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A GOOD Year for Aircraft? Airfix 2024 Range Announcement - Plastic Scale Model Kit News
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6 ай бұрынOn the 9th of January 2024 @OfficialAirfix announced their range for the next 12 months. Join me in this video as I explore what they are planning to release and my thoughts on these products!
What kind of plastic scale model kits will there be in the tank, ship, plane, and figure categories this year? Perhaps there will be some vintage classics and some more quickbuilds? Not to mention some new toolings...
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View the official Airfix announcement video here for more information on paint schemes and pre-release images: • Airfix | 2024 Range La...
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@12am_scale_modeling 6 ай бұрын
I’m a bit late but this is always one of my favorite moments for the model minutes channel every year
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
thanks!
@acfnugget7880 6 ай бұрын
For me the feeling of underwhelment on the announcement of the range was more that the video presentation felt rushed and lacked a little bit of hype. Looking at the releases, there's definitely a good few I want to build (Whitley, Hampden and Walrus for sure). Airfix will certainly get some business from me! Tbh with spending that little more time discussing each kit, I'm more hyped now for the range than with the original presentation. Perhaps Airfix should hire you for next year, lol. As always many thanks for all your efforts! 👍👍
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
thanks!
@epicforger12345 6 ай бұрын
The b24 looks really good I’ll be excited for that
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Yes, I'm sure it will be an excellent kit!
@crazylocha2515 6 ай бұрын
Am also looking forward to it.
@gwheregwhizz 6 ай бұрын
Great summary thanks. I successfully predicted there would be more Mustangs, Spitfires and BF109s for the tenth year in a row 😂.
@MDzmitry 6 ай бұрын
There's never enough if you ask me, lol
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Good call!
@newobanproductions999 6 ай бұрын
One that has got my eye is the 1:600 HMS _Ajax_ (22), but my plan is to modify it into her younger (and slightly cosmetically different) sister of HMAS _Sydney_ (D48), specifically at the Battle of Cape Spada.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
sounds like a fun project!
@alanmacpherson3225 6 ай бұрын
I used to work for the Smith's in who were the sculptor's of the Sydney memorial in Geraldton Western Australia. There are seagulls to represent each of the crew members lost.
@ShuttleFactoryScaleModels 6 ай бұрын
I am glad to hear that your plaining to convert the HMS Ajax kit into HMAS Sydney. That is a wonderful way to honor the Men of HMAS Sydney in scale model form. Good Luck with the project when you get your hands on it. I am thinking of getting the same kit and making up as HMNZ Archilles. Being one of the vessels alongside HMS Ajax during the Battle of The River Plate. Glad to see Airfix releasing a kit which can be made into legendary ANZAC subjects.
@Razer_-fe9mo 6 ай бұрын
I'm excited for the Eurofighter! Im a big fan of modern jets and the Typhoon is in desperate need of a retool. I'm also gonna get the Jet Provost and the Harrier Prototype.
@chrisfox2627 6 ай бұрын
Super video. Thank you very much.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@johnclarke25 6 ай бұрын
Good vid again,need to get the guards and the band to replace the ones I lost in 67,plus the British helicopters and the Hampton again.
@willm5032 6 ай бұрын
I'm really excited for a lot of this range!
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
anything in particular?
@user-pc5ww8fh6d 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for the report dear.Looks like a nice year for kits. I might see about getting the Lifeboat kit. I have a bunch of Lifeboat teddy bears that would sit nice with it on the shelf :)
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
You should!
@LondonPredatorAngler 6 ай бұрын
buzzin for the tomahawk!!!
@ianh3098 6 ай бұрын
I'm happy with the range so far. Looks like they've left something(s) out for "surprise" releases throughout the year which I'm a fan of. As for kits to add to my stash...the Bulldog is the model I didn't know I wanted until it was released. Previous entries have been the Gannet and Avro Anson. I'm a big fan of the lifeboats. I missed the Walrus first time around and it looks great. Finally the Belvedere looks like a good challenge.
@Quadrant14 6 ай бұрын
The Belvadere is a bloody challenge
@AJFreeman-oj4rp 6 ай бұрын
The B-24 looks really nice. I am looking forward to it being released.
@MarMightyGood 6 ай бұрын
I’m keen on the quick build tanks. My son wants to build along with dad and he’ll like that the tracks move.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
that should be good fun!
