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Airfix 2015 Pt 2


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There has been no PR Mk.XI kit (excluding MPM and Ventura, are we?) largely because all the conversion from a Mk.IX requires is a file, a sharp knife and a dollop of putty. OK, and perhaps a replacement canopy that is available. I suspect the lack of mainstream kits is because it isn't a killing machine and there aren't ones flying around. As for the (in)accuracy of a Mk.XIV, I'll grant you the Academy is badly flawed, but I've not seen much comment on the AZ and the Fujimi seems to get more criticism over its multi-part approach than its shape.

The Sea Fury has a small tail? I don't think so. It also has a deep central fuselage with raised canopy. Mind you, I'm not convinced that what is there is necessarily a radial engine, as opposed to just deep wrapping. There's enough info to rule out some suggestions but not enough for positive identification - which would remove a lot of the fun, anyway.

I've not had problems logging onto the website - but then I use IE which may be unfashionable but works.

I was thinking Mainstream for PRX1. Both MPM & Ventura are oop: my Ventura is very crude.

Yes XI could be made with several dollops of putty, pointy rudder, retractable tailwheel, new canopy, underwing bulges, removal of cannon fairings etc etc. Or Freightdog conversion. But that misses the point that there's currently no PRXl kit, although the PRX1X is available in both scales! That said an XlV is more likely as there are already Xtradecals.

The Sea Fury: well it surely must come and I still hold that one could be 'under wraps'. I'd be more certain if its partner were a MiG 15 !

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Good evening

What about an FJ Fury ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_FJ-1_Fury

Patrice

Well, from what we can tell the tanks are longer and thinner than the Fury ones (although how we can really tell under that wrapping I honestly don't know), and, well, the Fury is a bit of a niche subject especially for Airfix.

I'm still going with JP3/4 and Harvard - it's as close as anyone else's guess.

Wez

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Well, I'm glad that everyone else is confused. I'm having a real problem with this. I'm quite good at aircraft recce (I think) and these have me stumped.

The thing that's confusing me about the one on the left (assuming it is single propped as it appears) is that it appears to have a very low set tailplane. That doesn't fit a Wildcat or Hellcat (or P-51 or any other low wing monoplane fighter that I can think of). The tailplane position also doesn't fit a Firefly. I did think Fulmar, but the wingtips appear to be square.

The only thing I can think of for the right hand one is - as others have said - a Strikemaster. The nose doesn't appear to be long enough, though.

I am reasonably sure though that both kits are attached to a DD base!

What a cracking wheeze by Airfix.

regards,

Martin

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I'm feeling very tired and my brain is worn out and aching right now. But these two aircraft look like a FW 190 Wilde Sau and Me 163 to me. Yes the Komet never had tip tanks so perhaps they are a red herring, but it did have a tiny prop on the nose, if it's not the comet then it looks like some kind of stumpy little jet like a Saab or MIG 15 to me.

Now that I have had a little nap things look a little different. First the plane on the left, because of the square shape of the wings and the narrowness of the fuselage directly in front of the tail plane my guess is still for either the FW190 Wilde Sau or a razor back Mustang, it also looks a lot like an IAR 80. My guess would be either a P51A or more likely a P51B. It would make the most sense for Airfix to release a P51B out the three, imagine a nice RAF P51B escort to go with your new Airfix Beafighter!

The plane on the right is definitely not an Me163 as in my first guess, it is easy for me to see that now. I don't know that much about jets so I can only think Jet Provost, if those aren't tip tanks and it's not a jet then as a wild guess a Grumman Wildcat or Buffalo.

I had the thought that the aircraft on the left might have retractable wing floats.

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Now that I have had a little nap things look a little different. First the plane on the left, because of the square shape of the wings and the narrowness of the fuselage directly in front of the tail plane my guess is still for either the FW190 Wilde Sau or a razor back Mustang, it also looks a lot like an IAR 80. My guess would be either a P51A or more likely a P51B. It would make the most sense for Airfix to release a P51B out the three, imagine a nice RAF P51B escort to go with your new Airfix Beafighter!

The plane on the right is definitely not an Me163 as in my first guess, it is easy for me to see that now. I don't know that much about jets so I can only think Jet Provost, if those aren't tip tanks and it's not a jet then as a wild guess a Grumman Wildcat or Buffalo.

I had the thought that the aircraft on the left might have retractable wing floats.

Time will tell, but I don't believe the aircraft on the left is either FW190 or P51; the tailplane is far too low set for either of these. Re the plane on the right, if you take the wingtip tanks off, it looks a lot like a Buffalo (without a prop) or perhaps a Wildcat to me, so we agree! If that is true, and it is a Dogfight Double, it suggests that the aircraft on the left is Japanese. Kate?

regards,

Martin

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What's this then??

Stumbled across it whilst viewing images somehow.

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Although I possess a 13 year old boy - he claims that he is no good at hacking this image to delve any deeper - can you believe it!!

He doesn't even build model kits - The Yoof of today, what's the good of them if they don't play with plastic and cannot hack.....

Cheers.. Dave

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Part of my real-world job is updating the website carousel for my workplace, and I can tell you that what you're looking at is just a graphic; the link to the new products page would be stored in a separate place or wouldn't even be in the system yet. Good on Airfix for already having the graphic in the content management system, I always do it at the last possible second.

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What I'm really sensing from this thread is a thorough rejection of a Beaufighter, especially in the 1/72 scale.

On a more serious note, I'd hope to see the following, all in 1/72 scale.

Hawker Fury

Fokker Dr.1

Caspar U.1

Kitty Hawk

An additional 1/24 Kitty Hawk would be fantastic.

Only two days until all my hopes are dashed.

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I tend to agree with trickydicky the wraped models are mixed up immages, if you put the wings on the left on the fuselarge on the right you get a Wildcat it is mid winged so unlikely to be a strikemaster/provost. There is something very wrong with the "wings" on the right hand model the aspect ratio dosnt tie in with any aircraft I can think of and they are very rectangular. could they be the tailplane of a Shackleton, this could explain the tip tanks also.

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