treker_ed Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 https://uk.airfix.com/products/supermarine-spitfire-mkixc-a17001?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=New+Super+Kit&utm_campaign=Airfix-+New+Kit+-+week+41+21%2F22&modal=-zoom Hot off the heels of the Spitfire day being held at Duxford come the announcement of a new 1/24 Spitfire from Airfix: Spitfire Mk IXc. According to the product page, 4 decal options! scvrobeson, quang, rafju and 13 others 10 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Well, I never saw that coming! Kev Pete Fleischmann, MARU5137, RNoAF and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 I had a feeling something like this was coming as they were participating at the Spitfire Day @ Duxford. My little spidy sense was tingling away. Why else would they be at such an event unless they had a really significant item to announce, literally the day before their 2022 catalogue announcement. Whilst I have their 1/24 Typhoon (x3) & Hellcat in the stash, I have a sneaky suspicion that a spitfire will be joining them in the future.... And at around £95 ( $176AUD Approx) I think that's a reasonable price. The Typhoon & Hellcat were over £120 each (I got one Typhoon with a significant discount via Airfix Members Club offer and one for under £50.....) Paul in Napier, heraldcoupe, MARU5137 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Yep the pics look good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryWilliams Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Sound great and the CADs look great.... But, that horrible soft plastic prone to warping, the poor quality control they have in production. I will give it a miss I think. Sad really, if only they would up their game so the plastic lives up to the potential of the engineering... Maybe they will get their act together with this one but I wont hold my breath. nmayhew, TankBuster, cib2265 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I never had problem with Airfix plastic. During last year, I’ve done their 1/48 Spit XVI, Walrus, Tomahawk, all them enjoyable builds. So I’d say, bring on the 1/24 Spit IX. I just need to replenish my Dark Green, Ocean Grey and Dark Sea Grey paint stock! Pete Roberts, Alain Gadbois, nmayhew and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 9 minutes ago, quang said: I never had problem with Airfix plastic. That’s a joke right?? either way, the Tamiya 1/32 kit is the best Spitfire in any scale at the moment. Kotare Models LTD’s MkI in 1/32 later this year (the ex-WNW guys) has a realistic chance to eclipse it. Bottom line, Airfix has a very high bar to beat the Tamiya IX. I just hope for better plastic, better mould quality and better fit than their Typhoon and Hellcat kits. Let’s see! MARU5137, BarryWilliams, cib2265 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geedubelyer Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) I like the way it looks. More soon https://i.postimg.cc/vZmLptXC/IMG-20220109-123330809.jpg This is a first test shot. It looks very good in the flesh. Airfix are likely to include two styles of vertical tail and clipped wingtips. The Merlin looks nicely detailled ootb as does the cockpit. Surface textures appear restrained so not so much "oil-canning" as some recent releases perhaps? Edited January 9 by geedubelyer Pete Roberts, Royboy, Pete Fleischmann and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I don't see anything in the available photos that isn't already in the Tamiya kits, so apart from sheer size I can't see any advantage to the increase in scale. MARU5137 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanG Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Wow this is getting slated even before it's released. wonder if the same would happen if it was released by tamimuranuts? Then people wonder why companies don't bother with large scale these days. scvrobeson, MARU5137, Stormer and 17 others 14 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royboy Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 4 minutes ago, AlanG said: Wow this is getting slated even before it's released. wonder if the same would happen if it was released by tamimuranuts? Then people wonder why companies don't bother with large scale these days. Airfix are only interested in one thing.......SALES. They'll sell boatloads of them of course, and at a price level that will suit most buyers in this scale. I'll be getting a couple of them, and yes maybe they'll even fix the plastic quality issue as well. I'm even hoping for some later marks of it in the future too. Happy days. Anthony in NZ, Derek B, MARU5137 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola25 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I might just be building my first 1/24th scale kit now.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunpowder Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I cant wait , its fantastic news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I would rather have a Mk 24 in 1/24. MARU5137 and jmustarde 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quang Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1 hour ago, nmayhew said: That’s a joke right?? No joke. Seriously I’ve no problem with Airfix plastic. Their plastic is (a little bit) softer than Hasegawa and details could be crisper but it doesn’t prevent me to make a pleasant and detailed build. 46 minutes ago, Royboy said: Airfix are only interested in one thing.......SALES. Tell me who isn’t Pete Roberts, KUROK, Paul2660 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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