MG Writer Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 back in the 1990s, Airfix did a deal with the less well known but highly skilled Aoshima model kit concern of Japan, issuing Aoshima's "standard" chrome bumper MGB in road-going trim. However, Aoshima also offered at least two other versions of the MGB. These were a rally version and a very good version of the so-called "rubber bumpers" MGB. Maybe Airfix could do a deal to offer the same range of variants? /media/tinymce_upload/d83553a0beac1e55546c6d2bdc954ee5.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/b8e8a11b4d04c0ff8225aa25acfcfb42.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted July 30, 2015 Author Share Posted July 30, 2015 MGC GTS please... /media/tinymce_upload/978b5d226303e52f06a857aafbca61b7.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/99aa90b10b07028f95e37984bf9c9d92.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/38a300a3e89139df5ecfc1964da15f4f.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 Revell sold the Aoshima kit too around 1995... The moulds must be out there somewhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 More on Aoshima... As used by Airfix and Revell at certain stages.../media/tinymce_upload/d940c6a446b970178d3d49f033e89dd7.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/7b8ccca53cf51e571cca8c41816ce596.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted November 6, 2015 Author Share Posted November 6, 2015 Recent correspondence with Aoshima - really nice, enthusiastic people - tells me they still have all the tooling and have plans to bring the kit back. Perhaps a chance for Airfix to do a deal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted November 10, 2015 Share Posted November 10, 2015 The tie in with Aoshima was in 2001, in the Heller era. I wouldn't hold my breath awaiting another such arrangement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted November 10, 2015 Author Share Posted November 10, 2015 The tie in with Aoshima was in 2001, in the Heller era. I wouldn't hold my breath awaiting another such arrangement.Shame if that is true. At some stage Rev*ll also seem to have shared the sprues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Here is the Airfix version.../media/tinymce_upload/02a2adc801597bfde04e5a56b3aa3130.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 07401MGB1/24 scale.Reissue of Aoshima kit number 1397.Available from 2001 to 2003. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vimal_indrasoma Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 I had a hard-top version back when i was a kiddie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 I had a hard-top version back when i was a kiddie.Of what... The kit or the real thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratch Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I don't think a kiddie would own the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted December 3, 2015 Author Share Posted December 3, 2015 I don't think a kiddie would own the real thing.Rich daddie maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Meanwhile, over at Corgi/media/tinymce_upload/966388193cc35f2c8652c2ed41b55a8f.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 And Airfix's other brother, Scalextric.... /media/tinymce_upload/7f0873fc49c713c24d50c61fda53f3aa.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted May 24, 2016 Author Share Posted May 24, 2016 Bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted May 30, 2016 Author Share Posted May 30, 2016 Actually it is quite instructive to put the Scalextric 1:32 MGB alongside the Aurfix kit to the same scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-muc Posted July 20, 2016 Share Posted July 20, 2016 At eBay (DE) there were just two MGB in 1/24 scale for sale. The Airfix one and the Revell kit, both offered for 20 euro each (about L 16.80). The Airfix kit found two bidders and was sold for 22,50 euro (L 18.90) on the last second, the Revell kit remained unsold and is offered again for the same price. So all in all the interest in kits like that seems to be very limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted July 21, 2016 Author Share Posted July 21, 2016 Well, even if Airfix isn't bothered, the nice people at Aoshima are quite keen. In fact they and Tamiya are quite refreshing people to talk to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted November 27, 2016 Author Share Posted November 27, 2016 Sorry for brining up an old thread but to be honest i dont like the mgb.I prefer earlier ones like the q type (we own one and use it in vscc events)Well I am so jolly sorry you don't like the MGB. I guess that we all are, but maybe we will get over it. you are lucky to have such a rare classic MG race car; sadly I don't own a Q Type, let alone a K3. But I would be pleased to see decent scale kits of either (Revell made an MG TC I think; but you may think of that as an aberration with a Morris engine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenneth ONeill Posted April 4, 2017 Share Posted April 4, 2017 Sorry for brining up an old thread but to be honest i dont like the mgb.I prefer earlier ones like the q type (we own one and use it in vscc events)Well I am so jolly sorry you don't like the MGB. I guess that we all are, but maybe we will get over it. you are lucky to have such a rare classic MG race car; sadly I don't own a Q Type, let alone a K3. But I would be pleased to see decent scale kits of either (Revell made an MG TC I think; but you may think of that as an aberration with a Morris engine!Matchbox did a TC in 1/32 scale, and Monogram did one in 1/24 as one of their originally diecast body quartet; the Monogram kit may have been re-tooled/issued with a plastic body by themselves or after the Revell takeover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MG Writer Posted October 21, 2018 Author Share Posted October 21, 2018 Well, Aoshima listened to my pleas and have reintroduced their 1:24 MGB kits - as once offered by /media/tinymce_upload/adab93cedcf34f65a3156b51136424c5.PNG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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