New Airfix Releases 2019
Airfix just released their 2019 catalogue, and amidst the usual re-releases of all sorts of stuff, there are are some new kits - and what looks like to be new cooperations between Airfix and other manufacturers. So let's take a look at some of the highlights.
New Toolings
1/48 Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV
1/48 de Havilland D.H.82a Tiger Moth
1/72 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17F 'Fresco'
1/72 Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk.2 RN
1/24 Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat
The Mother of all Re-Releases
Unless you count Trumpeter's botched attempt at the Sea Vixen (honestly, you shouldn't), Airfix produced the only kit of this aircraft in 1/48th scale. Out of prodution for quite some time now, these kits were hard to find and went for big bucks on second-hand platforms. Until today.
1/48 de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2
Reboxes
Airfix seems to go 35th scale, and by the looks of it they are reboxing molds from Academy and Thunder Model. Here's a couple of examples:
1/35 T34/85, 112 Factory Production
There are a couple of Factory 112 T-34's on the market, but seeing as Airfix' other reboxings match the Academy catalogue pretty well, I would place my bet on an Academy kit as well.
1/35 U.S. Tractor
That's most definitely a Case VAI, so Thunder Model it is.
Lots of really nice stuff!
Absolutely. The complete list of 2019 announcements is quite impressive, albeit a bit all over the place.
Variety is the spice of life!
@raikisan
Thanks for posting. It looks like a Sea Vixen will be headed to the hangar bay (stash).
Same here. Have been eyeing ebay offers for a while, but luckily no longer have to.
A 1/24 Hellcat, with stressed skin. There goes the build plan for this year...
David,
You of all people should know Murphy's law: No build plan survives contact with release announcements 😀
Speaking of which, I will have to fit the Tiger Moth into mine...
I'm excites about the 1/48 Tiger Moth! I can only hope they will include the canopy for the Canadian versions! Yeah!
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The Buccaneer is on the wishlist. In the re-issues there are some fun things as well. Build some older kits with the knowledge of today is something I like to do.
The Airfix website was complete down yesterday due to enormous interest in their news LOL.
I want them ALL ! except the Tiger moth , sorry Colin ,how can you get excited about them 🙂
N.
The Buccaneer's got my interest, My R N Phantom needs a stable mate.
There is also a new boxing of the 1/48 P-51D...a D-5, with 2 markings, TJ Christians' "Lou IV/ Athelene", and George Preddy's "Cripes A Mighty 3rd."...And for those wondering - No Tailfin Fillet! (And, yes - TJ Christian's option was one of the options in last years 1/32 Revell kit!
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Neil Foster:
If you ever flew in one, you'd know... 😉
( it was THE primary RAF trainer for 25 years!)