You know, I know we would like to have a nice, 21st c. updating of these kits, but there's still a very strong argument, in my humble opinion only, for trotting these old things out: they're cheap, and a young modeler can tackle them without too much fuss. My son's first kits that he built on his own were Airfix Albatros D.V, Roland C.II, and Aichi D3A1 Val. Those were great, inexpensive kits for getting him introduced to the hobby, and I'd bet they'd still be good for that purpose today.
An online modeling friend mused about this on another forum, he grew up on a diet of Matchbox, Airfix, and the occasional Revell kit. They were simple, inexpensive, and he could do them on his own. As we've gotten older, and more skilled, AND have more pocket money, we've bought increasingly more difficult and expensive kits. I'm hoping Airfix producing these and all of those starter packs are going to help introduce some young folks to our hobby. My sadness is that they'll hardly ever be seen on my side of the pond.
Off my soap box now, . . . next!!!
Warren