Tiger331 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Hi Folks, Please forgive me if this has been covered elsewhere but a warning on the new Airfix 1:72 Scale BAC Lightning F.6WE (you know, that little heard of 'variant' Without Elevon). I digress…...a club colleague of mine recently returned with an example of the kit he purchased in Hamley's in London and was initially excited and intrigued when he discovered it contained two pilot figures. Could it be possible that Airfix were producing the T.4/5 variant unannounced ?. NO…!..His kit contained two Sprue B's and no Sprue C !. So check your kits if you have not already done so. It may be an isolated case but knowing how these things are, probably not. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Not having seen the kit I can't comment ... BUT I assume that you're complaining that one kit had one sprue too few and one sprue too many! Has your friend made representations to Airfix? Is your email intended to discourage everyone from buying the kit? Edited September 21, 2014 by Jonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 A kit not having a sprue or too many is not unheard of and in 40 plus years of modelling i have come across the odd one. It happens and all companies seem to have suffered as Jonny said contact Airfix. They will send a new sprue and apologise. I have not heard this to be an issue with the new Lightning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 One of mine was missing the clear sprue. I'll get that sorted out next time at home. Duncan B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted September 22, 2014 Share Posted September 22, 2014 It maybe not unheard of in the annuals of modelling. I doubt the forum post is intended to discourage people from buying the kit, its still nice to give people a heads up so they can double check? This is a "modelling forum" after all. Julien 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Hi, all, I have received one from Hannants a couple of weeks ago and it has the infamous tailless config in the box art. Fernando Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomppa B Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 (edited) Lets assume somebody entering an Airfix F.6 Lightning as Out of the Box in a modeling contest and the model comes from a box with a "tailless" Lightning on the top: Should the model be built without the tail? FYI, my main subject in business school was tax law! Edited September 29, 2014 by Tomppa B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Not just the Lightning, it's happened with the Blenheim as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwh Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Had a problem with my F.6 parts Wings distorted/twisted, missile bad mould, distorted, contacted Airfix replacement parts received within 3 days. Well done Airfix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Lets assume somebody entering an Airfix F.6 Lightning as Out of the Box in a modeling contest and the model comes from a box with a "tailless" Lightning on the top: Should the model be built without the tail? FYI, my main subject in business school was tax law! Ah, no, that would be 'as per box illustration', oob would be as per the parts supplied, so if a frame is duplicated or missing, those parts must be used or missed out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slater Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Can anyone make a comparison between Airfix and the 1/72 Trumpeter kit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Airfix Lightning, excellent kit. Trumpeter, they had the chance and missed it. Dreadful kit. With shed loads of aftermarket can be built to look like a Lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan B Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Airfix Lightning looks like a Lightning. Trumpeter Lightning looks like a caricature of a Lightning. Wings too far forward, canopy too bulged, rear fuselage too pinched, undercarriage legs too long and so are the bays, belly tank all wrong, I'll stop now but you get the idea. Duncan B 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich2010 Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 I received the recently issued Airfix Dakota with no wing section sprues, but two sets of the fuselage sprues. Airfix said that they'd only supply enough to make one full kit (for free) which they did. But they didn't want the extras returned! So I paid a tenner for the extra bits - now I've got two sets for only a tenner extra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMB Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Nowt much wrong with the old Hasegawa Lightning F6 that any competant modeller can make look good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomppa B Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Ah, no, that would be 'as per box illustration', oob would be as per the parts supplied, so if a frame is duplicated or missing, those parts must be used or missed out. Building planes with parts for both single- and twinseaters, like the Italeri A/F-18 Hornet, would give interesting results Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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