Airfix 80th Anniversary GB feeler

Bish, I bought the 1/72 BF-109E yesterday and was looking at the Dakota Mk.IV or the C-47 as well. Both have been on my want list for a while.

plasticjunkie

Hi Bish, I’m up in NC away from home for a week but can’t remember if I have an Airfix kit in the stash. I will look once I get back home.

I’m interested in the GB and will look for something to enter. 

 

You must have one, everybody has and Airfix kit in the stash if you've been in the hobby for as long as we have.

Will be great to have you along PJ.

Frank, nice one. Start date is Jan 1st but the build thread will go up at the start of Dec. The build can be OOB or as much AM as you like, including decals. I am useing AM decals on most of the ones i have planned for the GB.

Thanks, Bish. I'm going to start with the Boeing 314. I've chosen a livery that's not included on the decals sheet in the kit. Those decals are long past yellow and are now brown! The copyright on the box is 1980, but I know the kit is much older than that. Since I have to get new decals is the build still OOB?

Start date in December 1, right?

Hi Bish, I’m up in NC away from home for a week but can’t remember if I have an Airfix kit in the stash. I will look once I get back home.

I’m interested in the GB and will look for something to enter. 

frank, would be great to have you on board for your first GB. I was not familiar with the 314, but after just looking it up, would be great to have that in the GB but the B-29 sounds nice as well and a nice tribute to your dad. There is plenty of time and you are welcome to do both if you wish.

Y'all, I've never participated in a group build. This would be a first for me. I had thought about Keyda's C-47/DC-3 group build, but I really need to build something that is in my stash rather than go out and buy a new kit. I'm running out of room to store these unbuilt kits, you see. Right now I have two very old Airfix kits in my stash. I have a partially assembled 1/72 scale B-29 and a 1/144 Boeing 314 kit. The B-29 is/was to commemorate my dad training as a flight engineer back in 1945. The Boeing 314 just because it's just a beautiful airplane. What I'm getting around to, Bish, is pencil me in. I just need to decide which kit to build/finish, for the group build. If I decide on the 314, it just might be a "what if" if that's OK. The B-29, hopefully, would be from the training group my dad was assigned to.

Helo, you are very welcome to join. If thats the kit i think, i built that many many moons ago, will be nice to see one of those.

falcon, be great to have you on board.

I would also like to join in .

I have the 1/72 Kaman SH-2F Seasprite in the stash .

Its been a while since I posted any model builds , so I'm looking forward to getting back into it .

John .

Count me in, not sure what yet.  I did just pick up the 1/72 swift,  maybe that one.

John

Cheers guys, always nice to see such a high level of interest.

Bish,

You know I'm in. I have no idea with what. Maybe I'll get ambitious and build the MPC issue 1/24 P-51D. Don't know where I'd put it when I was done, but it would be cool. All I know is it probably won't be a plane which shall remain nameless.

Well, with such a great subject area, GB host, and plenty of kits in my stash to choose from, I’ll give it a go myself.   

I haven't been very active on the forums at all for far too long. Let alone having participated in a GB. This may be just the ticket I need to get reacquainted with the group. I certainly have a few of the newer molds in my stash now that I would love to build. Chalk me up as tentative Bish. 

In a way, I'm  glad this has a Dec. Start date... I'm  completely  reorganizing my work area and it's going kinda slowly. Coming along though...

Always nice to have you on board good. Seems we have a good crowd already, so look for the build thread start of Dec.

modelcrazy

 

 

Bish

be interesting to see how they compare.

 

 

LOL, I know how they compare. 

I think I'll start off with the old mold 1/72 Bv 141

 

I was being polite . I am planning on starting with the old Sm.79 and following that with the new He 111P-2. Should be interesting.

Bish

be interesting to see how they compare.

LOL, I know how they compare. 

I think I'll start off with the old mold 1/72 Bv 141

Count me in Bish! Let me see what I have in stash, I know there are several! And I too look forward to Bish GBs. I try never to miss a Bish or Japanese GB !

Good to have you on board guys.

Steve, i plan on doing both old and new kits, be interesting to see how they compare.

I'll join, too.  Don't what with yet, plenty of options in the stash.

Oh boy!! I'm always up for one of your GB's mate. I have several Airfix new and old. I'll be doing one of each. I've be looking forward to digging into some of them, I Just don't know which one(s) yet.

Bish

Telford is not until next month G, but i would deffinetly expect somthing. 2 things i certainly expect to see next year are another Phantom, might as well make the most of those molds and they could appeal to a lot of markets. And i would also not be surprised to see an F-35 in RAF markings now it has enetered service.

I think when the Vulcan does come, it will deffinetly have markings for Black Buck, thats partly why i think it might be 2021, but you never know, might be sooner.

There was a time i never paid any interest in Airfix kits. Now the last few years i have found myself looking forward to the new releases.

 

Oops, getting my calendar all mxed up - too excited for possible news!  

I think it's great that Airfix has been revitalized and are pushing British subjects.  I'm also a fan!

Telford is not until next month G, but i would deffinetly expect somthing. 2 things i certainly expect to see next year are another Phantom, might as well make the most of those molds and they could appeal to a lot of markets. And i would also not be surprised to see an F-35 in RAF markings now it has enetered service.

I think when the Vulcan does come, it will deffinetly have markings for Black Buck, thats partly why i think it might be 2021, but you never know, might be sooner.

There was a time i never paid any interest in Airfix kits. Now the last few years i have found myself looking forward to the new releases.

There are rumors that Airfix will announce a new kit at Telford this weekend.  “The big one” seems to be the buzzword.  A new 1/24 Spitfire Mk.I?  1/24 Sopwith Camel?  1/72 Vulcan?  1/48 Vulcan?  1/350 HMS Queen Elizabeth?  James May 1:1 Spitfire?  It’s fun guessing!  What is British, iconic, big, and Airfix?

Gosh, I hope it’s not a bust like the one time I was at Telford.  There were rumors that a big announcement was going to be made, but alas nothing.

My vote goes to a 1/72 “Black Buck” Vulcan.  I got to see real live Vulcans at Hickam AFB on two occasions in the late 1970s.  I took a photo of the tail of one of them, which included the serial number and squadron emblem, so if Airfix delivers a new tool kit, I might have to buy two!  (I have a decal sheet which has markings for all units, which i have been dying to use.) 

jgeratic

I'm interested, have several of their new tool 72nd aircraft, plus a couple of their 54mm Napoleonic figures from way back.

Just to be certain, it's alright to use aftermarket decals?

regards,

Jack

 

Yep, after market decals and any other AM is fine, i'll make that clear in the build thread. Those figures sound nice as well. There are a few guys in the model club i belong to that paint 19th century figures and the work is amazing. Would love to see some of that on here.

I'm interested, have several of their new tool 72nd aircraft, plus a couple of their 54mm Napoleonic figures from way back.

Just to be certain, it's alright to use aftermarket decals?

regards,

Jack

Glad to have you on board TJ.