Sebastien Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Hi, From today's Airfix newsletter: Quote 2018 is another exciting year for Airfix, with dozens of new releases over the coming year! In the range you’ll find gems like the Blenheim Mk.1F and Hawker Hunter F6 in fantastic 1:48 scale, as well as the long-awaited Spitfire Mk.XIV. The Spitfire Mk XIV isn't illustrated on Airfix website but one can dream... Cheers, S. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/forum/airfix-2018-range-launch Apologies not accepted... V.P. Edited January 9, 2018 by Homebee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastien Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 S., extremely displeased. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 How can they possibly do this!!!???!!! Do I read too much between the lines or is a MkXIV planned but was not meant to be published yet??? Or just a typo - they announce the Mk 22/24 in 1:48. Arggghhh... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Testing the water perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 They just got the scale wrong. Should have been 1/24. Just imagine it. Cooorrrrrrrrrr!....... .....I mean, Coooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Luvly! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Being cynical, I suspect it was pulled at the last minute - maybe a major error was spotted or the Lawyers or directors holding it back time will tell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I suspect that there may be some announcements later in the year too,.....hopefully! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Will be interesting to see if it made the catalogue or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 1 hour ago, trickydicky210 said: Being cynical, I suspect it was pulled at the last minute - maybe a major error was spotted or the Lawyers or directors holding it back time will tell It's more likely that the logistics of getting the kit into production wasn't compatible with having kits to sell by the end of 2018. That it almost made the 2018 catalogue (and was billed as "the long-awaited Spitfire XIV") suggests it will be an early release in 2019 provided things don't go all pear-shaped at Hornby between now and then. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 2 hours ago, trickydicky210 said: Will be interesting to see if it made the catalogue or not. Good point, if its in there thats pretty conclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I'm choosing to believe that we'll be seeing this no later than 2019. And yeah, still thinking a 1/24 (low back) FR.XIV would be just the ticket, but that's IN ADDITION TO a 1/48th one, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerbannog Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Hope they do the high back as well - in 1:48. hhmmmm... Ok - and in 1:24 :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drift Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 A new tool 1:24 Spitfire. Yes please!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 The Airfix catalogue does not show the Spitfire Mk14, so looks like a school boy error on the website, rather than a last minute change. However i I see that there are no 1/24 spitfires in the catalogue, maybe time for a new one in 2019? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 On 1/11/2018 at 2:00 AM, trickydicky210 said: The Airfix catalogue does not show the Spitfire Mk14, so looks like a school boy error on the website, rather than a last minute change. However i I see that there are no 1/24 spitfires in the catalogue, maybe time for a new one in 2019? It would make sense to deplete stock of the old kit in the marketplace before releasing a new one. Given the detail in the 1/48 Mk.I/Mk.II/Mk.V kit I'm sure they have all the information they need to scale it up to 1/24. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenDragon Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Maybe they're holding back some announcements, including a Spit XIV, for the Nuremburg toy fair(Jan 31st)? Paul Harrison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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