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80 Years of Airfix GB

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80 Years of Airfix GB
Posted by Bish on Saturday, December 1, 2018 1:38 PM

Hungarian businessman Nicholas Kove founded the Airfix company in London in 1939. At first it made inflatable rubber toys. Shortly after the end of WW2 he was the first person to bring a plastic injection moulding machine into the UK and the company was now making combs. Soon after Airfix was commisioned to make a TE20 tractor as a promotional model and it was decided to also sell the tractor through wolworths to help reduce production costs. In the early 50's the owner of Woolworths suggested making a model of the Golden Hind ship, which at the time was being sold in the USA as a ship in a bottle. And so begain Airfix's association with plastic model kits.

By the 70's and 80's, the brand was synonymous with the hobby in the UK, and even today, if you tell someone who is not as fortunate as we are to partake in this great joy we call a hobby, they will mention Airfix. And for those of us of a certain age, Airfix is the brand we grew up with and cut our modelling teeth on. After some decline and troubles in the 90's and early 2000's, Airfix was bought by Hornby in 2006 and since than has had a re-birth with a great range of mostly well recieved new kits.

So, to mark 80 years of this important company in our hobby, what else but a Group Build. And all you need to take part is an Airfix kit. Your kit can be anything in Airfix packaging, whether it is an Airfix original or an Airfix re-box of someone else kit. But also re-boxing of Airfix original kit also count, Airfix and MPC had a thing going back in the 80's and there may be others. Scalemates will have the final say.

Your kit can be OOD or full of After market, including decals.

It can be any genre, planes, ships, tanks, TV, cars or anything else Airfix may have produced.

Take plenty of pics.

GB starts on jan 1st and ends on Dec 31st 2019

Partially started kits are fine.

Enjoy yourself.

Anything i may have missed, just ask.

And, once you have finished one build, apart from being very welcome to build more, you can proudly fly the flag.

So drop me a line and sign yourself up.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Bish on Saturday, December 1, 2018 1:38 PM

Roster

68GT 1/72nd F-15A (Completed)

Armor_Aficionado 1/72nd P-51D (Completed)

                              1/48th P-40B (Completed)

Bish 1/72nd Gladiator Mk II(Completed)

        1/72nd Mosquito Mk VI (Completed)

        1/72nd He 111P-2(Completed)

        1/600 HMS Belfast (Completed)

        1/72nd SM. 79 (Completed)

bufflehead 1/72nd Bf 109E-4 (Completed)

                  1/72nd P-51D

                  1/72nd Fw 190A-8 (Completed) 

castelnuovo 1/48th Ju 87B (Completed)

checkmateking02  1/72 Spitfire Mk I (Completed)

crown r n7 1/48th Sea Fury FB.11 (Completed)

cwalker3 1/72nd Lancaster B.III (Completed)

Daddyman 1/72nd A6M2b Zero

damouav TBD

DantheMan85 1/72nd He 111H-6 (Completed)

                       1/48th Curtiss P-40B (Completed)

                       1/48th NA P-51D

DasBeav 1/48th Hurricane Trop

Eagle90 1/72nd Spitefire Mk Ia (Completed)

              1/72nd Nimrod (Completed)

falconmod 1/72nd Swift (Completed)

                  1/72nd A6M2b Zero (Completed)

fotofrank 1/72nd Meteor III(Completed)

                1/72nd F2A Brewster Buffalo (Completed)

                1/72nd TBD-1 Devastator (Completed)

                1/72nd TBD-1 Devastator (MPC boxing)

                1/72nd P-51D(Completed)

                1/72nd F-80C Shooting Star (Completed)

                1/144 Boeing 314 Clipper (Completed)

                1/144 Boeing 314 Navy Clipper (Completed)

                1/72nd B-29 converted to WB-29

                1/72nd P-39

                1/72nd F6F-3K Hellcat Drone (Completed)

                1/72nd A-26B (Completed)

goldhammer 1/48th P-51D

Greg 1/32nd Monty's Humber

Jacknewblll 1/72nd F-14A Tomcat (Completed)

jeaton01 1/72nd C-47 & ground vehilces

                1/48 B-57B Canberra(Completed)

                1/72 DH-125-1A (Completed)

