MG Writer 2 Posted November 4, 2023 Share Posted November 4, 2023 Well I would like Ford Cortina Marks II and IIIAustin Healey 100/4BMC 1800 rally carFord Capri Mark IIIMorris MinorMGC GT and Sebring MGC GTSJensen Interceptor / FFAC 428Lamborghini MiuraMG EX181 record breakerMG RV8Austin Allegro Panda CarAston Martin DB4 ZagatoRover P6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-372154 Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 1:72 Hawker Siddley Andover C11:72 Shorts 330/C23 Sherpa1:72 AW189 Coastguard SAR1:72 Sikorsky S92 Coastguard SAR1:72 Tamar class life boat1:72 Atlantic 21 class life boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Moth Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 How about Airfix take the lead and be the first mainstream manufacturer to embrace 3D printing ?The CAD is always the most time consuming part of 3D printing and the Manufacturers have the resources . How about taking the ancient 1/72 Halifax and instead of retooling it for injection molding (will we ever see one ?) Re-do the CAD with recessed panel lines and refined detail ?Then have various trusted partners who print out the parts. Very little cost to Airfix (no million pound tools to worry about or produce). Airfix Supply instructions , Decals and Boxes. It is pie in the sky to think a main stream company will ever sell STL files to the general public as copying would be rife.Tamiya never will. Just think of all the classic kits that we may never see again , available as 3D resin, brought up to (beyond) modern detail levels ?Spare parts , additional parts (Pilots !!!!!! , some of us do inflight !!!!) , the possibilities are endless.So come on Airfix , make the leap , embrace the biggest advancement to modelling since injection molding .If nothing else , make b***dy pilots available !!What do you think ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Airfix already use 3-D printing at the design stage to test the fit of parts before cutting the moulds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-372154 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1:72 scale Tamar class Lifeboat to go with the Severn & Shannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-372154 Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 1:35 Multipose British Infantry Section 1960's North west EuropeBritish Infantry Section 1960's TropicalBritish Infantry 1960's Platoon HQ North West EuropeBritish Infantry 1960's Platoon HQ TropicalBritish Infantry section 1970's North West EuropeBritish Infantry section 1970's TropicalBritish Infantry 1970's Platoon HQ North West EuropeBritish Infantry 1970's Platoon HQ TropicalBritish Infantry Section 1980's North West EuropeBritish Infantry Section 1980's TropicalBritish Infantry 1980's Platoon HQ North West EuropeBritish Infantry 1980's Platoon HQ TropicalBritish Infantry Section 1980's Falkland Islands British Infantry Platoon HQ 1980's Falkland IslandsBritish Paratroop Section 1980's Falkland IslandsBritish Paratroop Platoon HQ 1980's Falkland IslandsBritish Marines Section 1980's Falkland IslandsBritish Marines Troop HQ 1980's Falkland Islands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jopres57 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 1:35 MultiposeBritish Infantry Section 1960's North west Europe .................................................... I would also like to see the British sets mentioned. It seems slightly optimistic to say the least to have all of them released but I think they would sell. Many Wehrmacht sets are available from other manufacturers so the variety is not unprecedented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CQ Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 1/72 B-17F / Fortress II please. With all the bells and whistles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon-380984 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 In 1/72 IHMO there is milage in 1 a new tool Westland Whirlwind Fighter 2 a new tool Locheed Junior as used by Sidney Cotton on pre war spy flights 3 A new tool Halifax 4 new tool Blackburn Roc and Skua 5 a new tool DH Hornet 6 a new tool HampdenThank you for askingSimon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-372154 Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 1:35 AW159 Wildcat Royal NavyAW159 Wildcat Army Air Corps/Commando Brigade Air SqnLynx AH 1/7 Army Air Corps/Commando Brigade Air SqnScout AH 1 Army Air Corps/Commando Brigade Air SqnMultiposeBritish Infantry Section North West Europe 1960's/1970's/1980'sBritish Infantry Section Tropical 1960's/70's/80'sRoyal Marines Arctic Warfare 1960's/1970's/1980'sSupplementry Equipment packs 1960's/70's/80's (Head Dress, section support weapons 84mm Carl Gustav, 2inch Mortar, L4 LMG, L42A1 Sniper Rifle, Browning Pistol, Radio's, Packs/Bergans, webbing pouches, digging tools)81mm Mortar detachment equipment (Mortar, Ammunition, Ammo containers, Boxes for sights, Aiming posts body parts for multipose figures)Milan Section Equipment (Milan System, Missile tubes, Body Parts for figures or crew in action))GPMG SF section Equipment (GPMG SF, tripod, sights, aiming posts, ammo belts, Ammo boxes, Equipment bags and sight boxes Body parts for mulitopse figures or crew in action)Shorts Blowpipe Detachment Equipment (Blowpipe Aimer unit, Aimer