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Model Forum / General / Models / December 2006A new start for Aifix.
Thanx for all the answers about Heller. But when it comes to Airfix I am a little worried. It is good that all Airfix moulds are in port, but do we want this Hornby guy to produce those crappy old kits again? Isn't it better to put those moulds in a museum and look at Hasegawa and Trumpeter to set the standard??? Sure Airfix is nostalgia, but is that enough today??? Will this make more people start building kits or do we want those old kits when other companies make better kits of the same airplane or tank? I don't think so. Hope Airfix will take some idéas from the asian companies and start making new high quality kit for the masses... //André > Thanx for all the answers about Heller. > > But when it comes to Airfix I am a little worried. It is good that all > Airfix moulds are in port, but do we want this Hornby guy to produce those > crappy old kits again? Since - according to reports I've read - Hornby has bought the origninal moulds, that appears to be exactly what [they] intend to do. Hornby has already done something similar with the railway brands it bought recently. BTW Frank Hornby is long dead and the current company has litle to do with him other than having bought the name. (kim) Why would anyone want to produce new kits under the Airfix label? The reason Airfix went broke is there are already more manufacturers and more new things on the market than anyone could possibly build let alone all the old stuff still being packaged. There are people out there with 1000 kits in their stash complaining about some obscure subject that isn't available. It's the old law of supply and demand. The model building hobby is shrinking while supply has grown. Something's gotta give. Maybe you are right. Maybe we are better without Airfix. But it's still nostlgia... And sorry about the Hornby misstake :-) //André > Why would anyone want to produce new kits under the Airfix label? The > reason Airfix went broke is there are already more manufacturers and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > The model building hobby is shrinking while supply has grown. > Something's gotta give. >Why would anyone want to produce new kits under the Airfix label? The >reason Airfix went broke is there are already more manufacturers and [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >The model building hobby is shrinking while supply has grown. >Something's gotta give. i'll buy the kits that are now rare and expensive. which seems to be every one i want to build Send me your list. I may still have some of them. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. I'm glad that airfix has a buyer,and I for one hope they continue the re-issues.I bought a lot cause they were much cheaper then tamigawa...and more fun to build for not being state of the art! > Thanx for all the answers about Heller. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > //André I'm glad that airfix has a buyer,and I for one hope they continue the re-issues.I bought a lot cause they were much cheaper then tamigawa...and more fun to build for not being state of the art! > Thanx for all the answers about Heller. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > //André >Thanx for all the answers about Heller. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >//André The capital costs of molds have already been paid off long ago. The kits do not come up to modern standards for scale models. What Hornby should do is to go back to Airfix's original market philosophy. That is to make kit so cheap that kids can afford them and not worry about making mistakes. So like 40 years ago just pack them in soft plastic bags with a stapled on paper tag , hang them from pegboard hooks and sell them for $2 (to $10 for the larger kits) as stocking stuffers. Send them to China to do the injection molding and packaging. Even they wouldn't want to pirate these old molds. I would think most of us had started in this hobby making a mess with these early kits. If present day kids can do the same perhaps we wouldn't have so many moans about them not taking to this hobby. > The capital costs of molds have already been paid off long ago. The > kits do not come up to modern standards for scale models. What Hornby [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > present day kids can do the same perhaps we wouldn't have so many > moans about them not taking to this hobby. *Excellent* thoughts! [Most of] the older Airfix kits can't stand comparison with more recent versions from other manufacturers. Nonetheless they're still GREAT fun (as someone else said above (sorry - didn't catch your name!) there's no fun in assembling a 54-piece control stick. The fun element (for Dads as well as kids) is a niche that Hornby/Airfix could leap into: they already have all the moulds! The side-benefit - for them as well as us - is that it would give the whole industry a boost. They could still sell their better and/or more recent kits as "Premium Kits". Now: how do we get PaPaPeng's message to Horny/Airfix? Best