1/72 Airfix Beaufighter (Finished)

Nice crisp build on the cockpit. Cant help but notice the gaps between the fuselage halves.

Bish

Nice, don't see these very often. Is this another of there new tools.

 

Yup...fresh and new! Some details are a bit basic (as is typical for this scale), but the PE makes a huge difference!

Did some painting last night....cockpit work today...

SubarooMike

I know a  gentleman named Joe Jenkins.  He owns and runs a small airport/bone yard a few miles away. I've been going there with my father for years to look for parts for what ever aircraft he had at the time.   Mr. Jenkins flew beaufighters as well as P-61s in WWII.  Amazing person and stories!

http://www.dahf.org/JosephGJenkins.html 

 

I look forward to your build!

 

 

That is very cool!

I had one flight instructer...little, tiny old timer, that flew Sunderlands in WW2. My main instructor flew "Birddogs" in Nam. It was crazy when I found out, he just didn't seem like the type!

I know a  gentleman named Joe Jenkins.  He owns and runs a small airport/bone yard a few miles away. I've been going there with my father for years to look for parts for what ever aircraft he had at the time.   Mr. Jenkins flew beaufighters as well as P-61s in WWII.  Amazing person and stories!

http://www.dahf.org/JosephGJenkins.html 

I look forward to your build!

Hello Fermis!

You've got a lot done already, and it's lookin' good! Some time ago I restored an old Frog/Novo model of the Beaufighter - that old dog and the kit you have are worlds apart. There was also the Matchbox model, reissued by Revell - that was poor, too. So good to have Airfix crank out good, state of the art kits nowadays!

My Beau turned out like folows:

http://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/2/p/160029/1737659.aspx

Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Watching with interest. I've heard good things about the new tool Beaufighter. It certainly looks a far cry from the old one, which I believe is from the mid-50's.

The new "Airfix style" wing spar mounting system (seen in a few other recent models too) looks interesting.

Looks really promising!

This will be very interesting to follow.

Toshi

Nice, don't see these very often. Is this another of there new tools.