BRAND NEW! AIRFIX 2024 BRISTOL BULLDOG - what's in the box?

[@PiperStart]

I don't mind the manufacturer using oil to help effect a release from the mold. This assists longevity of the mold. Always wash the plastic of a kit before painting.

[@fightersweep]

I was a bit put off by what seemed like an overreaction to a bit of release agent. I've always washed my sprues anyway so I don't see a problem here.

[@Mainoispillit-lh5uo]

Airfix has been quite liberal with release agent recently. Usually it has not been necessary to wash the parts, except with these newer Airfix kits .

[@randytaylor1258]

Super looking kit, Gary --'way overdue. Don't forget to label it "new" to distinguish it from previous releases to give it its due. Those Cartograph decals are gorgeous.

[@gavinbooth]

That's a beauty Gary i think i would do it as no 3 squadron , thanks for the unboxing marra . Regards Gav.

[@barrywalker8790]

Nice kit and it looks like it will build well and canvas effect is very good hope you are right and they bring out the Douglas Bader Bulldog 👍

[@garys_stuff]

I'm told there is some discussion about the actual type of Bulldog flown by Bader when he crashed, not made easier because there was no specific move from the Mk.II to the Mk.IIA, it was piecemeal by replacing bits as and when they wore out. For example, I believe there is some uncertainty that Bader was flying a Bulldog with the larger engine, in which case you could model his kite from the existing kit.

[@nigelpickett2471]

Just about to start a Revell 1/32 Tiger Moth, dreading the rigging, starting to driil the 0.3mm holes now!

[@davroshalfbeard8368]

Would rather do rigging than mini art tank tracks 😂

[@johnmarley6695]

Oh, I’m definitely getting this one! Great to see the RAAF scheme included. I wasn’t expecting that.

[@hueyJoe135]

Another cracking video. I'm hoping they'll do Douglas Bader's aircraft. Keep the great work Gary.

[@ronaldbyrne3320]

Nice kit. I think I’ll hold off for Bader’s bulldog - I like colourful biplanes. 😊

[@SMAZVidoes]

Thanks for the review. Rigging anchor points is a great design feature.

[@allanrichards3752]

When I saw this video I went online and bought the kit. I've been waiting for it to come out and I don't generally pre-order until I see what the kit is like. You hit the nail on the head when you said "its very Airfix" but I think it will make into a nice model. As for the mould release maybe its a bit heavy because the moulds are brand new. I would wash the plastic and hit the exterior of the aircraft with something like Tamiya surface primer as this sticks very well.

[@GeoRich1216]

Looking forward to getting my hands on this one gary👍👍

[@YvonneBraiden-ku6gr]

Hi Gary, looks a nice kit, I might be tempted on this I will fallow your build! perhaps I'm a bit odd I always wash my kits before build, once having assembled one and I could not get the primmer to sit down, this was in my beginnings of my return to the hobby, every day is a school day, thank for out of box review, always interesting to see the product prior to the purchase, keep up your good work.

[@obroadieswimmer]

Got mine today too Gary :D .... Yay!

[@michaeldenesyk3195]

Great video and review Gary. One point of interest, The 'Gun' on the top wing is actually an early design of a gun sight camera. It is a little confusing because it is similar to a Lewis gun. Cheers

[@davidparry5479]

I got 3 on order and dpd are ted to deliver today but missed me so they coming tomorrow happy days

[@bugler75]

Great review Gary😊👍🏼 This looks like a nice model straight from the box. Like you say, there’ll be a Douglas Bader special edition out next year !

[@BAGHEAD1995]

The only way I could do that would be for the new one that we had to get rid off and a bit more of the stuff that was left over in there that I was supposed be there forgot about that 😂. Greatly appreciated the idea though.

[@kenhanson1819]

Great review, Gary! I'm very excited to get my hands on this kit.