wishes to all John p.s. I for one would be dismayed and grief-stricken to see the old red Airfix "flash" disappear: I'm afraid it strikes a chord in my psyche which must be 50 years deep by now! But never mind, eh? >> The capital costs of molds have already been paid off long ago. The >> kits do not come up to modern standards for scale models. What Hornby [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] >Airfix "flash" disappear: I'm afraid it strikes a chord in my psyche >which must be 50 years deep by now! But never mind, eh? don't forget that like lindberg, airfix did ac no one else did. like the sunderland and bv141. yes, i know about the mpm bv 141. i have one but who else does? -whatshistush > don't forget that like lindberg, airfix did ac no one else > did. like the sunderland and bv141. yes, i know about the > mpm bv 141. i have one but who else does? > -whatshistush I sold two of the MPM kit the first week of my sale......;) >> don't forget that like lindberg, airfix did ac no one else >> did. like the sunderland and bv141. yes, i know about the >> mpm bv 141. i have one but who else does? >> -whatshistush > >I sold two of the MPM kit the first week of my sale......;) have any of them been built? > don't forget that like lindberg, airfix did ac no one else > did. like the sunderland I should bloody think so too, it's British! :o) (kim) > > don't forget that like lindberg, airfix did ac no one else > > did. like the sunderland > > I should bloody think so too, it's British! :o) > > (kim) Yeah, so where was the Lerwick? Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. ;) > >Thanx for all the answers about Heller. > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > The capital costs of molds have already been paid off long ago. Hardly, Hornby had to purchase the moulds from the liquidator at modern day prices so they will have to raise prices to pay off that cost. > Send them to China to do the injection molding and packaging. It hasn't worked for Hornby's railway models. Since they've been made in China the packaging has been terrible and prices have risen sharply. (kim) > It hasn't worked for Hornby's railway models. Since they've been made in > China the packaging has been terrible and prices have risen sharply. > > (kim) True, but they run a LOT better...! Cookie Sewell > The capital costs of molds have already been paid off long ago. The > kits do not come up to modern standards for scale models. What Hornby [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > present day kids can do the same perhaps we wouldn't have so many > moans about them not taking to this hobby. That makes entirely too much sense. andre_n75@hotmail.com (4. André) wrote in <ejvh4m$1u90$1@blue.telenor.se>: > It is good that all >Airfix moulds are in port, but do we want this Hornby guy to produce >those crappy old kits again? Isn't it better to put those moulds in a >museum and look at Hasegawa and Trumpeter to set the standard??? There are still subjects for which Airfix is the only game in town, and I'd rather have a crappy kit than no kit at all. Also, those 'crappy old kits' are still in enough demand that prices went up once the news of Airfix's problems became public. And third, not all of Airfix's kits were bad. Certainly their recent releases were rather nice (yeah, yeah, maybe not perfect, but then again they don't cost the earth). Airfix had a test shot of the RNLI lifeboat on their stand at Telford, and it looks brilliant.  SignatureHarro de Jong remove the extra Xs from xmsnet to mail me >andre_n75@hotmail.com (4. André) wrote in ><ejvh4m$1u90$1@blue.telenor.se>: [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>those crappy old kits again? Isn't it better to put those moulds in a >>museum and look at Hasegawa and Trumpeter to set the standard??? >There are still subjects for which Airfix is the only game in town, and I'd >rather have a crappy kit than no kit at all. We are talking about the same country that can produce Trumpy and Dragon kits plus a lot of other real advanced injection molded stuff. Hornby's problem is not a China is a substandard contractor but a matter of whom they chose to outsource to. >Also, those 'crappy old kits' are still in enough demand that prices went >up once the news of Airfix's problems became public. Demand from a few afficiandos is not the same as broad popular demand. >And third, not all of Airfix's kits were bad. Certainly their recent >releases were rather nice (yeah, yeah, maybe not perfect, but then again >they don't cost the earth). Airfix had a test shot of the RNLI lifeboat on >their stand at Telford, and it looks brilliant. The basic idea of packaging cheap and vey basic kits is still good. For the latter year "better and only game in town" Airfix models I believe Hornby should sell or license those to a low price mainstream plastic models kit manufacturer like Italerie or Revell to market. The plastic models field is already overcrowded and I don't think there is a a "must buy" modelling subject that has not already been attempted by current model designers-manufacturers. Hornby is unlikely to