PetrOs Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Hello How is the quality of the Airfix's BAC 1-11 and Trident kits? I cant locate any review, sprue shot or similar online.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Hi, The last time Airfix released a new 1.144 airliner kit was over 25 years ago (I think it was the DC-10). Therefore they are all old tools, they tend to have raised panel lines. Most have seperate doors which never seem to fit very well without sanding and filling. Also expect some sink marks, especially those that have been re-released over the last couple of years. With effort thay can be built to a reasonable level. Here's a general sprue shot of an Airfix airliner (I don't have a Trident or 1-11 to hand). Here's my views on the two you mentioned. Trident 1C I've always liked this one. Overall shape is okay as is the fit with no real problems. It looks like a Trident and the offset nosewheels look about right. I used aftermarket BEA decals and it was one of the first airliners I used Halfords spray paint on. BAC 1-11 Not as good as the Trident as it has the blunt nose of the protoype. Also my one had quite a few sink marks and the aerials look a bit clunky. The raised panel lines on the wings seem a bit heavy too. One thing I did with this kit was to buy a 500 Series vac form fuselage from Welshmodels. Everything else was Airfix but I've since found out the wings are a little short. You can see the difference in the nose profile with the OOB Aer Lingus kit. Hope this was of some use. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrOs Posted August 9, 2008 Author Share Posted August 9, 2008 Thanks, helps me alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Nice models BAC!! I particularly like that Trident! The old Airfix kits are fairly basic, but with a bit of work they can turn out really well, as you've shown there! Keef Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 (edited) I started to built that Comet and I got into so much trouble with it that it went back into the box, I've done that very, very few times but this one drain my patience, the right side of the fuselage was bigger than the other one, manage to fix it so I taught until I applied the base coat, I then found out it still needed some work. But the mother of problems came to the wings to fuselage section . I just can't get the damn joint right, it's kind of recess and sanding is difficult. To make matters worst, the bloody thing is right there eyeballing me all the time... grrrrr Oh well, now I fell better,,, I'll give it a rest for a few weeks and like they say "if you fail, try & try again". T/care Jesse Edited August 9, 2008 by Jesse1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 I agree about the Comet wing to fuselage join. It takes an amount of work to get it together. Here's a sequence of photos of the one I did about 18 months ago. Just look at the filler on the first image! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse1 Posted August 9, 2008 Share Posted August 9, 2008 Very nice BAC, If I get it done half that good, I'll get drunk for a week and talk about it for months... Ok if I PM you if I need more info? Jesse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 I can get a spruce shot of the trident later if you want one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted August 11, 2008 Share Posted August 11, 2008 Gatwick Minatures (Same company as Two Six) do a resin replacement nose for the 111 that really improves the look. For theComet, I'm seriously considering grafting the nose from the Caravelle (anyone have a scrapper Caravelle fuselage they can spare? ) as it looks more like the proper shape than the Airfix (The Comet and Caravelle had the same nose shape) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Alpha Yankee Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Another note about the BAC 1-11, the wing fences for a production jet should be further inboard than those on the Airifx kit. There was an Article in Airline Modeller that had a template for the new fence and little article on the move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richellis Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Can any one do me scan as I'm doing a couple of 1-11 at the momant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLP Publishing Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Here's a photo of my BAC 1-11 build, showing where the wing fences should be on a production machine: I also (attempted to) fixed the nose, and added an APU exhaust on its bum. The other change you need to make is to fill in the leading edge landing lights, as apparently they didn't exist on production aircraft either. Full build thread on ARC. PM me your email address richellis, and I can send you a scan of the document in question. Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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