Airfix releases for 2005 -- anyone seen 'em yet?

Airfix promised to release a Sherman Crab and Churchill Crocodile
kit in 1/76th (which they daftly call 1/72nd these days) this
year, I think in July.

Has anyone seen hide or hair of either of these promised releases
yet?

I expect they will be based on the the dreadful Sherman and not-
so-dreadful Churchill kits, but I still maintain the tiny glimmer
of hope that they might have re-tooled both.

Imagine the novelty of being able to get an accurate Sherman I in
1/76th for cheap.

All the best,

John.

While I haven't seen them in person I've seen photos and read the
reviews...they're simply the old kits, each with an added sprue.
Reports are that Airfix will not be doing any new small scale vehicle
kits and are instead considering additional "conversions." They're
newly announced efforts are a 1/48 Canberra, a 1/72 Nimrod and another
Wallace and Grommit kit. Previously announced and in the pipeline are a
RNLI boat and the eagerly awaited 1/72 TSR

Mark



In article <Xns971B7DA20D647BaldHeadedJohn.DeleteThis@216.196.109.145>, John D
Salt wrote:

> Airfix promised to release a Sherman Crab and Churchill Crocodile
> kit in 1/76th (which they daftly call 1/72nd these days) this
> year, I think in July.
>
> Has anyone seen hide or hair of either of these promised releases
> yet?
>
> I expect they will be based on the the dreadful Sherman and not-
> so-dreadful Churchill kits, but I still maintain the tiny glimmer
> of hope that they might have re-tooled both.
>
> Imagine the novelty of being able to get an accurate Sherman I in
> 1/76th for cheap.
>
> All the best,
>
> John.