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Airfix Releases New Spitfire, Hurricane, P-40B Boxings

Three of the most recent offerings from Airfix are WW2 icons including a 1/48 Hawker Hurricane Mk.1 (A05127A), 1/48 Spitfire Mk.1 (A05126A) and 1/72 P-40B Warhawk (A01003B).

Details on the new offerings are scarce, although they are described as reboxings, with the Hurricane and Spitfire kits containing changed decals. The P-40B kit features a livery previously released in a starter set (A55101A) representing 41-13297 “284,” a machine that was undergoing repairs in a hangar at Wheeler Field on December 7, 1941 and survived the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Airfix Releases New Tool 1/48 DH Tiger Moth Model Kit

Airfix has released its new tool DH Tiger Moth model kit in 1/48 scale.

As previously reported, The kit (A04104) was developed to be “as accurate as possible,” utilizing original research data and engineering drawings as well as information gathered from an airworthy Tiger Moth at Headcorn Aerodrome. It also incorporates a “clever design feature” for builders looking to achieve maximum detail:

The wing internals have tiny and rather discrete indentations which serve as a guide to the placement of rigging holes, should you decide to go for total authenticity with your build, holes which are not visible if you elect not to rig the model.

The new model reportedly includes livery options representing K-2585/G-ANKT (formerly T6818), owned and operated by The Shuttleworth Collection and K-4259/G-ANMO, based at Headcorn Aerodrome.

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First Look: Airfix’s Upcoming New Tool 1/48 DH Tiger Moth

Airfix has released a number of new photos showing their upcoming new tool de Havilland D.H.82a Tiger Moth in 1/48 scale.

The kit (A04104) was developed to be “as accurate as possible,” utilizing original research data and engineering drawings as well as information gathered from an airworthy Tiger Moth at Headcorn Aerodrome. It will also incorporate a “clever design feature” for builders looking to acheive maximum detail:

The wing internals have tiny and rather discrete indentations which serve as a guide to the placement of rigging holes, should you decide to go for total authenticity with your build, holes which are not visible if you elect not to rig the model.

The new model will reportedly include to livery options representing K-2585/G-ANKT (formerly T6818), owned and operated by The Shuttleworth Collection and K-4259/G-ANMO, based at Headcorn Aerodrome. The new kit is currently available for pre-order and is expected to be released this spring. Click below to check out additional photos.

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Watch Airfix’s 1/24 F6F Hellcat Model Come Together in Stop-Motion [Video]

The latest stop-motion assembly video from Modeler extraordinaire Tom Grigat was posted today, and it showcases Airfix’s recently released 1/24 scale Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat.

The clip due to the shear amount of pieces is my longest so far and shows the stopmotion animation of assembling the beautiful kit of one of the best american fighters of world war two with some very nice additional detailing products:

– Cockpit detailing set from airscale.co.uk
– Seatbelts from hgwmodels.cz
– Rods and tubes from albion alloys
– Engine upgrade set from anyz.io
– Tyres, wheel doors and brass undercarriages from Aerocraft models
– Colours from Alclad II

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Airfix Releases New Tool MiG-17F Fresco Model Kit

Airfix has released their new tool Mikoyan Gurevich MiG-17F model kit (A03091) in 1/72 scale.

The representation of the iconic cold war jet was reportedly produced utilizing scan data from a restored example of the type as well as research visits that allowed the team to check of specific details and capture many reference photos. The final product includes two marking options representing Vietnamese and Soviet aircraft.

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Airfix Releases New Tool Blackburn Buccaneer Model Kit

Airfix has released its new tool Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk.2 model kit (A06021) in 1/72 scale.

Described as “one of the world’s most accomplished low level strike jets,” the Buccaneer was on the company’s most requested list for some time, and the resulting kit is touted as “a highly accurate scale representation of this famous aircraft.”

The offering reportedly includes parts to model the aircraft with its wings extended for flight or raised for carrier stowage. Two livery options are also included representing XV336 of 800 Naval Air Squadron (HMS Eagle) and XV154 of 809 Naval Air Squadron (HMS Ark Royal)

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First Look: Airfix’s Upcoming 1/48 Tiger Moth Model Kit

Airfix has shared an update on their upcoming new tool de Havilland Tiger Moth model kit in 1/48 scale.

The kit used the company’s 1/72 Tiger Moth released in 2014 as a starting point and utilized “a mass of research data which had been gathered in support of the earlier project,” including “all the CAD files and individual component drawings.”

The recent update includes a first look at the new kit’s initial test frames, which are described as “the very first components to be produced from the new tooling blocks” and therefore “subject to alteration.” It also includes a look at the first build from the new parts. A few features are also mentioned, including a representation of the blind flying hood which was fitted to the rear cockpit of the aircraft and anti-spin strakes on either side of the fuselage.

The new kit (A04104) is slated for release sometime this autumn and is currently available for pre-order. Click below to check out additional images.

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Airfix “Silver Spitfire” FR Mk.XIV Assembled in Stop Motion [Video]

In his newest stop motion assembly video, modeler Tom Grigat takes on the new Airfix Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XIV kit in 1/48 scale.

Grigat notes that the cockpit painting employed a combination of humbrol and alclad II milspec colors while the pilot is painted with acrylic colors from vallejo. The entire aircraft coat is painted with alclad II chrome on a base of alclad glossy white and glossy black sealed with aqua gloss.

This time I tried the stressed skin effect in a more subtle way compared to the extreme effect I got with the B-17 G in 1/72. Hope it worked better this time…The additional rivets were made with the tool “rosie the riveter” and the gun barrels are brass tubes from albion alloys.

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Airfix Provides Update on Upcoming Doolittle Raid B-25B Kit

Airfix has provided new details on its upcoming B-25B Mitchell model kit in 1/72 scale.

As previously reported, the new release (A06020) is based on the new tool B-25C/D released last year and includes additional parts to model the early “B” model of the type. The recent update provides a look at these parts as well as profiles of the two liveries included in the kit, which represent 40-2249 “Hari Kari-er” from the famous Doolittle Raid, as well as a machine from the 34th Bombardment Squadron which participated in the pre-raid “Louisiana Maneuvers.”

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Airfix Releases Giant 1/24 F6F-5 Hellcat Model Kit

Today, Airfix released its highly anticipated, new tool F6F-5 Hellcat model kit in a massive 1/24 scale.

As previously reported, the model was originally announced at the Telford model show in November 2018. It reportedly includes over 600 parts with full cockpit detail; a complete, fully detailed radial engine, engine mount and all ancillaries; separate engine cowling and forward fuselage panels; detailed undercarriage, undercarriage bays and arrestor hook; fully detailed gun bays with complete machine guns and ammunition trays and realistic surface detailing showing rivets, fasteners and rippled stressed skin. Drop tanks (2 types), 250lb and 500lb bombs and rockets are also included.

The kit (A19004) is also touted as offering four liveries and options to display the wings extended or folded, the canopy open or closed and the landing gear and flaps either extended or retracted.

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