Airfix F-35B new tool

[thepureness]

New tool F-35B from airfix in 1/72

 

What you all think?

[PhantomBigStu]

Might be interested if I didn't have the Hasegawa already 

[Patrick Martin]

that'a it in 1/72 new tool !!!?????

[Hardtarget]

To confirm this is the new tool and not to be mixed up with the quickbuild

[modelldoc]

Comes on the list,

wait for  along time.

 

modelldoc

[Dave Swindell]

17 minutes ago, Hardtarget said:

To confirm this is the new tool and not to be mixed up with the quickbuild

It's not the quickbuild, but it is the new simplified starter set 42 parts total

 

[Homebee]

Starter set, expected release: Spring 2023 - 1/72 - ref. A55010 - Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II

https://uk.airfix.com/products/starter-set-lockheed-martin-f-35b-lightning-ii-a55010

 

"Airfix steps in modern aviation with the RAF and FAA latest fighter aircraft in 1/72nd scale, introducing the newly tooled Lockheed Martin® F-35®B Lightning II® Starter Set, designed by senior designer Paramjit for all skill levels.

Introduced to encourage people into the modelling hobby we all know and love, while this kit has not been designed for the advanced modeller, it is sure to provide modelling fun no matter your skill level.

The kit includes:

• 46 parts

• 1 scheme

• x6 Acrylic paints

• x1 Poly cement

• x2 Brush

• x1 Shadow stand"

 

 

The same F-35B kit will be included in the two future following Gift Sets:

 

- ref. A50191 -  617 Sqn. Dambusters 80th Anniversary

https://uk.airfix.com/products/dambusters-80th-anniversary-gift-set-a50191

 

 

- ref. A50190 Supermarine Spitfire & F-35B Lightning II 'Then and Now'

https://uk.airfix.com/products/then-and-now-spitfire-mkvc-f-35b-lightning-ii-a50190

 

V.P.

Edited January 14, 2023 by Homebee

[Hardtarget]

7 minutes ago, Dave Swindell said:

It's not the quickbuild, but it is the new simplified starter set 42 parts total

 

Re-read what i said, i said it wasnt the quickbuild kit.

[Dave Swindell]

4 minutes ago, Homebee said:

Starter set

It will be interesting to see if there's a full detail kit to follow, they designed a simplified Spitfire VC at the same time as the full detail kit, so fingers crossed?

[Patrick Martin]

So all Airfix have to offer in the 1/72 new tool in 2023 is a starter kit (42 parts) of the F-35B !!!!!!  Tamiya and Italeri already do a serious 1/72 F-35B - so no serious 1/72 new tool at all!!!!  First time in how many years?

Really!!???!!!!  It is time to replace the staff that make decisions. 

Everything else is a rebox or change of parts.... very disappointed 

 

[Grizzly]

There are three versions, starter set,617sqn anniversary set with Lancaster, Then & now with Spitfire V .

[Dave Swindell]

1 minute ago, Hardtarget said:

Re-read what i said, i said it wasnt the quickbuild kit.

I know, I was emphasising that, but it's also not a full detail kit, it's a simplified starter set which sits in between the quickbuild and full detail kits

[MikeR]

Are we sure it's a new-tool and not the Academy F-35B re-boxed?

[Richard Humm]

1 minute ago, MikeR said:

Are we sure it's a new-tool and not the Academy F-35B re-boxed?

Unless the Academy kit has 42 parts and comes with a shadow stand, yes.

[Dave Swindell]

1 minute ago, Grizzly said:

There are three versions, starter set,617sqn anniversary set with Lancaster, Then & now with Spitfire V .

3 boxings of the same version of the kit, on its own, with a Lancaster or with a Spitfire

 

[Hardtarget]

4 minutes ago, MikeR said:

Are we sure it's a new-tool and not the Academy F-35B re-boxed?

Dale has said that this is aimed at a specific market and is a starter set, hence the limted parts.

 

Im sure this will still build into a good representation.

[MikeR]

5 minutes ago, Richard Humm said:

Unless the Academy kit has 42 parts and comes with a shadow stand, yes.

 

3 minutes ago, Hardtarget said:

Dale has said that this is aimed at a specific market and is a starter set, hence the limted parts.

 

Im sure this will still build into a good representation.

My mistake, then.

 

Mike.

[Violet Club]

Another one on the stockpile ! It is like the enormous amount of good F-14's on the market ! I don't know why a new tool of a kit already available in many other brands although we are still waiting for a good n new 1/72 kit of A Gloster Javelin, A Supermarine Scimitar or a good Sea Vixen... We will wait until Nuremberg to see if other mainstream kit producers are more imaginative !

[Giorgio N]

3 hours ago, Violet Club said:

Another one on the stockpile ! It is like the enormous amount of good F-14's on the market ! I don't know why a new tool of a kit already available in many other brands although we are still waiting for a good n new 1/72 kit of A Gloster Javelin, A Supermarine Scimitar or a good Sea Vixen... We will wait until Nuremberg to see if other mainstream kit producers are more imaginative !

 

The F-35 will likely be the world's most important aircraft for the next 30 years, no surprise that more than one company want to have in their catalogue, it will sell very well for many years. Something that other types will never do..

 

What I find more surprising is the choice of a simplified kit instead of a "standard" one. Will the standard kit follow?

 

Even more surprising is that a simplified kit is the only real new tool in 1/72 scale for 2023! I'd have expected something more.

 

 

[alt-92]

4 hours ago, Patrick Martin said:

Really!!???!!!!  It is time to replace the staff that make decisions. 

That's up to the board, and so far they have no problems with what Airfix is doing. 

[Procopius]

4 hours ago, Patrick Martin said:

So all Airfix have to offer in the 1/72 new tool in 2023 is a starter kit (42 parts) of the F-35B !!!!!!  Tamiya and Italeri already do a serious 1/72 F-35B - so no serious 1/72 new tool at all!!!!  First time in how many years?

Really!!???!!!!  It is time to replace the staff that make decisions. 

Everything else is a rebox or change of parts.... very disappointed 

 

 

As someone who has small kids who want to build models like their dad, I welcome Airfix kits like this. 

[Procopius]

3 hours ago, Violet Club said:

Another one on the stockpile ! It is like the enormous amount of good F-14's on the market ! I don't know why a new tool of a kit already available in many other brands although we are still waiting for a good n new 1/72 kit of A Gloster Javelin, A Supermarine Scimitar or a good Sea Vixen... We will wait until Nuremberg to see if other mainstream kit producers are more imaginative !

 

Because there are like, fifty people, myself included, in the world who both (a) know what a Gloster Javelin is, and (b) want to build a specifically 1/72 kit of it. Whereas the F-35B is flown by the militaries of three of the world's richest countries and can regularly be seen at airshows..

[71chally]

Are we being harsh on this release?  If it's accurate and the surface detail is reasonable then this is still an attractive proposition to serious modellers that might want to do a straightforward build, say in flight or parked.   Perhaps even a build where one can practice a bit of detailing with the addition of a decent a/m seat or cockpit and opening panels up.

I would probably build one of these as I'm not a big enough fan of the F-35, but interested enough for a quick and straightfoward build.

 

Airfix have obviously identified a market for this amongst novices, which maybe the other manufacturers kits miss out on.  

[Plastic Bonsai]

The starter set art work would suggest it could be modelled in the STOVL configuration though the models they have shown don't show that.

 

[mahavelona]

What's wrong with a knock together, paint it grey build?

 

We have so many complex jet kits available which arguably take too long to build for many people's tastes.

 

If anything this may be where Airfix find a gap in the market - the high end kits have been catered already.