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Airfix starter kits - 6 models £4.99 each Aldi Sun 13th Dec

£4.99 Aldi8 Dec 15

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RicardoFuller

7 Dec 15

Kits include glue brush and paints, can't find a cheaper price anywhere else. Models available to choose from - Cromwell MK1V Tank, RAF Red Arrows Gnat, Supermarine Spitfire, Curtiss Tomahawk, North American Mustang or Hawker Hurricane MK1

Great Stocking filler for Chrimbo

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chrisbass

7 Dec 15 13 #12

I think the design leaves a bit to be desired, some of them look a little plane

RicardoFuller to boringfrog

7 Dec 15 3 #2

Yes AIRFIX, why ???

All comments (36)

boringfrog

7 Dec 15 #1

Airfix?

RicardoFuller to boringfrog

7 Dec 15 3 #2

Yes AIRFIX, why ???

Jenn101

7 Dec 15 #3

Title a bit misleading? 6 models £4.99???

boringfrog to Jenn101

7 Dec 15 #6

You had misspelled the Title, that's all.

jayok

7 Dec 15 1 #4

£4.99 each

http://s12.postimg.org/v7210cmu5/aldi.jpg

sradmad

7 Dec 15 #5

good find op,hours of fun, heat

dossdes

7 Dec 15 #7

Awesome, used to have loads of air fix models hanging from my bedroom ceiling a few (OK 35) years ago. Will pick a couple up for old times sake. Cheers op

Jenn101

7 Dec 15 #8

I never, copied and pasted, title has now been corrected.... still heated though, still, 6 would be nice :wink:

airdsuk

7 Dec 15 1 #9

■ Set includes 4 x 3ml Humbrol water-based Acrylic Paint, Brush and Polystyrene Cement

Mr C

7 Dec 15 1 #10

Nice presents for kids that you don't like the father. He will end up making on Christmas day.

smckirdy to Mr C

8 Dec 15 #15

I think that kind of depends on the father, like lego these fall under the "just as fun as an adult" category for a lot of people. I know a lot of guys that are more into things like this now than they were as kids.

omgpleasespamme to Mr C

8 Dec 15 #19

And loving every minute... Bringing happiness to others is what Christmas is about and you're a shining example.

fatdeeman

7 Dec 15 #11

I used to absolutely love these when I was little but I started to realise that to do them "properly" you needed to use filler and airbrushes etc and even though I was unfairly comparing my work to that of adults I found it really disheartening and went right off it. Might have to give it another go!

Voted hot and recommended if your kids aren't really self critical and harsh on themselves lol!

chrisbass

7 Dec 15 13 #12

I think the design leaves a bit to be desired, some of them look a little plane

topazz to chrisbass

8 Dec 15 1 #22

Congratulations. You've had a twenty year wait but today, you finally get to use this gag. :smirk:

Ping Crosby

7 Dec 15 #13

Bet the Spitfires just fly off the shelves

Kecon

8 Dec 15 2 #14

Nice find.
More details here:
http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/cromwell-mkiv-tank-starter-set-1-76.html
http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/raf-red-arrows-gnat-starter-set-1-72.html
http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/supermarine-spitfire-mkia-starter-set-1-72.html
http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/curtiss-tomahawk-iib-starter-set-1-72.html
http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/north-american-mustang-iv-starter-set-1-72.html
http://www.airfix.com/uk-en/hawker-hurricane-mki-starter-set-1-72.html

jamgin

8 Dec 15 #16

Spitfire! Count me in.

Sadly when I was a kid we were that poor that I could never afford the paint for the models I built. :disappointed:

naughtybunnies

8 Dec 15 1 #17

No Fokkers!

sarabifran

8 Dec 15 #18

What age range are these good for?

Dr Zoidberg to sarabifran

8 Dec 15 #20

Realistically I'd say about 11 and up with adult help.
Some of the Airfix kits don't always fit together cleanly, in particular when you need to glue the two halves of the plane together around the cockpit you might find that it won't close up correctly. You need to trim a bit of the plastic off the cockpit to reduce width which can be tricky. Younger kids might struggle to see where the problem is and will need a sharp knife to fix it.

holdav

8 Dec 15 #21

Perfect, my dad has been obsessed with world of tanks and I wanted to get him an airfix tank! Thanks OP!

airdsuk to holdav

8 Dec 15 1 #26

If you are really good to him, you'd get a Tamiya kit :-)

sarabifran

8 Dec 15 #23

Thanks - will try to buy for teenage son in the hope that it will entice him away from the playstation!

toomanychoices to sarabifran

8 Dec 15 #24

Yeah, good luck with that........... :wink:

Jonj1611

8 Dec 15 #25

I remember Airfix back in the day, oh what a wonderous time it was, spending half the day trying to get glue off my fingers and the other half wondering why my aircraft when painted looked nothing at all like the picture :smiley:

repouk to Jonj1611

8 Dec 15 #28

Yup, Airfix was never the best quality!

Xbox or PC player? If he's on Xbox I probably know (of) him.

^ This.

wildswan

8 Dec 15 #27

Might be good to cement the bond between parent and child whilst building

louthepoo

8 Dec 15 #29

bought the red arrow for my lad recently, the paint that comes with it is crap, smears and streaks badly, the rest of it is good for the price

jonagon to louthepoo

8 Dec 15 #30

It's a brave new acrylic world.
Relieved to see the H&S brigade haven't denied us a fix of pear drop drops.

holdav

8 Dec 15 #31

Its 5 times more expensive, I have no idea about models, are they much better then?

repouk

8 Dec 15 #32

You can still get enamel paints.

jonagon

9 Dec 15 #33

Yeah, but the guy said he could never afford them. They were about 35p IIRC when acrylic were like £1.50 from GW.

repouk

9 Dec 15 1 #34

Get him this one: it's $14, so not 5x the price and the StuG is a very popular tank, this model is known for being kind to beginners or people just going back to the hobby (I think it's this one anyway!)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/German-Sturmgeschuetz-IV-Tank-Military/dp/B000LFWEWG

airdsuk

9 Dec 15 #35

pence ??? I remember 'em in Woolies in d.

holdav

9 Dec 15 #36

Thank you! Your help is appreciated!

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