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**GEEDUBBYA** · 15-10-2006

Howdy Barry,

Well, I have always thought that the best way to get someone to buy something....even things they dont need, is to tell them that "there will be no more after what is in stock is gone".
Maybe thats what Humbrol/heller/airfix should have done BEFORE they went into recievership, cause now, knowing that there is the possibility that there may not be anymore when the current supply is gone, I find myself looking for Airfix kits when I go shopping for models. (This aint gonna help Heller out any, cause I am kinda "miffed" at them and try to avoid theirs. I know they are one and the same, but I am a crazy "Yank" remember?)
Had Humbrol/Heller/Airfix made it public that there was the chance that there would be no more models from them ever, I think they could have increased sales by a wide margin.
Anyway, like I said, I now find myself looking for old airfix kits whenever I can find them. The Hobby store owner told me that this U2 A/C/D model was found in one of his suppliers warehouses all alone, so he bought it and put it on his shelf.
I am currently building the minicraft (I hate them as much as I do Heller) Cessna 172. I an not using the decals provided with the kit though, I am going to make this a model of the USAF T 41 forward spotting aircraft/trainer as seen below:

I had designed a Card model of this particular aircraft and even started to assemble it, but lost interest since I had already built one Cessna 172 skyhawk earlier in paper.
However this one is coming along nicely and so far, no missing pieces (my main complaint with minicraft).

Anyway, have a good day,

Greg

15-10-2006	#4 (permalink)
GEEDUBBYA Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Pine Bluff, Arkansas Real Name: Greg My Models: model planes tanks and helicopters as well as missiles and rockets Visit GEEDUBBYA's Gallery Posts: 989 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts Images: 329	*Howdy Barry,* *Well, I have always thought that the best way to get someone to buy something....even things they dont need, is to tell them that "there will be no more after what is in stock is gone".* Maybe thats what Humbrol/heller/airfix should have done BEFORE they went into recievership, cause now, knowing that there is the possibility that there may not be anymore when the current supply is gone, I find myself looking for Airfix kits when I go shopping for models. (This aint gonna help Heller out any, cause I am kinda "miffed" at them and try to avoid theirs. I know they are one and the same, but I am a crazy "Yank" remember?) *Had Humbrol/Heller/Airfix made it public that there was the chance that there would be no more models from them ever, I think they could have increased sales by a wide margin.* Anyway, like I said, I now find myself looking for old airfix kits whenever I can find them. The Hobby store owner told me that this U2 A/C/D model was found in one of his suppliers warehouses all alone, so he bought it and put it on his shelf. I am currently building the minicraft (I hate them as much as I do Heller) Cessna 172. I an not using the decals provided with the kit though, I am going to make this a model of the USAF T 41 forward spotting aircraft/trainer as seen below: *I had designed a Card model of this particular aircraft and even started to assemble it, but lost interest since I had already built one Cessna 172 skyhawk earlier in paper.* *However this one is coming along nicely and so far, no missing pieces (my main complaint with minicraft).* *Anyway, have a good day,* *Greg*