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  1. Jeep Quicksand Concept (J6038) Airfix Quickbuild Range The Quicksand is a concept car developed by Jeep’s head designer, who was given a free hand and a healthy dose of psychedelics from the looks of the result. It’s a cross between a cross-country mud-plugger and a wall-climbing hotrod, with a great deal of emphasis on the hotrod side of things, and plenty of bling present. It exists in the real-world, and is based upon a Jeep Wrangler, although nothing about it remains standard. It is powered by a monstrous 6.4-litre 392 Hemi crate engine that outputs an impressive 485BHP, and it exhausts through a pair of ridiculous trumpet-style downpipes that drop out of the engine compartment behind the front wheels, which is totally impractical if you live in the real world. The short journey from the cylinder to fresh air makes for a raucous ride, but there is a switch somewhere that diverts the gases through an alternative exhaust via a muffler to keep the racket down. All the panels have been reshaped, the detachable roof has been chopped in a ‘50s hotrod style, and there’s a winch hidden away inside a fake fuel tank between the front rails, and a towing strap secreted inside a replica para-pack box, giving a distinct nod to dragster racing. A further nod is made where the car meets the tarmac, with massive 37” tyres at the rear, and smaller 32” tyres that are 5” narrower than the rears. It isn’t going to reach the showrooms any time soon, as it’s a pig to drive because of its concept heritage, and I’ll bet it’s hardly frugal with the motion lotion either. The Kit this is a Quickbuild kit from Airfix’s fun range that provides access to realistic-looking models without the need for tools other than perhaps a pair of tweezers to accurately place the stickers. This is a new tooling with 49 parts, and arrives in one of their orange boxes with a hanging-loop included in the top should the retailer wish to display them on a carousel. Inside is a bag of parts in tough ABS plastic with the clear part in the smaller second bag, a sheet of stickers and an A3 fold-out instruction sheet printed in colour on both sides. The parts are in four colours with black for the underbody and tyres, red and silver for the interior, and gold for accent parts. The sprue-bound wheels have flexible rubber tyres are on their own sprue, as are the air intakes on the bonnet, and another short sprue holds the two small wing mirrors. Construction begins with the floor pan, which has two inner door panels with stylised and perforated silver door cards, then the bright red seats and rear door interior slot into place in the cab, then two blocks with the ridiculous exhausts moulded-in are pushed into the area beneath where the engine will go. A red dashboard, centre console and black steering wheel are inserted into the front of the interior, and a red floor covers the rear of the cab. The roll cage is made up of three parts interlinked and inserted into the rear of the cab, then the model is flipped to add the axles and drive shafts in black, with gold suspension parts. Here, my sample had two of the same type, when they should be different shapes, but I left the incorrect one out to complete the review. Check yours however, just in case mine isn’t a one-off. An inverted T-shaped part supports the front suspension coils, and the engine has two banks of four trumpets slotted into holes before it is popped over the blocks that have the exhausts moulded into them. The bodyshell sides are clipped to the sides of the body after installing the glazing, and at this stage they’re a little prone to coming off, but other parts secure them in place later. Three stickers portray the cross-braces on the clear roof, then it’s time to add the frame around it along with the bonnet frame, which has a pair of round wing mirrors inserted into oval holes in the sides. The grille and faux tank are added to the front, and the rear door with para-pack closes up the rear, with a pair of circular sections of the red part projecting through and forming the rear light clusters. All that’s left to do now is put the wheels on, and here the kit diverges from reality by providing you with four identical tyres that slip over two different types of hubs, adding gold centres that go some of the way to making them look different enough. Markings The sticker sheet is nicely printed, and provides a set of brash flames that cover the sides and bonnet of the vehicle, which as we all know makes the car go faster. Stickers are included for the headlights, indicators, and fuel-cap like details on the rear pillars. There is also a tiny logo and two sections of treadplate for the rear. Conclusion It’s a marmite car to be sure, and I’m on the ‘meh’ side of the fence, but it’s a nicely engineered model that can be built quickly, dismantled, and remade whenever you fancy, and is surprisingly petite but rugged. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  2. QuickBuild Coca Cola Beetle (J6048) QuickBuild Coca Cola Volkswagen Camper Van (J6047) Airfix Quickbuild Range Airfix released a new range of easy-build kits some years ago that combine the looks of a model kit with the ease of assembly of a Lego block construction toy, with large self-coloured parts and stickers that add quite a bit of realism to the finished model/toy. As well as aircraft the range includes tanks and vehicles, with re-releases in different schemes and with new stickers opening up new markets. Each kit arrives in a bright orange box with CGI artwork and a quick breakdown of parts on the rear. A small tab holds the flaps closed on the end-opening boxes, and inside you will find a single or double bag of parts in high impact plastic, the stickers for markings, and an A3 instruction sheet printed in colour on glossy paper with easy to follow steps. Originally released in Flower Power boxes they have now been re-released in a licencing tie up with Coca Cola. QuickBuild Coca Cola Beetle (J6048) This gem of WWII engineering that stood the test of time, and more commonly known as the Beetle was a design classic. This big pile of 33 parts builds up into a very nice looking rendition, which you then cover in stickers unless flowers and hearts and mandalas upset you for some reason. Moulded primarily in red with sand-coloured interior, grey chassis and silver hubcaps, it fits together in 32 steps plus the stickers with the hubs, hub caps, tyres and clear lights arriving attached by single gates to mini-sprues. They're easy to cut or twist off and the marks are difficult to see whether you cut or