John Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 http://www.airfix.com/shop/new-for-2014/1-72-scale-military-aircraft/fouga-magister-1-72.html I'd buy one just based on this box art! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Looks great especially with the Irish option,give credit to Airfix and their release schedule at least they are catering to a wide audience instead of the lucrative WW2 market,definitely one to get as I,ve never built one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Séan Pádraig Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 (edited) Very nice... is it a re-pop or a new tooling ? I do wonder if Airfix have left it too late to join the party... the pletora of Fouga kits available now is amazing... Also £10.99 seems a bit steep when their Vampire is £7.99...Valom do several versions in 1/72 with resin & PE for not a lot more. Still might get one. Edited June 27, 2014 by Séan Pádraig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyB Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 It's a repop but a good one. Bill.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 If I recall Airfix were the first to release the Fouga in 1/72nd followed by the Heller kit. Not a bad kit for the time and I still have a couple in my made ups! May go along and get one of these, to go with a Heller one I have in progress when I feel like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don McIntyre Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 IIRC this is one of those kits with the legless pilots? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 IIRC this is one of those kits with the legless pilots?Just opened one of my original boxes and yes you are correct. Comes with the nice stand which I doubt the new boxing will have. Sean; this is just the old tool in a new box with new decals. I also agree £10.99 is too high based on the vampire for £7.99 which was a new tool. The Heller one is only £7.99 and IMHO its a better kit. I have 4 of these and 3 heller ones so wont be buying any of this release already having IAC decals in the stash. Not seen the valom kit so cant comment. I thought MPM were also doing a 1/72 Magister? Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dermo245 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Another great piece of Airfix artwork! (I would be slightly biased about that, being Irish though) Dermot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catbird Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Love both the options. I myself prefer the Heller kit though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 You might be biased but its good. Had the privilege of seeing them display and win at RIAT, great team. If you dont have it get a copy of Joe Maxwells Magister book, full of excellent photos. Some good ones of the Magister and Vampire side by side, a little modelling project I think. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Airfix are certainly having a love affair with the Irish Air Corps at the moment. If/when they redo the Battle, no doubt it will have a Celtic boss as an option. Might get me one. Here is one I photographed earlier... Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Just looking at the new Blenheim from Airfix that is £14.99 for a new tool, makes this £10.99 for an old tool look less value for money. Julien 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 It builds up nicely. It's a bit better detailed than the Heller kit, although the Heller option features alternative larger wingtip tanks: Decals from the original boxing. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canberra kid Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Another great piece of Airfix artwork! (I would be slightly biased about that, being Irish though) Dermot Ditto! John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roym Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Irish Fougas were only ever fitted with the larger tip tanks a-la heller kit. Only one aircraft was ever seen flying- once- without tip tanks of any sort. According to Joe's book. HTH Roy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JosephLalor Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 Another great piece of Airfix artwork! (I would be slightly biased about that, being Irish though) Dermot I even thought the bit of coastline in the artwork looked familiar; north Dublin with Ireland's Eye and Lambay Island came to mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Sean; this is just the old tool in a new box with new decals. I also agree £10.99 is too high based on the vampire for £7.99 which was a new tool. The Heller one is only £7.99 and IMHO its a better kit. Well, they recycled the original 2047 reference for the F-51D, so there was absolutely no way to release this one in S. 2 again Blame Palitoy as they started that madness when they, for whatever reason, announced the kit for re-release in 1985 in S. 3, along with a host of other "upseriesing" for kits which really didn't warrant that. Anyway, the Airfix Magister has been off their programme since 1983, so some may like to see it back. Still, as the kit is not really scarce, it will probably be cheaper to get an old one off ebay, as with most of the older moulds still in production. Edited July 4, 2014 by tempestfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 Still, as the kit is not really scarce, it will probably be cheaper to get an old one off ebay, as with most of the older moulds still in production.Also if you get the old one you get the nice stand as well. Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catbird Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Just seen this in my LMS and need to know if its the Aifix mould from the 70s or the newer Heller kit. Anyone got one yet and can confirm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Leader Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 (edited) Tigercat, It's the old (but still adequate) 1975 mould. I believe that the tip tanks are a little small for the IAC scheme though.. Cheers.. Dave Edited September 13, 2014 by Rabbit Leader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxdecal Posted September 14, 2014 Share Posted September 14, 2014 Hi folks, IAC Fouga Magisters did in fact use the small tip tanks most of the time. The large ones were only used for ferry flights to France when the aircraft required 600 hour inspections. Cheers, Joe 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Cheers for the info Joe. I think the Airfix one only has the Big tanks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 it has the smaller tanks. The Heller kit has optional tanks. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 I have a picture of IAC Fouga 215 at a Baldonnel airshow fitted with the larger tanks. They were unpainted as it happens. Maybe it just came back from a long trip?The Magister was notoriously short legged, one ran out of fuel and made a perfect forced landing in a field. Officially the pilot became lost but it has been said that his girlfriend lived in the same area. A scurrilous rumour I'm sure. The comment about the legless Airfix pilots made me smile. Maybe a reflection of reality. The cockpit of the Fouga was quite small. When I made a forlorn attempt to get a cadetship in the Air Corps. There were strict height and leg length criteria apparently so pilots would fit into the thing. I made the grade on that score but failed on every other count. It should sell well, not least in Ireland. I think it's the first time Airfix have featured an IAC aircraft on the box art painting. How often I wished to see such a thing when I started building models as a kid. You guys who live in Britain, America, Germany etc have no idea how lucky you are to have such a selection of kits from you own air forces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivand Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) The Magister was notoriously short legged, one ran out of fuel and made a perfect forced landing in a field. Maybe the glider heritage contributed to the quality of the forced landings. Anyway, IIRC, the Fouga Magister did not have ejection seats... Still, being Belgian, I also feel quite spoiled with the second colourscheme. The old boxing had the original aluminium/dayglo orange scheme of the Belgian Fougas, now Airfix has chosen the "SEA" scheme that was applied to MT-35 in the early eighties. Be advised, though, that this was a one-off: this aircraft was the squadron hack at the Bierset base where a Mirage 5 wing was operating and some of the "Vietnam" colours of the Mirages rubbed off on their little French brother. Edited September 16, 2014 by ivand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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