Joe Rix 1/72 A-4B/4P Skyhawk

keavdog 1/48th BP Defiant

kensar 1/48th P-40B (Completed)

Keyda81 1/48 P-40B (Completed)

lewbud 1/72nd Dogfight double Spitfire Mk I v Bf109E-4(Completed)

            1/72nd F-86D (MPC Boxing)

lostagain 1/72nd Vampire T.11 (Completed)

Modelcrazy 1/72nd Bv 141(Completed)

                   1/72 Dakota Mk.IV

                   1/72nd Blenheim Mk IV (Completed)

Mopar Madness  1/72 Folland Gnat "Yellowjacks"

                          1/72 EE Lightning F.6 (Completed)

                           1/72nd Jet Provost (Completed)

                           1/48th Bf 109E-7/Trop (Completed)

                           1/72nd Sea King HAR.3 (Completed)

                           1/72nd Fulmer Mk I/Mk II (Completed)

                           1/72nd Kamov Ka-25 (Completed)

                           1/1 Bluetits (Completed)

                           1/72nd Spitfire Mk Ia (Completed)

                           1/48th Ju 87B-2/R-2 (Completed)

                           1/32nd Crusader Mk. III

                           1/600 Prinz Eugen (MPC Boxing) (Completed)

                           1/48th Lightning F.2A

                           1/76th LCM & Sherman (Completed)

MrStecks 1/32nd 1910 Type B Omnibus (Completed)

PFJN 1/32nd Monty's Humber

Real G 1/72nd Vampire T.11

taxtp 1/76th Matador & 5.5inch gun (Completed)

         1/76th Panther (Completed)

         1/76th Tiger I (Completed)

Tel Afar Dave 1/72nd Lancaster B.II

tempestjohnny 1/72 Bf110E-2/Trop

                        1/72nd P-51 x5 (Completed)

                        1/72nd Gnat Red Arrows (Completed)

Theuns 1/72nd Swordfish (Completed)

             1/48th Sea Fury

            1/72nd Kate (Completed)

TheWaggishAmerican 1/72 Tomahawk (Completed)

Tomcat 1/72nd lunar module (Completed)

stikpusher 1/32nd 17 Pounder (Completed)

Svenne Duva 1/24th Typhoon 1B

UnwaryPaladin 1/72nd Vampire T.11(Completed)

                         1/72nd Me 262(Completed)

Completed Builds

 

kensar 1/48th P-40B

 

 

checkmateking02  1/72 Spitfire Mk I

 

 

Eagle90 1/72nd Spitefire Mk Ia

 

 

 Keyda81 1/48 P-40B

 

 

Modelcrazy 1/72nd Blenheim Mk IV

 TheWaggishAmerican 1/72 Tomahawk

 Armor_Aficionado 1/72nd P-51D

 stikpusher 1/32nd 17 Pounder

 Bish 1/72nd SM. 79

 fotofrank 1/144 Boeing 314 Clipper

 castelnuovo 1/48th Ju 87B

Theuns 1/72nd Swordfish

 cwalker3 1/72nd Lancaster B.III

 Modelcrazy 1/72nd Bv 141

 UnwaryPaladin 1/72nd Me 262

 Mopar Madness 1/72 EE Lightning F.6

 Mopar Madness 1/72nd Jet Provos

 MrStecks 1/32nd 1910 Type B Omnibus

 fotofrank 1/144 Boeing 314 Navy Clipper

crown r n7 1/48th Sea Fury FB.11

 Jacknewblll 1/72nd F-14A Tomcat

fotofrank 1/72nd A-26B

Mopar Madness  1/48th Bf 109E-7/Trop

 Mopar Madness 1/72nd Fulmer Mk I/Mk II

jeaton01 1/72 DH-125-1A

 Tomcat 1/72nd lunar module

 Mopar Madness 1/72nd Sea King HAR.3

keavdog 1/48th BP Defiant

 Eagle90 1/72nd Nimrod

 Bish  1/72nd He 111P-1

 Armor_Aficionado 1/48th P-40B

 Mopar Madness 1/72nd Kamov Ka-25

fotofrank 1/72nd F-80C Shooting Star

 falconmod 1/72nd Swift

 falconmod 1/72nd A6M2b Zero

fotofrank 1/72nd P-51D

 Mopar Madness 1/72nd Spitfire Mk. Ia

 Mopar Madness 1/1 Bluetits

 fotofrank 1/72nd TBD-1 Devastator

UnwaryPaladin 1/72nd Vampire T.11

jeaton01 1/48 B-57B Canberra

 

