Airfix news 2019 (1 Viewer)

[blaster]

I was just browsing the web when I came across this:
https://www.airfix.com/uk-en/shop/new-for-2019/page/5.html?

Airfix has announced some new tank and AFV kits in 1/35 scale!!!

The last bastion of traditional 1/32 scale has finally succumbed. I would imagine that this will give some amount of headache to Airfix enthusiasts who collect their 1/32 scale figures and kits eg Rommel's Grief and Monty's staff car.

 

[FrankDrake]

The Airfix kits of the vehicles in 1:32 are, like the figures, all only the umpteenth reises from the 1970 ' s. Unfortunately, Revell does nothing else with the monogram kits.
The 1:35 scale has prevailed International and I have come to terms with it in the meantime.
Nevertheless, my heart hangs on the 1:32 figures and kits of Airfix, because I grew up with it.

 

[Plastic General]

FORGET AIRFIX, this old dinosaur! The future for 1:32 plastic is upon us!!!
We are currently enjoying the 3rd Golden age!

Plastic General

 

[binder001]

Sorry guys, but the argument was settled LONG ago - 1/35th is the king of armor scales and will continue to be so into the foreseeable future. I was there to watch the fight and 1/32nd lost badly. Renwal cast their 1950s military vehicles in 1/32. Monogram's were originally very close to 1/35th, Revell was a good 1/40th. Aurora was 1/48th. Tamiya from Japan entered the market in 1/35th. Actually there was a Tamiya M8 armored car and an M4A3 Sherman that were motorized and were listed as 1/35th but most of the vehicles were 1/32nd. Tamiya aggressively improved their quality while the Americans coasted along with their old kits. Airfix got into 1/32nd with some very nice kits, but the range was small. Monogram started a new line of 1/32nd armor that was designed to maximize the number of variants from each set of chassis and sprues. Italeri entered the market and followed Tamiya along thr 1/35th scale path. After that it was all over. Every major (and most minor) manufacturer is 1/35th. I can safely predict that we will never see a new-tool 1/32nd injection molded tank kit in my lifetime and probably beyond. So buy up the Monogram kits and hope that Airfix keeps re-releasing a few of their vehicles and Multipose sets.

By the way, Airfix is a shell of its former self. Their 1/35th Armor kits are all from other people's tooling - often Italeri, etc.

Gary B.
Waverly, NE

 

[Jedburgh]

Maybe Bronco have begun the fightback for 1/32

https://forum.treefrogtreasures.com...34-Plastic-kit-in-1-32-scale&highlight=bronco

 

[Plastic General]

Sorry guys, but the argument was settled LONG ago - 1/35th is the king of armor scales and will continue to be so into the foreseeable future. I was there to watch the fight and 1/32nd lost badly. Renwal cast their 1950s military vehicles in 1/32. Monogram's were originally very close to 1/35th, Revell was a good 1/40th. Aurora was 1/48th. Tamiya from Japan entered the market in 1/35th. Actually there was a Tamiya M8 armored car and an M4A3 Sherman that were motorized and were listed as 1/35th but most of the vehicles were 1/32nd. Tamiya aggressively improved their quality while the Americans coasted along with their old kits. Airfix got into 1/32nd with some very nice kits, but the range was small. Monogram started a new line of 1/32nd armor that was designed to maximize the number of variants from each set of chassis and sprues. Italeri entered the market and followed Tamiya along thr 1/35th scale path. After that it was all over. Every major (and most minor) manufacturer is 1/35th. I can safely predict that we will never see a new-tool 1/32nd injection molded tank kit in my lifetime and probably beyond. So buy up the Monogram kits and hope that Airfix keeps re-releasing a few of their vehicles and Multipose sets.

By the way, Airfix is a shell of its former self. Their 1/35th Armor kits are all from other people's tooling - often Italeri, etc.

Gary B.
Waverly, NE

HA HA, GARY!!!!
WRONG!!!!!
BRONCO just released it's first in a line of 1:32 Armor kits!
T-34 (85)

NEVER count 1:32 out!!!!!
Extra funny, when he's wrong.

Plastic General