@thepresident1971 6 ай бұрын
YESSSSS THE B-24. Im so excited for this
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
it looks impressive
@PiperStart 6 ай бұрын
Definitely the Ajax and the Iron Duke, and, wow ... what a great pair of sea rescue boats. 😂
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
I like the look of the rescue boats
@ShuttleFactoryScaleModels 6 ай бұрын
Like many others there are quite a few kits on this list that I have got my eye on. But none more so than the Vintage Classics HMS Ajax kit. As a Kiwi modeler that is a must get (too bad not until October/ November). That way one can convert her into her sister (and fellow Battle of The River Plate combatant.) HMS/HMNZ Archilles. Since the Royal New Zealand Navy was formally established in 1941 (from 1921 until 1941 it was under the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy), the role HMNZ Archilles play in the hunt for the Graf Spree. Was a huge deal for the newly independent Royal NZ Navy. Sadly, HMNZ Archilles was damaged during the 1942-1943 Guadalcanal Campaign, by Japanese aircraft. But luckily, she was saved and remained in NZ service until 1947/1948 when she joined the Indian Navy as the INS Delhi. Ironically, she ended up appearing as herself in the 1956 Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger BATTLE OF THE RIVER PLATE. But in her INS configuration portraying herself in her 1939 NZ service. Also, in that movie Sir Christopher Lee made his onscreen debut as a frustrated Uruguayan Bar Owner. Just shy of him donning the Dracula Cape in the first Hammer Studios Dracula film in 1958. And long before he would come to NZ and portray Saruman in The Lord of The Rings franchise. ANYWAY, the point here is I am really excited for that kit. So, after reading that you can see why. Great breakdown as always of the Airfix 2024 Catalogue, Matt. This is a regular feature of this channel, that I am so happy this is a yearly tradition. Long may it continue.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
I hope you get one :D
@ShuttleFactoryScaleModels 6 ай бұрын
@@ModelMinutes As soon as I can get my hands on one! Bet quite a few of these Airfix kits will soon be arriving at Model Minutes HQ
@hattrick8684 6 ай бұрын
My daughter just built those 3 re-releases of the Bugatti, Audi and Lambo. Red, white, yellow. Original toolings still on the shelves in the US. I got her on a proper starter set of a super car for Christmas. My son a Mustang mark iv
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
awesome!
@dejansvrljuga6891 6 ай бұрын
A big poster of that B-24 would be nice to have...
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
maybe airfix will have something if you ask them?
@pandaphil 6 ай бұрын
Very interested in the Bulldog, and possibly the Iron Duke if I can find a PE set that'll work with it.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
good plan!
@artsmodeldockyard8718 6 ай бұрын
Being a predominately sailing ship modeller(plastic & wood)i haven't bought anything from Airfix for a number of years as i have built all the Vintage classic ships, however i always keep and eye out every year just in hope. However like you the two RNLI lifeboats caught my eye, and as its a charity i give to regularly, i have pre ordered these already. Maybe small diorama for each one. Nice too see Hms Ajax and Hms Iron Duke again bringing bk memories when i built them as a kid.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
I put my pre-order in for the starter set version, might need to save up a bit for the other one
@artsmodeldockyard8718 6 ай бұрын
Yeah with the price hike since the Severn was last released I can see your point. I thought because it will still be a couple of months before they are released it would give time to put money by for them, as with pre orders you don't get charged until they are dispatched, and with an option to cancel before this is a pretty good thing.
@stephenwhelan2515 6 ай бұрын
I built the airfix swift in 2021 and I’m very tempted to add it again to the stash. My kit had very noticeable fuselage warping but copious amounts of super glue enabled it to build into a very nice little model. As for the other range - well I’ve ordered 3 kits but tempted to add the bulldog also.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
thanks for the info!
@maxomans 6 ай бұрын
Really hyped for the bf109 starter set and the d-day set!
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
awesome!
@charlesmccool1735 6 ай бұрын
I think i might get the B24, Chinook, D-Day pack, and the Chipmunk because of the Irish Air Corp scheme
@theM4ttrix 6 ай бұрын
While I am a bit disappointed since there's only really one kit I'm interested in I did expect it to be a bit lackluster. but I am VERY excited to get my hands on the chinook
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Should be an impressive model
@DannyBoy-vg6kp 6 ай бұрын
Both life boats and the Handley Page Hampden are on my list to get this year. There is a few others I'd like to get but I'll have to see what money I can scrape together.
