Homebee Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) In Summer 2022 - Airfix is to release a new tool 1/72nd Gloster Meteor F.Mk.8 kit - ref A04064 Source: https://uk.airfix.com/products/gloster-meteor-f8-a04064 V.P. Edited April 22 by Homebee 14 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenshirt Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) Nope, I’m not complainin’. Tim Edited January 10 by Greenshirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadbear Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Nice choice to compliment the Special Hobby kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr T Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Interesting, that after years of saying they are not going to scale down 1/48th kits, that is exactly what they do. Might lead the way to a decent Javelin. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steh2o Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Lovely choice, bravo Airfix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 (edited) Tbh the only new tool I'll probably buy. And even then it's like yeah I'll probably get one but I'm not toooo fussed by it So, Airfix don't do downscaling then eh? @Denford Edited January 10 by Adam Poultney 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Club Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 The only kit I will buy from Airfix this year... let's hope to see a 1/72 Javelin, Sea Vixen and Scimitar next year ! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Same as above, will have a couple of these. Looks like some nice releases for the 1/48 gang, but I ain’t going there! SD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steh2o Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Hey I did't see word about the Tempest, am I wrong? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denford Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 On 1/10/2022 at 4:03 PM, Adam Poultney said: Tbh the only new tool I'll probably buy. And even then it's like yeah I'll probably get one but I'm not toooo fussed by it So, Airfix don't do downscaling then eh? @Denford This is what they told me at Telford some years ago. I'm as glad to see it as you seem to be. I don't purport to tell Airfix how to run their business. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Obvs an RAAF 77 Sqn option at sometime considering the thingy on its back Noice Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fukuryu Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Pleasantly surprised; only one 1/72 new mould but a very good choice of subject, plus great re-releases (Spit 22, Swordfish). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vulcanicity Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 A poor year for 72nd nuts like me but very much pleased about this one, that RAuxAF snazzy tail scheme is perfect! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Wilson Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Well this is the only new tool I'll be getting. Nice to see the Do-17Z , He-111 and Swordfish again though. Might pick up the Blenheim IV too if it has the parts for the bomber variant. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Meteor Mk.8 is a great release. but are Airfix to abandon the gentleman’s scale ? Meteor and P-80 will be my only purchase . Disapointed, Wulfman 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 This is a good one to see. I wish they'd included those schemes in their 1/48 scale boxing’s. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 I think "no downscalng" means they literally don't rescale the CAD. A 1/72 kits needs a completely new CAD model - yes it can use the same reference data - but it doesn't involve significant cost savings. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 12 minutes ago, Stuart Wilson said: Well this is the only new tool I'll be getting. Nice to see the Do-17Z , He-111 and Swordfish again though. Might pick up the Blenheim IV too if it has the parts for the bomber variant. Stuart Blenheim IV re-release? I can't see it on the website. Or the He.111 either. Is there anything else missing from it but known about? It is slightly disappointing to see the poor G-50 and Harrier Mk.1, but the other Classic re-releases are more reasonable to downright nice. Nothing for me to enthuse about, but each to their own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo Matrix Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Pleased about this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 So is this the only 1/72 new kits this year ? Glad that the subject is a postwar one and from an era too often forgotten, I already have a number of MPM kits but I'd gladly try this one too, Disappointed however by the fact this is the onlyy new 1/72 kit... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wez Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1 minute ago, Giorgio N said: So is this the only 1/72 new kits this year ? Glad that the subject is a postwar one and from an era too often forgotten, I already have a number of MPM kits but I'd gladly try this one too, Disappointed however by the fact this is the onlyy new 1/72 kit... Yes that is disappointing, every year I feel we're being compelled to become 1/48th scale modellers because that's the scale most kits seem to be released in. Whilst I'm a scale slut and will build in any scale if the subject interests me, I do have a lot of decals for 1/72nd scale Meteor F.8s so I shall buy many of these, I have the 1/48th scale version but I will only ever get one of those. I'm very pleased with this release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 55 minutes ago, Adam Poultney said: So, Airfix don't do downscaling then eh? @Denford First rule of Airfix - a statement from Airfix is only good for the time it's given, and even then it may be incorrect (Not saying Airfix staff tell lies, but.....). This is the first new-tool where they've scaled the subject down. I hope it's not the last. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 28 minutes ago, Dave Fleming said: This is the first new-tool where they've scaled the subject down. Which way round were the P-51, P-40, Gnat and Tiger Moth? 72nd first and ''upscaled''? 30 minutes ago, Dave Fleming said: I hope it's not the last. Me too, still hoping for a Javelin and Sea Vixen before I shuffle off this mortal coil.... Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck1945 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Another happy camper here. I bought the 1/48 version (I’m really a 1/72 builder) just because the F.8 appeals, but it still sits in the stash. Will get a couple of these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeventySecond Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 17 minutes ago, keefr22 said: Which way round were the P-51, P-40, Gnat and Tiger Moth? 72nd first and ''upscaled''? IIRC yes they were 1/72 first, so this will be the first time Hornby era Airfix will have "downscaled" a 1/48 kit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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