Airfix models have gone bust - Aircraft of World War II

daishi12 · 08-31-2006, 10:33 AM

A sad piece of news for all British members who have made up or remember Airfix models..

Airfix crashes and burns | The Register

I feel a major twinge of nostalgia now.. first kit I ever made up by myself was the series 1 1:72nd scale Spitfire, probably when I was about 7 years old in about 1973....I must have made a couple of hundred planes, tanks and ships over the years, the last one completed was a Tamiya 1:35th scale Alpha Romeo GTV for my father-in-laws Christmas present.

Think I'll have to check round the shops for a couple of Airfix kits to keep the memory alive. (that and a couple of pints should keep me happy for a little while

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FLYBOYJ · 08-31-2006, 10:49 AM

cheddar cheese · 08-31-2006, 11:11 AM

In that case I think ill hold on to some of the unmade Airfix kits I have...

evangilder · 08-31-2006, 03:22 PM

Damn shame.

Erich · 08-31-2006, 03:31 PM

well that's the scuttlebutt of sorts. do not be surprised that there maybe a merger going on behind the scenes to revive what is left of the famous plastik firm. Humbrol paints as well has had some serious deficit probs and maybe under the same type of scrutiny ....... hmmmmmmmmm like car manufacteurs

Matt308 · 08-31-2006, 03:59 PM

Too bad.

I still have a few left and should go dig them up just to see what I have. By recollection, I have the old Lancaster Dam Buster, Cessna Skymaster? FAC (dual pusher and puller props), and some others that I can't recall off the top of my head.

While not the best models, they were certainly the right price at the time for a poor lad making minimum wage slinging pizzas.

k9kiwi · 08-31-2006, 08:23 PM

Here is the full news

Airfix News No.1

loomaluftwaffe · 09-01-2006, 06:07 AM

well, i have never really seen a real life airfix kit
it is rare in this country

Twitch · 09-01-2006, 02:57 PM

In the 50s and 60s they sold the 1/72nd kits in the US packaged in plastic bags with cardboard top closures with holes for peg displays. They were rock bottom priced and had quite a variety of planes.

pbfoot · 09-01-2006, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twitch

In the 50s and 60s they sold the 1/72nd kits in the US packaged in plastic bags with cardboard top closures with holes for peg displays. They were rock bottom priced and had quite a variety of planes.

Remember that distinctly as a little kid my first kit came in the bag 1/72 for about $.79 but that was big money for me it was a Gladiator and ever since then I've had a fear of struts in kits

oldmadbadger · 09-01-2006, 09:39 PM

no really, i almost did ...

i made my first airfix model when i was 6 years old, 43 years ago, and it helped me through the "difficult years" which is why i saw no females until i was 15 years old ... living in a Siberian labour camp was no picnic, let me tell you, if it wasn't for my dambusters Lanc model I may have turned the other way and joined the navy ...

badger

the lancaster kicks ass · 09-02-2006, 04:09 PM

Quote:

if it wasn't for my dambusters Lanc model I may have turned the other way and joined the navy ...

but yes that is a shame, best stock up on the lancs now!

Twitch · 09-05-2006, 02:15 PM

My 1st Airfix kit was a Bf 109G!!

syscom3 · 09-05-2006, 02:45 PM

Anyone here remember the old Revell and Monogram models before they merged?

And the Aurora model's?

pbfoot · 09-05-2006, 02:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syscom3

Anyone here remember the old Revell and Monogram models before they merged?

And the Aurora model's?

revell and aurora and hawk were scrap but Monogram were always on top til the Japanese started playing in north America

08-31-2006, 10:33 AM	#1
daishi12 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 79	Airfix models have gone bust A sad piece of news for all British members who have made up or remember Airfix models.. Airfix crashes and burns \| The Register I feel a major twinge of nostalgia now.. first kit I ever made up by myself was the series 1 1:72nd scale Spitfire, probably when I was about 7 years old in about 1973....I must have made a couple of hundred planes, tanks and ships over the years, the last one completed was a Tamiya 1:35th scale Alpha Romeo GTV for my father-in-laws Christmas present. Think I'll have to check round the shops for a couple of Airfix kits to keep the memory alive. (that and a couple of pints should keep me happy for a little while )

08-31-2006, 10:49 AM	#2
FLYBOYJ IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 16,051	__________________ "IF ITS RED OR DUSTY, DON'T TOUCH IT"

08-31-2006, 03:22 PM	#4
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,809	Damn shame. __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

08-31-2006, 03:31 PM	#5
Erich the old Sage Join Date: May 2004 Location: Platonic Sphere Posts: 10,775	well that's the scuttlebutt of sorts. do not be surprised that there maybe a merger going on behind the scenes to revive what is left of the famous plastik firm. Humbrol paints as well has had some serious deficit probs and maybe under the same type of scrutiny ....... hmmmmmmmmm like car manufacteurs __________________ Rip it up !

08-31-2006, 03:59 PM	#6
Matt308 aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 13,386	Too bad. I still have a few left and should go dig them up just to see what I have. By recollection, I have the old Lancaster Dam Buster, Cessna Skymaster? FAC (dual pusher and puller props), and some others that I can't recall off the top of my head. While not the best models, they were certainly the right price at the time for a poor lad making minimum wage slinging pizzas. __________________ "Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But, the [U.S.] Marines don't have that problem." -- Ronald Reagan Master of Duplicate Posts

08-31-2006, 11:11 AM	#3
cheddar cheese Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: WSM, England Posts: 20,387	In that case I think ill hold on to some of the unmade Airfix kits I have...

08-31-2006, 08:23 PM	#7
k9kiwi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kiwi Land Posts: 850	Here is the full news Airfix News No.1 __________________ 4 out of 5 voices in my head say I am normal. Majority rules. You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.

09-01-2006, 06:07 AM	#8
loomaluftwaffe Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,848	well, i have never really seen a real life airfix kit it is rare in this country __________________ "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"

09-01-2006, 02:57 PM	#9
Twitch Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: City of the Angels California Posts: 809	In the 50s and 60s they sold the 1/72nd kits in the US packaged in plastic bags with cardboard top closures with holes for peg displays. They were rock bottom priced and had quite a variety of planes. __________________

09-01-2006, 09:39 PM	#11
oldmadbadger Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 7	no really, i shed a tear ... no really, i almost did ... i made my first airfix model when i was 6 years old, 43 years ago, and it helped me through the "difficult years" which is why i saw no females until i was 15 years old ... living in a Siberian labour camp was no picnic, let me tell you, if it wasn't for my dambusters Lanc model I may have turned the other way and joined the navy ... badger

09-05-2006, 02:15 PM	#13
Twitch Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: City of the Angels California Posts: 809	My 1st Airfix kit was a Bf 109G!! __________________

09-05-2006, 02:45 PM	#14
syscom3 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 10,283	Anyone here remember the old Revell and Monogram models before they merged? And the Aurora model's? __________________ "Pilot to copilot..... what are those mountain goats doing up here in the clouds?"

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