Airfix Curtiss Tomahawk IIb 1/72 scale

[Skipper]

Perfect. Looks superb. I started P40 K from Africa last week. Great choice camo

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[colin m]

Looking great Tony.

 

[Willi262]

My airfix 109 had the same problem. Massive plastic attachment points. Often thicker than the piece itself.

 

[Dave W]

Looking good Tony

 

[yak face]

My airfix 109 had the same problem. Massive plastic attachment points. Often thicker than the piece itself.

As you say Steve some of the attachment points were massive , so tiny pieces like the control column and pitot are extremely difficult to get off the sprue in one piece and without a huge stub to clean up . I broke the control column doing this and had to stick it back together with the tiniest of contact points . I'm not sure if it hasnt come unstuck- I can hear a rattling when I handle the model !!LOL! Hopefully this is something Airfix can work on , its only a small grumble compared to the massive respect they should be getting for really trying to get it right and turning out some excellent kits. cheers tony

 

[yak face]

Finally got this finished a few days ago ,but Ive been waiting till i'd finished my homemade lightbox to take the pics. So, in summary , this is a lovely little kit from Airfix - good detail inside and out and trouble free construction , but is it a kit I would recommend to a beginner? - no. Anyone who has a few builds under their belt will love it , with a bit of care it makes a great model . However for a new starter or a younger modeller , the previously mentioned huge sprue attachments , spurious colour call outs and very delicate canopies could trip up someone with little or no experience. Anyways , here are a few pics to round off this thread , I hope to put a few more on a 'completed' thread. Thanks to all for following , any comments criticisms as always welcome , cheers tony

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[dubster72]

Really nice Tony, a typical example of your excellent work. Some more close-ups please in the completed thread!

Cheers Patrick

 

[Willi262]

Looks like you got a struggle, but came out the winner in the end...