introduce new models. Even if they do the effort is unlikely to be sustained for more than a model or two. Hornby should recover as much of Airfix investment as possible by selling off the high end molds and concentrate on selling the low end stocking stuffers. No marketing is required as Airfix is already wellknown. Run it as a profit making product line. These models have been a stready revenue stream for something like 50 years and still has life in it. There is no money in starting another plastic model label or product line. A senior exec from Hornby said in a radio interview last week that they intend to go after 2 ends of the market: One, the theme end of the market e.g Wallace & Grommett etc to encourage new young model makers. The other the high end enthusiasts looking for fine scale. Wait and see. Regards JP >A senior exec from Hornby said in a radio interview last week that they >intend to go after 2 ends of the market: One, the theme end of the market [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >Regards >JP i hope they don't ignore the cheap kit bashers. i need at least 4 more sunderlands and 3 stirlings. JP said the following on 23/11/06 00:12: > A senior exec from Hornby said in a radio interview last week that they > intend to go after 2 ends of the market: One, the theme end of the market [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Regards > JP Maybe they could produce mobile phone, X-Box and iPod kits for the lazy? It shouldn't be too much of a problem for them grabbing rights to the Dr. Who and Torchwood series. Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > JP said the following on 23/11/06 00:12: > > A senior exec from Hornby said in a radio interview last week that they [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > It shouldn't be too much of a problem for them grabbing rights to the > Dr. Who and Torchwood series. Torchwood is likely to be cancelled before they could produce the first model. It's unlikely to be missed either. (kim) >> JP said the following on 23/11/06 00:12: >>> A senior exec from Hornby said in a radio interview last week that [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Torchwood is likely to be cancelled before they could produce the > first model. It's unlikely to be missed either. And so far the only model that could be tied in with the show is a Range Rover. SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. > >> JP said the following on 23/11/06 00:12: > >>> A senior exec from Hornby said in a radio interview last week that [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > And so far the only model that could be tied in with the show is a Range > Rover. I heard Lego already make one :o) (kim) Enzo Matrix said the following on 23/11/06 16:40: >>> JP said the following on 23/11/06 00:12: >>>> A senior exec from Hornby said in a radio interview last week that [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > And so far the only model that could be tied in with the show is a Range > Rover. I just thought! It'd be a bad idea as the kids watching think it's okay to nick stuff and take it home so they'll link that to shoplifting. Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > Enzo Matrix said the following on 23/11/06 16:40: >>>> JP said the following on 23/11/06 00:12: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > okay to nick stuff and take it home so they'll link that to > shoplifting. LOL SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. > Enzo Matrix said the following on 23/11/06 16:40: > >>> JP said the following on 23/11/06 00:12: [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > I just thought! It'd be a bad idea as the kids watching think it's okay > to nick stuff and take it home so they'll link that to shoplifting. As opposed to covering someone in barbecue sauce and feeding them to a pterodactyl. (kim) >> Enzo Matrix said the following on 23/11/06 16:40: >>>>> JP said the following on 23/11/06 00:12: [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > As opposed to covering someone in barbecue sauce and feeding them to a > pterodactyl. Don't make me ranty. You wouldn't like me when I'm ranty! ;-) SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. > Don't make me ranty. You wouldn't like me when I'm ranty! As a matter of fact, I read your comments in uk.media.tv.sf.drwho but didn't respond as I knew they were being crossposted from another group :o) Checkout my COLOUR photo of ex-LNWR Bucephalus in uk.rec.models.rail. There's an even beter one in the book I mention. (kim). >> Don't make me ranty. You wouldn't like me when I'm ranty! > > As a matter of fact, I read your comments in uk.media.tv.sf.drwho but > didn't respond as I knew they were being crossposted from another > group :o) Yeh... sorry about that. I didn't realise that the thread was crossposted until I'd ranted on and on and on... I try not to propagate crossposts. > Checkout my COLOUR photo of ex-LNWR Bucephalus in uk.rec.models.rail. That's a thing of beauty! Don't spose there's a picture of a Claughton as well??? You just *knew* it was coming, didn't you? ;-) SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. > >> Don't make me ranty. You wouldn't like me when I'm ranty! > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Yeh... sorry about that. I didn't realise that the thread was crossposted > until I'd ranted on and on and on... I try not to propagate crossposts. They do it on purpose. They troll an unrelated group then set the follow ups to uk.media.tv.sf.drwho > > Checkout my COLOUR photo of ex-LNWR Bucephalus in uk.rec.models.rail. