| Squiffy,interesting stuff that but it comes as no surprise,what is currently happening and it is very noticeable is the 'Hyping up' of projected kits,the long overdue TSR-2,the 1=48th Canberra that apparently Airfix got more enquiries about than anything else,and now the Nimrod,what has happened is that following the poor moulding fit on the 1=72nd scale Concorde they are hopefully going to make sure that the TSR-2 excells in that department,there really is no excuses now to not have cleaner and crisper mouldings just like the Japanese offerings with crystal clean mouldings,if Tamiya can do it then so can good old Airfix,modellers need and demand the very best and now is the time to give it.
So I think this is why the reps knowing the competition are lobbying the management and about time.
So it sounds as if the Rapide could be a fairly short lived kit,I am sure that a 1=48th scale example would sell like hot cakes,perhaps even a larger scale,dare I suggest 1=32nd ! what a beauty that would be.
Hannants have now closed their books on the TSR-2,even produced an exotic decal set for her,come on Airfix pull your socks up and get something on the market that is not another decal change or re-hash.
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