twist, so don't worry yourself too much about it. The similar-looking side panels have L and R on the insides, and a few sand filler bricks fit inside the otherwise empty bonnet/hood, which even though it isn't an opening feature, still has a spare tyre moulded inside. The glazing is all together in a single part that attaches to the inside of the roof before it is fixed to the lowers. The wheels have squishy rubberised tyres that fit over the hubs, with the caps fitting by friction in much the same way as the real thing. They're free-wheeling once you've clicked them into position on the axles that are moulded into the chassis. The stickers are fun, printed on a clear sheet and pre-cut to size with a small overhang past the printed area. The instructions show you where to put them, but as it's yours you can put them anywhere you like! QuickBuild Coca Cola Camper Van (J6032) This one's a rather large one with 42 parts, and comes in a slightly deeper box for that very reason. The camper van is a big vehicle, and the parts count is high as evidenced by the two pictures of parts that are below. It is moulded in black for the chassis, engine and pop-up top, red for the lower body, white for the upper body and roof, plus clear for all the windows and headlamp insert. There's even two of the front-mounted VW logos in case you lose one which could be harder than it sounds as they clip in really tightly. After the chassis is completed with its engine insert and pulley sticker the sides are made up with overlapping glazing panels keeping things together, and when you insert the two sides it traps the engine hatch so that it can hinge open and closed. The front and rear panels are both laminated to continue the two-tone look and then everything is locked in place by the roof with its pop-up top that turns the van into a camper van in short order.. A pair of bench seats and a steering wheel sticker finish off the inside and then it's time to make up the wheels with orange hubs, cream caps and black rubbery tyres that clip onto the axle parts. Again the sticker sheet contains the Coca Cola markings. Review samples courtesy of
  3. Jumping into this GB really just to knock out hopefully a quick build. Bought in quantity (10+!) from HomeBargains a while back for £2.99 each as starter kits (suggestions for use of all those little paint pots and glue??). Spitfire in all guises are understandably well covered in this GB and in general so I am not looking for anything out of the ordinary here as the type is not my area of knowledge either. However I did buy the Xtradecals sheet for the 1a with 9 options - just to decide which one. May research the individual aircraft and pilot stories to get inspiration. Obligatory shots earlier yesterday Progress by close of play ... You cant see much inside....... Any way I like the external painting and finishing stage best, so looking get the fuselage closed up today.
  4. Jaguar I-Pace eTrophy (J6033) Airfix Quickbuild Jaguar, like a lot of car companies are moving toward electric vehicles (EV) and away from Internal Combustion Engined (ICE) power for their future ranges in an effort to cut down the emissions to those of the power-stations that will hopefully get more efficient (i.e. less polluting), or be replaced by renewables over time. There’s no such thing as a free lunch, so while they’re touted as zero emissions, that only relates the vehicle whilst driving which we would all do well to remember. It has a range of around 230 miles between charges, which is pretty good for an EV. Jaguar have created a tweaked racing version called the eTrophy for the burgeoning electric-only racing series that is becoming popular now, and a group of race prepared I-Pace Jags form part of the additional entertainment that surrounds the main Formula E races. This may seem frivolous on the face of it, but racing has always been the melting pot for pushing technology and improving all facets of motor vehicle production, with little reason to assume this will be any different. Hopefully the break-throughs made with these races will find their way into the electric vehicles of tomorrow. Sorry about the rambling intro – this is a Quickbuild kit from Airfix’s fun range that provides access to realistic-looking models without the need for tools other than perhaps a pair of tweezers to accurately place the stickers. This is a new tooling with 40 parts, and arrives in one of their orange boxes with a hanging-loop included in the top should the retailer wish to display them on a carousel. Inside are two bags of parts in tough ABS plastic with the clear parts in the smaller second bag, a sheet of stickers and an A3 fold-out instruction sheet printed in colour on both sides. The parts are in three colours with black for the underbody, wheels and tyres, white for the interior and sky blue for the body panels. The sprue-bound wheels have flexible rubber tyres also on their own sprue, and another short sprue holds the two small wing mirrors. Construction starts with the floor and axles, then adds arches in blue, the front lights and supports for the grille, the interior in white, with the dash having a number of stickers to improve the detail. The front bumper is clipped onto the front to allow the glazing part to cover the interior, which is in turn covered by the rear boot lid, spoiler, then over the course of the next page the remaining body panels are clicked into place. The tyres slip over the wheels, a spoiler slots into two holes in the rear window, then you’re onto the stickers of which there are quite a few. My sample were a little susceptible to scratches removing the printing, so take care when you’re handling them. They all go down well with the big Jaguar emblem on the rear side panels being the hardest to do well. You might find yourself left with a white text Jaguar sticker at the end, which is hidden under the spoiler and is hard to see on the instructions. It took me a minute to find it by looking for an arrow with 24 on it. Conclusion I like these kits, and my son does too. His little eyes lit up when I showed him the box the other day, and I’m sure it’ll be played with a lot like the others he’s got. It won’t stay together long as he’s a destructive little blighter, but it’s a piece of cake to put back together again, and you soon won’t need the instructions once you’re familiar. Highly recommended. Review sample courtesy of
  5. Their QuickBuild VW Bug was really nice so I'm expecting good things from this one: https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/AXJ6017
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