patjb Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 AMB "..and I have an Aurora/SMER one in my stash to do. Will also get an Airfix one - Gerry Anderson "Thunderbird SIx" decals please!!!" I did think you had finally lost what was left of your marbles!! But I used a well known search engine an it came up with an illustration' Cancel the order for the long sleeved comfortable jacket that ties up at the back. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 I too would like a TB 6 option, as it’s the only Tiger Moth I’ve had a trip in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonM Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 I feel a diorama coming on with Cambridge Aero Club’s G-AHIZ, G-AOEI a blister hanger and a very young GordonM and father watching from the fence! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Amera mouldings do a nice Blister hangar (each time I see them at Telford I ask them to do a low-relief T2 hangar!) better get on to John at Aeroclub for the last civvy reg decal sheets he has left!:) http://www.amera.co.uk/product.php?range=s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMB Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/8/2019 at 6:27 PM, patjb said: AMB "..and I have an Aurora/SMER one in my stash to do. Will also get an Airfix one - Gerry Anderson "Thunderbird SIx" decals please!!!" I did think you had finally lost what was left of your marbles!! But I used a well known search engine an it came up with an illustration' Cancel the order for the long sleeved comfortable jacket that ties up at the back. Pat ... you'll soon have plenty of time on your hands Pat, so no excuses for not building your stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invidia Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Going to have a few of these, there go's the plan not to buy any more kits until I make a dent in the stash!!!! Fox moth conversion?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonM Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 On 1/9/2019 at 5:00 PM, TEXANTOMCAT said: Amera mouldings do a nice Blister hangar (each time I see them at Telford I ask them to do a low-relief T2 hangar!) better get on to John at Aeroclub for the last civvy reg decal sheets he has left!:) http://www.amera.co.uk/product.php?range=s Trouble is Amera’s blister is 1:72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Just spotted another error on the proposed art work for this much awaited kit. Shown on the port side views is a small scoop near hinge line on the engine. This should only be on the starboard side. But it is only art work and sincerely hope they don't add this to the plastic?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Now expected in December2019 according to Airfix.com which probably really means early 2020. https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/pre-orders/tiger-moth-1-48.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaw Posted April 11, 2019 Share Posted April 11, 2019 Wow - that's a delay and a bit. Last time I looked it was expected this May! I wonder why the delay? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 Fresh news in the Airfix workbench https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/news/workbench/from-tiger-moth-to-raf-phantom-airfix-style V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary from darwin Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 i will happy take the delays if it means the kit is accurate cheers gaz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka-Efka Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 Fingers crossed this one is given to a decent tool shop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradleygolding Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 The Fuzz looks a bit fat to me. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas V. Posted August 16, 2019 Share Posted August 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Ka-Efka said: Fingers crossed this one is given to a decent tool shop... Also hoping it will be UK injection molded, quite big difference quality wise to what " Made In India" for now implies. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 12, 2019 Author Share Posted September 12, 2019 Source: https://www.facebook.com/officialairfix/photos/a.80699376270/10157351826721271/ Quote The next edition of Workbench will be arriving later this week and in it we are bringing you a full update from the highly anticipated 1:48 scale Tiger Moth project. Join us this Friday for the exciting new blog! V.P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary from darwin Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 looking at that pic, im surprised the engine and fuselage are molded together like that, but otherwise its looking nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aeronut Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 I'm not impressed with how the engine is attached to the fuselage half, but OK if not opening the cowlings. Hopefully, there will be the option of cutting it off, adding the ancillaries and hanging it on the engine bearers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kopperhed Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Beats the pants off the Smer kit, looks good to me! