Obsession by Airfix?

I have had this obsession to acquire and paint up a set of Airfix WW2 1/32 scale figures since seeing a painted set on the interwebs years ago.

This began a multi-year challenge as I soon realized that these were out of print figures. I searched many websites and Amazon to see if I could buy a set or two. I even reached out to the manufacturer, Airfix – thru its US counterpart Horby Hobbies. No luck…until…

Around late 2021, I discovered that these 1/32 figure sets were on “Pre-order” on the Airfix website. I guess there was enough interest to fire up the old molds and print out some re-issue “original, not some foreign made knock-off” of these figures.

I soon got myself on the website’s notification list and waited. And waited. And waited some more, until around early 2022 when behold I received an email stating these were now in stock in the US, ready for shipping. I bit the bullet and purchased a set of each of the ones they had available – 5 different sets in all. Each retailing for $15.99. Pricey for little “army men” that I was used to paying $0.01 each growing up. I had to have the originals.

After they arrived on my doorstep, I opened the box and straight to my pile of shame they’ve sat until October of 2022. I got off my butt and plan to paint and based each of the sets. I will be showcasing them here as well as on my other socials (IG and YouTube) – I haven’t posted a YT video in so long on my other channel. See the PROJECTS page for more details.