New Airfix Kits

[Dave Homewood]

I see that Airfix is to release new tooled 1/72 kits for the Spitfire Mk. Vc and the Bristol Beaufort Mk. I.

Great news for modellers who want to model the Beauforts of No 488 (NZ) Squadron and No. 489 (NZ) Squadron.



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[Mustang51]

Be very nice if they also offered the conversion kit for the Australian built beaufort

[Dave Homewood]

I'm sure that will come in one form or another.

[errolmartyn]

"Great news for modellers who want to model the Beauforts of No 488 (NZ) Squadron and No. 489 (NZ) Squadron."

Dave, think you may have mixed up your Beauforts with Beaufighters re 488 Sqn?

errol

[baz62]

Jan 7, 2020 9:59:07 GMT 12 Dave Homewood said:

I see that Airfix is to release new tooled 1/72 kits for the Spitfire Mk. Vc and the Bristol Beaufort Mk. I.

Great news for modellers who want to model the Beauforts of No 488 (NZ) Squadron and No. 489 (NZ) Squadron.

I might be wrong but I think 488 had Beaufighters not Beauforts? 489 did however.

[Dave Homewood]

I was thinking 488 had both, with a few Beauforts when they first formed. I am sure Ron Watts or someone told me that. But I may be wrong.

They definitely flew Beaufighters.

[ZacYates]

For those who want to see the whole 2020 range and get an idea of prices and release windows, check out this link. The site was veeeeery slow and kept crashing when I went on at 0830 this morning - a rather popular place after the range went live!

I'm keen on two Beauforts as long as I can build RAAF machines. For some years I've wanted to build A9-13 and A9-141/VH-KTW.

There are two inspired listings in the range announcement: a reissue of the 1/48 Spitfire XIV with decals for Spencer Flack's G-FIRE (an aircraft much loved by UK enthusiasts) and a Quickbuild (Lego-like easy kit) of the F-35B Lightning II - both of these, in my opinion, will shift in pretty decent numbers in the UK! I think the Quickbuild F-35B will be a red-hot seller at UK airshows as the 1/1 fleet comes online.

Also nice to see the 1/120 Endeavour get a reissue as well. I have an original boxing and it's a daunting thing to look at in the box with those masts and all that rigging! Hopefully it does well.

For my part the most exciting part of the 2020 range is the Top Gun stuff - not just the three key jet types from 1986 and Mav's Hornet from the new movie, but also a kit of Tom Cruise/Maverick's P-51D N51EW in 1/72!

[kiwi285]

Jan 7, 2020 9:59:07 GMT 12 Dave Homewood said:

I see that Airfix is to release new tooled 1/72 kits for the Spitfire Mk. Vc and the Bristol Beaufort Mk. I.

Great news for modellers who want to model the Beauforts of No 488 (NZ) Squadron and No. 489 (NZ) Squadron.



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I have always had a soft spot for the Beaufort because it was such a little known aircraft. I ended up building two 1/12 scale flying models of the Beaufort both of which have long gone.
Would like to see a 1/48 scale model but I guess that is a pipe dream.

[kiwi285]

I have recently started buying a few, mainly 1.48 scale plastic kits with which to start building again. The first up is the Lancaster (1/72 scale) and I want to complete it as the aircraft Dad flew in in 1945. 15 Squadron and aircraft LS - W. I have been watching a You Tube video of the build of this kit and I noticed that the builder had sprayed the inside wing halves around the undercarriage area with a green colour that looked like a Zinc Cromate. Trying to find info on the exact colour is a problem. From what I have learned it appears the British did NOT use an etch primer as the first use of Cromate was on the Firebrand in 1945. Usually the sheet was left unprimed.

Can anyone confirm this info as being correct or advise otherwise with a link to the colour involved.