gamevender Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) This is the Monogram release of this venerable old kit. It has a 4 bladed prop, which was only used on later Brisfits with a different engine and the dual Lewis gun mount, which the gunners did not like as it was more difficult to swing around and bring to bear. All I did was add a basic interior and drill out the exhausts and guns. Even used the kit decals, which were easier to apply as the Monogram releases of these kits had the locator ribbing removed. Anyhoo, here 'tis. Edited May 19, 2019 by gamevender 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 State of the art back in the day, and still cleans up pretty nicely! Your build brought back a lot of fond memories, as I remember building almost all of the 1/48 Aurora biplanes; in my opinion, they were the best kits Aurora did...I kinda liked the raised lines depicting the decal placement, as Aurora decals were the worst, and I could paint the national insignia and rudder stripes. Does anybody else remember all that milky goop that used to come off of their decals when being immersed in water? You have done a great job on the old gal! Too bad no enterprising aftermarket firm didn't do upgrade/detail sets for the Aurora kits, as the airframes seemed to be pretty accurate. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheonix Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 That kit must have been found in a museum.... Never mind, you have turned it into a fine model which would grace any cabinet. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 That Looks really lovely ! I have an early boxing of it stashed somewhere, one of very few Aurora kits I have. But a Monogram issue of that kit is new to me - AFAIK, Monogram only ever reissued three of the WW I kits, in heavily reworked form, so I'd be very curious in seeing the box for this one if you still have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 1 hour ago, tempestfan said: That Looks really lovely ! I have an early boxing of it stashed somewhere, one of very few Aurora kits I have. But a Monogram issue of that kit is new to me - AFAIK, Monogram only ever reissued three of the WW I kits, in heavily reworked form, so I'd be very curious in seeing the box for this one if you still have it. Looks like Revell did, by the looks of this box art! Mike https://www.scalemodellingnow.com/hnaircraftkits-revell-bristol-f2b-fighter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempestfan Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 No, that should be Eduard plastic inside (confirms the Review). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamevender Posted May 22, 2019 Author Share Posted May 22, 2019 Checked. Sorry, it is just a very late Aurora release. The box looks like the Monogram ones, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Work In Progress Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 I've never seen one of those before. Great job and thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now