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Email from Airfix, my one is ready to be dispatched. 😁

They haven't visited the Ulster Aviation Society since the Buccaneer scan.

Nope

The one he is working on has a lot of domed rivets but it's not 1/24th scale.

Just a pity they didn't include Adam "Paddy" O'Hares name on the sheet, 2022 display pilot and a mate 😉

Looks identical to the Duxford one. 2022-10-23_07-41-34 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

Now in stock with Airfix, my one is on its way. 😀

Very nice 😀and good to see the Airfix kit, it's still a lot better shape than the Hobbyboss thing.

Apart from seat belts if you don't want to use the supplied decals you need nothing to add.

The new tool Airfix Buccaneer finished as S.2D XN981 ,809 NAS, HMS Ark Royal . Built straight from the box using Hataka and Tamiya paints. a fantastic kit to work on ,the only fit problem was ejection pin marks on the inner tailplane surfaces. Having helped with the development of this kit since the original scanning of XV361 at the Ulster Aviation Society it has been a brilliant feeling getting one completed. IMG_20220817_191852 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220817_191907 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220817_191632 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220817_191727 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220817_191602 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220817_191523 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220817_191506 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr 2022-08-17_09-29-06 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

No internal seating and it looks very much like a scaled down Trumpeter 1/35th, personally for the options provided I would stick with the Italeri ( where's Airfix when you need them😜😂)

The Martel screen is provided on sprue A

S.2B is the RAF variant, S.2C and D RN that carried the overall EDSG scheme.

Shame it's not Adams name on there as he's this years pilot and a good mate. Keith Watson is still the teams SENGO this year.

Has it Saintys or Adam O'Hares name on the sheet?

XV361, rear of housing. 51202700848_e29769d6e3_b by Tony Osborne, on Flickr 51203564460_e365ac97e8_b by Tony Osborne, on Flickr 51203564460_e365ac97e8_b by Tony Osborne, on Flickr 51203564360_b9007833b9_b by Tony Osborne, on Flickr Airfix 1/72 "C" 2022-08-08_06-08-25 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr Airfix 1/72 "B" 2022-08-08_06-07-55 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

They got that wrong, it is produced in India and says so on the box, the 24th Spitfire is being produced in the UK.

As a B photos show XW527 as having the RAF arrestor hook housing with the flare launchers , this housing is not included with the kit only the FAA version.

For the instrument panels there are sixteen seperate parts with raised dials, switches, screens etc to fit on and around the tub along with a similar number of decals, to replace them with aftermarket will mean removing every bit of 3d moulded detail. Full seat harness are provided by very nicely printed decals that are suggested to add onto foil before fitting. IMG_20220808_165839 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220808_165820 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220808_165830 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

2022-08-08_03-00-45 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

You need to change the arrestor hook housing to the RAF standard one with the flare/chaff boxes. Honestly I would just build this one as Fleet Air Arm and wait for the RAF specific release as apart from the RAF specific parts you will also get the decal sheet with every stencil you could want.

No, it's from India using a new type of plastic for the factory.

OK it's here and it's stunning. On opening the box there are three large bags containing the rather large dark grey sprues. Bag 1 containing sprues A and B, bag 2 sprues C and D, bag 3 sprues E,G an H with the clear sprue double bagged in a semi-detached section. The instruction booklet is 36 pages with 171 build sections, there are also the four colour schemes and a stencil sheet, the decal sheet is by Cartograph and is fantastic covering every single stencil needed. The plastic is harder than usual and detail is some of the finest I have seen on ANY kit from any manufacturer. The photos below will speak for themselves. IMG_20220805_144043 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_143526 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_144003 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_144020 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_143630 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_143604 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_143947 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_143921 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_143736 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_143256 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_143423 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_151838 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_151849 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_151901 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_151904 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_151858 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_151909 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152030 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152036 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152054 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152102 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152116 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152226 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152232 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152250 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152247 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152307 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152310 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr IMG_20220805_152436 by Tony Osborne, on Flickr

My two have just been delivered, I'll do a bit of an inbox photo review later. They look superb, crisp dark grey plastic, very fine detail, individually bagged sprues, has to be best Airfix kit ever.

There won't be a release with the white undersides, this tooling is for versions with the noise reducing faring only, C/D navy in this boxing and B RAF to follow.