vppelt68 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Airfix is currently having several posts about RAF Eurofighter Typhoons at their fb page. Makes me wonder if there'd be anything new on the horizon? I believe their 1:72 kit is 30+ years old and all they have on the subject (apart from the QUICKBUILD kit, of course). V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Airfix coming out with a new tool would make 2023 for me, currently building the revell and hate just how poorly fitting both the old and current tools are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg B Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Bit of a market gap for a accurate 1:48 kit. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 1 hour ago, Greg B said: Bit of a market gap for a accurate 1:48 kit. I'd agree with that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 5 hours ago, Greg B said: Bit of a market gap for a accurate 1:48 kit. Absolutely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 7 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said: Airfix coming out with a new tool would make 2023 for me, currently building the revell and hate just how poorly fitting both the old and current tools are Sad to read that Stu - having 3 copies in my stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 3 hours ago, theplasticsurgeon said: Sad to read that Stu - having 3 copies in my stash. Was being a bit hyperbolic, but the wing fuselage join is an absolute mare to sort out 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4scourge7 Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 3 hours ago, PhantomBigStu said: Was being a bit hyperbolic, but the wing fuselage join is an absolute mare to sort out A lot has to be done to the RoG kit that really should have come as standard, such as the empty yawning space beyond the intakes, etc. And the kit has deteriorated a lot in terms of quality and fit since it first came out. I noticed newer kits are much more prone to warping, deformed parts, and flash, than when originally released. But some issues have always been there since the beginning, like that fuselage join that has irritated me over all twelve Typhoon builds. Not insurmountable problems, but a new Airfix kit would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I read somewhere, most likely on BM, that Airfix's current business model was based upon not releasing kits of aircraft that were currently in service to avoid licensing costs etc. I can think of only one release they've done in last 10 years which was a modern in service aircraft, the Merlin. Can't think of any others? (In fact the Merlin maybe older than 10 years now) I'd be very surprised if they did the Typhoon, after the Buccaneer it looks like the Jag will be the next fast jet IMHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Humm Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 What one of the Airfix researchers said in a lecture some years ago was that getting access to modern types for research was the problem - you can't set up LIDAR at an active RAF base, and getting Eurofighter or Lockheed Martin to give them access to full scale CADwork is unlikely (though Westland did let them have access to CAD for the Merlin). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Bogus Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 5 hours ago, Muzz said: I read somewhere, most likely on BM, that Airfix's current business model was based upon not releasing kits of aircraft that were currently in service to avoid licensing costs etc. I can think of only one release they've done in last 10 years which was a modern in service aircraft, the Merlin. Can't think of any others? (In fact the Merlin maybe older than 10 years now) I'd be very surprised if they did the Typhoon, after the Buccaneer it looks like the Jag will be the next fast jet IMHO. If that was the case, all those Tornado, Jaguar, Buccaneer, Hawk etc., kits would also be subject to the same 'licenced by' caveats, but I don't recall seeing any? Regardless, there's clearly a gap in the market for a decent EF Typhoon, and I'd also welcome a 1/48 Jaguar. If done to the same standard as their Hunter I'd be more than happy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 That would also apply to the P-51D Mustang they recently did in 1/48. That had "licenced by Boeing" all over the box, so I don't think that is their business model at all. Even the Victor, Valiant and Vulcan rights will be owned by BAe (I believe) as the successor to Avro, Vickers, and Handley Page. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzz Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Richard Humm said: What one of the Airfix researchers said in a lecture some years ago was that getting access to modern types for research was the problem - you can't set up LIDAR at an active RAF base, and getting Eurofighter or Lockheed Martin to give them access to full scale CADwork is unlikely (though Westland did let them have access to CAD for the Merlin). That's what it was, thanks Richard. Getting the licensing bit confused with something else.👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bozothenutter Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Would love a new Typhoon, just not sure if Airfix should be the one to do it..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamS Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Airfix are missing Phantom, Tornado, Typhoon and F35 in 1/48th. Given that the Tornado is retired they surely can’t say that they can’t get one to play with. And there are Typhoons in museums, though I’m not sure how different they are to current models. Whilst Lidaring the F35 might be problematic, what did they do before such toys? Other companies seem to manage. And then there’s the 1/24th TSR2…… Graham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 16 minutes ago, GrahamS said: Whilst Lidaring the F35 might be problematic, what did they do before such toys? I believe that Airfix have already LIDARed the F-35: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuttle Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Corgi are releasing a 1/48 scale Typhoon in the Aviation Archive range so Airfix must have access to all that data.....? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyr67 Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 On 4/12/2022 at 8:23 PM, Greg B said: Bit of a market gap for a accurate 1:48 kit. An even bigger gap for an accurate 1/24 th scale kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Bryon Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 11 hours ago, GrahamS said: Airfix are missing Phantom, Tornado, Typhoon and F35 in 1/48th. Given that the Tornado is retired they surely can’t say that they can’t get one to play with. They're not missing a Tornado - they've got one. It's just not very good 🙂 Jon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Bogus Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 12 hours ago, GrahamS said: And there are Typhoons in museums, though I’m not sure how different they are to current models. Graham From recollection the Museum airframes are the BAES Development Aircraft (DA2 & DA4), so not Production standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesP Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 13 hours ago, Smokeyr67 said: An even bigger gap for an accurate 1/24 th scale kit Technically there is a gap for an inaccurate one. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperUK Posted April 14, 2022 Share Posted April 14, 2022 8 hours ago, Jon Bryon said: They're not missing a Tornado - they've got one. It's just not very good 🙂 Jon They have a standing access offer to ZG771 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkOwl Posted April 15, 2022 Share Posted April 15, 2022 On 4/13/2022 at 4:16 PM, GrahamS said: Airfix are missing Phantom, Tornado, Typhoon and F35 in 1/48th. Given that the Tornado is retired they surely can’t say that they can’t get one to play with. And there are Typhoons in museums, though I’m not sure how different they are to current models. Whilst Lidaring the F35 might be problematic, what did they do before such toys? Other companies seem to manage. And then there’s the 1/24th TSR2…… Graham A 1/48 scale New Tooled F-35B is already announced for this summer by Italeri. My best bet for the next Airfix 1/48 kit project is for a Bae/Sepecat Jaguar family (Gr.1/Gr.3/T-2/A/E). 🙂 SharkOwl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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