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Steven Pietrobon · Posted: Tue 07 Apr 2009 07:55 am Post subject: Airfix Kit List Update

I have just completed a major update to Richard Humm's kit list, available for download from http://www.sworld.com.au/steven/models/Airfix%20Kit%20List.txt Any corrections are welcome, if you can find any in the 2,646 lines of the document! :-)

I've updated the list to 2009, including many old and new gift sets that were missing in the 2005 list. The list also now includes the Bilek and Classic Toy Soldier reissues. I've also done some updates to the 1/24 cars and other minor corrections here and there.

A couple of new additions are the motorised 1/24 Mercedes 280SL and the ready made 1/32 Sherman (not released by Airfix but issued by Classic Toy Soldiers).

I also started some research on the Series 0 1/144 aircraft kits and 1/300 airline kits, trying to find their origin. The 1/144 kits can be placed into two groups the F-4E, F-16XL and F-20 could be from LS (also issued by Lee, Arii and Hobbycraft) and the F-4E, F-104, MiG-21, MiG-23 and Viggen could be Crown (also issued by Minicraft). The LS and Crown kits are Japanese. There is one overlap, the F-4E which can be easily distinguished. The LS kit has a single missile on each wing, while the Crown kit has two missiles on each wing. Unfortunately, the Airfix box art is done at an angle which does not show how many missiles are being carried!

Another alternative, are that all the 1/144 kits are from Minihobby which originates in China. I suspect that Minihobby cloned the LS and Crown kits and then sold them to Airfix, as the Airfix kits are also made in China.

For the 1/300 airliner kits, I could only find three sources Doyusha (Japan), Hobbycraft (Canada) and Zhendufu/Kitech (China). It seems that Doyusha are the originator of the kits with Hobbycraft reissues and Zhendufu/Kitech clones.
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Ratch · Posted: Tue 07 Apr 2009 11:24 am Post subject:

Well done Steven Clapping

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tempestfan · Posted: Tue 07 Apr 2009 12:14 pm Post subject:

Yes definitely, Steven.
A few suggestions (parallel to those over at the ACF):
Re the Norton - I think we're as close to a confirmation as we are likely to get who originated the mould - all evidence points to an Airfix-financed, Heller-tooled mould.

Re the Rally cars, perhaps you should add that the 0646x numbers are independent (earlier) German boxings of USAirfix-sourced kits.

The date for 2056 is wrong - it was released long before '78, being available in "normal" T4 boxes. Probably 1974.

Besides, I'd find it helpfull if the Snap kits for example received a separate entry, and if the sequence was by the "range" digit, e.g. 0 for 72nd and 24th a/c, 1 for 144th, 2 for ships, 3 for tanks etc.
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Steven Pietrobon · Posted: Wed 08 Apr 2009 05:47 am Post subject:

Thanks tempestfan. I've done the first correction, but not the latter. Need to clarify the source of the 0646x kits, Richard says the date for 02056 is correct, and I might do the last one if I have a bit of spare time.
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Andy Mullen · Posted: Thu 09 Apr 2009 12:41 pm Post subject:

re: Airfix 1/144 McDD F-4E Phantom II #00100

Good day Steve

I have had a dig around and don't seem to be able find the actual model, I built back in 2003

I have, however found the instructions, which show two sparrows, which suggest this will be the LS Boxing

AX00100.pdf

Hope this helps.
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Steven Pietrobon · Posted: Fri 10 Apr 2009 06:33 am Post subject:

Thanks very much Andy! That's a big help.

I've found this excellent Japanese web site that lists all the LS and Crown 1/144 scale aircraft.
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Steven Pietrobon · Posted: Fri 12 Jun 2009 05:07 am Post subject:

I've done two major updates to the kit list. I've updated a whole bunch of information on the 1/24 Japanese car reissues as well as the gift box sets from the early 2000's. The changes are listed at the bottom of the list.
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Steven Pietrobon · Posted: Wed 04 Nov 2009 07:52 am Post subject:

Some updates since June:

14 July 2009. Added Edward reissue of E.E. Lightning F.1/1A/2/3 09179. Updated Then & Now A50040 from Spitfire Mk.Ia 01065-0 to Mk.IIa 02095. Updated 100 Years of Naval Aviation Collection A50105 from Sea Harrier FRS.1 A03078 to Harrier GR.7 04039. Added Modelling Gift Set 9500. Corrected Gunze Sangyo numbers for Porsche 934 06408-8, Datsun 280Z 06409-1, Mustang Cobra II 06410-1, Mazda RX-7 06414-3 and Porsche 935 (Moby Dick) 06415-6. Corrected title of A50105 to 100 Years of Naval Aviation Collection. Combined Kamov Ka-25B Hormone 9 03046 and Kamov Ka-25B Hormone 03058 entries. 1981 issue of Lamborghini Countach LP500S 16402-7 confirmed. Added Historical Air Fleet 1370.

1 September 2009. Added Present Set L8819, Authentic Collectors Set Red Arrows Gnat 9401 and Authentic Collectors Set Spitfire 9402. Confirmed release of AT-ST 9 60276. Added Club Airfix Specials Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IIa and De Havilland Sea Mosquito TR.33. Corrected information for One Small Step for Man... A50106. Added Dapol C90 issue for Esso Tank Wagon R1. Added base information for Dambusters Gift Set A50061. Updated 100 Years of Naval Aviation Collection A50105 from Sea King HAS.5/AEW.2 A04048 to Lynx HAS.3 03054.

3 November 2009. Corrected Sea King AEW.2/ASaC.7 A04048. Corrected year for Modelling Gift Set 9500. Added 4-digit pattern number for Seahawk 1424. Added Armada 1368 and pattern number for Vintage Car Rally 1369. Added Ships in Bottles Cigarette Box Series kits. Added Railway Accessory Set 5010 and Famous Aircraft No.2 Set 5012. Added new pattern numbers for Ferguson Tractor 480 and S.S. Southern Cross 1298. Added Aircraft Series No.2. Updated and Corrected pattern number for Wild West 1650. Corrected years for Jaguar E-Type 1649, Aston Martin DB5 1679 and Mercedes 280SL 1683. Updated Attack Force 1661. Added Fort Sahara 1703, Fort Apache 1704 and Sherwood Castle 1705. Added Press Box 5063, Racing Pits 5064, Grandstand 5065, Spectators and Track Officials 5089, Events Board 5100 and Timekeepers Hut 5101. Updated Sunbeam Rapier M1C, Morris Mini-Minor M4C, Jaguar E-Type M5C, MG1100 M7C, Ford Lotus-Cortina M8C, Vauxhall Viva M9C and Ford Zodiac M201C with motorised versions.
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