Wow! Those are sweet, especially considering how long they've been around. :)

DANG! when i was a kid ALL the variety and toy stores had models. i figured instead of buying online...to go the store and see what they have. tough nuts, man...can't find them on any shelves...and if i do its some sci-fi thingy. guess kids dont build models anymore... that's kinda sad. guess i will give the hobby shop a whirl and hope i am not dissapointed by them either.

Airfix newsletter that just came out...they have LW, RAF, & USAAF crews. so if you are building a scene around an AC on the ground..there ya are.

Cheers for the heads up bobby. These sets are all brilliant as I said in previous post. They really do set a scene if you have any 1/72 aircraft built with gear down.

Also heads up there are Russian pilots and ground crew available from a Russian manufacturer:

Cant comment on the quality of these guys though
Edit: Sorry that link was for 1/48 scale. For 1/72 Russians this looks good:
http://www.modelhobbies.co.uk/shop/s...l-p-18002.html

for that realistic flying image
 

check this out!! I am going to use these when i do my "scene". makes it look like the prop is spinning! comes in different scales too.

http://www.propblur.com/Home_Page.php

found this guy on ebay that has vintage kits and figures...and some decals. some cool stuff. and i am sure there are more like him too. some of the stuff are ac you probably cant find...so worth a look.

http://shop.ebay.com/mrairfix/m.html?_npmv=3

Cool! Good find, lots of interesting stuff there.

As a kid i always used to love making (more like watching actually) the old airfix models with my dad. Used watch in awe as they went from a simple half fuselage to a complete aircraft. Used to let my imagination go wild when they were hanging from the ceiling.

Back in the good old days.....

Nowadays i have the corgi diecast ones, no fun in making them but damn expensive. Worth every penny though as they look superb, many of them that i have are limited edition and the one i have the most of are naturally the hawker hurricane :D heres a couple of pics of some of them -

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...83/35308fv.jpg

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...83/32601sv.jpg

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...83/32601nn.jpg

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3/32601S35.jpg

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...83/35501fv.jpg

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...3/35501sv1.jpg

http://i809.photobucket.com/albums/z...983/35501c.jpg

Foz...those are awesome!! dont let anything happen to them!! as the years go by those will be real keepsakes ( let alone worth some serious cash). I had a truckload of matchbox, corgi, ect....my mother gave to my @#$%ing cousin!!! i loved airfix....and there was another company that made ww1 fighters with plastic frames and you glued rice paper on and after you shrank it...looked so cool. wish i couls find those ( or even remember the name of the company).
Panther...yes indeed, there is a ton of great models there...oldies. got my eye on several...and they are reasonably priced too...only problem almost feels like a shame to build a kit that has lasted that long....but i think i would get over it...

how to make a mossie...
 

go to the bottom of the page...they make it look so easy.

http://www.airfix.com/airfix-product...ge=&sortorder=