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Airfix 2025 Range Announcement 14 January 2025

Rhino

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Airfix new 2025 reveal is next Tuseday. The riddle is what exciting new model kit will be included in 2025. The clue is a picture of Wilbur Wright's statue at Le mans.
I think a 1/24 Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk I/Hawk 81a is in the offing. RAF and AVG markings? 1/72 and 1/48 kits have been done, so the CAD is in place. :hmm:

After 50+ years of model-making it is not easy to get excited about another Me-109, Mustang, Zero or Spitfire kit. Those have all been done to death. Airfix release of their new tool 1/72 Consolidated B-24H Liberator kit caused me almost no excitement. Academy's 1/72 B-24 series are readily available and have fine detail.

Here's my riddle for all y'all. What model subject would fire your Model Mojo?

I'll go first.
1/72 New tool Grumman F7F/F7F-3N Tigercat.
I love me some Monogram, but their 1966 Tigercat kit has remained unchanged for almost half a century.
Aoshima's 1970 dual kit issue is right up my alley but is a scarce as dinosaur testicles.

I want day and night fighter options, detailed cockpits, engines and landing gear bays. Torpedoes, external fuel tanks and rockets. US navy and USMC decal marking options.

Fly Models of the Czech Republic list 4 new 1/72 Tigercat kits including a Point Mugu F7F-2D JB-2 Loon missile test aircraft.
Color me skeptical.

Next;
1/72 Consolidated B-32 Dominator.
Released in resin and vac-form kits, it's high time we had a mainstream, injection molded Dominator kit with all the goodies!
I want detailed cockpit and bombardier stations, engines, bomb and landing gear bays! Metal B-29 landing gear legs would be a plus.
Creates some excitement!

Anigrand still has their resin Dominator available, but she doesn't even come with Hobo Queen II nose art. Come on, guys!!

My recent Moonbat experiences convince me that Anigrand resin kits are but a blank canvas for a modeler to monkey around with to his heart's content.
My $59.00 Anigrand 1/72 Moonbat took another $75.00 in extra parts and decals to get her to where she is today. (Most of that is my own responsibility.)
I don't care for their porous, cream-colored resin.

1/72 MiG-31 Firefox!?! Oooooh!! :smack:

Next.
1/700 US Navy Casablanca class Escort Carrier. I've been begging Hasegawa to release a 1/700 waterline version of their excellent 1/350 USS Gambier Bay. No soap. The Chinese Communists make a 1/700 kit of this vessel, but $110.00 USD + $20.00 USD shipping is absolutely ridiculous for this model kit.

With do you Men think? What subject would inspire you?

Come on Model manufacturers!! Drop a cinder block in the pond of commonplace model kits! Let's see something fresh!
 
Airfix new 2025 reveal is next Tuseday. The riddle is what exciting new model kit will be included in 2025. The clue is a picture of Wilbur Wright's statue at Le mans.
I think a 1/24 Curtiss Kittyhawk Mk I/Hawk 81a is in the offing. RAF and AVG markings?

I'll go first.
1/72 New tool Grumman F7F/F7F-3N Tigercat.

Next;
1/72 Consolidated B-32 Dominator.

1/72 MiG-31 Firefox!?! Oooooh!! :smack:
Ahhh, a toothy subject in 1/24th! Too bad I have no room.

As for the Tigercat...
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MiG-31 Firefox? Clint Eastwood, or the MiG-31 Foxhound?
:yipee: :shark: :smack:
 
The range has been announced. New for this year 1:144 SLS Artemis, 1:72 Wessex HC.2, 1:48 Spitfire IXE and TR.9, Jaguar GR.1/1A, Gannet COD.4 and 1:35 Ferret Mk.1 and Stalwart Mk.2.

Several reintroductions, most with new schemes. More details are on the Airfix site as they update it. The announcement can be seen on YouTube as well.

Cheers,
RichB
 
The range has been announced. New for this year 1:144 SLS Artemis,
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1:72 Wessex HC.2,
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1:48 Spitfire IXE
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and TR.9,
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Jaguar GR.1/1A
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Gannet COD.4
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and 1:35 Ferret Mk.1
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and Stalwart Mk.2.
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Several reintroductions, most with new schemes. More details are on the Airfix site as they update it.

Click to see the updated website... Thanks @RichB!
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That Jag with the top mounted rails is just weird looking. Always thought it looked cartoonish, something you'd see on animation stuff.
 
Well, not much for me to get excited about then. B-You expect more Spitfires from a UK manufacturer. The TR.9 in Irish markings is kinda neat. Is a Stalwart Amphibious? Another 1/72 B-17G issue? Another B-24D? Lookee! Another new 1/72 FW-190!!
Ho-Hum.
 
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