Authentic Airliners BAC 1-11, 1/144 resin and etch kit Options

[richellis]

Authentic Airliners 1/144 BAC 1-11 500 resin kit
Complete resin kit with etch parts

The BAC 1-11 is a twin jet short to medium haul airliner, launched in 1961 it is powered by 2 Rolls-Royce Spey engines. The 500 is the longest of the 1-11 family and has an increased wing span, and longer fuselage.
It has been used by many airlines all over the world, and is well catered for with aftermarket decal makers.

This kit was well packed in a sturdy box, with plenty of bubble wrap. Smaller parts are bagged, and the very small delicate bits are in a little matchbox. The fuselage is split into 3 parts, as per a number of their kits so that common parts do not have to be recast.

The resin is of a high quality and is well cast - very crisp with no bubbles. The airframe is detailed with very nice fine panel lines. There is a high level of detail on the fuselage parts, which includes doors, and cockpit windows, and there are location tabs for the wings, and tail to locate to the fuselage for strong join.

The rear section has the air stairs cast separately, and inside the fuselage is a nicely cast door, with the handrails on the etch sheet. This is a nice detail to the kit, and it can be built deployed or closed.

the wings and T tail are well done, and have nice thin trailing edges, with the rudder as a seperate part. There is some flash on the tail, but its minor and a quick flick with a scalpel will see it sorted.

The engines are cast in 2 parts, and the fan detail at front and rear of the engine is commendably fine.

The undercarrage is cast in resin, and I hope this will take the weight of the resin model. There is some minor flash on the more delicate bits, and some care will need to be taken removing some of the smaller parts as they look quite fragile.

There is a small photoetch fret that includes the antenna, wing fences and the handrails for the rear airstairs, which is a nice addition to a limited run kit of this type.

Conclusion
This is a nice kit and the resin is well cast with no bubbles or miscast parts. There is minimal flash, and what there is will be easy to deal with. It is a well thought out kit with regard to the moulding tabs that need removing, making it easy to do with a razor saw, and a bit of careful sanding will reduce the need to use filler.

The shape of the aircraft looks to be very good to me. I would recommend this kit as a good starting point if you have not done one before. Again, there were no instructions in my kit, but give the simple construction, it is not that hard to work out! It would have been nice to have decals included, together with some window/door/details, but given the proliferation of schemes available as aftermarket, their ommission keeps the cost down, and gives the modeller the option of spending the money saved on decals that he/she DOES want

A highly recommended kit.

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This post has been edited by richellis: Jul 26 2010, 10:28 AM