Revell in running for Airfix

AndyG · Post by **AndyG** » 16 Sep 2006, 21:44

Well, it has been a few years since I dabbled with the plastic, but I don't remember Revell as being quite that bad. :think: Certainly when they bought out Matchbox many of the kits resurfaced in the new boxes and, let's face it, NOT in several garish colours.

AndyG

simtrac · Post by **simtrac** » 16 Sep 2006, 21:58

Well, it has been a few years since I dabbled with the plastic, but I don't remember Revell as being quite that bad.

No, no - I quite agree with you. Don't get me wrong - Revell Germany do produce top notch kits these days. I made their 1/144 Hunter last year, and it is really nice for such a small scale. And the Matchbox moulds are being kept available eg they've just re-issued the Halifax (which I'm very tempted by)

Having said this - my heart sinks - the Halifax of course is branded as a Revell Kit. I wouldn't really like the same to happen to the Airfix kits - on the whole it would be nice if Airfix could be kept British and I think Hornby would do them proud.

Paul K · Post by **Paul K** » 16 Sep 2006, 21:58

simtrac wrote: And don't even mention Anne Boleyn!

There was an Airfix Anne Boleyn ? :shock:

Did the head retract ?

simtrac · Post by **simtrac** » 16 Sep 2006, 21:59

And on that note - I'm a Viscount! :dance:

simtrac · Post by **simtrac** » 16 Sep 2006, 22:05

There was an Airfix Anne Boleyn ?

Sorry. Got carried away with my 'promotion'

Yes there was. And a Henry VIII. And a Queen Elizabeth I among others - part of the 'Historical Figures' series. There were also odd things like garden birds and a boy at school told me he'd built an Airfix model of a lawnmower, but I think he was making that up

Post by **Garry Russell** » 16 Sep 2006, 22:09

They also did a skeleton and a series of caricature's.

Their trackside stuff was sold off years ago...there was some very useful stuff there.

Garry

fournier · Post by **fournier** » 24 Sep 2006, 13:22

The old Aifix locomotives are now sold under the Dapol banner.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 24 Sep 2006, 13:34

Do they do all the track-side accessories as well?

Garry

simtrac · Post by **simtrac** » 24 Sep 2006, 14:13

I believe they do. I have seen things like the village pub (?) and Oakham station under Dapol. The only thing Dapol didn't acquire was the Airfix control tower which was still in production when they ceased trading.

Post by **Garry Russell** » 24 Sep 2006, 14:26

Thanks Simon

The control tower wasn't apart of the track setup and was released after they stopped selling most of the railway stuff......I remember at the time the criticism as to why if it was for the aircraft it was made to railway scale.

It's as if the religiously stuck to the OO/HO because it was a building instead of thinking it as an aircraft accessory.

Garry