WWII USAAF 8th Air Force Bomber Resupply 1:72 Military Plastic Model Kit, Small

Airfix were one of the premier model companies of the 1960's; I remember looking at all their releases as a wide eyed young model enthusiast in the late 1960's and working my way through their kits of famous WW2 bombers. The company is enjoying a revival, it seems, with their recent releases; especially the model kits of the famed Avro Lancaster. The Lancaster kits can be supplemented with this additional kit of various RAF equipment and vehicles that assisted in getting the aircraft ready for their next mission. This kit contains the following vehicles and equipment: 1 x Standard Light Utility Vehicle 1 x Bedford Truck-the truck can be configured either as a fuel tanker, or a pick up bed vehicle 1 x Maintenance tower-this can be attached to the Bedford as a 'towed' item, or positioned on its legs 1 x David Brown Tractor/Tug 1 x Type F Bomb Trolley-for transporting the 8000 lb bomb 2 x Type C Bomb Trollies-for transporting the 1000 and 500 lb Medium Capacity (MC) Bombs 1 x 500 cc Motor Cycle 1 x Bicycle 1 x 450 gallon Trailer bowser Also included are a number of 500 and 1000 lb MC bombs, an 8000 lb bomb, jerry cans, wheel chocks a ladder and a tool box. The detail on the parts is very well done, with minimum 'flash' to clean off; additional detail in engines, transmissions and tyre tread is evident, plus the fuel tanker/bowsers can be displayed with their access doors open, or closed. Detailed painting guides are included for the kit, and a decal sheet with the correct markings for vehicles and colour markings for the bombs completes a very well presented kit. Anyone considering adding something to their Airfix RAF Bombers should look into this kit. Amazon were able to get this kit to me quickly with no fuss at all. It is great to see Airfix kits coming back into the market with greater detail and accuracy. Well done, Airfix!

Ok if you get this kit be ready to build. There are a lot of little parts and if you think it's cool and detailed your right. Enjoy

This is a standard RAF and Commonwealth air base resupply set for RAF aircraft.

The vehicles were well detailed, in fact a bit too much detail! The undercarriage has many tiny parts (springs, axles, exhaust pipes, etc.) that really added no value to the model and also made it very delicate and hard to put together! The decals are mostly very small and take a great deal of patients to work with. They did add a lot of authenticity to my display, so overall I am pleased. I did build a maintenance stand and also a maintenance tent out of copper wire and scrap plastic pieces. I used old military coveralls for the tent canvas.

If you're planning a bomber diorama then this is the kit that you need. In fact you could easily use two of them as it only includes one maintenance stand and most photos show two per engine. Moulding quality is great and a big improvement over the previous airfield kits. This is loads cheaper than the alternative photo-etched, white metal or resin kits and will look just as good. All we need now is a better selection of figures doing typical maintenance tasks.

Great experience, easy peasy, quick delivery

Easy to put together loved it

Nicely detailed kit.

Product exactly as listed. Husband very pleased.

le colis a été tés bien livré Le contenu correspond à l'annonce il ne reste plus qu'a monter le lot

Spitzen Modell ideal für Flughäfen

colis rapidement livré , en bon état Le contenu est conforme à la description il ne reste plus qu à monter le lot

Ganska enkel och inte mycket detaljer