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Marvellous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 PLEEEEAASSEE do the Brooklands Aviation Scheme! I like the way they've dealt with the spin strakes - so much easier than the 1/72 cut and shut jobby. Bit surprised on the engine myself but should look good under paint, the GM is pretty simple anyway. Who will be the first AM producer to do a front cockpit Tiger Club fairing and a wing walker stand.... paraslasher underneath...blind flying hood.... Jackaroo conversion.... Do we think Airfix will emulate Matchbox and do a Sea Tiger then a Canadian version with an enclosed cockpit? I am very excited about this especially if someone, anyone does the Brooklands Scheme. I may have mentioned that already. Probably. TT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 (edited) More: https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/news/workbench/tiger-moth-update-special Quote Tiger Moth update special Published 13/09/2019 Welcome to this latest edition of Workbench and all the news, updates and exclusive announcements from the fascinating world of Airfix modelling. The opportunity to inform our readers about the latest Airfix announcements and product updates every fortnight is a privilege the Workbench team hold dear, but from time to time, even we have to take a short break from blog duties and this latest edition reflects the fact that several members of the team are either on holiday or may just be returning from one. Rather than miss our regular blog schedule, we have decided to publish a slightly abridged edition of the blog, but without compromising on the quality of the exclusive content we are bringing you. With that in mind, we are pleased to bring you the latest development update from our new 1/48th scale De Havilland Tiger Moth project, with exclusive images confirming both test frame details and the very first test builds from a model kit which is already looking like being a future Airfix classic. As this is clearly an exciting time for the young product designer who led this project, we will also be bringing you his thoughts on how all his hard work has made the transition from computer files to plastic kit. Without further delay, it’s Tiger Moth time again. Unassuming war winner In the previous edition of Workbench, we featured details from the forthcoming fourth release from our 1/48th scale North American P-51D tooling and how this includes additional parts to allow the very first examples of this variant of the famous American fighter to be modelled. As far as the aviation credentials of the Mustang are concerned, there is absolutely no doubt that millions of people around the world regard this aircraft as one of the finest fighting machines of the Second World War and one which made a significant contribution to the Allies eventual victory – a high profile war winner. Conversely, most people would not think that a relatively slow biplane training aircraft could share the same exalted aviation airspace as the mighty Mustang with all its wartime achievements, but that is exactly what the De Havilland Tiger Moth can claim to do, an aircraft which stayed very much in the wartime shadows, but one which played an equally important role in determining the outcome of the war. In consecutive editions of the blog, we have and will be featuring future Airfix kits which are scale representations of two of the finest aircraft of WWII, even though they occupy completely different areas of the aviation spectrum. Making its first flight in October 1931, the Tiger Moth was the culmination of designer Geoffrey de Havilland’s desire to put two slightly disappointing previous attempts at producing an effective light aircraft behind him, with the ultimate aim of designing an aircraft which would have widespread appeal for both civilian and military markets. Aware that an aircraft which could serve as an effective primary trainer would be of particular interest to the RAF, he designed his new biplane with this role in mind, however, his first effort would prove to be slightly wide of the intended mark. The de Havilland DH.60 Moth had been purchased by the Royal Air Force as a primary trainer and whilst it does bear a striking resemblance to the Tiger Moth which superseded it, the earlier biplane was not deemed suitable for a widespread military training role. As RAF crews flew with the security of a parachute and the front cockpit of the DH.60 was positioned underneath the top wing, access to the cockpit was somewhat restricted at the best of times and could prove fatal in an emergency situation – this was deemed unacceptable for the RAF. An image taken from the final CAD assembly of the new 1/48th scale Tiger Moth tooling, showing how the wing was repositioned to allow better front cockpit access to the aircraft Believing that a sizeable potential order from the military could be imminent, Geoffrey de Havilland set about improving the design of the DH.60. He took one of the aircraft and dismantled the main components, with the aim of addressing the front cockpit accessibility issue and it would not be long before he came up with a solution. Moving the centre section of the wing forwards produced the access which he desired, however, this altered the aircraft’s centre of gravity and required a quite radical redesign of the wings and supporting struts – all four wings were swept back and the lower wings were given an increased dihedral. The result was the DH.82 Tiger Moth and the Royal Air Force now had their effective pilot trainer. It would become one of the most important aircraft of the 20th century and astonishingly, is still performing