Classic Airframes announcemnets

[Dave Homewood]

The following message is from Brett Green's excellent Hyperscale page. It looks like some RAAF modellers will be happy.

Fresh back from the IPMS USA Nationals, Jules Bringuier officially announces six new families of exciting kits from Classic Airframes to be released later this year. All kits will be 1/48 scale:

Beaufort family in cooperation with Special Hobby. Classic Airframes will release the Beaufort Mk.I, while Special Hobby will offer the Beaufort Mk.II and Australian variants. Classic Airframes will also have a limited RAAF release for the Australian market only.

Fokker D.XXI family in cooperation with Special Hobby. Classic Airframes will release the Mercury powered D.XXI variants, while Special Hobby will cover the Wasp engines

Wirraway family in cooperation with Special Hobby. Classic Airframes will release the Harvard Mk.I and a limited release RAAF Wirraway for the Australian market only. Special Hobby will release RAAF Wirraway variants for the worldwide market.

T-33 / F-80 family in co-operation with Special Hobby. Classic Airframes will release T-33 variants, with the F-80 from Special Hobby.

Venom and Sea Venom family

Fairey Gannet family.

[Calum]

Cool a Beaufort.... Another to add for my 489 Sqn collection (when i start it)

[Dave Homewood]

I don't think anyone has done the Beaufort in 1/48th before have they?

I guess it's only a matter of time till there's also a Hampden in 1/48th for your collection-to-be.

[Calum]

Nope, AFAIK it's the 1st