Airfix Canberra Views

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Merlin _SAID Hi Darren I think Canberra represents a definite improvement over the kits that Airfix had produced in Portugal some years ago; the moulding is sharper, the surface finish is smoother and more consistent and the trailing edges of the flying surfaces are much finer. It doesn't match the sophistication of the latest kits by, say, Eduard, Hasegawa, Tamiya or Trumpeter, but this kit is aimed at a different market. The give-away is that it's deemed suitable for 8-year olds and the price - unde...

DaveCox _SAIDHi Rowan, first time I've posted here for ages. Got my Airfix Canberra B (1) * today and my fisrt impressions are that it is probably a match for the CA version that I built at Christmas. No doing so much modelling still due to eye problems, but getting back into it again. Good to be back Just love the Canberra - even the Tornado was orriginally known as the MRCA (Multi-Role Combat Aircraft) also stood for Must Replace Canberra (Again) - the first attempt being the TSR-2. I already h...

Airfix's 1/48 scale Canberra B(I)8 comprises 145 parts in grey coloured plastic, 8 clear plastic parts and a large decal sheet covering three markings options for the RAF, RNZAF and South Africa. Parts are supplied to build either a B(I)8 or a B(I)12 variant, although not all the camera options are provided for the B(I)12.

I suppose that comparisons with the recent Classic Airframes Canberra will be inevitable. On the one hand, the Airfix kit offers more ordnance options, an open bomb bay, separate control surfaces and simple construction; while on the other hand Classic Airframes Canberras feature finer surface texture and better cockpit detail but it will undoubtedly be more of a challenge to build. Perhaps the most important point, though, is that Airfix and Classic Airframes offer completely different variants, so there is nothing stopping you from buying the Airfix B(I)8 even if you have a closet full of CA Canberras!