Glad to see that Airfix is alive and well, and that model people are running it. There was a similar posting from Heller on YT last week. It was great to see that classic company back on its' feet again...
I grew up with Airfix...had my first kit when I was in an RAF hospital at 7 yrs old...now 60 yrs later still buying then...just brought the Spitfire Mk1X...24 scale...brilliant.
@@johnallen8670 That's awesome, in my opinion, then again I'm not so different. I fell in love with modeling at almost the same age as you. While I wasn't in the hospital it was in the wake of a hospital stay that I was introduced to the hobby. For me the kits I had access to were Monogram, Revell, Lindberg, Testors & some Hasegawa/Minicraft. It wasn't until my teens that I got access to Airfix, Italeri, Super Model, limited amounts of Heller kits, Matchbox kits, the very rare KP/Kopro kit & one anomalous VEB Plasticart kit. Most of my teen built British aircraft were either from Airfix or Matchbox. The only Spitfire I had at the time was from Hasegawa! (Of course I built kits of other nationalities produced by the two companies as well.) I had no history with FROG or Novo until I was already an adult & had access to the internet. FROG folded before I was of the age of awareness. I'm guessing that Novo was out of reach for the hobby shop owner that stocked the KP kits & that one VEB Plasticart TU-2 via trading with Eastern Bloc modelers? Were you ever involved in kit trading with such folk on the other side of the Iron Curtain? I always wondered how on Earth any of them got acquainted in the first place! For a long time I was a purist that stuck to 1/72 scale models, after branching out to 1/48 for just a handful of models, now I build 1/72 for everything from 1931-1945. Mostly 1/72 for everything from 1945-1981 save for large aircraft which I prefer to build in 1/144 purely out of space constraints.
@@johnallen8670 I'm 66, and my dad was a mad keen Aifix modeler and got me into it. He made scores of models, from medieval sailing ships (Francis Drake, Columbus) to WW2 aircraft and even models of wild birds (he was a big of an amateur ornithologist). In 1969, like thousands of other boys my age, I built a Saturn V rocket, (Apollo 11 to 17) it's predecessor Saturn 1B (Apollo missions in Earth orbit) and the lunar module. Good memories
Watching this video is just strange for me (not in a bad way) - it takes me all the way back to being a boy excited to go to the local Model shop with Dad when Dad had agreed to open his wallet. The juxtaposition from that experience to watching a company release video showing what I can expect - it's a pretty cool feeling. What a time to be alive.
On our high street in the 1970s we had Woolworths for Airfix, a toy shop that sold Aurora, Revell, Monogram and Frog. And a newsagent that sold Matchbox kits. My dad never "opened his wallet" for plastic kits, as he believed that 'proper' model making was buying a pile of wood and a plan. Luckily I had my paper round to feed my addiction for boxes of plastic sprues. 😉
@@johnfellows2867 Oh yeah started at 2 bob for the railway oil tanks and 2s/6d for the smaller series one Spits, Hurricanes and 109's etc etc. I only got the bigger ones at Xmas
The vintage Brewster Buffalo is a must-have for me. Airfix, you are making it possible to actually live my nostalgic memories of childhood plastic model kit building! Keep up the great work!
Greetings from America. Thanks for reissuing the Rotodyne and the Bloodhound Missile. Please consider your Saunders Roe SR-N1 Hovercraft for a future Vintage Classic reissue. Thanks again!
I remember your 1/72 scale military model kits from sixty years ago. They were packaged in small plastic bags and were cheap and fun to build. Thank you Airfix!
the 3D render looks phenomenal. I made the Trumpeter 1:72 and while ok from the outside, there is no interior detail to speak of. I think I will be sorely tempted by this one this year!
Why did Hobbycraft stop stocking? Difficult to find a stockist close to me now, which is a shame cos I generally like the kits :) Before you say buy online, I like to see and touch first :)
Sorry about this, we are unable to go into detail on this subject. We would certainly like to see Airfix in Hobbycraft store. We appreciate that people like to see the product before purchasing and have started a series of unboxing videos.
Too many people buy online and put LHSs out of business. That includes Airfix selling their kits directly I'm lucky to have a LHS 100 yards up the road, but they are struggling to keep afloat. Also you can't have a good old chinwag at online stores and they don't make you a cup of tea lol
@@OfficialAirfix Currently a 30/40 mile round trip to closest shop with a decent up-to-date Airfix selection ;) Happy to have a sample or 2 of the new kits to keep me amused :P
It's pretty well documented that they couldn't come to an agreement over discounting - Hobbycraft's business depends on them being competitive pricewise with online but with extra overheads that running a store entail. Airfix wouldn't go low enough for Hobbycraft so that was that.
