Leamy Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 (edited) Airfix's facebook page says they are announcing a new tool tomorrow in their workbench feature. It also feaures a cryptic clue! Edited September 28, 2018 by Leamy Title changed for Clarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Very cryptic clue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 British pre-1970 Â Spitfire MkXIV? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spaddad Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, trickydicky210 said: British pre-1970 Â Spitfire MkXIV? High Rich, is that because you know for sure or just wishful thinking??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 (edited) UL and LL: Upper and lower longerons? Any idea what the upper and lower diagonals might mean? Looks like the nose cowling of a WW2 fighter. This is about four foot deep by three foot wide at frame 5 - which is (IIRC) the main fuselage frame for the Spitfire. However the upper nose appears to narrow rather quickly? Griffon Spit rather than Merlin? Distances aft to each frame would have helped!  Well, it's one theory.   Edited September 27, 2018 by Graham Boak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 4 minutes ago, spaddad said: High Rich, is that because you know for sure or just wishful thinking???  Dave  Good to hear from you  I don't know, but the drawing looks old (hence - pre 1970) it looks British in style (similar to others I have seen)  And Airfix kindly flashed a MkXiV spit in 1/48th when they announced this years kits, then removed it.  So pure speculation with a hint of guess work  Cheers Rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 12 minutes ago, trickydicky210 said: Dave  Good to hear from you  I don't know, but the drawing looks old (hence - pre 1970) it looks British in style (similar to others I have seen)  And Airfix kindly flashed a MkXiV spit in 1/48th when they announced this years kits, then removed it.  So pure speculation with a hint of guess work  Cheers Rich It probably is a Spit due to the flashey thing earlyer this year but i hope we are able to convert it into HP Hampden ....  Cheers, Jan 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 That'd be an impressive conversion.  Not impressed by the enthusiasts on Facebook who think a Vulcan is only 3 ft wide.  Might be possible to compare these numbers with those in Monforton. Indeed it is... So that's what Diagonal X and Y mean... But he doesn't use the same station references... Interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delticfan Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 1/48 Phantom Fg1 or fgr2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 1 hour ago, Graham Boak said:  Not impressed by the enthusiasts on Facebook who think a Vulcan is only 3 ft wide.  Might be an Avro 707........🤣 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
occa Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 A Bairey Fattle in 72/1 ?  One can only dream ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Beaufighter MK II 😘 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Isn’t an 18 swg skin a little too thick for a WW2 fighter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Not for an engine cowling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Is there anything on their 2018 schedule that hasn't been released yet which this will fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madoc Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 No, you're all wrong! Â It's either going to be a new tool 1/72nd TSR.2 or a 1/72 Avro Arrow! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 (edited) I hope it is a Mk.XIV with the bubble top that would be great. If it is maybe they could include an Alternate rudder to do the late Mk.XIV or Mk.XVIII. Edited September 27, 2018 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 No matter what it will be, its bound to be inaccurate before we actually have one in our hands according to those who like to stir things up . 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayprit Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Top left hand corner of the diagram mentions Station, I reckon the cryptic clue is a railway time table with all the rest added as a smoke screen, so, new locomotive,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 It's data from a Griffon Spitfire cowl:   This is too small to read, but you can see the table below the section lines is the same format and has the same number of blank spaces as the one in the Airfix Facebook posting. Only part of the table has been reproduced so it's not possible to plot the points with the data given.  More here  https://hughtechnotes.wordpress.com/2010/05/02/aviation-projects-drawing-comments/ 3 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 23 minutes ago, VMA131Marine said: It's data from a Griffon Spitfire cowl.... Thanks for cracking the code.......there goes my Hampden dream😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 11 minutes ago, janneman36 said: Thanks for cracking the code.......there goes my Hampden dream😱 Only if this is the lone new tooling for Airfix next year, which I rather doubt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 1/350 Ark Royal R09 to go alongside their recent FG.1? 1/350 HMS Queen Elizabeth to coincide with her first shakedown? New tool 1/72 Vulcan that we've been crying out for for years?  Oh... silly me... it's another Spitfire. Thank God for Airfix, what with the current model Spitfire drought and all... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 2 minutes ago, Nocoolname said: 1/350 Ark Royal R09 to go alongside their recent FG.1? 1/350 HMS Queen Elizabeth to coincide with her first shakedown? New tool 1/72 Vulcan that we've been crying out for for years?  Oh... silly me... it's another Spitfire. Thank God for Airfix, what with the current model Spitfire drought and all... The market for an accurate Spitfire Mk.XIV is currently as dry as the Atacama Desert! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nocoolname Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 Just now, VMA131Marine said: The market for an accurate Spitfire Mk.XIV is currently as dry as the Atacama Desert! The market for the kits I mentioned with even a modicum of accuracy is currently as dry as Mars! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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