Spots on the Internet (2023)

[rickoshea52]

An Airfix secret revealed. 2/3 odds it’s another Spitfire.

[Steve Brodie]

An Airfix secret revealed. 2/3 odds it’s another Spitfire.

1/24th Warthog :smiling5: :smiling5:

[Dave Ward]

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Ta Dah! ( around £50 )
Dave

[Geoffers]

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Ta Dah! ( around £50 )
Dave

Nice but wrong scale for me

I’m surprised they didn’t go for a Wessex to complement the Gannet /Buccaneer but I expect it will be very popular.

Geoff.

[peterairfix]

Nice but wrong scale for me

I’m surprised they didn’t go for a Wessex to complement the Gannet /Buccaneer but I expect it will be very popular.

Geoff.

That's now on my shopping list no its not because I have just been over to airfix and pre ordered it

[rickoshea52]

Another fish head variant as the first release. The Airfix office must have a Navy fetish.

[rickoshea52]

Another fish head variant as the first release. The Airfix office must have a Navy fetish.

I'm excited about this and will order at least two. I can't wait for a Royal Air Force HAR3/3A version (there you go, got the RAF reference in the first sentence).

Pros;
Three different marks.
Four schemes.
Composite or metal rotor blades with fold option.
Five or six blade tail rotor with fold option.
FOD deflector or EAPS/SNIPS filter option.
Early or late radome.
Competitively priced compared to the Hasegawa kit.
Detailed fuselage surface.
Loads of opportunities for super detailing and after market goodies.
Opening cabin and personnel doors option.
Good level of cabin detail for an out of the box build.

Cons (I must stress these aren't deal breakers or a complaint, I recognise there are limitations to injection moulded kits but they are valid observations) ;
It's a navy cab.
No blade fold pipework.
No SACRU cargo hook.
It's still a Navy cab.

[rickoshea52]

Sprue shots here -

https://www.keymodelworld.com/article/airfix-148-westland-sea-king-surprise-reveal?utm_campaign=kmw%20social&utm_content=257992009&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&hss_channel=fbp-633337750041055

Lots of troop seats (HC4) and cabin window apertures for HAR3 and HC4 variants. I see a FLIR/MSS turret and IR jammers too. There are lots more versions of this to come from Airfix.

[Ian M]

If it's as good as their Lynx...I'll take one.

[scottie3158]

On the Thunder Models Facebook page - 'available now '
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That looks a bit tasty!
Dave

that's on my wish list for sure. Hopefully someone will come up with a crew for it.

[rickoshea52]

If it's as good as their Lynx...I'll take one.

I already ordered two!

[Richard48]

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Ta Dah! ( around £50 )
Dave

Excellent news.Be getting one of these.Hasegawa ones are mad prices on e.bay.Plus Airfix one has open cargo door.
Nice one Airfix.
Richard

[Andy the Sheep]

From Amati, Bleriot XI 1:10 in laser cut wood, metal and other materials.
More info on their home page (extract here below), in Italian only (for the moment).

[Waspie]

Another fish head variant as the first release. The Airfix office must have a Navy fetish.

Point of order your honour!! 'fish head' is reference to the general service. You know - the floaty Navy not the FAA or as the 'fish heads' call us Wafu's!!!
Thank you - lesson ends!! :smiling2: :smiling2: :smiling2:

[Guest]

From Amati, Bleriot XI 1:10 in laser cut wood, metal and other materials.

1:10, even though planes in those days were really small that will still need a good amount of space, I would think. I also suspect you’ll get your €314,67’s worth of construction out of this, with all that rigging and stuff