Pretty exciting to see Airfix alive and well. Reminds me of my first Airfix kit in a bag with money I had saved from my weekly allowance 59 years ago. Bought it on Monday with a tube a Britfix, Humbrol paint the shopkeeper recommended for that kit and some brushes. Got it together by Wednesday, paint hardly dry and sagging a bit on its landing gear because the Britfix wasn't given enough time to harden out... a beginners mistake.. I was too excited to get it finished. Wished I still had that same excitement as I had as a kid but with a paralyzed left arm and only one arm to handle the model since a brain hemorrhage 15 years ago I never could find that same excitement but I recommend Airfix for keeping us happy and excited... I will buy some of these nevertheless.... if only to support them...
Do you remember the instructions "locate and cement??" I must've got my first airfix kits around the same time you did. My dad would come home from work on a Thursday (pay day) with an airfix kit and the first ones I remember are Typhoon, Mig 15 and of course a Spitfire. Xmas 1964 I got Caravelle and Comet airliners. But because my dad was an ex Lancaster rear gunner I preferred WW1 and WW2 aircraft, tanks and ships.
@@larry4789 I don't remember much of that time because of a brain hemorrhage 15 years ago but enough to remember how excited I was... we would get an allowance on Sunday for doing chores.... only a few franks (I lived in Belgium and the frank was still our currency) after a few weeks saving it I would have enough to afford a baggie from Airfix, would ride my bike to the hobby shop 10 miles away and buy one.... I. remember a Hurricane, a Folland Gnat and a Beagle Basset as some of my first ones.. My first kit in a box was an P-4J Phantom of VF-74 with those red flashes on the fuselage from Airfix... like the others...bought on Monday...finished on Wednesday.... but I had a blast....
Bond Bug and Blood hound. Hopefully the correct orange paint will be recommended. Excellent work. Cannot wait. Would love to see the Captain Scarlett Angel planes come back
just take your time with a model. It's not a race and leave parts to dry properly. It takes time to be good at any hobby and this is not exception, and the enjoyment of the model that you've built is why we do it
You carry on enjoying building them . That's fine . Try adding a little detail . With the cars you can start to customise them . There are other 'clip-together' kits that should be cheap enough for you to practise getting and honing your skills . Take your time , and enjoy our fantastic hobby . If or when you get stuck 🙄, leave it for a while . Perhaps start another one if you can . Aim to improve , but don't set your goal too high or you'll get frustrated . How about looking for a model with a low number of difficulty 'stars' , i e , not too many parts . That's not a guarantee , but it's a way forward . Pick a model of a plane you like the look of . Check it's got one star if possible , and look out for the many y/t videos to help called 'how to's . Some go right back to basics and that is a great start . Preferably , you will need a work area , a selection of tools , glues and paints , and don't forget , you can't buy this , patience . All the best . Pete
It is fantastic that you are putting the R&D into reverse-engineering the clear parts for classic releases. When I heard that for Auster Antarctic, I was immediately sold! I suspect this is in response to customer feedback (I've had good and bad experiences with vintage classics; the bad is pretty much always because of unsalvageable clear parts). It is awesome and hugely admirable that you are listening and rather than get defensive, actually making changes as a result. Bravo!
Some of those kits are very good dimensions-wise and only need a little sprucing up. Some newly tooled transparencies and edits of the original moulds to create recessed panel lines would be all you need to ostensibly create a "new" tool out of an old one for market. Surprised Airfix haven't considered this if I'm honest.
I like the Classic kits too, I went "full geek" on the Sherman Crab for example. One of Airfix's most interesting kits. That Auster means that I will have to finally have a go at doing a snow scene. Eek!
The vintage classic kits are extra special - from way, way back in the day when Roy Cross's superb box art successfully extracted many a week's worth of allowances. More than any other brand, Airfix will hold a special place in my heart.
More information please on the once thought lost, now found, Bond Bug tooling - how / where was it found, was there any other lost tooling also discovered and can you now have a proper look for the Airfix Fireball XL5 and Stingray molds?!!!!
Watching this brought me back to my youth when I'd get given pocket money by an uncle every weekend and I'd go into Holyhead with him to a toy shop and do his absolute head in when I couldn't decide what to get. It was invariably an Airfix model. Remember building a Lancaster and B-17, as well as a Saab Viggen and a Flogger. There's a model shop that stocks Airfix not far from me. Really should make a trip down there soon.
Glad To see Airfix still producing kits, old and new. So many memories particularly the Fairey Rotodyne, my late father was involved with this aircraft"s developement as well as the Fairey Gannet. They will be on my shopping list .
I fell in love with Airfix all the way back in 1991 when I spotted the catalog among those at the local hobby shop. The shop had long since been able to request them from their importer but had NEVER stocked them before. My goodness the excitement to discover the Typhoon, Tempest, Defiant, Halifax, Mosquito, Wellington (okay not so much that one; was rather put off by that kit,) etc. I had to have them all of course! It seemed every month I was having the hobby shop owner order up another 2~3 kits.
@@TheJimc101 and the pistol port area on the turret, the one with the 95mm gun was originally going to have a later hull. If you look in the sprues it was how it was going to be done.
Working for one of the country's heritage railways, I wish Airfix made some loco models. Our visitors often ask for them as a souvenir. One complete with glue and paint would be good for them to make in their holiday accommodation..