[@brettpeacock9116]

Looks very nice. I think Airfix may be considering an 'Export' Boxing, one with Baltic countries marking, I hope. (Latvia and Lithuania spring to mind, as does Finland! They used a different engine or version of the same engine, AFAIR). Just as long as they use "correct" IF 'Separated' markings

[@jaws848]

Worth washing it Gary just in case ot is mould release agent residue

[@stephenwhelan2515]

Great review and looks like it will be a great kit. Got an email from hornby hobbies saying my kit is about to be dispatched. And when it arrives it will disappear into my ever growing stash, as there are a lot of kits ahead of it in the queue. I will look forward to your build video!

[@iannicholls7476]

Nice review Gary. It looks good. Hope mine arrives soon ( purchased through the Gary affiliate scheme.!)

[@ChristianSchroter-ok4sk]

Hello Mr.gary!ohh thats a beautiful boxart.isnt it?the plane is such a beauty too.with sticky greetings from Brandenburg/germany.your modellmate.christian

[@c123bthunderpig]

Great box review Gary, it seems my model budget goes up each time I watch ( lol ). I do prefer to build 1/48 scale single seat versus 1/72. Nice plastic color and the rigging marks actually amazing as rigging is so difficult and biplane just doesn't look right without it. Plus the fabric texture detail is excellent.I had no idea this era aircraft was the progenitor of the RAT system, ( RAM AIR TURBINE). Builders of the period did in deed understand the criticality of air flow and power. Cheers from the colonies. BOB

[@jaws848]

Looks like a nice enough kit...if they diwn sized it to 1/72 i might be tempted

[@markfranks1329]

Nothing at all wrong with Airfix's original 1/72nd release.

[@jaws848]

@@markfranks1329 agreed.👍

[@markfranks1329]

Happy build, if you have one.👍

[@markfranks1329]

Correction: I meant the leading edge of the rudder.

[@FinsburyPhil]

This kit sums up Airfix: really thoughtful design (by a modeller) - having additional separate serials in case you wish to paint the tail markings; poor quality control - a typo on the outside of the box!

[@MichaelCampin]

If I ever do rigging i use fishing line.

[@martryan2060]

Would great to have a mark IV version for Finnish service Or even an American decal sheet they bought 2 . I think.? Keep up the good work 🤗

[@BristolBulldog-hl2yn]

Yes, the U.S. bought and crashed two. They were using them to test against the Boeing F4B. The Mk IV is a very different aeroplane. Different wings.

[@pandaphil]

Hoping to do mine in Finnish markings. The only ones to see combat.

[@BristolBulldog-hl2yn]

A couple of points: The Finn's had a Mk IIA from Sweden, and the Mk IV. The Mk II has a different oil system, i.e. oil cooler/tank. Next would be the tail wheel. This kit is ripe for the brass, after market guys to come out of the cupboard. (Forgot: the vertical fin would /might change)

[@BristolBulldog-hl2yn]

Also forgot to add that the Bulldog fought in the Spanish civil war.

[@willwoods6466]

Looks Great, I'm going to hold out till Douglas Baders craft comes out. I have his Mk I and V Spitfire built, and Hurricane in the stash, so the Bulldog would be a bonus!

[@garys_stuff]

That might be the second release of the kit as he crashed in a Mk.IIA. That had a more powerful Jupiter engine than the Mk.II, which makes sense to me as the cylinders are on their own frame so slightly larger ones could be easily accommodated within the design. Also, very Airfix way of thinking to have the new tool in the less familiar colours then the second release in something much more famous!

[@markfranks1329]

Good looking model when one considers the only other '48 Bulldog was originally made by Inpact in the late 60s. Though that wasn't a bad kit at all, considering its release date. I have noticed that of the three marking options, only one of them appears to have the correct colour sequence for the 'RAF Tri-colour' on the leading edge of the tail fin; that is, red, white and blue. The other two, 1st and 3rd options lead with blue. Anyone know why that is? I know the 3rd choice is an RAAF machine but as this service modelled itself on the RAF, shouldn't it be red, first? Any clarification would be most gratefully received.

[@walerer]

RAF fin colour stripes were reversed in August, 1930, apparently to distinguish British aircraft from French. RAAF Bulldogs had been delivered in February, 1930, prior to that change and subsequently later repainted in order to follow RAF practice. IKB Colouring book 47-Bristol Bulldog.