the same flying training role for which it was designed 88 years ago. Current display pilots who harbour a desire to progress to flying Warbirds need lots of taildragger experience and the most suitable aircraft in which to gain this experience is a 1930s designed de Havilland Tiger Moth. Just as it did in 1940, the Tiger Moth is the route to the cockpit of a Spitfire of Hurricane. As the orders for the new de Havilland trainer began to flood in, it signified the start of a golden period for the company, with many famous aircraft designs flying off their drawing boards over the next 30 years. Of the 8,800 Tiger Moths produced, 4,000 would be manufactured during the war years, most of which were built away from de Havilland’s main Hatfield site, as their attentions had already turned to another war-winning design, the Mosquito. Tiger Moth update – Kit test frames arrive Following closely on from the full Tiger Moth development edition of our blog published last month, we are delighted to be in a position to bring you a rather speedy update from the project and an exclusive first look at the initial test frames produced by this fantastic new tooling. Before we show them, could we please just explain that these are the very first components to be produced from the new tooling blocks and whilst they are undoubtedly a crucial stage of the development process, they are still subject to alteration, should the design team require it and at very least, will benefit from one or two tweaks before the kit proceeds to full production. For the project designer leading the Tiger Moth project, the arrival of the first test frames from the new tooling is both exciting and a little nerve-racking. Clearly, he will be keen to see how the kit he has invested so much time and effort into producing has translated into plastic form and in particular, if all the fine detail he managed to incorporate has been correctly replicated. For young Airfix product designer Tom A, the arrival of these first test frames was particularly poignant, as this was the first major project he had undertaken since joining the company two years ago, even though his second project, the Mikoyan Gurevich MiG 17F, has already overtaken it in the production schedule. This exclusive series of images shows the first test frames to be produced from the new 1/48th scale Tiger Moth tooling and what we all have to look forward to in the months to come Tom described how after close inspection of the Tiger Moth frames, he and the rest of the Airfix team were quite happy with these first shots – there were a few small issues, but nothing that cannot be addressed with a few tooling alterations. Of particular interest at this stage is the representation of the fine detail Tom incorporated into his design and whilst he was generally quite pleased with how well this had turned out, there are one or two issues which he will be looking to alter slightly. Interestingly, at the same time that Tom is inspecting his Tiger Moth components, our illustrator Richard is hard at work producing the instruction booklet which will be such an important feature of the new kit, liaising closely with Tom over the next few weeks to ensure the document is as accurate and construction intuitive as it can be. This will be especially important during the next phase of the Tiger Moth’s development – first test component build. First Tiger Moth comes together As important as a thorough inspection of the kit test frames undoubtedly is, the first model construction from these parts is arguably the most significant responsibility for the lead designer on any new tooling project and the one which links in to so many different facets of the model’s overall development. Having assessed the component frames and the detail of each part, the building of the kit itself is absolutely critical in ascertaining whether the tooling blocks require any further modification, or if improvements can be made to the overall design – much of this information only becomes apparent during the build process itself. Building the kit will also allow Tom to see if there are any aspects of the Tiger Moth’s construction which may pose any potential challenges for the modeller once the kit is released and may require specific construction guidance. If this is the case, he will work with Richard to incorporate specific information in the instruction booklet, with the pair also potentially deciding to slightly alter the construction diagram order at this stage. Tom was pleased to report that the kit components went together easily and more or less how he had envisaged it would do whilst designing the kit - whilst there were a couple of little issues he wanted to work on, he was generally very please with his Tiger Moth. At the time we were gathering information for this latest blog, Tom informed us that he was the only person in the world to have built an example of the new 1/48th scale Airfix Tiger Moth and at that time, had two different model builds to his name. One of these initial test builds was photographed for marketing purposes and we are pleased to bring you a selection of these images now. As we have already pointed out, these images are being shown on the understanding that they feature a pre-production example of the model and could still be subject to change. More image exclusives for Workbench readers – featuring the first test build model from the Tiger Moth tooling, Tom used this opportunity to test not only the detail of the new model, but