Airfix models have gone bust - Page 2 - Aircraft of World War II

loomaluftwaffe · 09-06-2006, 04:29 AM

yup, and the Japanese are still alive and kickin, good thing i live near Japan, China and Korea hehehe

Bf109_g · 10-14-2006, 11:58 PM

ndicki · 10-15-2006, 12:00 PM

I'm not surprised, though - the investment they made, over recent years, has been minimal; one kit a year? Not much more than that. And continuing to churn out models which were iffy 30 years ago when I wor a lad, at the same price as the beautifully made, nicely engraved Revell or Italeri ones that have come out recently, well, they're joking. Sooner or later this was going to happen.

Pity, though, because I always feel a twinge of nostalgia when I see the same boxart 30 years on, when I go to my local model-shop. But modelling is not about nostalgia.

Clave · 10-16-2006, 03:45 AM

It's the end of an era

09-06-2006, 04:29 AM	#16
loomaluftwaffe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,848	yup, and the Japanese are still alive and kickin, good thing i live near Japan, China and Korea hehehe __________________ "The German Luftwaffe always fought without any reserves. This is also the reason why we have pilots with extremely high numbers of victories." - General der Jagdflieger Adolf Galland"

10-14-2006, 11:58 PM	#17
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10-15-2006, 12:00 PM	#18
ndicki Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 777	I'm not surprised, though - the investment they made, over recent years, has been minimal; one kit a year? Not much more than that. And continuing to churn out models which were iffy 30 years ago when I wor a lad, at the same price as the beautifully made, nicely engraved Revell or Italeri ones that have come out recently, well, they're joking. Sooner or later this was going to happen. Pity, though, because I always feel a twinge of nostalgia when I see the same boxart 30 years on, when I go to my local model-shop. But modelling is not about nostalgia. __________________ BATTLE OF FRANCE PROJECT for Combat Flight Simulator 3

10-16-2006, 03:45 AM	#19
Clave Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Deep in suburban Surrey Posts: 2,092	It's the end of an era __________________

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