Rhod's Models
Reviews of Scale Models and Modelling discussions
Monday 22 June 2015
Moon Landing
Sunday 14 June 2015
Junkers JU87B/R Stuka
This is the Airfix 1:72 Version. However I cannot find this on the Airfix Website so it might be out of production. But it is sold on Amazon for a large price of £17.73.
The Instructions of the Kit are easy to follow and include the old tooling. I usually put on the decals after the build is finished, but on this model one of the large Luftwaffe decals on the underside of the wing needs to be put on before a piece. However this is not very clear at all in the instructions.The cockpit of the plane I thought needed a lot more detail. For instance the seat of the rear pilot was joined to the floor already and was just a simple box. The area next to his feet was also not closed off to the rear of the fuselage. The rest of the plane is absolutely covered and I mean covered in Bolts. This works really well if you use Humbrol DecalFix as I have for the large Decals.
The join lines, I found, needed a lot of model Filler and sanding. Even after that cracks were still visible. This leads on to say that the Cockpit Canopy fitted Poorly to the rest of the fuselage. The wings were also not very well fitting. The kit comes with two Paint schemes (Luftwaffe in France, August 1940 or the Italian Air force in Greece, April 1941) They Both came with enough decals but some decals were not mentioned in the instructions. You have to be careful with this kit if you want it to be perfect as Airfix gives you options for the bombs, But its not very clear which bombs go with which paint scheme. For instance I have only just realised while writing this review that I have got the options mixed up. So overall not a great kit but worth a try and it could be done to a high finish.
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Saturday 13 June 2015
Have you ever Laughed at a Model?
Bren Gun Carrier and 6pdr Anti Tank Gun
Tuesday 9 June 2015
Morris Mini Cooper
Monday 8 June 2015
Airfix Engineer Jet Turbine
Hello everyone! Today I am going slightly off the scale model topic, but I am still reviewing a Airfix Kit. This is the Airfix Engineer Jet Turbine. This comes in a range of two which is this kit and a Combustion Engine, Unfortunately I am unsure if Airfix still sell this on their website, but can be found on Amazon for £27.69.
It comes complete with all the Circuit Boards, Screws, parts and a screwdriver. The product should also be able to speed up and down as it comes with a throttle. However the build its self is quite easy, but the instructions are the worst I have ever seen. It is not the normal Instructions booklet like one for a Spitfire or Hurricane but it is in fact a series of Pictures of a man's hand building it (the hand obscures the kit). It does not help that the booklet is in black and white. The actual turbine part of it is quite repetitive to build as its just slotting lots of fans into place. I have also seen Videos on Youtube of it working but after a year I still not have got it to work. However Airfix is the only company that supplies jet turbines of this type (while companies like haynes make combustion engines), and the concept of it is very good as it appeals to people like me an of course that is why I bought it in the first place, it's just in my view Airfix need to refine the kit. However I'm sure it's quite easy to do, so if you own this kit feel free to put a picture or a link to a video in the comments. The next model I plan to do is the tamiya morris mini cooper and thanks for reading!
Saturday 6 June 2015
Supermarine Spitfire MK.IXC
The model I have built is another 1:72 Airfix version. It costs £7.99.
However this Airfix kit is not very detailed. The cockpit consists of no detail and does not have any decal for the instruments (However it does include a HUD), there is no raised details on the walls and the seat is just simple seat and is not the proper sort of rounded seat. The rest of the model has sufficient detail and the panel lines on the underside of the wing show even without enamel washes. The model comes with two different painting options both with lots of decals for each. There is a grey and dark green camouflage scheme and a brown and dark brown camouflage scheme. I chose the grey and dark green camouflage scheme and one decal is a yellow line which goes on the edge of the wing. However it is nearly impossible for it to go properly on to the wing so instead I painted it on with yellow paint. It is the same with the small red boxes that go around the guns. Which I also painted on. With this kit I decided to have a open cockpit. Some cockpits come in separate pieces but this came all in one which made it difficult for it to have a open cockpit. Unfortunately I ended up with wonky cockpit pieces while cutting it. However the fuselage was quite thick as well so it was difficult to open the door. Overall it leads to a nice Airfix kit but it still could do with a lot more detail. Thanks for reading my review.