There are always these.

While a fire bomber would be well received up here in the PacNW. It's not what I want to do. Lucky for me it's a WWII USN plane. Three tone scheme, white triangle ID flashes, star and bar insignia and 2 different size white number sets. Most of it's paint, I've got the star and bar decals. The numbers are going to be the toughest to find.

I'm in, most probably with the F4U-1D from ~1965 as I picked up a couple of the last FAA boxing. Or I might do a 70's boxing of the Fiat G.50 if I can track down some Ilmavoimat decals (the ones in the box are shot).

I've done a quick rules modification based on a happening in the Matchbox campaign. Old kits often have parts that have gone walkabout. Aftermarket replacements or parts robbed from another kit will be acceptable; the goal is a finished model after all : )

Draft #3 of The Rules:
The Rules and Regs
1. Your kit must have originaly been issued during 1976 or before. Re-issues are allowed. If the moulds were modified after 1976 that's okay; they were still produced before then;
2. Any scale, any era, any subject;
3. Some Airfix kits were reboxed by Heller and MPC. Those will be permitted since the plastic remains Airfix. If you can prove a reboxing by another company, it'll be allowed;
4. Your build should have the "Out of the Box" flavour, but some scratchbuilding or aftermarket to correct egregious shape errors or replace missing kit parts is permitted;
5. The kit decals should be used if possible, but may be beyond help, so alternate markings are allowed. “What if” markings may also be used;
6. Build as many kits as you wish, but only 1 ribbon will be awarded per person;
6. Minimum of 2 progress shots in the official campaign thread plus minimum of one shot of the completed build in the campaign gallery;
7. Dioramas welcome but not required;
8. Most importantly have fun, enjoy your build, and share your progress with us all.

Jessie, the German multipose figures were released in 1977, 35 years ago...

That was what I had thought, but we have photographic proof in this thread that the Afrika Coprs and the German Infantry sets were released in 1975 and 1976 respectively. I'm willing to stretch the point a bit if it gets us more participants

Okay I got round t signing up at last. I've read thro the thread. So we can build any Airfix kit, it isnt just confined to aircraft?

Sorry if I seem slow

read more and answered my own question (facepalms)

Airfix did so many wonderful kits it's a shame not to do anything that catches your fancy. The entries are wide open.
Any kit, any scale, any subject.

Looks like my Grumman Duck is eligable Count me in

Hmmm, I may have to re think my plans... I thought about the TBM-3 because it had the classic stand. Now I found that my P-61 is missing the landing gear. And, it only has the post of the stand....So it's either build the TBM wheels up and use the stand then find an alternate stand for the P-61, Build the TBM wheels down and use the base with the P-61, or, or, or. Or, is there a simple way to cast a copy of the stand base? Decisions, decisions.

The Matchbox build is reminding me how easily these things went together. So I'm looking forward to a fun build here if I don't get too bogged down on the side show....

Airfix is now selling boxes of stands including their classic clear stands of ancient and hallowed memory.

I've got so many in the stash that would be great for this how can I not enter! Off the top of my head theres the vintage HMS Hotspur from the WWII Destroyers box set, Mosquito, 54mm Scots Grey, and 2001 Orion Shuttle that could be gotten out of the way here.

I've decided I'm in with the 2001 Orion Shuttle. Its been kicking about for nearly 10 years begging to built and I'm determined to do it!

For the Airfix campaign I have a 1/72 Hawker Typhoon. First release date of the kit was 1959. I bought mine in Hungary while part of the IFOR deployment. It's time to put this nostalgic kit together.
Brent

See what you made me do, Jessie. Now I went out and bought a couple of old Airfix kits. A Defiant NF.1 and a Tiger Moth. Only thing bugging me, is that they were molded in India, so I'm hoping they still meet the "Ancient" requirements.

The moulds were first cut before 1976. That's all that matters.

Hi Jessie
Missed this, but I'm in, got an Arado 192 which I remember building as a kid so it must qualify, also have a Hanover CLII in the stash. I have 2 built DH88 Comets on my desk, if Airfix issue the green one I'll build another. You can't deny the variety available even if the quality was sometimes dodgy.

Just jumped back on here after quite some time away!
Does this include kits released in 1976 as opposed to before?
Was thinking Hawker Siddeley Hawk?

Cheers

Dave

That should be OK Dave. The moulds are still over 30 years old!

Yes, that's acceptable. The rule states "During 1976 or before".

Thanks I might have a go at a couple of entries, I have a pair of BBMF chipmunks in my stash which I have been meaning to build up for ages. I think there is a Tiger Moth lurking somewhere too.

Oh choices, choices!

Just been in my local hobby shop and walked out with a Biff for under a fiver, then checked the mold date, 1956. Then looked in the box, oh dear, this will be a major challenge, sink holes,pin marks in the top of the lower wing as well as the bottom of the upper wing and setting the wings up square looks like a real challenge. Kit is made in India and the box looks nice. Could be a Dogfight Double with my Hanover kit (tooling date 1967) but there is a world of difference between the two kits.

That Brisfit is a brute indeed. Mine was handicapped by a short-shot wing-to-fuselage attachment stub (those little things that hold the lower wing in place underneath the fuselage) which made the wing allignment even more of a pain than it should have been. Then I attempted to rig it with little snippets of stretched sprue strung between the sttruts because this was long before some genius thought of pre-drilling the rigging holes and that was the way you rigged your biplanes in those far-off days.

Suffice to say it was not one of my better models, but it did look good up on the shelf.

Hi Jessie
Much as I remember it, thinking this morning I think it my be fun to build it as I would have built it in the sixties, so tube polystyrene cement and Humbrol Enamels, brushed on. Rigging and similar will be invisible mending thread and cyano, shirring elastic would be a step too far.