Jeddahbill Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 (edited) Greetings! Recently completed build of the vintage Airfix Dornier 217J-1 night fighter from the 1978 kit. I purchased this kit from the Ahmad Jamal toy store in Riyadh in 1984 during my Saudi expat years, I think I paid 8 Riyals. Plenty of raised surface details and poorly fitting parts! Very much out of the box build with just a few small enhancements. 40 year old decals had to be drenched in direct sunlight, but went down very well. While not up to the current standards, I like the challenge of these old kits. Many thanks for having a look, questions and comments always welcome. Cheers, Bill Edited June 21, 2020 by Jeddahbill 49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Russell Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Nice work 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 A superbly finished example of the 'Luftwaffe's famous(?) nightfighter' ! Well done with the ancient decals too. I'd probably have junked them without thinking, but they look great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Very clean and tidy modelling here. The canopy frame and the drilled gun barrels are exceptionally well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Great job on the ancient Airfix ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 That's turned out really well, old kit or not. Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Law Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Well done for such an old kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natter Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 That's a challenge you have risen to rather well, and the black finish is flawless. Top job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_Ukraine Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Excellent job on an oldie! And that black finish is perfect! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted June 21, 2020 Share Posted June 21, 2020 Well done. A silk purse from a s .. Oh! Hang on. You got that in Riyadh didn't you ? That was the wrong analogy to choose. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share Posted June 21, 2020 Thanks everyone for having a look and commenting! More recent kits are so very much better - I had this old kit sitting with me for decades and it was less of a struggle than I initially anticipated. I used Tamiya gloss black in a rattle can. It was very glossy and the decals went down easily, no silvering. Sealed everything with a clear flat spray. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booty003 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 That is a really great build and finish on the old Airfix kit. Nightfighters are so menacing to look at - something really appealing about them. Superb job on the canopy as well - nice, sharp lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amos brierley Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Really good effort, 👀 looks like the 35 or so years was worth the wait. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Lovely old school build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted June 23, 2020 Author Share Posted June 23, 2020 Many, many thanks for all of the kind comments! Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adey m Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 You are the man for bringing these old Airfix kits to life Bill. Superb. regards, adey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 6/23/2020 at 10:35 AM, adey m said: You are the man for bringing these old Airfix kits to life Bill. Superb. regards, adey I do very much like the old Airfix kits, they were my introduction into modelling and hold a special place with me. The newer kits are more accurate, better designed, and generally well made - but they were not part of my introduction into scale models. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Looks great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Doesn't look like an old kit to me. Nice one👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Excellent result... Decals look fine, the bluetac against a window job usually does it.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Another top job on an Airfix oldie,great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 All considered, that's come out very nicely indeed. Great job! I built the E variant back in the 1980s! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Great work on that old kit, really nice work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeddahbill Posted June 27, 2020 Author Share Posted June 27, 2020 Many thanks for the kind words on this old Airfix kit! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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