Many of you recall a year or so back i built and finished the Airfix 72nd scale Buccaneer. Those of you who followed the build progression probably remember that i had fit issues between the instrument panel dash, and the windscreen. At the time, i thought it was something of an oversight and while i was able to make it work, i thought Airfix was asleep at the switch.
Fast Forward to late 2022.
I have a second Buccaneer going into paint (funny story), and time came to install the windscreen.
In a nutshell... i was flat out wrong.
The second instrument dash installed exactly per the kit instructions, and fit fine.
At this point, while allowing the suspense to build.... i used the NewWare Models NWAM0742 mask set this time, instead of Eduard. This is just me, but based on my experience using both Eduard and NewWare masks, given the choice i'll use NewWare. If you haven't had a chance to compare them to some Eduard masks, you should.
This is the inside of the windscreen, masked and painted with the NewWare set.
And now... the big finish.
The Airfix Windscreen fits as perfectly as anyone could expect.
So, this experience just re-enforces my feelings towards the kit, which are very very positive. Airfix knew exactly what they were doing; i did not. Thought it was important to pass on my findings and set the record straight.
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