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| Is the current boxed Airfix Typhoon a new mold? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 11 2017, 01:50 AM (329 Views) | |
| rum_runner | Aug 11 2017, 01:50 AM Post #1 |
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Ran across one off these today at an old Hobby Shop I have been visiting in Birmingham every time i'm in the city. ( 30 plus years now) No info on the box of the features other than grey photos of the model on one side of the box. Looks to be engraved panel lines, with what appears to be opened gun bays. Priced at $12.99. Looks accurate. 2 options. Be leaving here Sat. and wondered if this was worth taking back home with me. |
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| Steve N | Aug 11 2017, 03:23 AM Post #2 |
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Yep..that's the new-tool kit (well, new-ish..it's been out for two or three years now.) SN |
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| walrus | Aug 11 2017, 03:59 AM Post #3 |
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What Steve said. Scalemates is a useful resource for determining the provenance of kits, or if they are newly tooled. |
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Paul from Birmingham, UK Now living in Barnsley. | |
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| Chuck1945 | Aug 11 2017, 04:04 AM Post #4 |
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yup, new mold. Late Typhoon with 4-blade prop and Tempest tail planes. I've built a couple and have a couple more in the stash. Take your time with the cockpit interior, do some test fitting. and assemble it (the cockpit) as much as possible before painting. It is one of those where too much paint on the joining surfaces can keep the fuselage from closing neatly (at least in my experience). |
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Chuck Eastern WA, USA Finished 2018: Eduard Spitfire IXc, VIII, Monogram/Starfighter BFC-2 On the active bench: Eduard Bf 110C, Hasegawa B-24D, SH P-40E | |
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| rum_runner | Aug 12 2017, 02:13 AM Post #5 |
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Many Thanks for the info! |
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| dixieflyer | Aug 12 2017, 04:21 PM Post #6 |
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Would it be in Homewood Toy & Hobby Shop? Warren |
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