VMA131Marine Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 I noticed a number of the usual complaints in this thread about Airfix plastic. Well, those people will be pleased to know that the latest Airfix kit releases including the Vampire and Wellington Mk.II, have used a new harder plastic. AlanG, Pete Roberts, williamj and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 8 hours ago, Chek said: 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. I'd argue price... Tamiya 1/32nd Spit: £120. New Airfix 1/24the Spit: £95. As well getting a lot more model for your money, it's cheaper than the smaller Tamiya Spit, too This is great news - living under the approach to Biggin Hill I see numerous of this breed every day during the summer. Hopefully the after-market guys will be jumping in to give us decals for current airworthy versions. Hopefully this will be a resounding success for Airfix and we can then dream of the Griffon Mk14/19 at some point too. Tom Tony T, Chek, Pete Roberts and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurgermeister64 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Although it looks delightful in the CAD drawings and it holds all the promise that 1/24 scale is capable of delivering, Tamiya's 1/32 scale Mk IX is still superb, and it is a very tough act to follow. Airfix' ability to surmount their prior issues with fit (ie: Typhoon & Hellcat) and finish remains to be seen. Even though the Mk IX is my all-time favorite tied with the Mustang, personally, aside from their choice to build in the larger scale, I really don't see the attraction. MARU5137 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 This is going to sell very well, but I'm now torn as Revell are bringing out a new tool 1/32 Hurricane this Autumn. The conflict of scale thing is freaking me out a bit. Is the Trumpeter 1/24 Hurricane any good? Tony Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Williams Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Tony T said: This is going to sell very well, but I'm now torn as Revell are bringing out a new tool 1/32 Hurricane this Autumn. The conflict of scale thing is freaking me out a bit. Is the Trumpeter 1/24 Hurricane any good? Tony I think the Trumpeter Hurricane is a pretty decent kit. I seem to remember an issue with the MK.II boxings in that it had the version of the Merlin fitted to the MK.I, but the rest was pretty good. I picked up the IIC Trop boxing, along with the PE set that Trumpeter made for the kit a while ago at a pretty good price. Got some resin tires to replace the rubber ones and Master gun barrels to dress up the kit. https://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=822 Edited January 9 by Dave Williams Tony T, Smeds, MARU5137 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Tony T said: This is going to sell very well, but I'm now torn as Revell are bringing out a new tool 1/32 Hurricane this Autumn. The conflict of scale thing is freaking me out a bit. Is the Trumpeter 1/24 Hurricane any good? Tony I think the Trumpy 1/32 1/24 Hurricane is very good. A review https://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=821 Edited January 9 by eoyguy MARU5137, Derek B and Tony T 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kagemusha Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 6 minutes ago, eoyguy said: I think the Trumpy 1/32 Hurricane is very good. A review https://www.largescaleplanes.com/reviews/review.php?rid=821 That's 1/24th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eoyguy Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Just now, Kagemusha said: That's 1/24th. Correct, I mis-typed 1/32, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizly Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Well, some 27 years ago I converted the Airfix Mk.1a to a Mk.IXc (below) and, should you wonder how a Mk.IX looks beside a Typhoon..... (again below). Yes, the Typhoon was (is?) big. Now it looks like my Spit will have to move over and make room for another. And having flown with 402 Squadron, I think the choice of markings for this next build won't require much debate. dennismcc, Johnny Cloud, geedubelyer and 17 others 17 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Beautiful work on that conversion Grizly! Iain Derek B, Royboy and MARU5137 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Well happy for all the spitfire fans. The model looks good but its a hard pass for me, dont know why but the spitfire is not a plate that attracts me for some reason. Even tough its an amazing aircraft. MARU5137 and Jeff T 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARU5137 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 48 minutes ago, Grizly said: Well, some 27 years ago I converted the Airfix Mk.1a to a Mk.IXc (below) and, should you wonder how a Mk.IX looks beside a Typhoon..... (again below). Yes, the Typhoon was (is?) big. Now it looks like my Spit will have to move over and make room for another. And having flown with 402 Squadron, I think the choice of markings for this next build won't require much debate. Grizly STUNNING conversion.. AND you were ahead of everyone all those years ago ! Uncarina 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chek Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 49 minutes ago, Grizly said: Well, some 27 years ago I converted the Airfix Mk.1a to a Mk.IXc (below) and, should you wonder how a Mk.IX looks beside a Typhoon..... (again below). Yes, the Typhoon was (is?) big. Now it looks like my Spit will have to move over and make room for another. And having flown with 402 Squadron, I think the choice of markings for this next build won't require much debate. I was just re-reading both those issues of Scale Models featuring your Spitfire last week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmayhew Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 2 hours ago, tomprobert said: I'd argue price... Tamiya 1/32nd Spit: £120. New Airfix 1/24the Spit: £95. As well getting a lot more model for your money, it's cheaper than the smaller Tamiya Spit, too This is great news - living under the approach to Biggin Hill I see numerous of this breed every day during the summer. Hopefully the after-market guys will be jumping in to give us decals for current airworthy versions. Hopefully this will be a resounding success for Airfix and we can then dream of the Griffon Mk14/19 at some point too. Tom just fyi Tamiya Spit IXc is on eBay (new) for £90 shipped from a UK seller / or from Jadlam Racing direct from their website. pay £95 and you can buy them all day long so not sure where on Earth you are getting £120 from. Are you looking for the most expensive price to pay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treker_ed Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 12 minutes ago, nmayhew said: just fyi Tamiya Spit IXc is on eBay (new) for £90 shipped from a UK seller / or from Jadlam Racing direct from their website. pay £95 and you can buy them all day long so not sure where on Earth you are getting £120 from. Are you looking for the most expensive price to pay? Hannants prices: Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire Mk IXc Kit No 60319 £120 Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire Mk VIII Kit No 60320 £135 Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire Mk XVI Kit No 60321 £135 Wonderland Models, Edinburgh Same kits, Same prices (currently 10% off) E-Models, Stoke-on-Trent No Mk XVI MK XVIII £140 currently £133 MK IXc £120 currently £114 By no means an exhaustive list, just the ones I personally use on a semi-regular basis and the same prices across the board more or less. Yes you can find cheaper, on sites like E-bay who don't have the infrastructure that standard retail have to pay for. But as this is about the New Airfix kit. I agree with the original sentiment. £95 is actually semi-reasonable for a 1/24 super detailed kit like the Spitfire. I will more than likely end up buying one, however I will get it direct from Airfix due to being an Airfix Club member and therefore getting an automatic 10% discount at checkout for all orders! (Plus the money goes direct to Airfix and helps their bottom line! More money in the pot for product development, win-win!) Much better value than paying well over £100 for what is essentially a 12 year old moulding in 1/32! adameliclem, KiwiZac and geedubelyer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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