Rb277170 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Looks like Airfix are re introducing their Trident 1 as part of their Airfix Classics range . The other airliner this year seems to be the HP42 .. looks like it’s the old red square BEA livery version . Was the first airliner kit I ever got as a boy probably aged 6 ! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 18 minutes ago, Rb277170 said: The other airliner this year seems to be the HP42 .. looks like it’s the old red square BEA livery version . Loved the thought! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 That would be an interesting "What If....?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Yes me too, this was the first ever Airfix aircraft kit i ever built ,in the mid 60s .Looking forward to seeing it again ,hopefully in its original livery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britman Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I wonder if Ray at 26decals had a nod on the Trident from Airfix given the new release of the lovely Channel airlines scheme. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Be aware that the Airfix Trident has some accuracy issues - although it's nice to see it back. It does look like it will feature the BEA Red Square livery as that is the picture they are showing in the catalogue. I have a couple of Tridents in the stash anyway but I'll probably buy at least another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Tomohawk Kid Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Here's hoping the BEA decals are more accurate than the ones supplied with their (recentish repop of) Comet 4B. Tommo, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul J Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 The art work shown is of the original kit when it came out in 1966! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theplasticsurgeon Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I remember chosing this kit, with this boxart, as Christmas pressie as a kid. So a very welcome return. I've built it twice since, this one first. Donated to Jet Age - where we have a Trident forward fuselage. Then this one. Completed to represent the transition period from BEA to British Airways. Looks like I offset the nosegear correctly. So yes, looking forward to building another in BEA livery. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 The nosegear IS offset. The Trident had quite a unique undercarriage. The nose gear retracted sideways into the nose and the main wheels rotated 90 degrees before swinging up into the wing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 I only see a nostalgic value in this reissue. If I wanted a Trident in 1/144 I would rather wait for Eastern Express I tried to fix known inaccuracies for this build, eventually it took far longer than I hoped it would 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 The one on the right looks like a very big Hansa Jet:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halcyonjet Posted January 14, 2021 Share Posted January 14, 2021 On 13/01/2021 at 08:30, Eric Mc said: Be aware that the Airfix Trident has some accuracy issues But only from the nose to the tail -and most parts in between! Still a favourite of mine though. I seem to remember Eastern Express showing a Trident as a future release a few years ago, which would have been an interesting comparison. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I'd like to think that Eastern Express will get it more correct, But at a price, no doubt. As well as having some Airfix Tridents squirrelled away, I also have one of F-RSIN's Trident 3Bs in the stash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rb277170 Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 Wasn’t aware there was an Eastern Express model coming . I’ll definitely get the Airfix one though for the nostalgia factor . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 There is very little wrong with the Airfix Trident which can't be sorted with skill and care as @Vikingshowed with his Cyprus and BKS conversions. Probably the most difficult fix is the "kink" in the wing (something that F-RSIN got spot on in their 3B) but very few people would notice its absence. The Airfix kit is a bit of a blank canvas. The wing/body fairings differ slightly between the 1C and the 2E and since Airfix don't bother with the fairing at all it's a simple Milliput job to replicate whichever version you want. I'm hoping to do a Channel Airways 1E at some point this year and I'll be using the Airfix kit no matter what Eastern Express might produce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 19 hours ago, Skodadriver said: There is very little wrong with the Airfix Trident which can't be sorted with skill and care I was thinking so until I dived deep into the build. The hardest part is not the kink (there is no kink, btw, it is an optical illusion) in the tail where cylinder turns into cone, Airfix got it totally wrong. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodadriver Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 3 hours ago, Pin said: I was thinking so until I dived deep into the build. The hardest part is not the kink (there is no kink, btw, it is an optical illusion) in the tail where cylinder turns into cone, Airfix got it totally wrong. Sorry @Pin but I'm not clear what you're referring to. I'm pretty sure I've read every article on correcting the Airfix Trident ever published and the only tail issues mentioned are the fin leading edge, the upside down APU and the dubious shape of the No.2 intake. Can you post or link a photo? I know what you mean about the "kink" being an optical illusion but everybody calls it that! For strict accuracy the same optical illusion needs to be replicated on a model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippiebg Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 (edited) The Airfix Trident fuselage and fin needs to be sawn across the aft end, parallel to the fin trailing edge. The sawn-off bit needs to be repositioned up to 5mm (1/5th inch) further to the rear. (It's not quite so simple, but we get the drift.) The wing dihedral break (de Havilland/Hawker Siddeley Aviation terminology) can be done by a bit of sanding and perhaps glueing a tiny triangle of plastic card to the underside of the wing. It affects only the forward quarter of the wing chord, or less. F-RSIN, sadly, overdo it. The rest is easy. The nosecone needs shortening by 1/2mm. The centre intake needs building up with filler and sanding out. The fin leading edge needs straightening. The fin/tailplane bullet needs sharpening. Edited January 17, 2021 by skippiebg 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-21 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) found this excellent correction article on a Ukrainian forum with thanks https://www.greenmats.club/forums/topic/3005-1144-airfix-hs-121-trident-1c/ Edited February 23, 2021 by T-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bootneck Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 Do you have a link? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-21 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) Tried to paste the link but not playing ball try Google Green Mats club. If not i found it by Googling HS Trident plans . Best i can do. Another interesting airliner model site www.pas-decals.ru Edited February 23, 2021 by T-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-21 Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 https://www.greenmats.club/forums/topic/3005-1144-airfix-hs-121-trident-1c/ 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Swindell Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 3 hours ago, T-21 said: found this excellent correction article on a Ukrainian forum with thanks Also on Britmodeller here:- and original drawings from this Britmodeller thread here:- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skippiebg Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 3 hours ago, T-21 said: found this excellent correction article Thank you so much, T-21! (Great forum for other topics, too!) I love the techniques and especially the way the author, Pin, has handled the wing "dihedral break." The dihedral break (as de Havilland/Hawker Siddeley termed it) is very evident from the front and not at all evident from the rear. Sanding (as I propose on Britmodeller) does not really cut the mustard. Cutting the whole wing doesn't, either. Best/only way of doing it would appear to be as proposed by Pin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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