@Lovecodměn1 6 ай бұрын
Im very exited on Bristol 192 Belvedere. The template of this kit is fantastic.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
awesome :D
@sgkingly8392 6 ай бұрын
Im not entirely sure what I was expecting other than spitfires and we certainly got that (as well as the other usual suspects). Im not overly interested in the releases this year which is fine, not always going to see things I like. Im more interested in 1/48 scale things. The b24 looks really good and i am tempted but its not an aircraft i particularly care about. I would be interested in the Chinook if it was 1/48 scale (suspect we will hear that statement a bit). Quite like the lifeboat though, something a bit unusual that I think I would like to build. I was also made very happy during the year though from the 1/48 Gannett
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
I think the lifeboat starter set will be a bit of a hit tbh
@jerrymail 6 ай бұрын
Even if I will not build these immediately, I will certainly buy the Hampden, the Whitley and maybe the Beaufort, in third position. I love RAF WW2 aircraft, and especially bombers ! Lately I have bought the Avro Lancaster, Boulton Paul Defiant and Fairey Battle... Unfortunately, I always buy more models than I can build. 😅
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Good choices!
@jerrymail 6 ай бұрын
@@ModelMinutes Yep! But waiting for a new tools Airfix Short Stirling 😁
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
lol maybe one day :P @@jerrymail
@Simon_Nonymous 6 ай бұрын
I loved my first Whitley (the Coastal Command boxing as I couldn't find the Bomber Command version for a reasonable price) so will buy this one on release, and I might try to slip the Beaufort in just as it's a newer tooling, and will sit comfortably with my two Blenheims in my Bomber Command line up, even if it's not quite a BC aircraft. Have you ever looked at the Italeri Stirlings by the way? I have made one and have another yet to make, I found them rather good.
@jerrymail 6 ай бұрын
@@Simon_Nonymous I was looking for buying an old Airfix Stirling, but, as I'm just finishing an old Airfix Halifax, I wanted something newer... And I saw that Italeri has released a Stirling Mk.III ! Of course, I will buy one ! 😁 When my favorite store will have it back in stock... 😅
@crazylocha2515 6 ай бұрын
Summary screen is a nice touch, could use a scale breakdown added. Interesting version of diversity this time, heavy in some places, light in others. Liberator and Cromwell, probably the Chinook too have strong interest. Oh, Walrus, cuz seaplane. Looking at Gary's Stuff's comments and your's, very eye opening reactions. 🤔 Few box openings are going to decide the up or down for several. Belvedere and Life boats are in the filler for shipping category. Rest is ... Diverse? Okay from an American perspective. Typhoon is another need to look more at. Thanks for your rundown Matt. ☕🐢
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Good point! Next year I could break it down a little more in the summary slide, I'll try and remember :)
@RufusShipton 6 ай бұрын
The d-day gift set has mt eyes on it
@lifekids9956 6 ай бұрын
the dogfight doubles are very reasonable prices for a spitfire and bf-109 👌 and beautiful box art
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
I think i will get the mustang and 109 set
@Ducknuck84 6 ай бұрын
interested in the Ajax but that's because I have a soft spot for the Leander class, lifeboats look good as well so that might be a maybe, not really a 1/48 scale builder (just don't have room) so those are a pass but here is hoping that we might get a new 1:72 of the bulldog down the road. might be tempted to get another Gladiator as it would let me build up the one I have in the Finland markings and ski landing gear.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
They could scale down the bulldog to a certain extent, although the vintage version is still pretty acceptable so they may not bother
@deaks25 6 ай бұрын
I like this set of announcements. The Quick Builds are great gate-way products for kids, just like any Lego-type product. I like the 'Shadow Stand' Starter kits, I think they make for fabulous displays, and having a good quality gate-way kit for young or new modellers is critical to keeping the hobby alive. The new RNLI kit and the re-release of the old one feels like a good decision; it's a fairly unique subject that gives Airfix a good USP. Airfix do seem to be dabbling in helicopters at the moment, to be fair, with success so Bravo November makes sense. For me, the Euro Fighter kit caught my eye as a subject I've not built since I was a kid and the 5 D-Day fighters set could be a nice project. I'm tempted by the P1127, it's a kit I've never built and had a lot of love for the Harrier, and at £6.99, that is cheap!! As someone who builds ships, I'm glad to see the old 1/600 continuing to rotate, it's forced the second-hand market to stop rampant profiteering and sell at reasonable prices, which can only be a good thing. And Ajax was a kit that used to be sold at stupid prices.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
some good points!
