Airfix Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress **NEW TOOL**
Posted: November 3rd, 2016, 6:52 pm
Freshly plucked from the hands of the delivery driver, this is the new tool Airfix B-17G Flying Fortress:
The kit is in the now usual substantial corrugated cardboard box, printed in glossy red and featuring some wonderful Adam Tooby artwork depicting one of the two box schemes "Skyways Chariot" in a running battle with some FW190s.
Inside, one large polythene bag contains 9 light grey runners of parts, plus a separate bag with one of clear parts.
My immediate impression is that the plastic has lost that slightly textured feel and appearance of some of the recent new-tool kits from Airfix, which will be beneficial for producing the NMF that both schemes feature heavily.
Instructions are again as recent offerings from Airfix; principally black and white printing with red highlighting of certain components and/or previously built sub-sections; they appear to be clear and logical although I'll probably regret saying that when I do get to build this!
The detail both in terms of detail moulded into larger parts, and the detail of small components is excellent, and I would say that this will make a great finished model without any real need for after-market additions; that said, the AM stuff that is already on the market will only add to the excellence already exhibited in the basic kit.
Transfers are neat and sharp, and appear to be well printed; the carrier film is almost non-existent beyond the printed parts which should help reduce the risk of silvering.
All in all it looks to be another excellent job from Airfix. I'll leave others better qualified than I to comment on any accuracy issues that may exist....but to my untrained eye, it certainly looks like a B-17, and a good one at that!
The kit is in the now usual substantial corrugated cardboard box, printed in glossy red and featuring some wonderful Adam Tooby artwork depicting one of the two box schemes "Skyways Chariot" in a running battle with some FW190s.
Inside, one large polythene bag contains 9 light grey runners of parts, plus a separate bag with one of clear parts.
My immediate impression is that the plastic has lost that slightly textured feel and appearance of some of the recent new-tool kits from Airfix, which will be beneficial for producing the NMF that both schemes feature heavily.
Instructions are again as recent offerings from Airfix; principally black and white printing with red highlighting of certain components and/or previously built sub-sections; they appear to be clear and logical although I'll probably regret saying that when I do get to build this!
The detail both in terms of detail moulded into larger parts, and the detail of small components is excellent, and I would say that this will make a great finished model without any real need for after-market additions; that said, the AM stuff that is already on the market will only add to the excellence already exhibited in the basic kit.
Transfers are neat and sharp, and appear to be well printed; the carrier film is almost non-existent beyond the printed parts which should help reduce the risk of silvering.
All in all it looks to be another excellent job from Airfix. I'll leave others better qualified than I to comment on any accuracy issues that may exist....but to my untrained eye, it certainly looks like a B-17, and a good one at that!
Is this a record for a 1/72 kit? 
) as often kit manufacturers will where possible give an alternative to bare metal. Still, that is a minor gripe and probably won't bother the majority and it's great to see Airfix providing a bang up to date kit of this famous aircraft.
Well, Airfix just lost a potential customer unless some enterprising aftermarket people come up with a full crew -- and while they're at it, they can do one for the Lancaster!
, you twits, so how about letting us make the model in that condition?