Meatbox8

To be fair, though, it's quite hard to find reference material for the Spitfire.

Alas, I just don't have the room for starting 1/48th kits.

And I've just finished sanding down all those rivets on the Airfix kit. Would you believe it?

I'd love a Fairey Hendon and have been hoping Valom might consider it as it is more their kind of thing. Not much chance of Airfix covering it, alas.

What about the Italeri kit? Single and two-seater. It's a nice kit and readily available.

Maybe, but the Sea Vixen and Javelin only had single users.

Niche?

I have found some short run kits superior to the mainstream Airfix kits. The obvious example is AZ's Tempest V. Much better than the Airfix product.

I have the B.2 in the stash and it looks like a great kit.

I certainly hope any new Hurticane II kit is an improvement on their previous rendition.

I was always surprised that they didn't release a 1/72 Canberra B.2 back when they had their Canberra flurry. About a million and one markings options.

My 'solution' to this issue was to saw the canopy from the windscreen and pose it open, the hope being that this would detract from the fit issues. However, as the cockpit is devoid of anything in the way of realistic, detail I added an Aeroclub ejection seat and a scrounged and reshaped control panel and stick. This was my first attempt and sanding off all those rivets and rescribbing. I also, inadvertently, left the almost complete model under a hot lamp and the upper fuselage promptly melted! Plastic card came to the rescue (kind of).

I think some obvious new tool gaps in their range are the P-47, Hudson Boston/Havoc and Ju88. Personally, I'd like to see their Spitfire XII, Seafire, Sea Fury, Sea Vixen, Javelin, Anson and Walrus all scaled down even though I doubt it will happen. Nearly all their releases of types I would like are in the 'wrong' scale.

Very nice. The camouflage looks great. The spinner gives the type a much more sleek look.

What a lot of negativity. Makes you wonder why they bother.