Airfix

[@farbschmierer]

Welcome back, Airfix... and happy birthday for your 75 anniversary. 40 years ago, I started my hobby with your kits - now I am looking forward for the next forty years. For music, there is Pete Townshend (who) and for scale modelling there is my new idol: Sam Townshend.

[@bilk1968]

For me this is the release of the decade. My all time favourite plane and the kit so big, you feel its might! Sensational!

[@STEAMBOLTANNIE]

I cant believe people have completed this model in 30 hrs...lol I have been working on the first part (the cockpit and engine) for over 30 hrs. the detailing is superb and my painting and weathering is good but what an insanely difficult model. Even though it is an engineered master piece! I have had to walk away from it a few times..lol, I am enjoying it and having fun though!

[@StewartNicolasBILLYCONNOLLY]

I was a dedicated modeller...make no mistake, friends, I had my bedroom ceiling festooned, right? Spitfire, Hurricane, Auster, Bf 109 and Bf 110, Lancaster, P51 Mustang, Langnasen Dora etc etc all on one side. They blended into the Fokker Eindecker, Albatros and Driplane, the S.E.5, The Camel and the Bristol Fighter, both sides held together by the Tante Ju, all in 1:72 scale. Later I bought a Sopwith Camel, in 1:24, I put away the things of childhood, the Bf109, burned by a match, landed in some dirt, the Hurricane, inverted with the Airscrew blades bent back at 45* etc. Now to cut a long story short....my dear friends. I watch the most amazing models on KZbin. Real works of art. Even sometimes 1:1/2 scale And I always think the same thing....WHY? You spent X hours and Y effort to achieve - my term "half a dream". WHY? Here is my answer...Google your local flying school, book a trial lesson (a lot cheaper than you think and worth ten times what you think!!!!) Leave the models, the remotes and the Earth and GO FLYING, my friends. 🛩🛩🛩🛩🛩

[@Sheerwater909]

The Westland Whirlwind heavy fighter, a much neglected beauty (except of course for your 1/72nd version) would look marvellous in this scale.

[@billbonnington7916]

I opened my birthday present today to find this - super excited to get started on it, the detail is staggering...

[@FalkeEins]

well done Sam, stupendous kit. Got the book on how to build it, I might actually do it one day!

[@AstonM1965]

An amazing concept of precise detail, which makes this kit very challenging.

[@RonUSMC]

I am honestly very surprised at the level of detail and the accuracy. I'm going to have to take a new look at Airfix.

[@Olympic1911]

I wouldn't mind a 1/24th scale Fairey Battle or Me262 or Bf110 or Handley Page Hampden or ... etc...etc... C'mon Airfix - get cracking! :) I've already got the Mosquito can't wait to get my hands on the Typhoon!

[@LeedsRHINOS75]

ive just got mine looking forward to building this kit amazing

[@bluedivide1]

Blimey !! unbelievably good Kit ...... Can we have a 1/24 MkIX Spitfire to the same detail now please .. you know you want to!

[@pauka13]

took them a while but now you can have one!

[@ArielGoldenRet]

Level of detail is amazing!!!

[@Ducesweden]

Airfix, please make more kits like this!

[@1942Johnnyred]

Amazing kit I think it would be good if some RAF personel figures where made for it. Say for example the men in the special units who landed in Normandy to refuel and rearm the Typhoons in the forward landing fields.

[@AnthonyBrown12324]

Thanks for the Blenheim hope you sell loads ; as reward for not just doing another Lancaster or Spitfire > Much as I love those

[@TomGrigat]

Would be a beautifull kit to do a video with... once upon a time ;-)

[@sixfootbear]

Beautiful. 609 squadron markings I think IF I ever get one..

[@humbolt136]

Brilliant detail!

[@callumnicolson9984]

Wow, imagine one painted

[@primativemodelling]

Its beautiful.

[@bobdyer422]

The forward area of the cockpit above the I.P. where the gunsight is located, that area looks more like a Tempest instead to a Typhoon, bracing for mount is missing. I have already ordered a "Tiffy " for myself, so that will not change my mind. But, I was wondering. The model looks fantastic, Congrats. - Bob

[@oldbaldfatman2766]

Thank you for the video, but maybe some day there will be one available in 1/32nd scale? Started modeling in '74 and Airfix aircraft kits were one hell of a bargain (and still are) for what you got in 1/72nd scale.

[@AnthonyBrown12324]

Can you retool some of all the neglected British aircraft the Lysander '. battle etc

[@bobdyer422]

Well, I did some research of my own and found that it depends on which gun sight. Since this is a 1b that is why the cross bar is missing. Same as the Tempest. Later mark A/C later mark gunsight.

[@Ducesweden]

Will you release anymore models made like this?

[@aaronroberts5373]

I'm doing my first ever 1/24 airfix model at Xmas

[@s1nb4d59]

Wish airfix had rubber tyres,those plastic ones with the flat bottoms to show the effects of the weight of the airframe just takes away the nice ability to roll it.

[@marcelomendoza881]

A lot of detalls, very god model

[@waterloo745]

so sweet

[@paredding]

Love the way it builds up just like the real thing. Can you tell me where this is shot ie is there an Airfix Model museum/shop?

[@OfficialAirfix]

This was shot in our Margate showroom. Unfortunately, it isn't open to the public but we do have a Visitors Centre on site: www.airfix.com/uk-en/hornby-visitor-centre

[@paredding]

@@OfficialAirfix Thanks - I will plan in a visit. Cheers

[@UKscalemodeller]

I would not DARE to try building one of these. Imagine the carnage! I'll stick to the simple stuff. Someone will make it look beautiful though.

[@primativemodelling]

I'm getting one as soon as I can mate : )

[@UKscalemodeller]

and you will make a great job of it I'm sure.

[@primativemodelling]

Its a work of art ...don't ya think matey ?

[@UKscalemodeller]

Yup.

[@fanoflegophil3468]

Well.i just started building it.

[@strikeeaglemodels1588]

Some of the piping fit is a nightmare.Some of the piping fits in to nothing.The location points are simpley not their.The rest of the kit is ok and the detail is amazing

[@Durim80]

Looking great, but to big for my limited space.

[@gendoikari6062]

Again.! those flat spots on the tires do not touch the surface of the table evenly..Grrrr!

[@Kerkenez]

Why dont you send me this one as a gift ? :)

[@tardedwannabe9053]

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[@aranraenge9913]

I,m glad i,m not making that!

[@zx7gp]

As nice as this kit looks, are there any shortcuts or possible emissions. There seems to be a TON of work that will NEVER be seen once this kit is done. Looks like this is waaay overdone.

[@waynechester3847]

If it werent made in India, like every bloody thing seems to be these days, and the plastic werent as soft as pooh and warped, oh yes ive had parts like bananas that should have been straight, the fit of some components is also atrocious, it would be a half decent kit. Be prepared for some major headaches and make sure uve got a ton of experience under your belt. I would rather have payed more and given decent plastic to work with. People put up with too much these days, do people working for a pittance in India really care?

[@waynechester3847]

Customer care!! Yeah, told of a 28 day wait to get details of spares!

[@waynechester3847]

Received spare parts today well packaged so well done Customer Care dept. Not happy about this once great British company selling out for quantity over quality just like everybody else. But at the end of the day who really cares?

[@billbonnington7916]

@@waynechester3847 better India than China...

[@nitchmakes7550]

That detail is amazing, nice job 👍