 Airfix SB2C, comments? |
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 Mar 9 2010, 09:59 PM
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Old Hand  Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 11-December 09 From: Michigan, USA Member No.: 5,402  |
Any comments on this kit would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Mar 9 2010, 10:10 PM
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Know-it-all  Group: Members Posts: 3,962 Joined: 26-March 07 From: Dunfermline Member No.: 30 |
Old, rivetty and underscale.
The Academy kit is far better |
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Mar 9 2010, 10:24 PM
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Know-it-all Group: Members Posts: 2,353 Joined: 31-March 07 From: Falkirk Member No.: 91 |
I built one about a year ago, using parts from these 2 incomplete kits:
 Fairly typical mid-period Airfix, plenty of rivets and the perforations in the dive brakes are moulded as raised circled:  It was designed with folding wings as an option but there's no detail at all in the wing fold:  The only place I found a problem with fit was at the rear of the wing centre section, as shown here:  You get a good selection of weapons and the kit builds up nicely but you can't really display it with the gunner's canopy open and, as Dave says, it's not exactly state of the art. John This post has been edited by John: Mar 9 2010, 10:26 PM |
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Mar 9 2010, 10:31 PM
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Obsessed member  Group: Members Posts: 510 Joined: 11-May 07 Member No.: 264 |
QUOTE (Irishgreek @ Mar 9 2010, 09:59 PM)  Any comments on this kit would be appreciated. Thanks. I enjoyed building it in the Late 60's. Can't say I'd bother now. |
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Mar 9 2010, 11:10 PM
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Obsessed member Group: Members Posts: 529 Joined: 21-June 07 From: North Herts Member No.: 482 |
As others have said, it's a bit old and rivity but fine for a bit of non 'AMS' weekend fun....
     Cheers! |
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Mar 10 2010, 02:24 AM
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Old Hand Group: Members Posts: 260 Joined: 11-December 09 From: Michigan, USA Member No.: 5,402 |
Just thought I would ask about it, because I have never had it and saw it 'highlighted' as a new boxing on the Airfix website.
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Mar 10 2010, 01:05 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 31 Joined: 20-June 08 From: Buenos Aires, Argentina Member No.: 3,079 |
Bought one last year on eBay to reproduce the blue one with orange band as I had built as a kid.
Building got stalled when I noticed the landing gear well should actually end some 4/5mm outboard. Still trying to figure out how or if I will correct it. Just a nostalgia build on my part. If you want an accurate one, go for the Academy kit. Cheers, Jorge. |
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