@FredWilbury 6 ай бұрын
Thanks for your take on the releases Matt . Anyways who’s disappointed they are just kits for fun too many picky picky people out there it’s just a hobby with all the sh### going on in the world who’s worried what to do or not do 😂
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
I think sometimes people forget that they don't have to buy the kits that they don't want lol
@markoleary8810 6 ай бұрын
I'm looking forward to the Whitley as I live in whitley in coventry and work on the site of the Armstrong whitworth factory
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
very cool!
@somting125 6 ай бұрын
would have been really happy to see a 1/72 spitfire IX on its own instead of the MKIa again, but it is what it is
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
maybe next year
@blacknass1943 6 ай бұрын
the number 1 looks intressting for my :) cheenock but al of them ar nice 0 _ - the D-day gift set (strainge name ^^) is cool.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
:)
@connorjohnson7834 6 ай бұрын
The one that's tickled my fancy the most is the Walrus, one of the unsung heroes of the war and biplanes are cool. On a note with the Tiger Moths, having recently built the 1/72 and 1/48 airfix kits, the bigger one was a far more enjoyable kit to put together.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Yeah, i've got the 1/48 and it looks ok
@Armadacon 6 ай бұрын
I'm somewhat underwhelmed with the additions to the Vintage Classic range. I was hoping for a car (Morris Marina, but must have additional sprue for a piano) and a Dogfight Double (Must have the original A stand). Maybe they'll be part of the surprise releases this year.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
maybe!
@marcblackburn5920 6 ай бұрын
You have a job!? Hope you are finding it satisfactory. Lots of negativity on other forums.
@KalundTheFox 6 ай бұрын
Agreed!!
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
It's ok for now, at least it pays the bills. Sadly KZfaq doesn't really earn near enough (yet) for my to do this full time - although I would love to!
@iangascoigne8231 6 ай бұрын
@@ModelMinutesWork is an overrated pastime. As the saying goes you never anyone saying they wished they’d spent more time at work.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
@@iangascoigne8231 fortunately i found a role with a strong work-from-home vibe for now, whilst I know there will be days I have to be away they won't be forever. Perhaps if this channel can grow a bit more and people enjoy watching more of my content I could do this full time and devote much more of my life to creating entertaining content for everyone to enjoy :)
@GGGaming-by9vz 6 ай бұрын
@@ModelMinutes i really hope your channel grows! This is one of my favorite and entertaining modeling channels i have come across. Keep it up!
@russelltaylor535 6 ай бұрын
The Quick Build Lamborghini Huracan Evo is actually a new tooling not a rerelease. It is a different car to the previously released Lamborghini Aventador.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
that's interesting, i wonder why it wasnt listed as a new tooling by airfix
@gh7319 6 ай бұрын
I'm really looking forward to the Shannon-class, though at the same time a little disappointed to see it as a starter set with lower part count, kind of wish it was a higher spec, hoping it's still good though.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
i'm sure it will be really good! The Severn class has a much higher part count so I imagine that is why they did the smaller one as a starter kit
@gh7319 6 ай бұрын
@@ModelMinutes hopefully anyway. I did the Severn Years ago when it first came out, hoping to do a couple more of them with alterations based on some of the earlier configurations they had in the past and alternate fittings as there is some small variations across the Severn fleet, now that I've got a 3D printer. Also hoping to find a way of doing proper names to put on them as the kit has only ever included a generic decal of a white oval with simply "RNLI" on it rather than ones for all the boats names. They included all the station names for the stern but not the boat names.
@KalundTheFox 6 ай бұрын
I pre ordered the Sea King Last year, its is just now coming off the ship January 10th and I should have it a week after that I am told so I am pretending it’s new for 2024!! ( I am in the states fyi ) Work with me here. 😂
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Hope you enjoy it!
