Bristol Beaufighter

Rex It has been a real treat to see the Airfix transition. Some might say that "Airfix xyz" is not perfect, but, compare each new tooling to their old one,,,,,and the leap is really cool to see.

Other companies have progressed also,,,,,,,but, not at the low prices that Airfix seems able to do it.

Rui Da Silva Absolutely agree Rex.

Although, I didn't do to many Airfix kits back in the day; mostly 1:76 armour and figures battle dioramas, and only did a couple of aircraft. The most memorable being the B-25 Mitchell (c.1970s); admittedly a lot of kit for a youngster. I moved on to Matchbox because they were well designed builds and easy to get creative with, but then I discovered Tamiya and I was hooked.

Fast-forward 30-years and I'm getting back into it. I find Tamiya still has quality, but costly and without innovation. In my research to return to the hobby, I'm thinking Fujimi/Tamiya (naval), Airfix/Hasegawa/RevellG (aircraft), and for armour I'm undecided, but I have a couple of Meng kits coming in and if they workout then it's Tamiya/Meng mix I guess.

The new thing for me in the hobby is the photo-etch; we never had it and its an unknown variable. I'm concerned about working with something unfamiliar to get the desired resiled I want, Therefore seeming and level of detail in the Airfix kits shows me that I may be able to get a high quality build without having to resort to PE.

For more Airfix praise, I will refer you to the post I am about to make on the 'Wall' about the little gem that cam in today. Cheers!

Patrick Hagelstein I'm interested!

David Thor In on this one!

Alec K Is this boxing based on the Hasegawa plastic?

Łukasz Gliński My tiny knowledge of čeština tells me it's Hasegawa's rebox:
Beaufighter 1/72, přebal Hasegawy, bude na trh uveden v druhé polovině října. Každá krabice obsahuje kompletní výlisek pro verze Mk.I, Mk.VI, Mk.21. Výfuky dodal Quickboost, masku na kabinu AZ/KP, obtisky BOA.
V Mk.I a Mk.VI jsou i obtisky na stroje používané československými piloty, Australské Beau postihují všechny tři verze.
(via: 72news.eu/2017/09/mpm-3x-bristol-beaufighter-mk-i-mk-vi.html)

Alec K Thanks for the info Lukasz

Nigel Home Complete Kit

Christian Bruer Thx David and Stephan

Hehe, Stephan, you should think it is a part of a Quarter Scale kit

Bart Goesaert Are those the kit nacelles or the retrokit ones? Nice work on a square mm

Christian Bruer Thx Bart! These are the kit engine nacelles. I first thought to buy the aftermarket parts to represent an open engine, but I don't want this to be a never ending story to finish

Christian Bruer Unfortunatley there is an edge between the starboard canopy fram and the fuselage halve. First I thought to leave it like it is, but I put that much work into this kit so I sand the fuselage halve down to get a propper fit. The gap in front of the canopy is filled now and a clear part for the landing light was glued into the wing.

Cheers, Christian

Thomas Bischoff glad you fixed it - the step between canopy and fuselage would have annoyed you for years! Very serious work you do here!

Choppa Nutta Relentless Excellence !!

Choppa Nutta

Christian Bruer Not only for year Thomas, but for the whole lifetime.

Thx Thomas and Choppa, glad you like it

Cheers, Christian

Alexander Newman One of the sold kits, along with the Ultracast long hedgehog exhausts, and possibly seats

Christian Bruer

Arne Greve Really nice Vignette, Dirk!!

Holger Kranich Wow cool! The smashing waves on the rocks really bring it to live!

Dirk Mennigke Thanks for your kind comments....Regards Dirk

Dave Morris Finished the the filling & sanding needed, after these pics were taken. This is a poorly detailed kit so I have put it on hold after deciding to flatten the raised panel lines & scribe my own along with some riveting. Still waiting for my scriber to arrive, its on a VERY slow boat from China!

Clifford Keesler I just re-scribed my first kit with raised panel lines. It sure made a world of difference.

Dave Morris That's what I was thinking! It will be my first attempt but I don't think it can be worse than it looks now!

Clifford Keesler I used the raised panel lines as a guide, then sanded them off, I used a pin vise with a needle in it for rivets, have to get a rivet tool. I have the Revell 1/32 P-51B, it will get all the raised rivets sanded off it and re-scribed. The wings are covered in raised rivets,and the real P-51's wing is as smooth as a baby's butt.