[@jpgabobo]

Every part seems to have that grainy texture, yet the sprues are smooth and glossy (afraid of paint not sticking?). Also, having the gates on the mating surfaces next to locating tabs does not help. Otherwise the kit looks great.

[@TheBez1965]

That rigging is enough to put me off , great looking kit nonetheless

[@kjflynn3379]

Did I miss it, or have they missed a pilot?!

[@garys_stuff]

No, no pilot figure included... :-(

[@MichaelCampin]

This hobby is getting so expensive, I think I will stick to my train sets.

[@jaws848]

And train sets are not expensive?.🤣🤣🤣

[@MichaelCampin]

@@jaws848 not if you are clever and buy from decent suppliers, my last engine cost about £120 for a Pacific but my original 1960 locomotive still runs well.

[@jaws848]

@user-xh3lz9xt4l ah cool.not a railway modeller myself but i do look at prices and some of them cost an arm and a leg....maybe i'm looking in the wrong places.lol.👍👍👍

[@markfranks1329]

😂👌

[@danestewart2539]

It does seem to be…. “Chunky” is the only way I could describe it, looks a bit clumsy, and some of the smaller parts seem to suffer seams/slight flash. If I were airfix and releasing a new tool, I’d want each new release to be the dogs danglers, if the kit was 10 years old, who cares about clumsy/chunky looking parts with a bit of flash/seams. I do struggle to understand Airfix corporate identity, where in the market are they? where do they think they are? Where are they aiming? Seem to be Jack of all trades master of none approach

[@flyboy451]

I thought the seams on the parts due to mould misalignment was very poor for a brand new kit.

[@CheshireTomcat68]

No spare tin legs supplied?

[@garys_stuff]

That'll be in the Mk.IIA...

[@CheshireTomcat68]

@@garys_stuff yep! they'll come with the drop-plane when they release it, anyway. Wasn't it a Blenheim?

[@jimbo7788]

£29 for a fairly small kit ?????...No wonder the hobby is going the same way as model Railways .An Elite niche hobby for a rapidly ageing consumer base with deep pockets

[@randytaylor1258]

Nonsense.

[@jimbo7788]

@@randytaylor1258 No it's not.. The Hobby has turned into an niche for middle aged and the old..Including me. There used to be a trend/ method call it what you will ,yonks ago, of applying scale distance to the model that you are building and painting A 1/72 model viewed from 1inch is the equivalent of 6 ft/ 2 metres Normal viewing for me is 1foot/30 cms equivalent 24 metres which is about as close as you get to a real aircraft in a museum . Do you really see all the detail that the manufacturers put into the kit and if you don't why do you want it ? Just puts the price out of a lot a potential modellers range . The current trend by KZbin modellers is to have an insane level of detail at any price

[@garys_stuff]

Woah - what Airfix choose to do with detail is nothing to do with me, or any of the other YT modellers I know! I'll try to show the detail that is provided, although I'll often make the point that the modeller has to make the call whether to show it or not. Goodness knows I wish Airfix would listen to me now and again, we'd have a new-tooled Halifax by now if they did...

[@jimbo7788]

@@garys_stuff My moan is not with you. You do a grand job of describing what is on offer whether its Airfix, Revell ,and other manufacturers . A lot , if not all, builders want an insane level of detail in their kits and sometimes a lot is invisible. It shows how high a level toolmakers work to , but this invariably adds costs to the final product and cost is barrier as to whether a kit is generally affordable My belief is that the hobby is dying as little or no young modellers coming along due to the often extortionate cost of kits and as I said , mainly due to builders wanting more and more details . As one of my Grandchildren said , why would Ihe spend £30/£40/£50 on a model when he can buy a game for less than that and fly them ??

[@randytaylor1258]

@jimbo7788 Nothing is stopping you from buying an old kit with poor detail and lots of flash. But if you want new molds with better details and more options you're going to have to pay for the new investment. New kits for old prices doesn't make sense for a company that has to sell kits to raise money for the next new model.