Steve Eagle Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Ew, ew I know!!! A P-51B!!! Yea, right What is it we get all sorts of D’s, but no B’s? Except for two substandard kits. Sorry to gripe R Palimaka 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigeW Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 An aircraft used by both the UK and the US, offering the potential for good sales in the latter, that is not enormous (especially if it can be modelled with folded wings), my money is on a Corsair: but we will see when Airfix are good and ready. Personally I would like to see a Sea Fury. BiggTim and Royboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiggTim Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 A 1/24 Corsair WOULD kick some butt..... KUROK, Martinnfb and Royboy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokeyforgothispassword Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Has anyone mentioned the Zero? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan Doenitz Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 5 hours ago, Confusionreigns178 said: Are the Trumpeter kits really that bad? I've read, generally not - although the reviews are very mixed, to say the least. Chris. I am almost at the end of the Spitfire build and picked up a Trumpeter 109-G as the next project. The difference in quality is astonishing. An Airfix version to the same standard as the Spit would be amazing. What about a Blenheim or Whirlwind in 1:24 ? Royboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) Some good guesses, and I love the rationale behind everyone's choices. It's fun to speculate although I know these threads bore some people. I understand the desire for a 109, but I hope they continue with subjects with a British connection. I would love to see a Sea Fury or Tempest, but suspect it might not sell in the numbers they require. My first choice would always be a completely new P-51D/K. So many users and markings options over its service career, but maybe with the old tool having been reissued so many times I'm not sure the sales would be there either. A P-51B for a change? I'd love to see a Canadair Sabre if we're talking jets, but that's not very likely. Whose turn to guess next? Richard Edited May 16, 2023 by R Palimaka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hans Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 I'll bite..a Griffon Spitfire/Seafire.. Royboy and geedubelyer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stambaugh Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 I was certainly surprised when Airfix brought out the Hellcat-5. I recall Finescale modeler's annual wishlist would repeatedly have the F4U Corsair at or near the top choice for large scale for many years straight when the Hellcat would not place within the top 10 picks. As for me, the F4U1A Corsair would be my #1 dream come true in 1/24 scale! Put me down for two please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stambaugh Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 2 minutes ago, John Stambaugh said: I was certainly surprised when Airfix brought out the Hellcat-5. I recall Finescale modeler's annual wishlist would repeatedly have the F4U Corsair at or near the top choice for large scale for many years straight when the Hellcat would not place within the top 10 picks. As for me, the F4U1A Corsair would be my #1 dream come true in 1/24 scale! Put me down for two please. P.S. Thank you very much Airfix for the Spitfire IXc. Royboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmyDown Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 6 hours ago, Shoggz said: Wouldn't that be great. I have the old Mk.I sitting next to me in this office - which I made back in the early 90s. It looks OK, but without a built in solid spar, the wings have now drooped below the horizontal! Early 90s! Jeez, I made mine in the summer of 1971 when they wuz new - with one arm in a plaster cast! When I was enduring my stay in hospital because of forementioned broken arm, i was wheeled out into the summer sunshine and saw for the first time a Spitfire and Hurricane pair fly over, both part of what was to become the BBMF. Must have stirred something, cos my parents bought it for me to cheer me up. Yes, the wing dihedral looked more like that of a Hurricane, but was awesome at the time. A new state of the art BoB era Spitfire and 109 would prove interesting. PS. The old Spitfire flew into the skip a couple of years ago! nmayhew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggz Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, CharmyDown said: PS. The old Spitfire flew into the skip a couple of years ago! Mine deserves to! mozart, geedubelyer, CharmyDown and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ade rowlands Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 If it’s a Corsair it had better have clipped wings! Lee White, LSP_Ron and CharmyDown 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharmyDown Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 (edited) 3 hours ago, Duncan Doenitz said: What about a Blenheim or Whirlwind in 1:24 ? Whirlwind! Oh god yes! Art deco hot rod!!! There's a few blokes around the Bath area that'd go for that. Not such a global appeal though I'm afraid. Edited May 16, 2023 by CharmyDown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY IVAN5 Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 6 hours ago, Smokeyforgothispassword said: Has anyone mentioned the Zero? I did earlier, an early model Zero A6M2, I'd buy it and I'm not a 1/24 fan per se'. I did build the Typhoon and it was a nice build though a little on the big side. Smokeyforgothispassword 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neo Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 I'm really really wishing for a sea fury At this scale its got to have folding wings! Smokeyforgothispassword 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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