Airfix 2022 New Releases

[RichB]

Airfix announced their first new kit today at IWM Duxford, a Spitfire IXc in 1/24 scale. Release is scheduled for the summer.

Airfix shop with more pictures of the CAD model.

The rest of the 2022 range will be announced tomorrow.

Cheers,
Rich

 

[moon puppy]

Who's going to be first?

 

[razordws]

Cool!

 

[RichB]

Pre-order from Hannants is about $40.00 CDN less than Airfix's pre-order price.

AE-B EN398 is from 402 Sqn RCAF while FO Ian Keltie was flying it in March 1943 (it was AE-I in February). It later became famous as JE-J, personal mount of WCdr Johnnie Johnson.

Cheers,
Rich

 

[Sharkmouth]

Nice... Large enough to make one's own markings for these...

French

Greek

Regards,

 

[paddy]

Very tempting, at least i would be in my specialist subject unlike a Grant tank for me the trouble is its just too big for my space..

 

[paddy]

Strange seat belts on the kit ? look to be about 1-2mm thick or to scale 1-2 inches thick ? maybe an opticle illusion but not a fan of moulded belts TBH.

We had a 6 part TV series over here on Airfix thats just finished, it covered Airfix which also owns Hornby model railways , Scalextric racing cars and Corgi die cast models.
Very interesting following them through the process of producing a kit, much easier today if you have the tech. The cameras followed them to the DE Haviland Museum where they took a Mosquito and 3D scanned it from many angles and built up a screen 3D image. they then go through the images and alter them to suit moulding techniques, for example some of the suspension struts were about 1" and couldn't be taken down to 1/72 scale without being to fragile etc, they also looked at Box art and how its produced and also scanned a De Haviland Vampire while they were there.
Great TV

 

[Sharkmouth]

The cameras followed them to the DE Haviland Museum where they took a Mosquito and 3D scanned it from many angles and built up a screen 3D image. they then go through the images and alter them to suit moulding techniques, for example some of the suspension struts were about 1" and couldn't be taken down to 1/72 scale without being to fragile etc, they also looked at Box art and how its produced and also scanned a De Haviland Vampire while they were there.

@paddy, that was the reason behind my buying the Airfix Mustang... I followed them as they scanned it.

Regards,