stevej60 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 (edited) HI folk's,if you are not of a certain age this won't appeal,there are some kit's long gone now which I built in my youth which among the many stick out in the memory as I thought at the time "This is my best build yet",the Airfix Banshee was one which I think must have been about 1979/80 just before Booze,Bikes and the ladies took over! When it arrived from King Kit and I opened the box I remembered how small it look's in the box but what we have is a nicely molded kit with delicate raised detail and despite the 1987 date useable decal's,there is a choice of a Marines recon version which requires surgery to add the long nose or a Navy version which is a much prettier option and the one I am going for.So a quickish OOB build and have some fun. Edited December 5, 2016 by stevej60 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodders154 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 I just built a Frog Wessex out of the box, it was fun, looking forward to your build. Rodders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Ramsden Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Steve, please could you measure one of the tailplanes for me? They are both missing from my kit. They look easy enough to scratch build and I've got a section of a plan but it's not to 1/72 scale. All I need is the length from the base to the tip - I can work the rest out from the plan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Yes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossofiron1971 Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Wow! There's a blast from the past, 13 years old during Summer Holiday as I reminisce, 45 years old now, where has it all gone.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 4, 2016 Author Share Posted December 4, 2016 57 minutes ago, Ivor Ramsden said: Steve, please could you measure one of the tailplanes for me? They are both missing from my kit. They look easy enough to scratch build and I've got a section of a plan but it's not to 1/72 scale. All I need is the length from the base to the tip - I can work the rest out from the plan. Will do at work now do it tonight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Looking forward to this one, as I've never seen the kit. You had me at "Airfix"! Regards, Adrian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted December 4, 2016 Share Posted December 4, 2016 Looks interesting! I love these nostalgia builds. Martian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Oh, yes. Exactly the same box art and decals as I remember from some thirty years ago. I built a fighter version of that kit for a friend and I have kept the nose and decals of a reconnaissance version, just in case. Happy modelling, Steve. Cheers Jure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Morning all,here we go,Ive cleaned up the fuselage sides and wings which have been glued along with the fuel tank's all fitted beautifully,cockpit is painted along with wheel,s and u/c legs when I get the light I will post some photo's. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 Hi folk's dropped everything planned for today's model time for this one so here's progress.A bit of detail painting of the wheels and intake inners. Cockpit painted tape belt's added and spare decals cut and applied. And into fuselage sides,decals added for a busy look. And after nose weight added fuselage joined.there is a gap inside the air intakes where they narrow into the wing which I filled with evergreen strip and have started to paint white.Thank's for popping in. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spadgent Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Office done, fuselage tidied and wings nearly on in one post. what is this magic? Looking GGGGGrrrrreat. John. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 It's USN and gloss dark sea blue. What's not to like? I built the Matchbox Panther back in the day, always meant to build one of these to go with it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jean Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Steve, it's fantastic to see this kit built again! Great choice! I remember vividly the day I got this kit, as it was the day of my first heart attack... caused by the sight of these few pieces of plastic floating in this huge box... I thought that over half the bits and pieces had been lost along the way... But I was nonetheless real happy when I admired the kit built and painted... OK, I was biased as there was so much to criticize... but I liked it. So have a lot of fun! JR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted December 5, 2016 Share Posted December 5, 2016 Never seen one moulded in grey before, all the ones I remember were blue. J 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 5, 2016 Author Share Posted December 5, 2016 2 hours ago, John said: Never seen one moulded in grey before, all the ones I remember were blue. J I remember it in blue too John,this is a Humbrol era boxing made in France hence the dull box top,I ordered a Sunderland at the same time and received another Humbrol boxing which was still in cellophane at at a cracking £12:99,as you can see gone is the white plastic we were used to But being a mid eighties boxing the molds were better than the current box contents which retail at £24:99! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victory-is-in-the-Kitchen Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 8 hours ago, stevej60 said: I remember it in blue too John,this is a Humbrol era boxing made in France hence the dull box top,I ordered a Sunderland at the same time and received another Humbrol boxing which was still in cellophane at at a cracking £12:99,as you can see gone is the white plastic we were used to But being a mid eighties boxing the molds were better than the current box contents which retail at £24:99! Ah... takes me back to heading down the local model shop with my old man and looking at all kits lined up on the shelves. Thanks for bringing back great memories on my boring commute to the office! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 (edited) Hi all,got the airframe cleaned up and just a little flexi filler ti run into the wing/fuselage join,the inserts fitted beautifully.two days and ready for primer! Loving this one the missus was asking if I wanted a kit for xmas and much as I hate not getting one from my great LMS I'm toying with a couple more from KK got my eye on the Douglas Skyray and Panavia MRCA from AIrfix rather than a shake and bake new tool something. Edited December 6, 2016 by stevej60 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jure Miljevic Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I suppose there are still some Airfix nostalgia kits on your shelf, Steve? I am asking because it does not seem this one will keep you occupied for much longer, if you keep up that pace. Cheers Jure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 2 hours ago, Jure Miljevic said: I suppose there are still some Airfix nostalgia kits on your shelf, Steve? I am asking because it does not seem this one will keep you occupied for much longer, if you keep up that pace. Cheers Jure None in the stash Jure,in fact I'm at the stage of "buy to build" as I'm now out of kit's but as mentioned I have a couple more in mind from this era of Airfix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jure Miljevic Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 Sounds like a very reasonable policy. Keep up the good work. Cheers Jure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 6, 2016 Share Posted December 6, 2016 I'm enjoying watching this, yup, got one among my stuff too. All tips greatfully accepted. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Hi folk's,I've fitted the u/c doors and hook also filled the seams along the wing's. As you can see there are no wheel well's to speak of which Airfix seemed to do with a few kit's of this era. the top wing/fuselage joins were fine just needing a bit of liquid poly running along the seam.A dry run shows a decent cockpit glazing fit. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Hi all,an early finish from work so got an hour at the table and base coat applied. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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