@NielsenDK-1 6 ай бұрын
Congratulation with your all new 2024 Airfix kit😂
@bravodelta3083 6 ай бұрын
Some good stuff there, like the RNLI boats, I'll always support them. Still no TSR-2 though >sighs
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
when can but hope
@bravodelta3083 6 ай бұрын
Indeed, yes. Maybe one day!@@ModelMinutes
@Al.Sulikas 6 ай бұрын
I do wonder which schemes the re-release of the gladiator will have.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
2 schemes apparently, possibly a RAF version and a Norwegian scheme
@Al.Sulikas 6 ай бұрын
So boring then. Although Norwegian lads get a treat though. Lithuanian Air Force gladiators still had the best looking scheme though(silver body + green wings)
@MrDeancoote 6 ай бұрын
Seems a little careful, would love to see some sci fi , tanks and new ships, !/32 or !/35 th scales.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
perhaps we will see some surprise releases
@MrDeancoote 6 ай бұрын
I build kits with my son but he's into Star wars, mandelorian, halo , fortnite.I get it when he says he's bored of the old stuff.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
those product lines would require licenses, and seeing as Revell already has the star wars one and i imagine the halo and fortnite ones would be prohibitively expensive (seeing as airfix already pays licenses to boeing etc for certain products) I doubt they have the fincances to justify new lines of those @@MrDeancoote
@user-mi1rp2be8h 6 ай бұрын
ありがとうございます。 Hawker P1127が夏頃の再販予定と知ることができました。
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
glad it was helpful :)
@Kryten4000 6 ай бұрын
Just a little FYI. Don't mean to be pedantic but Chinook is pronounced Shi-nook. Otherwise a very interesting and informative video. Looking forward to the 109 F and the Hawker P. 1127. The big attraction regarding the P.1127 will be the Cartograph decals which is the case for all of the Vintage Classic releases. I also noticed that some of the box art is in black and white, do you know if this is going to be something new or is it just because the finished box art is not available at the moment ?
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
If i'm saying Chinook wrong, it would probably seem that most of the UK is also saying it wrong . . . The box art with black and white images is just placeholders until they get the proper artwork commisioned
@Kryten4000 6 ай бұрын
@@ModelMinutes That's understandable as it's a North American term. It is the name of a Native Indian tribe from the Pacific Northwest. It is also well known as the name for a wind that blows down from the Rocky Mountains. As I said I didn't mean to be pedantic but when one is so used to hearing it said one way it's kind of jarring when said differently. No offence meant. Cheers from Canada.
@jerrymail 6 ай бұрын
In the Sixties, Americans pronounced it "Shi-took" 😁
@NielsenDK-1 6 ай бұрын
I might buy some of the new toolings, depends of reviews, but it annoys me a bit that the Bristol Bulldog not have tranfers for Douglas Bader`s plane he crashed in in 1931.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
perhaps the aftermarket companies will have some?
@NielsenDK-1 6 ай бұрын
@@ModelMinutes We can hope that someone will make a set. There is also not a set in 1/72. Model Alliance's "Silver Wings" had but that was ages ago.
@jonbell3020 6 ай бұрын
Are you sure the p51 and 109 are new tools?... sounds like same tooling in different boxing’s to me...
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Yes, they are new tools. The current p51 doesn’t have a display stand and also has a higher part count. Airfix have designed the new ones as specifically starter sets so they will be simpler to build. The bf109f is new as there were only G and E versions previously If you want confirmation, check the official airfix release video linked in the description
@ahgames340 6 ай бұрын
To be honest, im upset for two reasons: 1. Lack of New Kits ( A lot more people including myself would rather some more new kits than a butt ton of re releases) 2. Price: I took a big break from modelling last year and what i come back to is kits being stupidly expensive. I had a quick look on the website too find a 1/72 scale Phantom FGR 1/2 retailing for £32! All in all some things were good like the awesome B24 and a lovely Typhoon Starter!
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Whilst I understand that people want to see more new kits, sadly companies can't just create and sell new tool models every year as it is prohibitively expensive. The re-releases help gain more revenue to fund their new projects (whilst giving modellers a chance to get a kit they may have missed prevoiusly or in a different variant)
@ahgames340 6 ай бұрын
@@ModelMinutes Yeah I see your view aswell. I’m still excited for the B-24 and the awesome looking Chinnok and I might even be tempted to build that RNLI boat! Many people think this hasn’t been good but what they have realesed is epic!
@thanassisveggos627 6 ай бұрын
I'm a bit disappointed that Airfix has abandoned any new 1/350 scale ships like the new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
I wonder if (because the QE is so new) they struggle to get access and licenses to design a suitable model
@thanassisveggos627 6 ай бұрын
Magic Factory has already produced a 1/700 scale model which from the look of things looks to be of Flyhawk quality. I ordered one but I always wanted Airfix to release one. I've had a soft spot for Airfix since I was a kid and cut my modeling teeth on their 1/600 ships. I've gotten all their 1/350 ships now as well
@dergrunepunkt 6 ай бұрын
WW2, WW2 and more WW2, geez do they know there's life outside WW2?