unit field handling container, Missile Cannisters, Missile Field handling containers, Crew for shoulder launch or parts for Multipose fugures)Shorts Javelin Detachment Equipment (Javelin Aimer unit, Aimer unit field handling container, Missile Cannisters, Missile Field handling containers, Crew for shoulder launch or parts for Multipose fugures) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taming_of_the_sprue Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I'd love to see an Airfix 1/48 Hampden sitting alongside my Airfix 1/48 Blenheim and Airfix 1/48 Anson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hangartime Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 21 hours ago, Taming_of_the_sprue said: I'd love to see an Airfix 1/48 Hampden sitting alongside my Airfix 1/48 Blenheim and Airfix 1/48 Anson I'd agree with that. Thinking too the DH Dragon Rapide or DH 88 Coment in 1/48 would be nice additions. Plenty of Rapide schemes too. A 1/48 Gladiator could be a great option based on 1/72 kit upscale too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john redman Posted February 27 Share Posted February 27 A Whirlwind would make a good retro dogfight double with an Arado 196. These two actually met - the first kill by a Whirlwind was of an Arado (the Whirlwind didn't survive). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I’d love to see Airfix finally release a P-47. These provided key strategic USAAF Bomber support prior to the Mustang’s arrival. I’ve just built Academy’s 1:72 P-47 “Razerback” and it was an amazing little kit to build. With Airfix’s historic relationship with Academy may be they could team up on this and we’d have another aircraft option to build 🤞😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony57 Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I was reading my copy of Airfix Celebrating 50 years of the greatest plastic kits in the world by Arthur Ward, boy have we come along way since 1953, I wonder how many of the molding tools are still left. I have a few classics I would like to see updated and re-released I/72 RAF Recovery set plus RAF Emergency set with figures 1/72 WW1 Dog Fight doubles R.E.8 v Roland C11, Bristol Fighter v Fokker Triplane, Camel v Albatros 1/72 Junkers JU 52 172 C130 Hercules Transport 1/72 Short Sunderland Flying Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Muth Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 The Recovery and Emergeny sets are in 1:76, and the Austin K 6 is an unusul postwar version, see it on the civil number plate. So we would like to have a new Emergeny set with a Ford WOT 3 fire engine and for the Recovery set would be nice to have a Commer Q 2 and a light Coles crane. Matthias aka modelldoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 34 minutes ago, Matthias Muth said: So we would like to have a new Emergeny set with a Ford WOT 3 fire engine and for the Recovery set would be nice to have a Commer Q 2 and a light Coles crane. in 1/72 too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony57 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 The RAF Emergency set was first issued in 1969. the Refueling set was first issued in 1970, the Recovery set was first issued in 1972 all in 1;72 scale., I still have some poorly made versions I made in the 1970's of the recovery and refueling sets, may dig them out of storage to see if a paint job will improve them, some bits may need re-glueing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Terry1707820234 Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Would be nice to have a Boston and a Hudson both kits would lend them selves to many versions and markings ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour de Airfix Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 After yesterday's April Fool post ... we really must have the paper plane. I'd love to have this on my desk! 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) 6 hours ago, Tony57 said: The RAF Emergency set was first issued in 1969. the Refueling set was first issued in 1970, the Recovery set was first issued in 1972 all in 1;72 scale., No Tony, they are all 1/76 scale. RAF Emergency Set 1969 RAF Recovery Set 1973 RAF Refuelling Set 1971 Edited April 2 by Ratch Links added Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias Muth Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 Right, all "old" vehicles are in 1:76, Airfix gave them the wrong scale 1:72 for a while, because this scale is better for the continent. The new kit, like the Willys or the RAF / USAAF sets are in 1:72. Matthias aka modelldoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen-1331764 Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 Did someone mention the forgotten Scimitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailorman Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 On 02/04/2024 at 19:35, Tour de Airfix said: After yesterday's April Fool post ... we really must have the paper plane. I'd love to have this on my desk! 😀 Well...... we had a paper plane sculpture outside our international (for international read only)..... airport. So you could build the paper plane as a model of that! 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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