@@AtheistOrphan Me too brother . I think the locos were back in '62 with the Rosebud Kitmaster range . Interesting , whatever it's called , logo of the cross with a no-entry sign . I agree with that too . All the evidence points to Jesus Christ was put to death on a stake . The Romans really didn't want all the hassle of cutting a tree down then taking ages to shape and assemble it ! All the best mate . Pete
@@ArmadaconYes , I have built a few . Thank you . However I think it would be fantastic to see them moulded in green , red (!) or black black plastic, and in Airfix boxes again with the beautiful box artwork . Pete
Well done Airfix thank you so much for being able to bring back some childhood classics and some new kits too love it…….Fairey Rotodyne you have no where to hide any more not even auction sites …….here I come 😈 (mad evil laugh ensues)
Me: "I'm focussing on 1:35th and modern tools only now." Also me: "The Bond Bug's back? IT MUST BE MINE." So much for resolutions. The Ferret, DB5, and British Army truck make me happy, too. Relaunch the Little Nelly gyrocopter next year and I shall be beside myself with glee.
I wish Airfix would release a 1/350 scale models of WW1 era ships like HMS King George V, HMS Invisible, HMS Queen Mary, HMS Queen Elizabeth, SMS Derfflinger, SMS Baden Baden. There is much interest in seeing these model ships created. One can only hope.
Interesting that the Landrover Ute is called a pickup, I'm guessing this is to appeal to the American market since England and particularly Australia know them as a utility or ute.
Yes..Yes..Yes..I thought the Gannet would be in Airfix’s scope..Makes perfect sense and will be a winner..Well done Airfix and a big massive thank you.!!!!!!🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍
The Ferret Scoutscar we could always see when I was in the UN 🇺🇳 Force for the Austrian 🇦🇹 contingent. The British comrades always had their rest in our camp Izay in Athienou Cyprus. Greetings from Linz Austria 🇦🇹 Europe!
Well done on the new 1/48 Gannet it looks like a great kit, this is a very good year for fans of 1/48 scale British aircraft. Personally as a 1/72 devotee I'm pretty disappointed. No new tool 1/72 Hampden or Manchester. But the 1/72 PR Mossie update is a very nice release.
So many interesting kits there... Is there a release schedule somewhere ? I can see about 10 of those that I really want to tackle.... haven't made an airfix kit in the last 44 years....but keen to get back to it. I always wanted, but never got, the Bond Bug first time around.
YIPPPPPEEEE!!! a 1/48 Fairey Gannet, new mould! Bond Bug & the Great Western-,(as a boy who has been making models since 1970 age 7 "still a BOY)" NICE!!.
What I love about Airfix is that all the models are based on real life things, such as their WWI & WWII tanks, soldiers, planes and ships. I recently went to Newcastle and got some Africa Korps and some first world war fighter planes. People these days, it's all sci fi and fantasy. I prefer my army soldiers and war models. Someone told me years ago that Airfix went bust!! I believed them, but they didn't! I also collect army and police figurines. Airfix is tones of fun and you get a lovely end product. I also like doing those Maplins electrical sets, where you solder together your own radio or Christmas decoration and stuff! I have all sorts of army toys and models, hours of fun if you ask me!
The Sunderland and Catalina were or are really beautiful kits. One Xmas in the 60's i got both of those off my uncles, a Lancaster of my granny and a Halifax off my mum and dad. Kept me busy for a while. I used to love the smell of the tins of humbrol paint. Pure nostalgia ❤
Nice!!! I have a doubt! Why don't you add the tree with the additional parts from the F-51 mustang to the mold of the P-51 mustang? I think they can increase the price of the kit and sell it with the 2 options... many modelers would make us happy!! greetings from Guatemala!
Some great kits to look forward too , would like to have seen the Lotus Cortina re released as well as the Bond Bug , my dream kit would be a 1.48th scale Halifax or Hampden.
Mistake on Guy Gibson's Dambuster Lancaser ED932. It was not fitted with the ventral gun. Reliable sources give ED825 AJ-T as the only one to have been fitted with the mountings for the ventral gun. The aircraft was shot down on 10 December 1943 on an SOE drop near Doullens, France. The wreckage was possitively Identified as ED825 by the presence of the ventral gun mounting as it was the only 617 sqn aircraft to have it fitted. The ventral Gun mounting position was the site of the rear height finding Spot Lamp.
In all honesty probably exactly the same. Did we really need another F-35B? The Italeri one is already about as detailed as it can be when you consider how sleek its exterior is.
Have 3 B.S.A. C 15's. An Airfix C15 from Ebay, one in bits in the loft and one in the garage. If Airfix do re-release a C15, it would need an authentic moulded oil puddle beneath it.
Here, here!!!!! I posted a similar request ("find the original Lyons Maid molds for the Stingray and XL5") before coming across a post for the new 2023 Corgi range which includes a die cast Stingray submarine!!!!!!! Given Corgi is also part of the Hornby group, this could be a great opportunity - buy the diecast and maybe Airfix might consider a plastic version (3 vehicle set with a terror fish and Agent X20 included!!!!)........?
