Properjob56 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 (edited) This is the 1975 reboxing of the original Airfix Wellington kit issued in 1959, 61 years ago. It must have been one of the first kits Airfix made. It’s OOB save for new decals, home made seat belts and Uschi wire. As expected for a kit of that era internal detail was basic to the point of non existence. Fit was so so save for the wing to fuselage which is a push fit, no glue used. An attempt to replicate the surface rib detail was limited to a diamond pattern of raised lines. Ailerons and rudder ‘work’ but leave huge gaps. Guns are just overscale plastic rod. They are held in place by plastic figures- which was annoying as I don’t do pilot figures. The very thick transparencies didn’t fit and the frame lines were quite pronounced (which, tbf, helped a lot with hand painting them). Paint was Humbrol 29, 116 and a bespoke mixture of Hu.33 black and Hu.14 blue for ‘Night’. Camouflage pattern was as per the original Instructions but not one I recognise (!) Problems The turrets for the reasons given The exhausts. I put them on the inside of the nacelles as per instructions and I think they should be on the outside. 🤷🏻♂️ The undercarriage is very fragile primarily because I cut off a locating lug on the main strut thinking it to be ‘flash’. Accordingly, the assembly is glued to the wing where it touches rather than where it should be. Despite all the above I quite enjoyed making it despite, or because of, its simplicity Edited April 20, 2022 by Properjob56 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuraiwarrior Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Hi, Memories of building this one in my youth. You should be pleased with your work and the final result, a nice paint job too. I still have the more recent moulding in my stash and it is light years away from the old one. Kevin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Properjob56 Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 Watch this space. In particular tomorrow. No prizes for guessing what Clear the Stash #15 will be! 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinChipmunkfan Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 What a great effort on an old favourite and so nice to see it built again. I built this way back in the 60's- it was in the very first edition of the catalogue.🙂 Colin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 A valiant effort on the ancient Airfix, well done ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingTiger435 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 lovely, for a moment I actually thought it was the new one lol, credit to vintage airfix for looking out for details I guess, nice model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Robin Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Well done. I remember this kit of many moons ago. If'n I remember correctly I used about 3/4 tube of filler on it and it still didn't line up correctly. So, congrats on turning out a very nice replica. Regards Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Well done with such a nice job with this. I'm just glad I don't have this one in the stash! 🙂 Regards Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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