Airfix 2019 new products

[zulu`s 1000`s of em]

Just had a look at the Airfix site, lots of new Tanks, in large scale 1/35 I think , do we know if these are new kits or someone else`s moulds recycled ?

[Bluefalchion]

The Airfix marketing team is especially egregious in their labeling sets as "new" that are not new, at all.

[Graeme]

Airfix's workshop blog says:

"an instant collection of impressive 1/35th scale military vehicle kits, these models are being released in partnership with one of our modelling associates, but will be given a distinctly Airfix flavour before they appear on the website and in good model stores everywhere. Benefiting from new box artwork and Airfixised instruction booklets, the initial range consists of 16 tanks and one US tractor"

Does that clear things up or just stir up more mud?

To my mind "instant collection" means the models already exist, and "in partnership with one of our modelling associates" means we got them from someone else. If you know of a 1/35 producer who has 16 tanks and a US tractor in their range you may have solved the mystery.

The blog entry has a painted model of one of the German tanks. Someone might recognise it:

https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/news/workbench/new-2019-airfix-range-unleashed

[Ochoin]

Airfix's workshop blog says:
Airfixised
rl]

Anyone creating a neologism by converting a noun into a verb should be shot.

donald

[Graeme]

should be shot.

I think it was just three strokes of the cane when I was at school. Times have moved on I suppose.

[Ochoin]

Possibly an over reaction on my part. In retrospect, I'd settle for a severe maiming.

donald

[Paul]

Just had a look at the Airfix site, lots of new Tanks, in large scale 1/35 I think , do we know if these are new kits or someone else`s moulds recycled ?

They are new to airfix but originally from Academy

[Beano Boy]

Steel moulds perhaps so production under Licence. BB