TEMPESTMK Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Good morning everybody I would like to know if the Spitfire MK VB by Airfix announced as a future release on Hannnt's site is a new mould or just a rerelease of the old Airfix mould ? http://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AX02046A Regards Patrice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barkin mad Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 I came across this yesterday too and wondered the very same thing. I would hazard a guess that it's an old tooling. ------------------ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heraldcoupe Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Parts count of 35 matches the old MkVb, Cheers, Bill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peebeep Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 The list has been removed, but I'm pretty certain that this was in the 2010 re-release schedule. There can't be much mileage left in the tooling, I have a Vc boxing and the Vb parts are pretty ropey. peebeep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Heraldcoupe Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Last gasp I expect before we see a new Vb, (based on the latest Mk1?) Cheers, Bill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agboak Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 The new tooling Spitfire this year will be a Mk.II/early Mk.I. I assume that it will be closely based on the recent Mk.I. The Mk.V is a rerelease - as you say, hopefully the last. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom_Kness Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 MKII/Early MkI kind of seems like a cheap choice but then again you need the coffman blisters for a MkV so all they'd have left to do is tool up a new B wing. It'll be nice when that occurs then they can add their few years old C wing and have an almost definitive MKV kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
agboak Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) The Mk.II has the Coffman blister, plus a Rotol prop (usually). The early Mk.I suggests 2-blade prop and low canopy without windscreen armour - I don't recall if all these are shown in the catalogue. Not quite such an easy option as you suggest. Moving all the way to a Mk.Vb would also require a blown canopy with raised top and external armour, with possibly a different Rotol prop (as on the current issue). You certainly would NOT want to add the grotesquely thick and inaccurate VC wing - which wouldn't fit the fuselage root anyway. A Mk.VC would also require more rake on the undercarriage, rounded u/c doors, internal canopy armour and (optionally) four cannon and increased horn balance ailerons. Edited January 13, 2011 by agboak Quote Link to post Share on other sites
peebeep Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 MKII/Early MkI kind of seems like a cheap choice but then again you need the coffman blisters for a MkV so all they'd have left to do is tool up a new B wing. The new Mk I fuselage has a pilot hole already in place for a Coffman fairing, so a II or Va was always on the cards. they can add their few years old C wing and have an almost definitive MKV kit. The 'new' Airfix c wing is horrible, personally I'd rather they didn't. peebeep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tom_Kness Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 The new Mk I fuselage has a pilot hole already in place for a Coffman fairing, so a II or Va was always on the cards.The 'new' Airfix c wing is horrible, personally I'd rather they didn't. peebeep My new MkI's are still in the mail along with the II/Va conversion set from 3-Dkits so its good know the pilot hole points are already marked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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