this is going to be a hard build . I bought it for a song , now I know why . 600 part’s and most of them are of off the sprue’s , but on the up side , the bag is still sealed . on the down side , this is the most stupid instructions I have ever seen . no sprue no’s , just part no’s . I mean part’s 300 , 4 and 49 can be right next door to each other . this should be fun though .
Welcome to the Airfix oldschool building! They are still selling their 70’s designed kits from the original 70’s moulds and it is not doing them any favours when you see the brand new Hellcat and the two Typhoons.
I do wish that Airfix would take their Spit, Hurricane, 109, 190 etc and redo them up to their current standard and make lots of people happy instead of frustrated!
I gave up on my 109 with warped fuselage, more flash than parts wonky Cockpit glass…
I know where you are coming from ,SD , but at a third of the cost , I couldn’t help myself ,
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Yes, the old Airfix instructions are not very helpful. I am doing a 1980’s boxing of the belfast and find myself spending more time trying to find parts than i am putting them together. Unfortunatly they have not updated their instructions with their more recent release of this kit.
Despite its age this is still supposed to be a nice kit, i like the look of mine a lot.
the cockpit is mostly done , just a bit of weathering to do . won’t get too excited about it , as the 2 pilots take up a fair bit of room .
Thats looking nice.
thank’s bish mate , hope I can keep it going .
the engine has a lot of part’s , this should be fun to paint .
When you look at this, the Airfix design guys should be champing at the bit to remake it!
true snapdragon , just so long as they fix the instruction’s , they are shocking .
I’ll follow this one as it is in the stash. Looks nice so far. Have the Spit, Hurricane, Mustang and ME to go with it as well.
thank’s goldhammer , I have done the hawker typhoon , 1/24 , it was a good kit .
got some paint on the engine , pity it really wont be seen .
That engine is impressive.
Thanks bish , there are a couple of little fit issues with the kit , but I’m really enjoying this build so far
I remember this one in the hobby shop I used to frequent off of Valwood Parkway in Dallas. The box for it was HUGE!! I’ve always wanted to see one built up and now it looks like I’ve got my chance. Looking splendid so far Steve.
P.S. Where in the world are you gonna display this mammoth of a build??
Great progress on a vintage classic!
thanks mopar and mustang , I will hang it next to my hawker typhoon on the left , in my hobby room , I’m vitually the only one who will see it anyway .[8-|]
Nice display. Love that Hurricane.
Very nice!
I will be following this build closely as this exact same Airfix Stuka model was one of the aircraft that I had purchased in my first foray attempt at getting back into modeling around 5 years ago. I was enamored by the huge size plus one of my LHS at the time had several built aircraft and rocket kits hanging from the ceiling. Never did build it and sold it on FeeBay in 2015.
P.S. I haven’t built a single kit since my current return to modeling last year, but have accumulated a small collection of 11 boxes to create a small stash. [:D]
thank’s to everyone for the support , als , don’t look at them mate , get into them ,
I’ve been doing this for a while , and the thing’s I have learned through following what the member’s have advised is incredible , if you stuff up , so what , put it down to experience , just have a go .
this baby is slowly coming together
AAAHHH !!! You mixed scales and genres in the same display !!! I couldnt sleep if I did that.
Seriously though,your collection looks great,and this big bird is very impressive