New airfix releases 1/32nd scale ww2 (2 Viewers)

Rob said:
I've just seen them on modelsforsale.com Simon.Save some money for London though mate!;)

Rob
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Rob,

Saying that to me now, is as much use as me saying to you at 7.33am on a show morning 'Pace youself mate, you've got all day'. ;)
 
Wraith said:
Rob,

Saying that to me now, is as much use as me saying to you at 7.33am on a show morning 'Pace youself mate, you've got all day'. ;)
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:D Hoisted on my own Pitard there!;)

Rob
 
I like the lower price of these sets :D hope they do the full range.
plus maybe some new ones would be nice.
 
Hi
good point especially the Australians, Gurkhas, German Mountain Troops and the British Infantry Support Group with all the extra equipment so handy for conversions etc...
Also some 1/32nd vehicles to compliment the figure sets(the preformed types not the kits).
New sets would be great - any suggestions?

WW2 - French Infantry, Dutch, Belgian etc...???

WW1 - They could scale up the existing 1/72nd sets maybe?????

Any other ideas???

9th
 
9thHussar said:
Hi
good point especially the Australians, Gurkhas, German Mountain Troops and the British Infantry Support Group with all the extra equipment so handy for conversions etc...
Also some 1/32nd vehicles to compliment the figure sets(the preformed types not the kits).
New sets would be great - any suggestions?

WW2 - French Infantry, Dutch, Belgian etc...???

WW1 - They could scale up the existing 1/72nd sets maybe?????

Any other ideas???

9th
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How about US Infantry, as opposed to the US Marines, badged as US Infantry? I don't know if Airfix would regard it as a bit 'risky', but German SS troops, or even later war troops, to go along with their 'classic' early war Germans.
 
9thHussar said:
Hi
good point especially the Australians, Gurkhas, German Mountain Troops and the British Infantry Support Group with all the extra equipment so handy for conversions etc...
Also some 1/32nd vehicles to compliment the figure sets(the preformed types not the kits).
New sets would be great - any suggestions?

WW2 - French Infantry, Dutch, Belgian etc...???

WW1 - They could scale up the existing 1/72nd sets maybe?????

Any other ideas???

9th
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Preformed Tanks would be nice in 1/32 don't mind painting them {just don't want to assemble a kit with a thousand part's}.
I wish the CTS tanks were not so small :confused:.
AIP have done a great job on WW1 but for some reason they forgot to do any Anzac's so if Airfix could fill that void that would be great.
other then that maybe some more Naps.
 
hi - just bought a box of the airfix British infantry ww2 - great to buy a box from a shop shelf after 30 years for just over five quid. 14 figures in the attractive neat box - an officer and 13 men (in the 7 different poses). The plastic is hard not like the old soft versions, but it is easier to use as it doesnt require undercoating and it will take additional equipment like backpacks glued on. It may be polystyrene but I am not 100% sure - I am not a chemist.
Great to see this series back - hope they expand it.
By the way Italeri have changed their website format.

Regards
9th
 
Thanks for the info. Do you think they will withstand play or will the plastic snap?

They are made of K-Resin. I don't know which type but it is a paintable type of plastic. Not styrene. I assume cleanup will be better as well.

Finally Italeri updated their site. I seems there are a lot of 1/32 figure sets gone. I hope they just need to add them. They list the quadriga but not the gladiators for instance.
 
Hi

a couple of the figures had slightly bent ends of weapons but they straightened up easily with careful handling - they dont need hot and cold water treatment!. They take humbrol matt paint really well and it seems to dry much quicker. Someone at Airfix has used their head wisely as you wont get the irritating problem of paint on the ends of rifles flaking/chipping, so it makes em more play friendly, but then I suppose the same activity could result in snapped off ends. All in all I think they are much better in this type of plastic - I have been painting them for 30 odd years and this is definitely a better type of plastic medium.

Regards
9th
 
Thanks for the info. I will get some if not all sets. Airfix figures are timeless classics.
 
Hi All,

just saw this and realised that Airfix are reissuing their 1/32 WWII in K resin, a harder type of material? Sounds really interesting. I will certainly be on the lookout. Quite a number of my older Airfix purchases made in polythene had become brittle and disintegrated. I love their hard polystyrene multipose sets. great for conversions.

I wish they would do their 1/72 sets in polystyrene too.

I am not sure whether it is wise to upscale from 1/72 to 1/32. Don't you get a loss of detail? I think that Hat (maybe even Italeari?) produced masters in 1/32 and then scaled them down using a pantograph or something. Its on their website.

Rgds Victor
 
blaster said:
Hi All,

just saw this and realised that Airfix are reissuing their 1/32 WWII in K resin, a harder type of material? Sounds really interesting. I will certainly be on the lookout. Quite a number of my older Airfix purchases made in polythene had become brittle and disintegrated. I love their hard polystyrene multipose sets. great for conversions.

I wish they would do their 1/72 sets in polystyrene too.

I am not sure whether it is wise to upscale from 1/72 to 1/32. Don't you get a loss of detail? I think that Hat (maybe even Italeari?) produced masters in 1/32 and then scaled them down using a pantograph or something. Its on their website.

Rgds Victor
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I'm not sure about the plastic vs older material. I've got some of the originals that are almost 40years old and they are in great shape. Generally, when you look at some of the older HO figures, they don't make good 1/32. They would need to do what they did with the Western sets, and make news molds.
 
Are there any suppliers in the US with the figures in the newer plastic? I might like to see some for myself.

Thanks,

Gary B.
 
Hi - finished my set of the new Airfix British 1940 Dunkirk period. They are easy and quick to paint. It just occurred to me that the short period required to paint this new type of plastic would allow the building up of wargames armies if Airfix were to release the Waterloo figures and maybe some other types from the 1600's- 1918 period eg 7 Years War figures, AWI, ACW, ECW, WW1 etc,,,
Regards
9th
 
Hi chaps

This new plastic that is being used for the new Airfix soldiers 1.32mm.

Is it just me, or is the gun muzzles ends very brittle.

I have only had one set for a couple of days ( British para's ) and the ends are falling off all ready.

The American GI's won't last that long either.

Cheers Mark
 
Bellerophon said:
Hi chaps

This new plastic that is being used for the new Airfix soldiers 1.32mm.

Is it just me, or is the gun muzzles ends very brittle.

I have only had one set for a couple of days ( British para's ) and the ends are falling off all ready.

The American GI's won't last that long either.

Cheers Mark
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Very interesting :eek: I think i will stick with the soft plastic CTS recast :)
 
Has anyone used the 'Army Painter' method for adding shading and depth to the figures. I usually do my own shading and highlighting using various washes and inks. A few people have recommended the dip, so I might give it a go but I'd like to hear from anybody who has?

This isn't a plug for the product btw! :) for those not sure what the product claims here is the link.........

http://www.thearmypainter.com/
 
I have seen the product "Quickshade" in Wargames illustrated its a brown color and looks like it would work on some figures Ancients maybe.
But cant se how it could work on everything ?
let us know how you go :)
 
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