Some nice kits coming out and being re released. One thing I would like to know is what is happening with the 1/350 ship kits and will you be designing an releasing a 1/350 HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier? I think loads of people would like to see that on the modelshop shelf
When i was a kid i remember that you used to do a figure set in 1.32 called space warriors. Do you still make these? or have plans to rerelease these as i'd love to paint some of those up.
Congratulations Airfix with the very nice selection of New kits. Fantastic choices, this will be a expensive year for me 🙂,and a lot of other modelers. Hope you are able to produce them in the new plastic used on the New 1/72 Meteor, it makes the kits perfect.
What a beautiful range! Great news for me is the long waited Fairey Gannet (that I guessed on a Facebook post...), but also the classic Rotodyne, Auster Antartic, Great Western or Bond Bug. Thank You Airfix!
In the 80s I made hundreds of airfix aircraft and hung them from my ceiling and on shelfs and stuff, loved them, one night very late my brother came home slightly inebriated and decided to reenact the battle of Britain, I didn't speak to him for a long time.
Great. Never censor any artwork, particularly historically accurate artwork.
Glad to see that Airfix is alive and well, and that model people are running it.
There was a similar posting from Heller on YT last week. It was great to see that classic company back on its' feet again...
I agree, it seems to be doing well in the modern day
Really?! I haven't seen the release from Heller yet. I'll have to check that one out too; Any new kits in their line up?
I grew up with Airfix...had my first kit when I was in an RAF hospital at 7 yrs old...now 60 yrs later still buying then...just brought the Spitfire Mk1X...24 scale...brilliant.
@@johnallen8670 That's awesome, in my opinion, then again I'm not so different. I fell in love with modeling at almost the same age as you. While I wasn't in the hospital it was in the wake of a hospital stay that I was introduced to the hobby. For me the kits I had access to were Monogram, Revell, Lindberg, Testors & some Hasegawa/Minicraft.
It wasn't until my teens that I got access to Airfix, Italeri, Super Model, limited amounts of Heller kits, Matchbox kits, the very rare KP/Kopro kit & one anomalous VEB Plasticart kit.
Most of my teen built British aircraft were either from Airfix or Matchbox. The only Spitfire I had at the time was from Hasegawa! (Of course I built kits of other nationalities produced by the two companies as well.)
I had no history with FROG or Novo until I was already an adult & had access to the internet. FROG folded before I was of the age of awareness. I'm guessing that Novo was out of reach for the hobby shop owner that stocked the KP kits & that one VEB Plasticart TU-2 via trading with Eastern Bloc modelers?
Were you ever involved in kit trading with such folk on the other side of the Iron Curtain? I always wondered how on Earth any of them got acquainted in the first place!
For a long time I was a purist that stuck to 1/72 scale models, after branching out to 1/48 for just a handful of models, now I build 1/72 for everything from 1931-1945. Mostly 1/72 for everything from 1945-1981 save for large aircraft which I prefer to build in 1/144 purely out of space constraints.
@@johnallen8670 I'm 66, and my dad was a mad keen Aifix modeler and got me into it. He made scores of models, from medieval sailing ships (Francis Drake, Columbus) to WW2 aircraft and even models of wild birds (he was a big of an amateur ornithologist).
In 1969, like thousands of other boys my age, I built a Saturn V rocket, (Apollo 11 to 17) it's predecessor Saturn 1B (Apollo missions in Earth orbit) and the lunar module.
Good memories
Thank God the Me 262 is back, most beautiful aircraft ever designed. So ahead of its time in so many ways
Err, Lancaster is the most beautiful, though the Schwalbe is nice
I'll not call anything designed by Nazi's beautiful, but to each his own.
Watching this video is just strange for me (not in a bad way) - it takes me all the way back to being a boy excited to go to the local Model shop with Dad when Dad had agreed to open his wallet.
The juxtaposition from that experience to watching a company release video showing what I can expect - it's a pretty cool feeling.
What a time to be alive.
Woolworth's was the place to go, they seemed to stock the whole range !!
That’s now I felt
On our high street in the 1970s we had Woolworths for Airfix, a toy shop that sold Aurora, Revell, Monogram and Frog. And a newsagent that sold Matchbox kits. My dad never "opened his wallet" for plastic kits, as he believed that 'proper' model making was buying a pile of wood and a plan. Luckily I had my paper round to feed my addiction for boxes of plastic sprues. 😉
@@johnfellows2867 Oh yeah started at 2 bob for the railway oil tanks and 2s/6d for the smaller series one Spits, Hurricanes and 109's etc etc.
I only got the bigger ones at Xmas
Im soo pleased that Airfix are continuing their tradition of fantastic box art.
A boxphoto of the completed model just isn't the same.
