AIRFIX - RE-RELEASE

ooohhh...nostalgia rush   

I have still got my original ones in the loft - sadly no box!!

Dave L

..Got all of mine boxed..!!!

Don't tell me....An elderly neighbour came round with this suitcase....

Saw these guys in a shop at the weekend....Must not buy....Must not buy!

Still got my childhood boxed Airfix soldiers with my model Airfix stuff i used to love the old artwork on these when i was little.

Did you know they changed all the artwork on Airfix to cut out all the battle scenes because they thought it to be bad taste that was in 1979/80
I didnt find out till years later but that was the time i went off them and got more into Action Man , must have been because of the military theme.

Still think those Action Boxes are brilliant the artwork was the nuts

Great stuff, funnily enough that very box (plus some of the others) arrived in the post today, great new box design the actual figures are not quite the same colours & the plastic is a lot tougher/.....the Commandos are a very dark green, the 8th Army, the British Infantry & the Paras are all brown/khaki ...all the same great detail

i will keep an eye out for that book any idea of the name ???

Thanks
Dan

yep airfix were great - used to spend hours setting them all up - if I was to collect anything else (apart from trainers and coats) it would be airfix soldiers

Just opened the new box of US Paras which has 13 different poses, unfortunately of the 14 figures 5 of the poses are missing ...best to hunt down a vintage set from ebay for all the poses & buy a new set for the ace box 

this one I have:
http://www.amazon.com/Airfix-Celebrating-Greates-Plastic-Products/dp/0007163703/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257304518&sr=1-4

Ooooh, this looks good too!
http://www.amazon.com/reader/1847970761?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sib_dp_pop_ex&page=14#reader_1847970761

I've got that one Baz...It's awesome!

Im getting it too  i love Airfix stuff im gonna dig my old soldiers out today as well

Might even show you a piccy of them

Now aint you a licky lot (lol)

Dan

gonna save up for those great books .....& I might get this, just for the sub-title   (maybe its the same book re-packaged .....for James May?)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Boys-Book-Airfix-Arthur-Ward/dp/0091928982/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257329081&sr=1-1

i got my airfix stuff in the loft .. with my planes and small buildings   must have a look up their one day ..

[image]..Hey Gang...seen these...
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-joshr2d2

Hey those are fantastic! i did have a few sets a while back, Ghurkas etc, but i ebayed them, was looking at original sets last week weirdly enough

might just have to invest in some of those, e models has all the current sets available

Bad influence this thread......just ordered British Paras, German Paras, 8th Army, US Paratroopers, German infantry...

I really hope Airfix continue with these and make all the other military sets, what a nostalgia trip all for a £5

if only i still had the 2 bucket fulls i had as a kid!!!!!!!