Admiral/AZ Airspeed Oxford - any views?

[Admiral Puff]

I'm after a 1:72 kit of an Airspeed Oxford. It looks as though my choice is between the Admiral/AZ kit and the Tasman one. The Admiral/AZ kit seems to be a bit hard to come by (even Kingkit doesn't have one) but the alternative is apparently still readily available. However, it raises concerns - I've built Tasman stuff before, and although the end product is usually pretty accurate, the process of fighting with the plastic can be a bit fraught. I've not seen the Admiral/AZ kit, but know it's a limited run product and one of Admiral's first, which means that it may well have its own set of  "delights". What says the collective mind - should I keep looking, or settle for the Tasman kit? (I know there was a Frog one, but from memory it was pretty basic, and also seems a bit hard to find these days.)

[The wooksta V2.0]

I have both.  IIRC, the AZ kit is ex-Pavla which doesn't inspire confidence...

May be worth getting the Tasman one as once you've got it the other one will turn up. Build it a small bit at a time, rather than taking on the whole thing. That's the way I deal with the similar Ventura Spitfires.

 

The Frog Oxford came out in a Novo box and they shouldn't be that hard to find.

 

Edited April 13, 2021 by The wooksta V2.0

[modelldoc]

FROG NOVO build:

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/21603181@N08/6836167040/in/photolist-bq69hY

 

The tool never exist, so you can find it only on markets.

 

modelldoc

 

 

 

[fishplanebeer]

Quite a few Frog ones on E-Bay at the moment.

 

Regards

Colin.

[Admiral Puff]

Thanks all. Looks like Tasman is the go.

[Touvdal]

I build one last year for the Nordic GB, not the best kit to build.

 

 

Cheers

Jes

[Paul Thompson]

     I built the AZ kit when it was a puppy, and it was one of my first modern limited run kits at the time. I don't think it would pose any problems now but at the time I had trouble getting the canopy bit on neatly. I've built other Tasman kits, and I think if you can cope with this early AZ offering then you can certainly built the Tasman and vice versa.  Either will look a lot better than the Frog unless you spend just as much effort bringing it up to current standards.

 

Paul.

[Admiral Puff]

Thanks, Paul. I built a Frog one way back when, and wasn't all that impressed with it at the time. I have no desire to repeat the experience, so I'm off to grab a Tasman one.

[bigbadbadge]

I built the Admiral kit as a mk2 Royal Navy kit and it went together okay, I used the Marabou photo etch kit too and tgat brings the interior to life. I really enjoyed it my wip is on here somewhere. 

 

Edit found it

 

Chris

[Admiral Puff]

The die is cast - I ordered a Tasman one yesterday.

[Mike Starmer]

I built the Frog kit years ago,  Had to scratch build the bomb bay though Years l later I discovered that the drawings were made from a post war example