Airfix Buccaneer, It's in the shops Options

[Blacktjet]

Picked up one today and have noticed another error on the decal sheet. The RN version is supplied as XV344 (which I see has already been pointed out to be wrong anyway for that version) but the small white serials for the rear fuselage section don't even match (on mine at least). One is the 'correct' XV344 and the other is XV869! Given, its only a small decal and will probably not be noticed when on the finished model but it's a bit of a silly error no? Have I just got a duff sheet?

Other than that the kit looks alright, the new sprues look good quality, shame they couldn't re-vamp the older sprues as well but I guess that would require an expensive full re-tool. The canopy is quite poor as well IMO so I will need to change that if one is available.

Had not noticed that, mainly cos I shelved the kit untill I can get some new RN decals! At least XV869 was an S.2D! Well that's one decal less for Walrus to find, to do 020!

[Simon Cornes]

Model Art sheet 72033 had three S1s: XK533/LM/682 700Z NAS, XN953/E/109 800 NAS, XN965/LM/636 809 NAS White anti-flash scheme. This is the only one I can think of other than the Model Alliance one.

Thank you for that. I had a look at the Model Art sheet yesterday and, guess what, the only all white one is also the only all white one on the MA sheet! Taht is despite the fact that the Model Art info says that these are transition markings whilst the jet was going from one squadron to another and mentions the side number and LM tail codes in pale blue. You'd have thought Model Alliance could have been a bit more original!! I'm going loopy trying to sort out some anti flash white S1 markings!!! I know Richard Caruana did some for SAMI or MAMI or whatever but printing decals off the internet is too much of a black art for me!! Maybe Fantasy or Xtradecal can do one - with a full anti flash stencil set?