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robinsda


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Hello, new to the forum and the period! Just converting over from WW2..

Is this a new kit or an old mould in a new box?

http://www.airfix.com/airfix-products/military-vehicles/tanks/a01315-wwi-male-tank-a01315/


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Hi there, welcome to the forum. Glad you could join us.

The Airfix male WW1 tank is a contender for the world's oldest kit! Some say late sixties, some say early sixties; but either way, it is old. Despite being so old, it makes up into a decent Mark II with not much effort. With a bit more effort it makes up into the Mark I that it is supposed to be.

Airfix have mumbled about releasing a female version of the kit:

http://www.airfix.com/airfix-products/military-vehicles/tanks/a02337-wwi-female-tank-a02337/

which may be just as old as the male, or brand new, but has never been released before.









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The box for the 'new female' shows wheels at the back so it is meant to be an MkI although as PDA says it can be modeled as an MkII. The major problem is that it in 1/76 not 1/72 but you may be able to live with this!Keep our fingers crossed because in January I e-mailed Airfix and they indicated that it would be out in March (2010 one hopes!)

It has 10 extra pieces - could be just an extra spruce with the bits for the female spondons but whose knows. The artwork shows no silencer so they might have included the bafflers

If you really want to get a good start with WW1 tanks get the Whippet from Emhar

 

 



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Hi and Welcome!!!

On visiting the Model Show at the Fleet Air Arm Museum I noticed a distinct lack of the new Female MK1 on the Airfix stand ... mind I did also forget to ask them if they knew what was happening, sorry about that.

Good show though with some nice World War One tanks on show.

helen


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Think the last I heard on the Airfix Female was that it's coming out in March?

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MK1 Nut wrote:


Model Show at the Fleet Air Arm Museum
Good show though with some nice World War One tanks on show.

helen

Did you get any photos?

 



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Hi James

I'm afraid I didn't take my camera with me. I did try and get some pics with my camera phone but I could only manage a dark blurry image ... maybe use them for a guess the tank competition some time. smile

Helen xx


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So, sort of like 'Manyana' but without the same burning sense of urgency then?

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From what I can make out, the release date is 1st March. We can but pray !
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That's what Wonderlandmodels says.... although of course they've been wrong at least twice before!

New image here showing no raised detail (ie Mk 2 exhaust and roof hatch) aft of the cab.... fingers crossed!

http://www.airfix.com/airfix-products/new-models-for-2010/military-vehicles/a02337-wwi-female-tank-a02337/paints-and-accessories/

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James H


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Well, it certainly seems to exist. And they've decided that it's 1/76.

Their webmaster needs to brush up on the use of the apostrophe, by the way.



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That's interesting; the male version, which used to be HO/OO, and then 1/72, is now 1/76

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Here we go again 00 is a model railway scale used in the UK, HO is what the railway modellers in Europe model to. HO scale wise is smaller than OO.
As Airfix do a lot of kits etc for the railway lot hence the use of this odd scale. I don't think its 1:72 but nearer 1:76 or to be more accurate the scale is 4mm=1ft.
Confused????? I always have been.But I can't imagine what the PC brigade in Brussels must think about the 4mm=1ft bit perhaps its days are numbered!!!!

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Ah well you could say 1mm=76mm.....

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The very nice Mr. Hoyle at Airfix has now removed all the inappropriate apostrophes from the website.

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Showed as available (again!) on wonderlandmodels... maybe we're finally in luck? Or maybe i've just jinxed it again

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Hannants have it listed in the new arrivals.

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Nope, sorry chaps.

Hannants have the male listed in 'new arrivals'. The female is still in 'future releases'. And she is 'not currently available' on the Airfix site.

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Somebody knows something about the Western front-box?

Greetings,Hans.

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E-mailed Wonderland models yesterday and had a reply this morning - expecting them in two weeks time, but with a bit of luck sooner.

The giftset is anachronism-aplenty, if it comes with a base could be worth it for that, but the figures are 1914 style and would require a lot of work to be suitable for 1916

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If it is just the base you'd be interested in, Rob, you could try Amera, here:

http://www.amera.co.uk/product.php?range=s

It has been suggested that Airfix will be using Amera for the base anyway.

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Wow, many thanks for the link - came across a site similar to that (probably the same site actually) years ago but lost the link and been trying to find it ever since! Time to give my paypal account a hammering again...

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