The vintage Brewster Buffalo is a must-have for me. Airfix, you are making it possible to actually live my nostalgic memories of childhood plastic model kit building! Keep up the great work!
Greetings from America. Thanks for reissuing the Rotodyne and the Bloodhound Missile. Please consider your Saunders Roe SR-N1 Hovercraft for a future Vintage Classic reissue. Thanks again!
I remember your 1/72 scale military model kits from sixty years ago. They were packaged in small plastic bags and were cheap and fun to build. Thank you Airfix!
Finally a 1/48 Gannet, can’t wait!
Maybe we'll see also a Wyvern from Airfix at some point....
the 3D render looks phenomenal. I made the Trumpeter 1:72 and while ok from the outside, there is no interior detail to speak of. I think I will be sorely tempted by this one this year!
@@RaduB. I’ve been eyeing the Trumpeter 1/48 Wyvern, that looks pretty good
@@jasperb9233 I built it and it looks and builds very well
@@jasperb9233 It's exquisite !
Why did Hobbycraft stop stocking? Difficult to find a stockist close to me now, which is a shame cos I generally like the kits :) Before you say buy online, I like to see and touch first :)
Sorry about this, we are unable to go into detail on this subject. We would certainly like to see Airfix in Hobbycraft store. We appreciate that people like to see the product before purchasing and have started a series of unboxing videos.
Too many people buy online and put LHSs out of business. That includes Airfix selling their kits directly
I'm lucky to have a LHS 100 yards up the road, but they are struggling to keep afloat.
Also you can't have a good old chinwag at online stores and they don't make you a cup of tea lol
@@pencilpauli9442 my LMS is a miserable owner... I got the odd paint or glue i need... otherwise nowt. Rather not pay him so go anywhere else i can
@@OfficialAirfix Currently a 30/40 mile round trip to closest shop with a decent up-to-date Airfix selection ;) Happy to have a sample or 2 of the new kits to keep me amused :P
It's pretty well documented that they couldn't come to an agreement over discounting - Hobbycraft's business depends on them being competitive pricewise with online but with extra overheads that running a store entail. Airfix wouldn't go low enough for Hobbycraft so that was that.
I love the 1:48 RAF Buccaneer and Gannett additions, please please please 1:48 Hunter T7
Pretty exciting to see Airfix alive and well.
Reminds me of my first Airfix kit in a bag with money I had saved from my weekly allowance 59 years ago.
Bought it on Monday with a tube a Britfix, Humbrol paint the shopkeeper recommended for that kit and some brushes.
Got it together by Wednesday, paint hardly dry and sagging a bit on its landing gear because the Britfix wasn't given enough time to harden out... a beginners mistake.. I was too excited to get it finished.
Wished I still had that same excitement as I had as a kid but with a paralyzed left arm and only one arm to handle the model since a brain hemorrhage 15 years ago I never could find that same excitement but I recommend Airfix for keeping us happy and excited... I will buy some of these nevertheless.... if only to support them...
Do you remember the instructions "locate and cement??"
I must've got my first airfix kits around the same time you did.
My dad would come home from work on a Thursday (pay day) with an airfix kit and the first ones I remember are Typhoon, Mig 15 and of course a Spitfire.
Xmas 1964 I got Caravelle and Comet airliners.
But because my dad was an ex Lancaster rear gunner I preferred WW1 and WW2 aircraft, tanks and ships.
@@larry4789 I don't remember much of that time because of a brain hemorrhage 15 years ago but enough to remember how excited I was... we would get an allowance on Sunday for doing chores.... only a few franks (I lived in Belgium and the frank was still our currency) after a few weeks saving it I would have enough to afford a baggie from Airfix, would ride my bike to the hobby shop 10 miles away and buy one....
I. remember a Hurricane, a Folland Gnat and a Beagle Basset as some of my first ones.. My first kit in a box was an P-4J Phantom of VF-74 with those red flashes on the fuselage from Airfix... like the others...bought on Monday...finished on Wednesday.... but I had a blast....
Will there ever be a chance of the BSA C15 & Ariel Arrow motorcycles being revived.
When will we see the Gannet in Australia?
Some good stuff here !!! But where are the classic model soldier re releases from when I was a kid? 1:32 Napoleonics etc?
Yes, you would think those would be a no-brainer.
Bond Bug and Blood hound. Hopefully the correct orange paint will be recommended. Excellent work. Cannot wait. Would love to see the Captain Scarlett Angel planes come back
It's great to see more Quick Builds! I'm not skilled enough to build the other model kits ,but the Quick Builds are great fun!!
Give it a go, it's really not as difficult as it looks
just take your time with a model. It's not a race and leave parts to dry properly. It takes time to be good at any hobby and this is not exception, and the enjoyment of the model that you've built is why we do it
@@benstark4835 I think I will, it will be a an experience. Thanks for that. It's not as daunting haha
@@adamcarreras-neal4697 definitely, I agree. Thanks for the advice!
