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Saturday, 7 February 2015

What Airfix didn't give me for Xmas or 2015

This may sound a a little ungrateful perhaps, but I would like to have seen the following kits re-released in 2015:

  • 1/600 HMS Ajax
  • 1/600 KM Graf Spee
  • 1/76 Crusader I/II/III

On a more positive note the 1/76 re-release of the original Tiger I comes as a "plus" (though it is not the best kit on the market the mold is probably the oldest) but I would have liked it more if it came with the correct stowage bin at the back and mud-flaps (seventh heaven if you put zimmerat on the hull). The mud-flaps and exhaust covers are some things I should do to my Airfix "pair" given that I added the stowage bins at the back (see links below): 

http://exiledfog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/more-airfix-tiger-i-completed.html
http://exiledfog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/airfix-tiger-i-refurbishment-part-four.html
http://exiledfog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/airfix-tiger-i-refurbishment-part-iii.html
http://exiledfog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/airfix-tiger-i-refurbishment-part-two.html
http://exiledfog.blogspot.co.uk/2010/05/airfix-tiger-i-refurbishment-part-one.html

In my fantasy world (because I think the molds are long gone) I would love to see the re-releases of:

  • 1/76 Airfix Commandos Series 2 not the characterless Series 1 we have gone back to :(
  • 1/76 Airfix British Infantry (original sculpts)
  • 1/76 SAM 2 Missile Launcher
Maybe in 2016?
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5 comments:

  1. Paul Foster7 February 2015 at 23:04

    Nothing wrong with those Tigers Geordie.

    As for the other long lost molds I simply cannot work out why they cannot reverse engineer them like a lot of other companies do!

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  2. Geordie an Exiled FoG8 February 2015 at 20:12

    Thanks Paul, but at I least have got to do those "mud-flaps" back and front

    PS Please remember you inspired me from your recent postings Mr Refurb King ;)

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  3. Geordie an Exiled FoG8 February 2015 at 20:13

    Also need to apply some decals :)

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  4. Andrew Noonan17 November 2017 at 14:40

    Airfix have most likely retired all of the 1/600 kits for now. :-(

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  5. Geordie an Exiled FoG18 November 2017 at 12:41

    Yes they have really shrunk back their offerings :(
    Pity as I really would have liked another HMS AJAX to convert into HMS ACHILLES

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