A age of a kit?

Bish

Though there is some pattern to the airfix kits. I think the numbers may indicate the level of difficulty, such as those begining 01, o2 etc. with 08 being larger aircraft.

Back in the day, Airfix broke their collection down in a number of different series (1-9(?)) depending on complexity. Additionally, each series number was a specific price point. I remember when I started (back in the 70's), Series one kits were $0.70, S2 were $1.20 and S3 were $2.00.

Since many of Airfixs kits are still the old moulds, it's logical that those retain the old kit numbering depending on which series they belonged to.

It would be nice if all companies follwed the path of those like Tamiya and Dragon. With there armour kits, you can have a god idea of how old it is. But others just seem random.

Though there is some pattern to the airfix kits. I think the numbers may indicate the level of difficulty, such as those begining 01, o2 etc. with 08 being larger aircraft. Those 50 seem to be specials, such as the dogfight doubles and kits with ground kit. And the 55 are the starter sets. But still can see any idication of old v new kits.

Bish

Don, on the Hannants site, it says if its a new tool kit. And looking at there 72nd range, it seems as though the new kit numbers have just been slotted in where there is a gap.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?product_category_id=&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=7897&code=&product_type_id=all_aircraft_kits&scale_id=956&keyword_search=&setPerPage=100&currency_id=

 

I certainly can't see anything that might ID the new from the old kits in the number.

 

Don, on the Hannants site, it says if its a new tool kit. And looking at there 72nd range, it seems as though the new kit numbers have just been slotted in where there is a gap.

https://www.hannants.co.uk/search/index.php?product_category_id=&product_division_id=&manufacturer_id=7897&code=&product_type_id=all_aircraft_kits&scale_id=956&keyword_search=&setPerPage=100&currency_id=

I certainly can't see anything that might ID the new from the old kits in the number.

Bending this thread a bit, I love the new Airfix kits, but don't know which are new and which are old. Is there any way to tell by the Airfix kit number?

Yep thanks..... I book marked it on my computer 

That site is really handy for finding the history of also and also what AM is/was available for it.

Thanks I found a old post from 2005 for a person wanting to buy the kit. And on the box said copy right 06. 

That kit dates from 2006, but its orig8ins go back further.

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/133248-revell-85-2835-65-mustang-2-2-fastback

Some kits have a date stampped on them but then tells you when those moulds were made not the kit.