68GT 1/72nd F-15A

 Mopar Madness 1/48th Ju 87B-2/R-2

 fotofrank  1/72nd F2A Brewster Buffalo

 Mopar Madness 1/600 Prinz Eugen (MPC Boxing)

 DantheMan85 1/48th Curtiss P-40B

 tempestjohnny 1/72nd P-51 x5

 Bish 1/72nd Gladiator Mk II

 Bish 1/72nd Mosquito Mk VI B.O.A.C.

 Mopar Madness 1/76th LCM & Sherman

taxtp 1/76th Matador & 5.5inch gun

taxtp 1/76th Panther

taxtp 1/76th Tiger I

 lostagain 1/72nd Vampire T.11

fotofrank F6F-3K Hellcat Drone

tempestjohnny 1/72nd Gnat Red Arrows

 jeaton01 1/72nd C-47 & ground vehicles

 Bish 1/600 HMS Belfast

Theuns 1/72nd Kate

Mopar Madness  1/72 EE Lightning F.6

 DantheMan85 1/72nd He 111H-6

bufflehead 1/72nd Bf 109E-4

 bufflehead 1/72nd Fw 190A-8

 lewbud 1/72nd Dogfight double Bf109E-4

fotofrank 1/72nd Meteor III

 

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Posted by Mopar Madness on Saturday, December 1, 2018 1:50 PM

Bish, I’ll start off with the 1/72 English Electric Lightning F.6! There will be many more to follow!

Chad

God, Family, Models...

At the plate: 1/48 Airfix Bf109 & 1/35 Tamiya Famo

On deck: Who knows!

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  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Saturday, December 1, 2018 2:00 PM

Count me in! I won't know quite which kit until spring.

I'm pretty excited to build and Airfix and watch them be built.

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Posted by keavdog on Saturday, December 1, 2018 2:16 PM

I'm in.  1/48 Defiant.

Thanks,

John

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    July 2014
Posted by modelcrazy on Saturday, December 1, 2018 2:16 PM

I'm in Bish, definitely a 1/72 Dakota Mk.IV and others.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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Posted by DasBeav on Saturday, December 1, 2018 2:51 PM

Count me in. Hurricane Trop 1\48th.

 Sooner Born...Buckeye Bred.

 

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Posted by checkmateking02 on Saturday, December 1, 2018 3:16 PM

I'll enter the GB with Airfix's 1/72 Spitfire Mk I.

Doing a count, I seem to have collected thirteen of them.  Surprise

 

 

 

 

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  • From: Northern California
Posted by jeaton01 on Saturday, December 1, 2018 3:24 PM

I'm in with the 1/48 B-57B Canberra and the 1/72 DH-125-1A.  Bout' time I built the 125, it was one of the corporate jets I was typed in.

John

To see build logs for my models:  http://goldeneramodel.com/mymodels/mymodels.html

 

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    August 2016
Posted by Keyda81 on Saturday, December 1, 2018 3:55 PM

I'm in with a 1/48 P-40B.

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Posted by Bish on Saturday, December 1, 2018 4:08 PM

Got you all added, great looking line up already.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Honolulu, Hawaii
Posted by Real G on Saturday, December 1, 2018 5:53 PM

 Bish, please count me in as well.  1/72 Vampire T.11

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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  • From: Willamette Valley, Oregon
Posted by goldhammer on Saturday, December 1, 2018 8:46 PM

Picked up the new P-51D in 1/48, an hour ago.

Will start off with that one and if time left either the1/24 Stuka or Hurricane

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Posted by lewbud on Saturday, December 1, 2018 8:47 PM

I'm in. With what, I hae no idea.

Buddy- Those who say there are no stupid questions have never worked in customer service.