how the individual components came together as a build project Tom was keen to tell us that the perhaps the most important factor when designing any new model is that you have to make it look like the subject you are replicating. That may sound ridiculously simplistic and stating something of the obvious, but despite the team having access to plenty of specialist design tools and robust research, some model representations don’t look quite right to the eye and even though they have been faithfully reproduced, they need a little modification at the test frame stage of development. In the case of the new Tiger Moth, one area which posed Tom some particular challenges and one which he is particularly proud of on the test model was the distinctive engine cowling, an area which did not lend itself at all well to the process of upscaling and required input from several members of the Airfix team before the desired representation could be achieved. The new Tiger Moth kit also incorporates several features which will be of great interest to the modeller, including a representation of the blind flying hood which was fitted to the rear cockpit of the aircraft. A distinctive, if rather rudimentary feature of RAF basic flying training, this foldable pram type cover was pulled over the student pilots head and locked into place by a spring loaded clip situated just above the instrument panel. The hood was intended to challenge the student whilst engaged in instrument flying training, restricting his view of the outside world and replicating the challenge of flying when visibility was extremely poor. Made of flame resistant canvas, when not in use, the hood was folded back behind the rear cockpit, on top of the aircraft’s fuselage and held in place by strong elastic cords, secured to clips on either side of the fuselage. Although Tom replicated this feature in both open and closed configurations during the development of the model, it was felt that the covered canopy looked so strange that most modellers would not be interested in finishing their Tiger Moth build with the closed hood and for that reason, only the folded back option progressed to full production stage. Another feature of the new model and something which presents the modeller with a further build option is the inclusion of the anti-spin strakes which are such a distinctive feature of some Tiger Moths. Despite being quite a forgiving aircraft to fly, the Tiger Moth did have some rather unpredictable spin characteristics in certain situations and a reluctance to recover from spins resulted in a number of unfortunate accidents. With the sheer number of RAF pilots being trained on the aircraft, a solution to the problem had to be found and the addition of aluminium anti-spin strakes on either side of the fuselage, just ahead of the tail may not have solved the problem completely, but certainly improved the situation. Whilst not a compulsory modification on all Tiger Moths, it was fitted to the majority of RAF trainers and would indeed feature on the later Chipmunk trainer which replaced the Tiger Moth. It was discovered after the war that this spin issue could have been attributed to inconsistent manufacturing processes and the use of materials which varied in quality during wartime construction and may not have actually required such a visible modification to the aircraft. In any case, the new Tiger Moth kit will include the option to finish your model with or without the anti-spin strakes featured. That is where we will leave this holiday edition of Workbench, but we look forward to bringing you more details from this beautiful new de Havilland Tiger Moth model project in future editions of our blog, as it speeds towards its release date. We will hopefully have several complete examples of this stunning new model displayed on the Airfix stand at this year’s Scale Modelworld show and Tom will be on hand to discuss his handywork with readers who have been following its progress and find themselves at the show. V.P. Edited September 13, 2019 by Homebee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 Interesting sprues....I like the way the struts have been done (no interlinked sacrificial sprue) A smear of PPP should hide the 'trough' on the upper wing. Nice that they included the BF Hood. Second sprue four bays across at the bottom is a mystery item - A shaped with a cutout - can't be a replacement rear fuse for the strakes?? Wonder what it's for....future versions? The fasteners/hinges on the entry door and baggage compartment are a little overscale but the panel lines such as they are and fabric effect look nice, struts nice and thin too. IP's look good complete with compasses. Whilst the pitot is clunky (difficult to do in plastic I imagine) they seem to have had a stab at adding the 'windy' to the port strut. This is very much the type of model for which an Eduard Zoom set would be perfect - windy, sutton harnesses etc. Shape wise looks pretty good if a bit 'portly' but that could be an optical illusion. Looks like a straightforward build and am very much looking forward to getting several! Well done Airfix! TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stever219 Posted September 13, 2019 Share Posted September 13, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 11:43 PM, bradleygolding said: The Fuzz looks a bit fat to me. Steve Too many trips to the doughnut shop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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