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Subject: [Leica] Airfix
From: philippe.orlent at pandora.be (Philippe Orlent)
Date: Fri May 13 03:24:07 2005

I always preferred Tamiya.


> From: Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp@gmx.de>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 11:14:43 +0200
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: [Leica] Airfix
> 
> Hello Feli,
> Airfix are back again (with Heller of France) and have a new management.
> They recently introduced quite a few new kits and were well represented
> at the N?renberg Toy Fair.
> They had big problems after a fire a few years ago in Hull and also had
> licensing and ownership problems, something to do with Humbrol/Heller
> and some investment group IIRR.
> Many of the old kits have been re-introduced but, unfortunately, not
> re-tooled. Latest additions are new models of a WWII GMC truck, Jeep and
> trailer, Churchill Crocodile, Sherman Crab in 1/72, a DUKW in 1/35. Also
> various new aircraft kits and the QM2 Liner. Not quite up to the
> standard of detail of Revell Germany offerings (they are also gradually
> re-releasing the Matchbox 1/76 series) but pretty good.BTW the open
> cabbed Airfix GMC is an excellent kit.
> cheers
> Douglas
> PS just finishing off the Revell 1/72 FAMO half-track, a superb kit!!
> 
> Feli wrote:
>> 
>> On May 12, 2005, at 11:47 PM, John Lee wrote:
>> 
>>> Daniel,
>>> It's Revell and I believe they are now a part of Monogram.
>>> Cheers,
>>> John
>> 
>> 
>> Is Airfix still around?
>> 
>> feli
>> 
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