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    August 2009
  • From: MOAB, UTAH
Posted by JOE RIX on Saturday, December 1, 2018 10:25 PM

Hey Bish. Believe I will end my long absence from any GB's by joining in on this one. Looks to be too much fun and I've been dying to cut my teeth on one of the Airfix new molds I've accumulated. With that said, I'm going to build the 1/72 A-4B/4P Skyhawk with goodies.

 

"Not only do I not know what's going on, I wouldn't know what to do about it if I did". George Carlin

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Posted by Real G on Sunday, December 2, 2018 1:26 AM

Hey Bish, I have a suggestion - let’s share our “Airfix Stories” once the GB starts.  You know, our first Airfix kit, special ones from our past, etc.  it will be like Christmas all over again! Stick out tongue

“Ya ya ya, unicorn papoi!”

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 2, 2018 3:35 AM

Thanks guys, i will get you all aded to the roster.

G, great idea, i like thta. I'll put that in the first post.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Newmarket, Canada
Posted by hurricane40 on Sunday, December 2, 2018 4:18 AM

Fantastic little kit.  I am up to about six of them.  What says Airfix better than the spit!

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 2, 2018 7:03 AM

checkmateking02

I'll enter the GB with Airfix's 1/72 Spitfire Mk I.

Doing a count, I seem to have collected thirteen of them.  Surprise

 

Thats just wrong on so many levels. Big Smile

But thats ok, you can have my share.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Sunday, December 2, 2018 7:30 AM

Hey Bish..I'm offended you have not put me on the roster yet.  Crying

You know I wouldn't miss one of your GB's.  Wink

So put me in coach...I'm ready to play!  LOL!

 

 

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 2, 2018 7:38 AM

Eagle90

Hey Bish..I'm offended you have not put me on the roster yet.  Crying

You know I wouldn't miss one of your GB's.  Wink

So put me in coach...I'm ready to play!  LOL!

 

 

You took your bloody time. I was waiting to see if you would notice Wink

That Union jack big enough for ur.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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    November 2010
  • From: Florida-West Central
Posted by Eagle90 on Sunday, December 2, 2018 7:42 AM

Sorry, I forgot to tell you what I was going to build. 

I thought long and hard...spent  some time in the "room of stash" and decided, if I was going to do a Sir Bish GB, I better go big or go home.  LOL!  So I have decided to do my 1/72 Airfix BAe Nimrod!  And with your permission, I'd like to do a second kit.  One that I pass frequently in the "room of stash", but seem to not pay it much attention.  Yet another 1/72 (in honor of Sir Bish) the Airfix Spitfire Mk Ia (and no, I will not be using the glue and paint that comes with the kit. LOL!).

 

 

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  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 2, 2018 7:47 AM

O, the Nimrod, nice. I look forward to seeing that, i have the same kit and hope to do that in 2020.

As for the other one, well i guess i can forgive you seeing as your doing the Nimrod Wink

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 2, 2018 8:06 AM

Roster updated. Thanks all. Some very interesting looking kits in there.

hurricane, if you can wiat until the end of the month, your more than welcome to enter all six of those.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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  • From: western North Carolina
Posted by kensar on Sunday, December 2, 2018 8:51 AM

I'm in with a P-40b.

Kensar

 

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Posted by modelcrazy on Sunday, December 2, 2018 10:04 AM

Hey! That's right! your Jack is bigger than the one I made for the British Ship GB LOL. I guess your entitled to that since you're British after all Wink

BTW I won't be doing a Spitfire.

Steve

Building a kit from your stash is like cutting a head off a Hydra, two more take it's place.

 

 

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Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 2, 2018 10:21 AM

But Steve, you do have a large British Lion.

And thats very good to hear. Theres more than enough of that already Big Smile

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

  • Member since
    December 2002
  • From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Posted by Bish on Sunday, December 2, 2018 10:21 AM

kensar

I'm in with a P-40b.

 

Glad to have you on board, what scale is that.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

 

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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    May 2013
  • From: Indiana, USA
Posted by Greg on Sunday, December 2, 2018 10:47 AM

What a terrific group so far! I'm getting excited alread.

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Posted by BrandonK on Sunday, December 2, 2018 10:54 AM

I'll be jumping in with this nice little kit I have in the stash. I hope to get going on it in the next few months.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

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