Airfix second release Swordfish

[gamevender]

This is the second release the the old Airfix Swordfish. I did it because I had the old Airwaves detail set, which isn't needed in the new kit, and wanted to use it up. I also used the SBS rigging wires set, which adapts well to the old release, I replaced the rear gun, added the forward gun, which is omitted from the kit for some reason, used the extra fuel tank from the new kit and reworked the rocket racks. It's marked as one the a/c that operated off a MAC ship and I made the base to resemble the flight deck.

 

[Andy Dyck]

It turns out fantastic!!!

 

Congratulations from the Westie Club 

 

Cheers

 

Andy

[James G]

Nicely done!

[bigbadbadge]

Oooooo this looks absolutely stunning,  great job on this old kit.  I like this a lot, got an old Frog kit in the stash with a comprehensive e set to do.

Great work on this 

Chris

[Adam Poultney]

1958 tooling, that's quite an old kit!

[gamevender]

They did change the tooling from the original release. The original had all individual struts, making alignment very dicey, and had the crew sitting on pegs from the fuselage sides. The release pictured, which is the one required by the Airwaves PE set, has an interior, albeit very basic, but best of all the inter-plane struts are "O's", so the rake of the top wing is much easier to set. However, for some reason, they still omitted the arrester hook, a somewhat essential piece of kit on a carrier aircraft.