You carry on enjoying building them . That's fine . Try adding a little detail . With the cars you can start to customise them . There are other 'clip-together' kits that should be cheap enough for you to practise getting and honing your skills . Take your time , and enjoy our fantastic hobby . If or when you get stuck 🙄, leave it for a while . Perhaps start another one if you can . Aim to improve , but don't set your goal too high or you'll get frustrated . How about looking for a model with a low number of difficulty 'stars' , i e , not too many parts . That's not a guarantee , but it's a way forward . Pick a model of a plane you like the look of . Check it's got one star if possible , and look out for the many y/t videos to help called 'how to's . Some go right back to basics and that is a great start . Preferably , you will need a work area , a selection of tools , glues and paints , and don't forget , you can't buy this , patience . All the best . Pete
The great Western that alone is worth the product launch. I'm very excited about this re-release, can't wait to get my hands on it.
I LOVE the upgrade of clears in classic - one of the hard to fix issues with old kits...
Would love to know the recommended retail price of these models..... Prices in Australia are ridiculous
The kits in a bag from 1963/1964 were 2s/6d.
The bigger kits series 3 or 4 ??? were 7s/6d.
Happy days and good luck to airfix
It is fantastic that you are putting the R&D into reverse-engineering the clear parts for classic releases. When I heard that for Auster Antarctic, I was immediately sold! I suspect this is in response to customer feedback (I've had good and bad experiences with vintage classics; the bad is pretty much always because of unsalvageable clear parts). It is awesome and hugely admirable that you are listening and rather than get defensive, actually making changes as a result. Bravo!
I can only agree - some older kits deserve a bit of modern love!
Some of those kits are very good dimensions-wise and only need a little sprucing up. Some newly tooled transparencies and edits of the original moulds to create recessed panel lines would be all you need to ostensibly create a "new" tool out of an old one for market. Surprised Airfix haven't considered this if I'm honest.
I like the Classic kits too, I went "full geek" on the Sherman Crab for example. One of Airfix's most interesting kits. That Auster means that I will have to finally have a go at doing a snow scene. Eek!
On the Bond Bug box is the driver James May ?
1:48 Buccaneer Desert Storm!?Airfix….I love you. ❤️
The Rotodyne is back.- excellent news!!! Thank you.
Never turned up 😥
My 1/72 scale f/a 18 was missing a piece from the intake :c
One thing about the 80th anniversary of the 617sqn, why did you not include the tornado? which was used by 617 until the f35 was involved.
Good onya Airfix! Loved your model planes when I was a kid. I am 70 now. Airfix, you brought me many years of enjoyment throughout my childhood!
Would love Team Airfix to do more commercial passenger aircraft or perhaps a 'Future Flight' range of future airline concepts
Reissues of old kits most have in the stash - ah well fresh decals at least.
New / better transparencies .
The vintage classic kits are extra special - from way, way back in the day when Roy Cross's superb box art successfully extracted many a week's worth of allowances. More than any other brand, Airfix will hold a special place in my heart.
More information please on the once thought lost, now found, Bond Bug tooling - how / where was it found, was there any other lost tooling also discovered and can you now have a proper look for the Airfix Fireball XL5 and Stingray molds?!!!!
Watching this brought me back to my youth when I'd get given pocket money by an uncle every weekend and I'd go into Holyhead with him to a toy shop and do his absolute head in when I couldn't decide what to get. It was invariably an Airfix model. Remember building a Lancaster and B-17, as well as a Saab Viggen and a Flogger. There's a model shop that stocks Airfix not far from me. Really should make a trip down there soon.
Loved that when I was a kid.
any chance on a mig 23 / mig 27 set?
Glad To see Airfix still producing kits, old and new.
So many memories particularly the Fairey Rotodyne, my late father was involved with this aircraft"s developement as well as the Fairey Gannet.
They will be on my shopping list .
I was hoping for an Avro Arrow or Canuck. They haven't been tooled since the 90s. 2024 I hope!
The Arrow would be an ideal compliment to the TSR2, brilliant suggestion. Would love to see an Arrow.
Going to have to get a couple of the lovely Rotodyne, would love to try and do the enlarged production version too
Can you please also do the other version of the gannet too? AEW 3
Really hoped they would do a QE carrier
I absolutely love airfix! You've got yourself a new sub!
Welcome aboard!
I fell in love with Airfix all the way back in 1991 when I spotted the catalog among those at the local hobby shop. The shop had long since been able to request them from their importer but had NEVER stocked them before. My goodness the excitement to discover the Typhoon, Tempest, Defiant, Halifax, Mosquito, Wellington (okay not so much that one; was rather put off by that kit,) etc. I had to have them all of course! It seemed every month I was having the hobby shop owner order up another 2~3 kits.
Flipping Awesome stuff Airfix, Gannet Auster and the Schemes chosen are fab! Well Done.
Corrected Cromwell? You’re close and have some of the parts for a latter hull
Wheels really need fixing for this kit
@@TheJimc101 and the pistol port area on the turret, the one with the 95mm gun was originally going to have a later hull. If you look in the sprues it was how it was going to be done.
