wonwinglo

*** That is correct Toby,the upper wing halves had to be really taped into place to get them to fit,then submerged into hot water to relieve the stresses in the plastic before being glued into place,there was also ugly gaps in the wing to fuselage joint,the general fit of the model left a lot to be desired,we had a few junior members who had this model for presents,it was a nightmare sorting them out,not one of Airfix's best models,but I understand it had Heller connections ?

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squiffythewombat

lol@ the old hot water, ive actually always had trouble with that method, last model i ended up using a hairdryer- wrong in so many ways and every book says dont but it worked a treat. (straightening a 1:150th plastic ship deck)

As for the concorde being Heller i doubt that the moulds are contected but it would of been produced in their factory. I can ask the rep for you tho if you like?

wonwinglo

*** Toby,by experimenting you get results,if it does not work out then you never use it again,hairdryer is fine provided that you play the heat about and not concentrate on one spot and get the dreaded hot-spots.
Yes,please do ask the rep for me,the Concorde model was a bit of a mystery,why did they bring it out too late for starters ? if it had co-incided with the withdrawal from service it would have sold by the lorry load,bad timing by Airfix.
Did Heller ever bring this out as well in Air France colours as intended ? would be interested to know,thanks.

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croakle

I'm still waiting for the Severn class lifeboat. Does anybody know when it will be out?
Best wishes
Julian

squiffythewombat

Airfix do an Air-france version, its part of the decals on the "Gift Set" version. The gift set being a HUGE box, crappy 1:72nd concorde and those little paints.

Julian, i will find out tommorow for you when im in the office. I do know they have LOTS of ship models being released this year, mostly re-releases.

croakle

Thank you very much Squiffy
Best wishes
Julian

squiffythewombat

Hi Julian,Barry & Co.

The "R.N.L.I. Severn class lifeboat"
Code=062280
Scale=1:72nd
Length=236mm
Width=78mm
Pieces=189
Price= £14.99

These are now in stock and any decent Airfix dealer should get one for you! If your having troubles PM me and ill sort it for you.

Barry:

Some details on the rapide:
"Dh Dragon Rapide"
Code=04047
Scale=!:72nd
Price=£9.99TBA
Release Date= June.


_______COPYED FROM ANOTHER ARTICLE IVE WRITTEN ON FUTURE RELEASES:

This years Airfix Releases:
1:72nd Gloster Meteor III & VI Doodlebug - A reissue using the old moulds
1:72nd BAC/Aerospatiale Concorde - A reissue of this large scale concord, hopefully it will actually fit together this time unlike the last issue which suffer heavily from poor moulding and warped parts.
1:48th BAe Hawk 100- Another reissue with slightly different decals (S. African included) A nice scale kit of this famous trainer, it fits well but as per usal lacks cockpit detail, something thats essential in this scale, sadly there are no aftermarket parts for this that we know of!

And also.....Some NEW kits:
1:72nd Britten-Norman Islander (Spring2006)
1:72nd BAC TSR.2 (Feb2006)
1:72nd BAE Nimrod MR Mk. I, MR Mk 2/2P & R Mk I
1:72nd DeHavilland Dragon Rapide (Summer2006)
1:72nd Spitfire 70th Anniversary:S.6B, MkIa, Vc & XVIe (Spring2006)
1:48th E.E. Canberra B.2, B.20 & B(I).6 (Winter2006)
1:48th E.E. Canberra B(I).8 & B(I).2 (Winter2006)
1:48th E.E. Canberra PR.9 (Winter2006)
1:48th Martin B-57B, RB-57E & RB-57G (Winter2006)
1:48th Spitfire 70th Anniversary; MkI, IXc & F.22/4 (Summer2006)
1:48th V,S Spitfire Mk.IXc
Most of these kits are totally new with the exceptions of the spitfire and B-57 which borrow parts from across the board. It should also be noted that the Dragon Rapide is an ex-Heller kit so nothing really new there bar the new boxart.

wonwinglo

Squiffy,that is quite an impressive listing,thanks for collating it together for us,it would be a good idea if you remind us as and when each new kit comes out,you know what these schedules are like especially when production problems get in the way.

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*** Yes,good point those silly little pots of paint,it would have been better to have at least included a tinlet of white to do the job properly but even that is a poor choice to do the job,my suggestion is to use Holts white primer first,followed with a coat of Holts Appliance white,the model then gleams as a full sized Concorde does,the decals are a nightmare best tackled in easy stages,any long decals can be soaked first in tepid water,then carefully slide a portion so that it just overlaps the backing paper,place your finger onto the end and pull the backing away patting down with a lint free cloth,attempt to apply them by soaking off and they merely curl around themselves,virtually impossible to do anything about,Airfix decals are just too thin especially for juniors to handle,needless to say a thin coat of Johnsons Klear/Future ensures that they stay in place,so far I have built three Airfix Concordes,one finished up in an air museum cabinet,the two others were sold to people who could not build for the price of the kit to help them out,so I am fed up building it in the present form with all the extra work filling etc !

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Nigel.D

Sorry folks but i built the concorde and yes it needed a bit of filling, but apart from that it went together fine! I didnt have any warped parts or any other issues. Infact the only critic i can give is that it needed a better decal selection i.e prototype oo1/2 etc I would have loved 002 as i was at filton in 1969 to see its maiden flight and i also got to speak to Brian Trubshaw which was a amazing expeience