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Any more Airfix Biplanes in the works

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I'm wondering how well the Eiii and BE2 sold for Airfix, and if anymore WWI aircraft are in store. Have any of.you heard any rumors?
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Nope.
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JamesPerrin wrote:Nope.

No rumors or no biplanes?

Did the two not do too well?
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I think both Eindecker EII and the BE2C did well enough. Airfix did a second boxing of the BE2C and I expect more.

I tried to get info out of the Airfix guys at Telford; not a word would they say about biplanes, they kept avoiding straight answers which might mean there is something planned because they talked freely why they aren't going to do a new Eurofighter Typhoon or F-35

I anticipate a new Sopwith Camel 2F1 in 1/72 to replace the really old one, with maybe a new 1/72 Fokker DR1 for the Red Baron both for their 100th Anniversaries
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fredk wrote:I think both Eindecker EII and the BE2C did well enough. Airfix did a second boxing of the BE2C and I expect more.

I tried to get info out of the Airfix guys at Telford; not a word would they say about biplanes, they kept avoiding straight answers which might mean there is something planned because they talked freely why they aren't going to do a new Eurofighter Typhoon or F-35

I anticipate a new Sopwith Camel 2F1 in 1/72 to replace the really old one, with maybe a new 1/72 Fokker DR1 for the Red Baron both for their 100th Anniversaries
So why aren’t they going to do an F-35 or a Eurofighter Typhoon?
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VMA131Marine wrote:So why aren’t they going to do an F-35 or a Eurofighter Typhoon?
They can't get the plans nor photos and measurements of the aeroplanes and equipment installations - still secret. For their new kit Revell got their info off a retired German Eurofighter stripped of the secret stuff
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The 2018 AMW calendar has both a Sopwith Camel and a Eurofighter as aircraft of the month. Hopefully this isn't wishful thinking but indicative of plans for 2018.
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Duh yeah I forgot about that. :oops:

I did think there ought to be something for the end of the war.
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I saw those on the calender too but didn't dare hope that it might indicate future new tools.... but a new Camel would be most welcome indeed; the question is what scale? :grin:
I noticed today the Airfix website is now showing the Phantom, B-25 and Sea Fury have slipped back to January for release now..... :-|
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