noelh Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 (edited) 13 hours ago, sniperUK said: The one he is working on has a lot of domed rivets but it's not 1/24th scale. That would imply a 1/48 Puma, a gap surely in the Airfix British military helicopter fleet. No need to go to NI to scan one of those even if one is in the collection. The B24 might qualify in 1/72 as well. I can't see a Hurricane myself other than a metal wing 1/72 or a later model. As for 1/24th scale. I'd think American or German. An upgraded FW190 or wishful thinking: F4U Corsair. Edited November 8, 2022 by noelh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share Posted November 8, 2022 Well if they were visiting Long Kesh isn’t a Grumman FM-1 the likely candidate? TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denford Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 2 hours ago, noelh said: That would imply a 1/48 Puma, a gap surely in the Airfix British military helicopter fleet. No need to go to NI to scan one of those even if one is in the collection. The B24 might qualify in 1/72 as well. I can't see a Hurricane myself other than a metal wing 1/72 or a later model. As for 1/24th scale. I'd think American or German. An upgraded FW190 or wishful thinking: F4U Corsair. Corsair is not wishful thinking. Airfix already have a head start with the Hellcat. Same propeller, same wheels, same armaments, same basic engine. As for German, surely an Me262, 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) On 11/7/2022 at 11:59 AM, TheKinksFan said: I actually do believe that it could mean a new 1/24 Hurricane. For me even 1/48 is big, but a Hurricane as detailed as the Spitfire Mk IXc, that would be tempting. That figures, I'm right in the middle of building the old Airfix 1/24 Hurricane.......I'd be in for another especially new tool! Edited November 9, 2022 by Corky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Two things…… Revell announced a 1/32 Hurri last year (all gone quiet there) Domed rivets in 1/48? Maybe a Whirlwind/Wessex/Sea King/ CH-47? Definitely not a Balliol Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 19 hours ago, Denford said: same basic engine And therein lies the problem. Yes, the Hellcat and the F4U Corsair used PW R-2800 Double Wasps but the versions they used were different enough in their installations into their respective airframes that Airfix would effectively be starting over. 13 minutes ago, Max Headroom said: Revell announced a 1/32 Hurri last year (all gone quiet there) Delayed until early 2023 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denford Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 You 'pulled me up' on this last time, hence 'basic' engine! That said I can't believe that some parts aren't the same. Even so, there is still commonality of the other parts I mentioned. My belief if that if the Hellcat sold well, the Corsair is a 'natural' follow on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 So not a Wildcat then as Long Kesh has the only FM-1 in the U.K.? TT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperUK Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 50 minutes ago, TEXANTOMCAT said: So not a Wildcat then as Long Kesh has the only FM-1 in the U.K.? TT They haven't visited the Ulster Aviation Society since the Buccaneer scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted November 9, 2022 Author Share Posted November 9, 2022 (edited) Ah ok I was going on the comments above which suggested they had scanned something there- if they didn’t scan anything else at the same time as the Bucc seems odd they mentioned it Edited November 9, 2022 by TEXANTOMCAT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Lambess Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 08/11/2022 at 11:21, RussellE said: weeeell.... That all depends on how much enthusiasm and effort a kit manufacturer puts into it. If Airfix are getting good ROI's on their 1/24 spit presales this may encourage them to go ahead with other new 1/24 kits sooner than planned... FWIW, back in the day, Airfix released most of their 1/24 kits within a fairly short time frame: 1970 - Spitfire Mk1 1973 - Hurricane 1973 - Bf109 1974 - Harrier 1975 - Stuka As you can see these are all grouped fairly close together and then all went quiet for decades after, until the more recent tools came along with much longer breaks between: 2010 - Mosquito 2014 - Typhoon 2019 - Hellcat 2022 - Spitfire MkIX Looking at the gap between the Hellcat and the Spitfire, it seems those release dates are tightening up again... And if a new tool 1/24 Hurricane came along, it might just stop me switching to Kotare's 1/32 range... Well, depending on what they announce at Telford... You forgot the FW 190 and Little Nellie /Wallis autogyro (the first of the 124th flyers !) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussellE Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Neil Lambess said: You forgot the FW 190 and Little Nellie /Wallis autogyro (the first of the 124th flyers !) Duly noted: the 1/24 fw190 came along in 1980... Only days away from ending all this speculation now 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, RussellE said: Duly noted: the 1/24 fw190 came along in 1980... Only days away from ending all this speculation now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 A large number of domed rivets suggests an early Spitfire to me. Just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fightersweep Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 3 hours ago, DonH said: A large number of domed rivets suggests an early Spitfire to me. Just saying... Large number of domed rivets? Obviously going to be a scale up of their 1964 1/72 F4-U Corsair 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 I’m really enjoying the 1/24 Typhoon I’m building right now. a new Hurricane to the same standard (especially a Desert IIc) would be fabulous. I also think a 1/24 Tomahawk would be fab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEXANTOMCAT Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 Thinking obliquely - would they cite the Sea Fury as the ultimate Hawker propeller driven aeroplane and do a Sea Fury in 1/24? Would that be popular enough? I don't know how well the 1/48 sold? TT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
At Sea Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 1 hour ago, TEXANTOMCAT said: Thinking obliquely - would they cite the Sea Fury as the ultimate Hawker propeller driven aeroplane and do a Sea Fury in 1/24? Would that be popular enough? I don't know how well the 1/48 sold? TT Anything with folding wings in 1/24 is a winner! Imagine: Seafire XV Seafire 47 Corsair Martlet Hellcat Sea Fury all in FAA schemes, in a glass display cabinet. Wings folded, cowlings open. As an aside the Mk.IX Spitfire does lend itself to allowing the after market guys a lot of Griffon based possibilities. Seafire XV, Spitfire XII / XIV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denford Posted November 13, 2022 Share Posted November 13, 2022 On 11/11/2022 at 3:58 PM, TEXANTOMCAT said: Thinking obliquely - would they cite the Sea Fury as the ultimate Hawker propeller driven aeroplane and do a Sea Fury in 1/24? Would that be popular enough? I don't know how well the 1/48 sold? TT More likely to scale down to 1/72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whofan Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 13/11/2022 at 14:46, Denford said: More likely to scale down to 1/72 Now that Armory models or Dora Wings - or DBMK - have announced a 1/32 Sea Fury, I wonder if Airfix would bother with one in 1/24th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 On 11/7/2022 at 3:40 PM, TEXANTOMCAT said: Just noticed this event on the IWM Page - https://www.iwm.org.uk/events/hurricane-unsung-hero-in-airfix Is it just me or are the timings in IWM announcement just a teeny bit odd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Puff Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 We can live in hope. This time they might get the nose shape right ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) To be honest I'd be disappointed to see a 24 scale kit next year. We had the Spitfire this year at the flagship model. 24 scale is a niche, not one I'm interested in unless someone does gliders in the scale (unlikely), so I think another niche should get the spotlight in 2023. When was the last big ww2 bomber in 1/72 released? Or medium bomber in 1/48 (not my thing but a good model) edit anson probably covers this niche even though its not a bomber, fantastic kit as well Perhaps a new 1/72 or 1/48 hurricane is coming. Edited December 1, 2022 by Adam Poultney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 For my own selfish reasons I'd love to see a Hurricane Mk.IIa in 1/48 from Airfix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 In the latest Sprue Talk, Dale categorically dismissed any announcement of a 1/24 Hurricane for 2023. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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