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
I was actually intrested in the breakdown in kits period-wise after your comment so I took a look 43 products total 1x Pre- War kit 17x Post-war (or generic) that leaves 25 products WW2 era which is 58% of the announcement. So just under half of the kits announced this year aren't specifically WW2 - i guess there is some life outside WW2
@Payne2view 6 ай бұрын
It would be interesting to display the Chinook with the Belvidere. The Hampden isn't a bad kit but the bomb bay is moulded shut with an option for wing mounted bombs. I have built one in Swedish markings (one of the two original options) [as seen in one of my earliest videos kzfaq.info/get/bejne/msmpfsuUvsq6Y2w.html ] but that got damaged beyond repair, so I plan to re-buy that kit.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
thanks for the info!
@chrishumpal3780 6 ай бұрын
Wait a minute. Your youth? Early 2000s?!?!? Oh man
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
well, i would consider the late 90's as my "proper" youth, but yes, i was still relatively young in the 00's
@Andy.Gledhill.Models. 6 ай бұрын
I see that Airfix still has an obsession with 1/72 scale. Although the Liberator looks interesting, if I can find it at a cheap price. But overall, the releases are pretty MEH. Noticed that the 1/24 Mustang is at a more reasonable price. Instead of the total rip off price of the Stuka & Harrier. I might get the Mustang. But pretty disappointed with the rest. I would have liked to see re-releases of the 1/24 Hellcat and Typhoon, as they are now hard to get hold of. But, the kits I would really like to see come back as Vintage Classics, are more of the galleons and sailing ships that Airfix used to do.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
i'm not sure it is an obsession, i just think that 1/72 is a popular scale
@piper081147 6 ай бұрын
As things stand Airfix won't be seeing much of my money in the coming 12 months. Only the Bulldog and corrected Cromwell tank being of any interest.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
perhaps some surprise releases later in the year might tempt you - depending on what they are of course
@uxbridgeuk 6 ай бұрын
If you type Hornby financial problem
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Those reports only make reference to the model railway side of hornby, not how this affects Airfix
@Phantomfighter968 6 ай бұрын
Early lol
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
:P
@richarddumont5389 6 ай бұрын
Not enough 1/48 … I DEMAND a mk IV Blenheim a Hampden and a Whitley in that scale 😂😂😂 or else …
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
lol
@uxbridgeuk 6 ай бұрын
I hear Hornby are not doing that great
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
how so?
@uxbridgeuk 6 ай бұрын
If you google it you will see what I mean
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
@@uxbridgeuk lol google what specifically? “Hornby not doing great”
@randalscott7224 6 ай бұрын
This announcement from Airfix is indeed becoming a bit of a tradition, as is also the overwhelming appearance of the word "underwhelmed" in the modelling social media. Can't please everyone. Personally, I'm delighted to see a new tool 1/48 Bulldog. My poor old Inpact kit will probably never get built now.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Yeah, there are some things there that I would be interested in
@martinB68 6 ай бұрын
Typical Airfix ,loads of 1/72s and ww2 subjects. Plus the never ending Spitfire,109s ect. Just bores the shit out of me. Lets see what they bring out in the year,otherwise no Airfix for me this year. There are other companys out there.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
it's almost as if those are the popular subjects that they know will sell
@martinB68 6 ай бұрын
Thats true and most of them do. But it bores me to death as a 1/48 builder who does one or maybe two of a subject.
@Harry-kw1fy 6 ай бұрын
..what load of olde tosh, literally.. I guilt that 1:72 jump jet back in 1971 - it was the old plastic bag and paper header, which included the artwork, (better then then than now), and the instructions printed inside - price 2 shillings and sixpence, (12.5 pence)..
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
Most of the kits are much more recent toolings, at least they put the old ones in the vintage range so you at least know what you’re getting
@chikabungiekirkhoff8669 6 ай бұрын
Kinda slim pickens looks like, Airfix kits are imported to where I live, pricey, nothing really too new..., Used to be really good Airfix 1/24 scale Stuka & Spitfires etc.
@ModelMinutes 6 ай бұрын
their 1/24 kits are still out there
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