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Campaign proposal: Airfix II
phantom_phanatic309
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United Kingdom
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Posted: Friday, June 14, 2013 - 10:35 AM UTC
Now that is a bit on the long side! How do both kits compare with accurate scale drawings though?
The Airfix MiG-15 'GTI edition' does look a better jet, the 15 always looked way to stubby to me to. The Hobbyboss looks to be a safer bet in the long run though.
squidgy
#144
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Alberta, Canada
Joined: February 18, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, June 16, 2013 - 07:43 AM UTC
cool campaign

i am all signed up and i am gonna take a bash at the following, may have to source some decals as they are all yellow as this is the 1975 version...



cheers
IronOwl
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Georgia, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 02:21 PM UTC
I have an AirFix 1/72 scale Tornado would this work

Sascha(Ironowl)
Jessie_C
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 03:34 PM UTC
Sorry, the Tornado was tooled in 1989
IronOwl
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Georgia, United States
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Posted: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 04:56 PM UTC
is cool will have to keep looking around then.

Sascha(IronOwl)
PantherF
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Indiana, United States
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Posted: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 - 02:19 AM UTC
Okay, I want to try this again with my 72nd scale Sopwith Pup which has a date of '73 on the back of the carded kit.

Okay? Still not opened!



~ Jeff
strongarden
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Florida, United States
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Posted: Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 11:48 AM UTC
Just enlisted, this will be fun. Thanks Jessie.

Dave
warreni
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South Australia, Australia
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Posted: Saturday, August 03, 2013 - 07:09 PM UTC
I think I may have found the ultimate Airfix II build. I was fondling plastic in my stash while I was watching the footy and was having a look at my 1/12 Airfix Blower Bentley and was wondering why it was so heavy. It is a large box etc with a spare electric motor and a tube of Airfix cement, and then I looked in one of the compartments and found a set of Airfix paints! How good is that, I will be able to build an Airfix kit with Airfix glue and Airfix paints, providing the paints are still OK that is..
Fingers crossed!
Cheers all
Warren
SgtRam
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#197
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Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Monday, September 02, 2013 - 11:04 AM UTC
I am in with the 1/48 scale Hurricane, which if I read correctly was issued originally in 1979, and I have the 2005 re-boxing of the kit.

Jessie_C
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Posted: Monday, September 02, 2013 - 04:26 PM UTC
I remember it fondly, and by all accounts it's more accurate and easier to build than the Hasegawa kit.
anselneo
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Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Posted: Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 06:38 AM UTC
Hi Jessica,

I have one of these, does it count? Not sure which edition I have

http://www.vintage-airfix.com/airfix/series-172-scale/grumman-14a-tomcat-p-236.html
Jessie_C
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Posted: Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 07:58 AM UTC
Yes, that easily counts; its first issue was 1976 and that's the one that matters. It'll be good to see it built
warreni
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Posted: Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 08:23 AM UTC

Quoted Text

Hi Jessica,

I have one of these, does it count? Not sure which edition I have

http://www.vintage-airfix.com/airfix/series-172-scale/grumman-14a-tomcat-p-236.html



Complete with wing glove vanes that moved with the wings!
I remember saving my pennies for quite a while to buy that one.
anselneo
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Noord-Holland, Netherlands
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Posted: Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 06:38 PM UTC
Awesome. I'm a big fan of the F14 and this should be fun.
Berwickboy
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England - East Midlands, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 09:02 AM UTC
Just to remind people that Airfix II starts on October 1st. Should be a great session
md72
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Washington, United States
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Posted: Monday, September 30, 2013 - 03:55 PM UTC
Decisions, decisions.


I'm leaning towards the TBM or the F-5A, I might get lucky and actually finish one.....
md72
#439
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Posted: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 - 04:28 AM UTC
Are we supposed to be off and running today??? Did I miss something?
Jessie_C
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 - 04:33 AM UTC
Since this is an all-Kitmaker campaign, the official thread lives here in the "Modeling in General" forum.
Come on in and join the fun
Jessie_C
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British Columbia, Canada
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Posted: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 - 05:45 AM UTC
Now that the official thread is up and running, I've asked Allen to lock this one.
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