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If Airfix were to re-tool more of their old kits, what should they be?


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1 minute ago, invidia said:

Bristol bulldog please, its the only 1/72 kit of an important RAF plane. 

  The 1/48 fury ( the biplane) needs a retool as well.  

  

Agree, however can we hold off on the 1/48 Fury.... I’ve just bought one!! 

 

Cheers.. Dave

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5 hours ago, 72modeler said:

F-86A/E/F (with fuselage halves split at the breakpoint so standard and all-flying tails could be done, as well as positionable slats) Then it's just a matter of the right windscreens, drop tanks, stores pylons, and nosewheel types, as well as separate panels with the open and hinged gunport covers Don't think we will ever see an RF-86F, SJ- sorry!

 

Buccaneer- pretty much unanimous, methinks; S2B and S2A versions would make everybody happy

 

F-86D (with separate fuselage halves, F-86D and K versions could be done; if Airfix broke the front fuselage halves at the wing root and molded separate nose sections, then an F-86L could also be done, along with an F40 wing...lots of schemes and nations possible!)

 

A-26B/C (The italeri/Revell kits have their issues and with careful engineering, they could do the A-26A's and B-26K's...lots of schemes and nations possible!)

 

Halifax (The B Mk's and the GR's, please!)

 

Javelin (I don't care which version!)

 

TBF/TBM

 

Spitfire Mk Vc/Seafire II/III (Long overdue and they wouldn't be able to mold them fast enough to meet the demand!)

 

C-130 (Long overdue and nobody has done a really decent Herk!)

 

Heartily concur with the items I've retained on this list to which I'd add the Harvard II, Hart/Hind and the Lysander please!

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7 hours ago, 72modeler said:

Don't think we will ever see an RF-86F, SJ- sorry!

 

 

Whats wrong with the Fujimi Kit? I know slats would be nice but on the whole the 1/72 Fujimi and Academy/Hobbycraft kits are very good.

 

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On 03/03/2018 at 22:06, Julien said:

Whats wrong with the Fujimi Kit? I know slats would be nice but on the whole the 1/72 Fujimi and Academy/Hobbycraft kits are very good.

 

 

 

 

To be honest, Julien, nothing! I had completely forgotten that Fujimi did an RF-86F! Nice model, BTW!

Cheers,

Mike

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18 hours ago, Rabbit Leader said:

Agree, however can we hold off on the 1/48 Fury.... I’ve just bought one!! 

 

Cheers.. Dave

Yes, Dave, yes! Add a Demon, Pup, DH-4, and Avro 504K while we're at it!

Mike

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Hmm...I'll play.  Spitfire Mk XIV in 1/48.  The Griffon Spitfires are grossly underrepresented, and the Academy kit in this scale has knows shape issues.

 

And I'm surprised at how little play the centennial of the First World War has gotten.  First World War dreadnoughts would do nicely.  A Zeppelin.  

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5 hours ago, HMSLion said:

Hmm...I'll play.  Spitfire Mk XIV in 1/48.  The Griffon Spitfires are grossly underrepresented, and the Academy kit in this scale has knows shape issues.

 

And I'm surprised at how little play the centennial of the First World War has gotten.  First World War dreadnoughts would do nicely.  A Zeppelin.  

From their 2018 announcement, I suspect that is a cert for next year. However it’s not a retool

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Re-release?

All 1/72nd scale for me I would say :

* Buccanneer (we have no modern F-5E in 1/72nd scale)

* F-5E (we have no modern F-5E in 1/72nd scale)

* F-84F Thunderstreak (we have no modern F-5E in 1/72nd scale)

* JF Duck

* Firefly

 

Release - if you ask me 

* Javelin

* Sea Vixen FAW2

 

Eric B.

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All in 1/72 I would very much like to see:

 

- Fokker F27/28/50

- DHC Beaver (an Otter would be nice too)

- Islander/Defender

- Puma

- Gazelle (an Ecureuil would complement that nicely, by the way)

- (R)F-84F

 

There is no modern alternative for the Airfix versions of all these models.

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1. Westland Scout

2. Sepcat Jaguar

3. Blackburn Buccaneer

4. DH Beaver

5. British WWII Commandos (soldiers)

6. Centurion Tank

7. HS Seahawk

8. French Foreign Legion (soldiers)

9. WWII DUKW (amphibious vehicle)

10. SA-2 Guideline SAM + Zil transport and trailer

11. Bristol Bloodhound SAM + Landrover and trailer

12. Mirage III

13. Sikorsky SH-3 Seaking

14. All the battlefront sets Guadalcanal, El alamein, Stalingrad etc...

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15. Douglas Skyraider 

16. BE Canberra bomber

17. Martin B-26 Marauder 

18. Westland Lynx (Army and Navy version)

19. Lysander

20.WWII Westland Whirlwind MkI 

 

Not necessarily in that order

 

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