on fighter one bomber.......but they are doing a couple this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff_B Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Wonder if they will cater for the AEW version or is that an aftermarket job. Robert As the due date on the Shackleton on Dec 2015 I think we might have to wait for Airfix 2016 to see an AEW boxing issued. I think they will have designed it for both versions and look to follow it up with a 2nd boxing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Airfix are going to be getting a few quid from me again this year. As the due date on the Shackleton on Dec 2015 I think we might have to wait for Airfix 2016 to see an AEW boxing issued. I think they will have designed it for both versions and look to follow it up with a 2nd boxing. I think it's going to be good bet that the AEW.2 will follow at some point fairly soon. They'd be mad not to issue one as it'll be more than a little popular! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Awesome! And it's the variant for an AEW version to be following it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 Wonder if they will cater for the AEW version or is that an aftermarket job. Robert Maybe they will d something like they did with the Valiant!??? A separate conversion kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted December 22, 2014 Share Posted December 22, 2014 So happy this year. Shack, Whitley, Beau in 1:72 and a new 1:48 Hurricane. Noticed as well the 1:48 Spitfire with open gun bays. I can see all sorts of possibilities in the future, the LIDAR scanning is going to make small scale detail much better. Expecting 1:48 detail at 1:72 and 1:24 detail at 1:48 soon. The Halifax should be amazing when it comes out! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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