What is the quality of the newer Airfix kits? I see that they have a model, in 1/48th, of my favorite version of the Canberra, the one with the salad-bowl canopy! I haven’t built an Airfix kit since, oh, since about the time the Earth’s crust started to cool, but I enjoyed the daylights out of the ones that I built. They were clunky and had thick canopies, IIRC, but I still enjoyed doing them, and I had a wonderful time scratching some parts for the inside (out of scale, probably, and clunky, too, but FUN![:I])
Anyway, I would like to get a few for a trip down Memory Lane. Come to think of it, I guess it doesn’t matter too much about the quality of moulds and all… I usually managed to build just about any kit I bought with not too much trouble. I kind of expected to rough it back then. Think Strombecker P-51 pine derby kits and casein powdered glue![dinner]
The latest offereings from Airfix are supposed to be quite nice from what is written about them on reviews. The most recent offereings I have of theirs are the E.E. Lightning, H.S. Buccaneer, and late mark Spitfires. I have not built any of them yet, but all look great molding and detailwise in the box.
I don’t know about their newly tooled kits but I have been having fun with an old Airfix Duck. It is how you described, a little clunky and minimal interior but it will look ok when I’m done with it. I have bought about a dozen Airfix kits since they got back into production, you can’t complain about the price, I don’t think any of them broke the $10 mark.
On the good old BBC this very evening James May had a 1/1 scale Airfix kit of a Spitfire manufactured and put together. The whole progamme was a hymn in praise of Airfix. He even visited the storeroom where they still store a boxed kit of every model they produced. Would love to get inside that!
Am new to this particular website but have always been a huge fan of Airfix. I want to make the model, I don’t want it halfway built when it comes out of the box. Weird, huh? Don’t normaly reccommend another magazine ,BUT, if you want to see a great article about building an old Airfix kit (Fiat G-91), look at this months issue from Scale Aviation Modeler International. There is an piece by Mike Grant (Mike Grant Decals) and prepare to be amazed. He has also posted a gallery on the Airfix Tribute Forum under the nickname “Migrant” (Mike Grant…Mi grant, get it?) and there are several Airfix MASTERPIECES and everyone is a golden oldie.
