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Just had an email from Airfix announcing their new Supermarine Walrus in 1:48 scale, which looks to have superb detail inside and out!!:
http://www.airfix.com/uk...DJZ,X45S,22W5HW,2IYEC,1
Definitely going to put that on my wishlist!!   
Kev 
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Just can't get excited about Airfix new releases until they start producing quality on a par with Tamiya 
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Looks an interesting subject  Anything with folding wings is good for me, at least you can display them on a shelf then  Steve
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Tomick wrote:Just can't get excited about Airfix new releases until they start producing quality on a par with Tamiya Yeah, I know what you mean Tom, they aren't up to Tamiya standards yet and I do wish they would calm down on the panel lines in their kits which are a bit too deep sometimes and the plastic is a bit too soft for my liking but overall I think their new toolings are a vast improvement on their old stuff? Mind you, to be fair to Airfix, they aren't charging Tamiya prices and some of their new kits are great value for money, especially the new 1:72 Jet Provost T.3 at only £8.99 - a bargain!!
Good or bad, Airfix would be sorely missed if they did eventually go out of business, which has looked likely a couple of times recently, especially after their recent financial troubles?!
Kev
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Just had the same email and this one appeals to me. I cannot knock some of the far east kits but was looking at some hasagawa aircraft recently and looking at the price thought must be 1:32 or 1:24 was shocked to see 1:72. Always some compromise but been happy with some of my airfix and that victor looks a good one. Happy Modelling
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ModelMania wrote:Tomick wrote:Just can't get excited about Airfix new releases until they start producing quality on a par with Tamiya Yeah, I know what you mean Tom, they aren't up to Tamiya standards yet and I do wish they would calm down on the panel lines in their kits which are a bit too deep sometimes and the plastic is a bit too soft for my liking but overall I think their new toolings are a vast improvement on their old stuff? Mind you, to be fair to Airfix, they aren't charging Tamiya prices and some of their new kits are great value for money, especially the new 1:72 Jet Provost T.3 at only £8.99 - a bargain!!
Good or bad, Airfix would be sorely missed if they did eventually go out of business, which has looked likely a couple of times recently, especially after their recent financial troubles?!
Kev
Totally agree about the quality of the plastic and think they are in for another wake-up call soon if they don't wake up soon to the fact that modellers want more from content these days rather than same old.
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it seems to be that Airfix tries tool hard to please everyone.I love the idea of making the kits cheap enough for kids to buy, but accurate and challenging enough for the adult modeler.I think the kid market is disappearing and the adult market should be where they look for the future.
Carl
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Have to agree Carl and is why they are struggling for survival.
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I like the fact that Airfix add enough detail to make a nice model out of the box, but still leave plenty of room for people like myself who enjoy a bit of scratchbuilding to add their own detail, so prefer that the content isn't quite as complete as some of it's competitors, though I realise that nowadays content is what it's all about to the majority? The down side of that approach is that the more there is in the box, the more hard earned cash you have to spend? I do quite like the 'old school' feel of Airfix kits though and will always buy their kits if they are good enough.
There's a very nice build review of the new Airfix 1:72 Jet Provost T.3 that I mentioned above in the current (November 2016) issue of 'Airfix Model World' if anyone's interested, in a very nice 'Dayglow Orange' scheme? I'm definitely getting one of those.
Kev
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