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Airfix: New Tooled Schwalbe Released
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Posted: Thursday, September 07, 2017 - 03:33 PM UTC


Airfix has released its new tooled Me 262 A-1A Schwalbe in 1/72 scale. There are two marking options:

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raypalmer
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Posted: Friday, September 08, 2017 - 04:15 AM UTC
Oh good. There's such a shortage of Luftwaffe kits these days. Very good of airfix to fill that niche.
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Posted: Friday, September 08, 2017 - 04:44 AM UTC

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Oh good. There's such a shortage of Luftwaffe kits these days. Very good of airfix to fill that niche.


Come on it's not like four other companies didn't already make a Me 262.

Actually it's closer to nine?!
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Posted: Monday, September 11, 2017 - 04:24 AM UTC
Hmmm... I think Ray was using a little gentle sarcasm. But yes, nine it as according to Hannants. It's one third the cost of the Hasegawa offering but twice as much as Revell's and Smer's offerings. On the other hand, it'll probably be well-detailed, dead accurate, a fun build and readily available. So all told good value for money and it should sell very well. Just like their B-17. I think Airfix made a good move.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 07:26 AM UTC
It's a good move by Airfix and this kit will find its way into my stash in the very near future. and be built not long after that
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Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 02:48 PM UTC

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Oh good. There's such a shortage of Luftwaffe kits these days. Very good of airfix to fill that niche.



Well... If Airfix wants to stay in the game, they're going to have to keep up.

They're not going to keep much market share only releasing such beauties as:

The Fairy Battle
Bolton Paul Defiant
Fairy Fulmar
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley,
Westland Lysander,
And last but certainly not least prettiest, the Glostor Meteor.

I'm just completing their new Stuka. It's quite a nice kit.

Luftwaffe Sells.
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Posted: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 - 09:01 PM UTC

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Luftwaffe sells



It really does. I try not to read into it too much.
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Posted: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 10:40 AM UTC
These Airfix new moulds have brought me back to 1/48 and 1/72 scales. I don't think that model manufactures generally worry about what others have released. This is simply part of the Airfix line and that makes it a very good addition.
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