I was brought up with Airfix but rarely build them now as they do not make 1/32 scale aircraft. The few 1/48 and 1/24 Airfix kits I have built have not exactly been my best build experiences.
That said I am so pleased now to give a completely unreserved recommendation for an Airfix kit. If this new tool Bucc is an example of what’s to come then Airfix really have arrived at the top of the game. I would rank this kit as among the very best designed, engineered and produced kits on the market and I do not exclude Tamiya from this. It really wanted to be built and went together like a dream with absolutely no issues at all. One reason for this being so much better than previous releases is the plastic they used, that old soft plastic that was prone to shrinkage and warping is gone and replaced with a much better plastic and better quality control.
This kit did get criticism over its cost but, clearly, that criticism did not take into account the huge strides they have made in quality. If you are happy to pay £65 for a Tamiya 1/48 masterpiece then you will be happy about paying the same for this Airfix kit (from Johns Shop). Just do it, you know it makes sense!!!!
OK some photos. I could have built this with the crew ladders and with the intake covers in place but decided to leave them off to show off the lines of this incredible aircraft.
Finally, how about two great Fleet Air Arm legends together.
That said I am so pleased now to give a completely unreserved recommendation for an Airfix kit. If this new tool Bucc is an example of what’s to come then Airfix really have arrived at the top of the game. I would rank this kit as among the very best designed, engineered and produced kits on the market and I do not exclude Tamiya from this. It really wanted to be built and went together like a dream with absolutely no issues at all. One reason for this being so much better than previous releases is the plastic they used, that old soft plastic that was prone to shrinkage and warping is gone and replaced with a much better plastic and better quality control.
This kit did get criticism over its cost but, clearly, that criticism did not take into account the huge strides they have made in quality. If you are happy to pay £65 for a Tamiya 1/48 masterpiece then you will be happy about paying the same for this Airfix kit (from Johns Shop). Just do it, you know it makes sense!!!!
OK some photos. I could have built this with the crew ladders and with the intake covers in place but decided to leave them off to show off the lines of this incredible aircraft.
Finally, how about two great Fleet Air Arm legends together.