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > You just *knew* it was coming, didn't you? ;-) I had a slight inkling you might say that :o) (kim) kim said the following on 23/11/06 16:14: >> JP said the following on 23/11/06 00:12: >>> A senior exec from Hornby said in a radio interview last week that they [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > (kim) Damn right but someone must like it...apart from the self-serving writers. Nah! Maybe a set of male and female body parts so that the helpless can make their own X-Factor stars of the moment ? In honour of Sir Joseph Bazalgette and his Great Grandson who is mainly responsible for all this 'reality' crap, I propose a model of a great steaming turd. To Sir J.B. for trying to flush the stuff down into the great sewers he engineered and Peter for sculpting it into great steaming piles of tv programming. There, I feel better now. Sorry guys! Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > Maybe a set of male and female body parts so that the helpless can make > their own X-Factor stars of the moment ? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > There, I feel better now. Sorry guys! It sounds ;like TV in the UK is getting just as bad as here in the States! Bill Shuey Should I be the first to suggest just whom would be the most likely person to attempt the scene as described below? Tom > In honour of Sir Joseph Bazalgette and his Great Grandson who is mainly > responsible for all this 'reality' crap, I propose a model of a great [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > endangering the country. It works the same in every country." > Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > Should I be the first to suggest just whom would be the most likely > person to attempt the scene as described below? Channel 5 would show it. They've shown Keith Chegwin naked so we know they have no pride whatsoever. SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. > > Should I be the first to suggest just whom would be the most likely > > person to attempt the scene as described below? > > Channel 5 would show it. They've shown Keith Chegwin naked so we know they > have no pride whatsoever. But they show The Shield....i love that show, i wait yearly for it...just the best Enzo Matrix said the following on 24/11/06 10:46: >> Should I be the first to suggest just whom would be the most likely >> person to attempt the scene as described below? > > Channel 5 would show it. They've shown Keith Chegwin naked so we know they > have no pride whatsoever. Strangely enough an American comedian described doing such a thing on tv! His skit was part of one of the BBC freeview channel's programmes where some guy mostly slags off tv programming. The comedian described having a scene pop up on tv every day at the same time of a great steaming pile of poo. No text, nothing else. After a while, people will tune in and ask "what the hell is that all about ?" Then, the clever bit - you take it off air and people will then phone in asking where it's gone. Anyhoo, to take it back on topic now with one of the early British screen time fillers making a comeback - The Potter's Wheel BTW, I suggest we have some new ones and one of a bloke making a model kit stage by stage with nothing other than some acoustic guitar music might suit. Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > Anyhoo, to take it back on topic now with one of the early British > screen time fillers making a comeback - The Potter's Wheel BTW, I > suggest we have some new ones and one of a bloke making a model kit > stage by stage with nothing other than some acoustic guitar music might > suit. To drown the swearing? (kim) > > Anyhoo, to take it back on topic now with one of the early British > > screen time fillers making a comeback - The Potter's Wheel BTW, I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > (kim) Make sure there's a medical team on standby. ;) Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. kim said the following on 24/11/06 17:05: >> Anyhoo, to take it back on topic now with one of the early British >> screen time fillers making a comeback - The Potter's Wheel BTW, I [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > (kim) LOL! That would be great! It would probably end with the model (if it has wings) being hooked to fishing wire from a bedroom window and the end of a .22 air rifle being poked out to face it as it slides down into the garden. That would bring lots of cheers from those who remember that sort of thing. Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > > Should I be the first to suggest just whom would be the most likely > > person to attempt the scene as described below? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. Must be a Murdoch enterprise. Bill Banaszak, MFE Sr. >>Torchwood is likely to be cancelled before they could produce the first >>model. It's unlikely to be missed either. Enough of a success for a S2 > >>Torchwood is likely to be cancelled before they could produce the first > >>model. It's unlikely to be missed either. > > Enough of a success for a S2 Series 2 was already commissioned before Series 1 had aired. (kim) I want the lifeboat and the Nimrod! Ok, Hornby have done well with model railways continually bringing out new moulds and keeping the brand and range interesting. Airfix's sad demise was due to the fact they did not invest in new tooling. There is a market for all of the old tools if they run along some new tools and the RNLI Lifeboat is due out in January which will be very popular in the UK. Trumpeter are still producing a mould for the Nimrod which will be produced under the Airfix banner too. Everyone must realise that in the UK Airfix was by far and away the best selling brand, irrespective of the quality of the tooling. Noone else comes close, Revell are the closest and they were quite far behind. If Airfix take a leaf out of Revell's book and produce kits predominantly for their own domestic market they will succeed. Why do Revell produce endless kits based on German liveries etc, because this is their core market. We are a retailer in the UK and feel like banging our heads against the wall with Airfix, such a strong brand and a lack of investment. Nick Model Hobbies Limited www.modelhobbies.co.uk > Thanx for all the answers about Heller. > [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > //André Model Hobbies said the following on 29/11/06 22:57: > Ok, Hornby have done well with model railways continually bringing out > new moulds and keeping the brand and range interesting. Airfix's sad [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Model Hobbies Limited > www.modelhobbies.co.uk Hey, it's the way it's done in the UK! :-) Remember the Troubleshooter series where Sir John Harvey-Jones gave British companies a right kick up the arse, and of the Morgan plant; "we stick something on the chassis. Push it outside to wait in the rain for fifteen months then push it back inside for another bit to go on...") and let's not forget that the Filofax company originally consisted of an old couple who made the items by hand for well-to-do gentlemen, in a lock-up 'underneath the arches' as it were ? Sadly I missed the Troubleshooter episode (Triang or Lesney) which showed Sir JHJ standing against some chain link fencing and what used to be a factory but was then a pile of rubble with the trademark red and blue tricycle sitting on top but that's what we seem to do well, going down the pan! Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > Hey, it's the way it's done in the UK! :-) > > Remember the Troubleshooter series where Sir John Harvey-Jones gave > British companies a right kick up the arse, and of the Morgan plant; "we > stick something on the chassis. Push it outside to wait in the rain for > fifteen months then push it back inside for another bit to go on...") Yet Morgan survived when all there mass production rivals went bust. (kim) kim said the following on 30/11/06 02:27: >> Hey, it's the way it's done in the UK! :-) >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > (kim) But IIRC only after their finally listening to JHJ who said that not all the hand made stuff had to be hand made and in-house for one thing and for them finally taking on a production line format. Initially it was a factory setup reminiscent of an Ealing farce but that's what we do best! :-) Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > Ok, Hornby have done well with model railways continually bringing out > new moulds and keeping the brand and range interesting. Airfix's sad [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > If Airfix take a leaf out of Revell's book and produce kits > predominantly for their own domestic market they will succeed. May I then suggest a decent quality EE Lightning and Gloster Javelin in 1/72? And an LNWR Claughton wouldn't go amiss either. Oops, wrong group! :-D SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. Enzo Matrix said the following on 30/11/06 10:53: >> Ok, Hornby have done well with model railways continually bringing out >> new moulds and keeping the brand and range interesting. Airfix's sad [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > May I then suggest a decent quality EE Lightning and Gloster Javelin in > 1/72? Bristol Britannia, Blackburn Beverley, Shorts Belfast, HS Andover and AW Argosy for starters and for flooring how about a pan diorama base or concrete blocking, lighting gantries, starter units... <http://www.airport-technology.com/contractors/groundequipment/gallery.html> God, there's so much there! ...single bay glue together units for the C-Type Hangar. Even if there were possibly only 12-bay C-Type hangars in reality, for a diorama the front few bays could be glued together with closed or open doors. <http://oldairfields.fotopic.net/p8162862.html> > And an LNWR Claughton wouldn't go amiss either. Oops, wrong group! :-D Why wrong group ? Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > Enzo Matrix said the following on 30/11/06 10:53: >>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > AW Argosy for starters and for flooring how about a pan diorama base > or concrete blocking, lighting gantries, starter units... Scimitar, Sea Vixen, Swift, Venom... >> And an LNWR Claughton wouldn't go amiss either. Oops, wrong group! :-D > > Why wrong group ? I usually mither about that obsession on uk.rec.models.rail SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. Enzo Matrix said the following on 30/11/06 12:16: >> Enzo Matrix said the following on 30/11/06 10:53: >>>> If Airfix take a leaf out of Revell's book and produce kits [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Scimitar, Sea Vixen, Swift, Venom... For salivating over the real thing look out for the Look At Life series on DVD featuring Cold War Jets. I found mine at a car boot sale and it's just sweet! The lucky older ones can remember seeing those ten minute features at their local Odeon cinema. >>> And an LNWR Claughton wouldn't go amiss either. Oops, wrong group! :-D >> Why wrong group ? > > I usually mither about that obsession on uk.rec.models.rail For some reason I still remember the Evening Star as a sweet model and also might still have a few Ages of Steam LPs in the attic. Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > For some reason I still remember the Evening Star as a sweet model and > also might still have a few Ages of Steam LPs in the attic. Bachmann have just released a brand new, state of the art 9F model. It's a thing of rare beauty. The "Evening Star" version sold out very quickly indeed. http://www.ehattons.com/StockDetail.aspx?SID=11532 SignatureEnzo I wear the cheese. It does not wear me. Enzo Matrix said the following on 30/11/06 13:21: >> For some reason I still remember the Evening Star as a sweet model and >> also might still have a few Ages of Steam LPs in the attic. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > http://www.ehattons.com/StockDetail.aspx?SID=11532 Enzo, you weren't also on the train for a free ride out of Oxford station for the "This Is The Age Of The Train" adverts were you ? ;-) Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 > > For some reason I still remember the Evening Star as a sweet model and > > also might still have a few Ages of Steam LPs in the attic. > > Bachmann have just released a brand new, state of the art 9F model. It's a > thing of rare beauty. The "Evening Star" version sold out very quickly > indeed. Not half as fast as "Black Prince" :o) (kim) kim said the following on 01/12/06 03:11: >>> For some reason I still remember the Evening Star as a sweet model and >>> also might still have a few Ages of Steam LPs in the attic. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > (kim) But the real things all that one thing in common and a joy for any youngster. Moving parts! Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 Whilst we're dreaming, wouldn't it be nice if Airfix produced replacements for some of their unique subjects? I'd love to see a third attempt at the Whirlwind fighter, a new Auster kit, a decent Gladiator, a new Centurion tank, a new Harvard (ie not another T6), a decent Anson and so on. An Antar for the Centurion would be hard to resist. An upgrading of some more recent kits to eliminate the more annoying faults would also be welcome. Soft skinned vehicles with the right wheels and, perhaps, a range of different bodies available as separate kits. The Matador, though an old kit, would be nice with larger wheels, cab glazing and a new 5.5" gun. Unfortunately, I fear that the stash would finally outgrow the house. Gordon McLaughlin >> Enzo Matrix said the following on 30/11/06 10:53: >>>> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > I usually mither about that obsession on uk.rec.models.rail Gordon McLaughlin said the following on 30/11/06 22:16: > Whilst we're dreaming, wouldn't it be nice if Airfix produced replacements > for some of their unique subjects? I'd love to see a third attempt at the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Unfortunately, I fear that the stash would finally outgrow the house. The Matador would be a good one as it's been used in many guises. Another simple idea would be to produce the scaffolding tower system used for repairs and general maintenance. Great for aircraft repair dioramas and relatively simple to produce. It can even be cut into jack cradles for wing and fuselage support. Some of the ships could do with looking at, too! Richard. Signature"Naturally the common people don't want war, but they can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. Tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and endangering the country. It works the same in every country." Reichsmarshall Herman Goering, Nuremberg, 1946 |
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