VMA131Marine Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Here’s my just completed model built from the newly released Airfix kit. It’s like the curate’s egg: good, in parts. I fixed the incorrect aft bomb bay fairing with some styrene rod, and I appreciated the mask parts provided for the wheel wells. The cockpit and bomb bay are well detailed for the scale too. But … the kit is let down by the transparencies. The nose cheek windows would be a foot thick in real life and the main canopy framing lacks finesse. I’ve been building a Tamiya B.Mk.IV alongside this one and the clear parts are far superior. Still, it’s a big improvement on the Matchbox kit and I’m mostly happy with the finished model. 36 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Looks fine to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Looks very nice indeed , at least it didn t end up looking like the 1.48th Revell offering a few years ago , now that did have some real howlers . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Well done. That's a nicely built and painted aeroplane! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) On 10/19/2021 at 2:54 AM, VMA131Marine said: I fixed the incorrect aft bomb bay fairing with some styrene rod, But … the kit is let down by the transparencies. The nose cheek windows would be a foot thick in real life and the main canopy framing lacks finesse. I’ve been building a Tamiya B.Mk.IV alongside this one and the clear parts are far superior. Still, it’s a big improvement on the Matchbox kit and I’m mostly happy with the finished model. Isn't that the problem? A totally unforced and frankly basic error from an inexperienced designer. Yes an easy fix for the bomb bay but really? I'm no rivet counter but that's ridiculous to miss something so obvious. Transparencies, a consistent issue with Airfix. Their flagship 1/24 Typhoon issue is well known. I have three canopies, all of them are poor. Yes it's a big improvement on the Matchbox kit. After 39 years you might expect that. You might also expect the designer to do his job properly. None of that takes away from your rendition of the kit. Which is great. Edited October 20, 2021 by noelh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelh Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 (edited) Duplicate Edited October 20, 2021 by noelh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 I like it looks very nice indeed. I go round the edges of transparencies with a sharpie or the cockpit colour to get rid of any evidence of how thick they may be. Great job Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted October 20, 2021 Author Share Posted October 20, 2021 59 minutes ago, noelh said: You might also expect the designer to do his job properly. As I understand it, Airfix have a researcher whose job it is to provide detailed information on the aircraft to be kitted to the designers, who are not subject matter experts. The researcher is supposed to figure out what features on the real thing should carry over to the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Very nice work! Too bad about the thickness on the glazing, but you really have done a great job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Well done. Really nice work. It’s a shame about the glazing. I’m sure the frame work on the rear section of the mosquitos canopy should be in the interior too. Never mind we’ll all get round it😀 James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_W Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Very nice build. Brush painted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Great result. Is it me or are the props a little too wide? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 5 hours ago, John_W said: Very nice build. Brush painted? Airbrushed with Gunze Mr. Color paints. I used Mig Masking putty to mask of the camouflage pattern. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VMA131Marine Posted October 21, 2021 Author Share Posted October 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Hairtrigger said: Great result. Is it me or are the props a little too wide? I didn’t measure the props for accuracy but they should be wider than those on a Mosquito with the single stage Merlin to accommodate the extra power. They don’t look out of place to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan31 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Thanks for this build. A friend of mine in the UK sent me a kit and it's on the short list of builds. Since I have dragged around an old Mattell vac-form machine since the 70's and vac forming my own canopies for decades, the glazing is not an issue for me. Can you post your Tamiya build for us? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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