Brilliant range for 2023 and long may that continue 🙂
Please rerelease the Bloodhound kit. And P1127.
Working for one of the country's heritage railways, I wish Airfix made some loco models. Our visitors often ask for them as a souvenir. One complete with glue and paint would be good for them to make in their holiday accommodation..
absolutely . I'd buy them......again .
They used to back in the 70s. I made a kit of the Southern Railway Schools class.
The moulds were sold to Dapol. You can still get the kits
@@AtheistOrphan Me too brother . I think the locos were back in '62 with the Rosebud Kitmaster range . Interesting , whatever it's called , logo of the cross with a no-entry sign . I agree with that too . All the evidence points to Jesus Christ was put to death on a stake . The Romans really didn't want all the hassle of cutting a tree down then taking ages to shape and assemble it ! All the best mate . Pete
@@ArmadaconYes , I have built a few . Thank you . However I think it would be fantastic to see them moulded in green , red (!) or black black plastic, and in Airfix boxes again with the beautiful box artwork . Pete
Pre ordered the Bond Bug.
Thanks Airfix for releasing it again.
It's been awhile.
I had that 1:24 Stuka when it was first released. Cost a fortune back then, saved for ages....£7.00 !!
A lot of these kits Ive build as a kid. nice to see them rereleased.
It would be nice to see some of the 1/12 scale 'Historical Figures' re-released. Charles 1 and Oliver Cromwell released as a twin set, for example.
Well done Airfix thank you so much for being able to bring back some childhood classics and some new kits too love it…….Fairey Rotodyne you have no where to hide any more not even auction sites …….here I come 😈 (mad evil laugh ensues)
Wheres the Wyvern and TSR2, both in 1/48
Wonderful to see the new Gannet and RAF Buccaneers. I guess you ran out of time to mention new generic stands to display aircraft in flight ☹️.
Me: "I'm focussing on 1:35th and modern tools only now." Also me: "The Bond Bug's back? IT MUST BE MINE." So much for resolutions. The Ferret, DB5, and British Army truck make me happy, too. Relaunch the Little Nelly gyrocopter next year and I shall be beside myself with glee.
Great year coming up. Thanks.
I wish Airfix would release a 1/350 scale models of WW1 era ships like HMS King George V, HMS Invisible, HMS Queen Mary, HMS Queen Elizabeth, SMS Derfflinger, SMS Baden Baden. There is much interest in seeing these model ships created. One can only hope.
Interesting that the Landrover Ute is called a pickup, I'm guessing this is to appeal to the American market since England and particularly Australia know them as a utility or ute.
Fairey Rotodyne - YES!!! Thank you!
1/48 Jaguar please....plus a 2 seat option....that would be an awesome kit and a unique offering
Yes please. That and a retooled Viggen.
A Ferret, wow great news chaps, wasn't expecting that!
Fantastic. Just need to decide which kit to buy first
Yes..Yes..Yes..I thought the Gannet would be in Airfix’s scope..Makes perfect sense and will be a winner..Well done Airfix and a big massive thank you.!!!!!!🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍🇬🇧👍
The Ferret Scoutscar we could always see when I was in the UN 🇺🇳 Force for the Austrian 🇦🇹 contingent. The British comrades always had their rest in our camp Izay in Athienou Cyprus. Greetings from Linz Austria 🇦🇹 Europe!
Congrats on the amazing launch! absolutely great selection of kits new and old! 🥳💜
Thanks so much!!
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Well done on the new 1/48 Gannet it looks like a great kit, this is a very good year for fans of 1/48 scale British aircraft. Personally as a 1/72 devotee I'm pretty disappointed. No new tool 1/72 Hampden or Manchester. But the 1/72 PR Mossie update is a very nice release.
I saw a Gannet in a scrapyard in North Wales years ago . (near the A55).
So many interesting kits there... Is there a release schedule somewhere ? I can see about 10 of those that I really want to tackle.... haven't made an airfix kit in the last 44 years....but keen to get back to it. I always wanted, but never got, the Bond Bug first time around.
Nice new range , Dale . Do you by any chance make a , Westland Wyvern?
Loved the cool jazz song at the end of the video!!!!! 😍
YIPPPPPEEEE!!! a 1/48 Fairey Gannet, new mould! Bond Bug & the Great Western-,(as a boy who has been making models since 1970 age 7 "still a BOY)" NICE!!.
No ships ooops there's only one and no figures! Why not include the Tornado with the Dambuster set?
What I love about Airfix is that all the models are based on real life things, such as their WWI & WWII tanks, soldiers, planes and ships. I recently went to Newcastle and got some Africa Korps and some first world war fighter planes. People these days, it's all sci fi and fantasy. I prefer my army soldiers and war models. Someone told me years ago that Airfix went bust!! I believed them, but they didn't! I also collect army and police figurines. Airfix is tones of fun and you get a lovely end product. I also like doing those Maplins electrical sets, where you solder together your own radio or Christmas decoration and stuff! I have all sorts of army toys and models, hours of fun if you ask me!
