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last updated 18/3/04
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AIRFIX (UK) - series 2
The first car to be issued in series 2 was one of my favorites - the MKIII Zodiac.It is easily mistaken for series 1 as it came in the same plastic bag and header card packaging as the rest of the series 1 models. All other series 2 kits came in cardboard boxes with great illustrations of the car on the front. It is believed that the Zodiac was meant to be in series 1 but because the Zodiac is a big car and therefore required more plastic to manufacture it had to be put into series 2, certainly it is no more detailed than most of the series 1 kits.Most other series 2 cars are more complicated than this one!
Many of the cars in this series feature opening bonnets with detailed engines, the Herald being a particularly good model with the full lift up front end of the original and even little tiny master cylinders, wiper motor etc. The only dissapointment about the Herald is its strange lack of the rubber bumpers of the original.
Some cars were promoted form series 1, including the Porshe Carrera 6 and Aston Martin which are common in series 2 but rare in series 1 if you see what I mean!
Most later issue cars were made in white plastic to make painting easier.
M205 to M212 were renumbered under the new system introduced in 1973 and the next year the Cortina, Mini, E type and Bond Bug were promoted to series 2 (see comments under series 1). I have never seen the series 2 versions of these and would love to see what the boxes were like, if you have one.
Since the early nineties the TR4a, MGB, Herald, Ferrari, Aston,Ford 3L, 917 and the Escort have been sporadically available as re issues.The molds for the Zodiac were altered for the Kustom Kar issue of the early 80s (see series 4) so no standard re issue is possible.
I am a bit vague as to when kits went out of production as I do not have a full run of catalogues so if you know, let me know!
LATEST UPDATES Andy Wakeford informs me that the M204C Triumph Herald was also briefly available in series 1, see Important Update under series 1.
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| Model No. | Approx. issue | Model | Rarity | Comments |
| M201C | 1963-71 | Ford Zodiac MKIII | 4 | Bagged not boxed |
| M202C | 1966-71 | Triumph TR4A | 3 | Airfix re issue available |
| M203C | 1966-71 | MGB Roadster | 2 | Airfix re issue available |
| M204C | 1967-71 | Triumph Herald | 3 | Airfix re issue in mid 90s |
| M205C (02405-7) | 1968-8? | Ferrari 250LM | 1 | Airfix re issue available |
| M206C (02406-?) | 1967-78 | Aston Martin DB5 | 3 | Airfix re issue available |
| M207C (02407-6) | 1967-78 | Porshe Carrera 6 | 3 | re numbering of M12C |
| M208C (02408-6) | 1968-7? | Mercedes 280SL | 3 | |
| M209C (02409-9) | 1969-8? | Ford 3L | 2 | Airfix re issue available |
| M210C (02410-9) | 1969-7? | Ford Escort (MKI) | 3 | Airfix re issue available |
| M211C (02411-2) | 1971-8? | Porsche 917 | 2 | Airfix re issue available |
| M212C (02412-5) | 1972-7? | Bugle Beach Buggy | 4 | |
| 02413-8 | 1974-76 | Bond Bug 700E | 5 | re numbering of M10C |
| 02414-1 | 1975 | Morris Mini Minor | 5 | re numbering of M4C |
| 02415-4 | 1975 | Jaguar E Type | 5 | re numbering of M5C |
| 02418-3 | 1975 | Ford Cortina Lotus | 5 | re numbering of M6C |
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Series 2