Shop Airfix A08021 Vickers Wellington Mk.II Series 8 Aircraft
1:72 Scale Model Kit. Free delivery and returns on eligible
orders of £20 or more.
Review: Highly Recommended - The de Havilland Mosquito is truly
an RAF legend and surely one of the best-looking twin-engine
designs of its era. Arguably, it was the world’s first true
multirole combat aircraft, serving successfully in several
different roles during WWII. This Airfix 1/72 offering is the
light bomber version, the B Mk.XVI. First released in 2021, this
kit is typical of Airfix offerings over the last few years which
are uniformly of a very high standard and this kit is no
exception. Some real thought has gone into the design of this
model and how it all goes together. For instance, the main
undercarriage units are assembled using the inside of the wings
as a ‘jig’, meaning the landing gear can be put together and
painted before finally being glued into the respective nacelles
towards the end of the build. And it’s really clever how the
cockpit and bomb bay are constructed as one complete
sub-assembly, fitting precisely within the fuselage halves. The
fit of all the parts was exceptional and only a few dabs of
plastic putty was used whilst constructing my model. Detail on
this kit is excellent for a 1/72 model and transparent parts are
all crystal-clear and well fitting. Decals are manufactured by
Cartograf, meaning they’re pretty much as good as it gets; all
went down with minimum setting-solution and practically no
bubbles or silvering. The instructions are comprehensive, with no
obvious errors. Additionally, the kit offers some nice options –
you can choose to make a day bomber or night bomber,
undercarriage up or down, and bomb bay doors open or closed. In
fact, the detail in the bomb bay is outstanding, with a view of
the internal fuselage fuel tanks, and four 500lb bombs on their
racks. So, any gripes? Well, the pilot figure… I personally don’t
like crew figures in my builds. But if it’s your thing, firstly,
there’s only one figure and this Mosquito was definitely a 2-crew
aircraft! And secondly, the size of the figure. At 1/72 scale,
it’s just about as straight forwards as it gets; a guy who stands
around 6ft would be 1 inch. The pilot provided looks like he’d be
less than 5ft tall, clearly under-scale! This is odd, because
it’s obvious that Airfix have been meticulous in getting the
aeroplane detail spot on and getting this wrong just seems lazy.
In conclusion, crew figures notwithstanding, this is a truly
excellent model. You can build this straight out of the box and
get a decent result. One day, all model kits will be designed and
manufactured like this! Highly recommended.
Review: Aeroplane - Husband loved it he did one in balsa wood so
thought I would get him this one. We both love doing these and
the product is great. Instructions easy to follow and he is
loving building it. Great value for money and the paints in it
are also very good.