The Sunderland and Catalina were or are really beautiful kits.
One Xmas in the 60's i got both of those off my uncles, a Lancaster of my granny and a Halifax off my mum and dad.
Kept me busy for a while.
I used to love the smell of the tins of humbrol paint.
Pure nostalgia ❤
good range of stuff but i was hoping for a 17/2 TSR2
Are many of these vintage classic kits new moulds? Some of the old kits I’ve worked with were absolutely dire to work with.
Airfix are upping the game for sure and about time. Excellent
Feels like aircraft in 1/72 have been let down again. Gannet is cool. But it's 1/48. So no go for me due to space.
Agreed. Only the F-35B
They've all but given up on the one true scale.
Not that I need need any more kits so perhaps it's a good thing lol
Same, returning to the hobby and have only been 'allocated' so much space 🤣
@@pencilpauli9442 'one true scale' ?
@@peterbellwood5412
"The One True Scale" or TOTS =1/72 scale.
@@pencilpauli9442 Fair enough but my father and many other modellers in the 50's told me about the 'royal' scale .
Nice!!! I have a doubt! Why don't you add the tree with the additional parts from the F-51 mustang to the mold of the P-51 mustang? I think they can increase the price of the kit and sell it with the 2 options... many modelers would make us happy!! greetings from Guatemala!
Well done Airfix, fantastic range. I have already ordered my Gannet. Airfix, you are getting better each year and making me poor. Well done.
Some great kits to look forward too , would like to have seen the Lotus Cortina re released as well as the Bond Bug , my dream kit would be a 1.48th scale Halifax or Hampden.
Mistake on Guy Gibson's Dambuster Lancaser ED932. It was not fitted with the ventral gun. Reliable sources give ED825 AJ-T as the only one to have been fitted with the mountings for the ventral gun. The aircraft was shot down on 10 December 1943 on an SOE drop near Doullens, France.
The wreckage was possitively Identified as ED825 by the presence of the ventral gun mounting as it was the only 617 sqn aircraft to have it fitted.
The ventral Gun mounting position was the site of the rear height finding Spot Lamp.
I wonder how airfix F-35B compares to the Italeri one?
In all honesty probably exactly the same. Did we really need another F-35B? The Italeri one is already about as detailed as it can be when you consider how sleek its exterior is.
When I was younger I remember building a couple of motorbike kits, a BSA C15 and an Ariel Arrow, any chance of a re issue?
Have 3 B.S.A. C 15's. An Airfix C15 from Ebay, one in bits in the loft and one in the garage. If Airfix do re-release a C15, it would need an authentic moulded oil puddle beneath it.
@@percyprune7548 😂
I wish airfix would do more 1/32 aircraft and re issue the stingray submarine from many yrs ago but a bit bigger.
Here, here!!!!! I posted a similar request ("find the original Lyons Maid molds for the Stingray and XL5") before coming across a post for the new 2023 Corgi range which includes a die cast Stingray submarine!!!!!!! Given Corgi is also part of the Hornby group, this could be a great opportunity - buy the diecast and maybe Airfix might consider a plastic version (3 vehicle set with a terror fish and Agent X20 included!!!!)........?
Yes! Finally! A 1/48 Gannet!
So many Steam traction engines. When are you going to bring out a good scale series of the many varieties?
Yes please 🤗
What a fantastic range of releases. The quality looks stunning.
Very nice, can't wait to purchase a few ..
Will we ever get a Vickers Viking?
When are you going to re-release the BSA C15 and the Ariel Golden Arrow?
Re-release of the 1:48 Spitfire PR XIX would be quite nice
Yes please . For some reason , I missed it first time .
Some nice kits coming out and being re released. One thing I would like to know is what is happening with the 1/350 ship kits and will you be designing an releasing a 1/350 HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier? I think loads of people would like to see that on the modelshop shelf
Awesome thanks 😊
When i was a kid i remember that you used to do a figure set in 1.32 called space warriors. Do you still make these? or have plans to rerelease these as i'd love to paint some of those up.
Congratulations Airfix with the very nice selection of New kits. Fantastic choices, this will be a expensive year for me 🙂,and a lot of other modelers.
Hope you are able to produce them in the new plastic used on the New 1/72 Meteor, it makes the kits perfect.
The Meteor is an awesome kit.
Looking forward to the Gannet
Lots of great stuff 👍
What a beautiful range! Great news for me is the long waited Fairey Gannet (that I guessed on a Facebook post...), but also the classic Rotodyne, Auster Antartic, Great Western or Bond Bug. Thank You Airfix!
Well done Airfix, some great releases. 1/48 Gannet for me!!
I would love a 1/350 Leander class frigate.....one day.
In the 80s I made hundreds of airfix aircraft and hung them from my ceiling and on shelfs and stuff, loved them, one night very late my brother came home slightly inebriated and decided to reenact the battle of Britain, I didn't speak to him for a long time.