Lidl Fun - Airfix content x3
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As I haven't got any other models on the go (!) I thought I'd have some fun with some Airfix starter kits currently in UK Lidl - £4.99 each, Spitfire, 109, 190, Gnat, Cromwell tank and the Mary Rose.
If nothing else, I get some small pots of acrylic I wouldn't have bought....and some cheap brushes and glue...
The idea is to finally build some kits and not worry about detail or extra stuff - and actually just use them to try different stuff...rigging, sails, tracks...etc etc -
Of course, if you search the forums for these kits there are some incredible builds....
So I got these 3 tonight and have started all three - the Cromwell will be particularly good to try armour - and all of them are smaller than things I have done before....to be fair these are mainly painting exercises. I'll go back and get the other planes I think....
...but if anyone wants to join me in a mini group build lol...
I started with the Mary Rose - good to learn wood effects and rigging (for those WW1 planes)
New paint!
Quite impressed with the sharpness of the tooling - although I am comparing it to the 1/24 1970's era Spitfire, so...,.
Done! There are a few masts assembled (crows nests!) and ready to be painted - amazingly, with so few parts and such a simple construction - I managed to miss out 2 pieces with cannon - I|'ll have to add later - muppet...
Cromwell Mk IV next...
Of all the kits, these are the only pieces that had bad moulding - I needed to drill out these holes....everything else has been sharp...
That is it for this one - I need to paint the tracks before assembly, same for the last two 'wheels' - I wanted to completely assemble this one and paint 'as a whole', as I have seen most tanks are done like this - same colour everywhere helps.
And finally for tonight - the Spitfire:
...annnnnd that is as far as I got tonight - I need to paint the cockpit of the Spitfire before I can assemble any more, so work stopped.
I'm really quite impressed with these 'starter' kits - I guess all that makes them starter kits is the inclusion of the paint, brush and glue. Although I just noticed these boxes are not 'branded' as starter kits.
I think I will also limit myself to the paint as supplied...maybe. I'll use the airbrush, not the brush in the box though!
I think I shall do the Spitfire as is, I'll try weathering on the tank and I'll do some rigging on the Mary Rose.
If nothing else, I get some small pots of acrylic I wouldn't have bought....and some cheap brushes and glue...
The idea is to finally build some kits and not worry about detail or extra stuff - and actually just use them to try different stuff...rigging, sails, tracks...etc etc -
Of course, if you search the forums for these kits there are some incredible builds....
So I got these 3 tonight and have started all three - the Cromwell will be particularly good to try armour - and all of them are smaller than things I have done before....to be fair these are mainly painting exercises. I'll go back and get the other planes I think....
...but if anyone wants to join me in a mini group build lol...
I started with the Mary Rose - good to learn wood effects and rigging (for those WW1 planes)
New paint!
Quite impressed with the sharpness of the tooling - although I am comparing it to the 1/24 1970's era Spitfire, so...,.
Done! There are a few masts assembled (crows nests!) and ready to be painted - amazingly, with so few parts and such a simple construction - I managed to miss out 2 pieces with cannon - I|'ll have to add later - muppet...
Cromwell Mk IV next...
Of all the kits, these are the only pieces that had bad moulding - I needed to drill out these holes....everything else has been sharp...
That is it for this one - I need to paint the tracks before assembly, same for the last two 'wheels' - I wanted to completely assemble this one and paint 'as a whole', as I have seen most tanks are done like this - same colour everywhere helps.
And finally for tonight - the Spitfire:
...annnnnd that is as far as I got tonight - I need to paint the cockpit of the Spitfire before I can assemble any more, so work stopped.
I'm really quite impressed with these 'starter' kits - I guess all that makes them starter kits is the inclusion of the paint, brush and glue. Although I just noticed these boxes are not 'branded' as starter kits.
I think I will also limit myself to the paint as supplied...maybe. I'll use the airbrush, not the brush in the box though!
I think I shall do the Spitfire as is, I'll try weathering on the tank and I'll do some rigging on the Mary Rose.
I'd be up for a kind of group build - my pal and I were considering doing a "48 hour challenge" type thing. Rules were/are:
And I was looking for any one of these:
- Kit must be less than £10 (preferably one you remember from being a kid!).
- No airbrushing, but rattle can primer can be used.
- OOB as defined by most model competition rules ie drilling out of parts, aerials, wiring, tarpaulins etc are allowed, but no aftermarket.
And I was looking for any one of these:
I built the Alpha Jet and the G-91 as a kid.
I remember the feeling of Nostalgia when, on my first Royal Naval deployment, one of the ports we visited (Brindisi I think) was right next to an airfield that had a squadron (or two) of G-91's. I was on the receiving end of a rash of s
t for knowing what they were! 
I remember the feeling of Nostalgia when, on my first Royal Naval deployment, one of the ports we visited (Brindisi I think) was right next to an airfield that had a squadron (or two) of G-91's. I was on the receiving end of a rash of s
t for knowing what they were! AshVX220 said:
I built the Alpha Jet and the G-91 as a kid.
I remember the feeling of Nostalgia when, on my first Royal Naval deployment, one of the ports we visited (Brindisi I think) was right next to an airfield that had a squadron (or two) of G-91's. I was on the receiving end of a rash of st for knowing what they were!
Airfix did the single-engined Fiat G-91I remember the feeling of Nostalgia when, on my first Royal Naval deployment, one of the ports we visited (Brindisi I think) was right next to an airfield that had a squadron (or two) of G-91's. I was on the receiving end of a rash of s
t for knowing what they were! 
And the Matchbox was the "Y" version which had twin engines.
I chose those models becasue I thought the camo would be fun to paint by brush, and I remember they were decent kits when I build them in a previous modelling life...
Angus, you are too young to remember the original Airfix Spitfire that Eric and I cut our teeth on.
Ginger's head and shoulders are moulded into the fuselage halves, like the old Scalextric cars, and the retracted undercarriage is moulded into the wing, so if you're building it in flying mode, that's a grand total of 11 pieces!
If you could find one it would cost considerably more than the far superior current kit.
Ginger's head and shoulders are moulded into the fuselage halves, like the old Scalextric cars, and the retracted undercarriage is moulded into the wing, so if you're building it in flying mode, that's a grand total of 11 pieces!
If you could find one it would cost considerably more than the far superior current kit.
Never built that kit (which is the mid 50s release. I didn't even build the MkIX kit from the 1960s which has lovely packaging art by Roy Cross but is not an accurate kit.
The first Airfix Spitfire I built was their Vb (as illustrated above) and later their 1979ish MkI
The first Spitfire kit I ever built was the old Frog MkI/V kit -
The first Airfix Spitfire I built was their Vb (as illustrated above) and later their 1979ish MkI
The first Spitfire kit I ever built was the old Frog MkI/V kit -
caterhamnut said:
Great to see these old kits - particularly the artwork, which I know is a whole culture in itself!
Picked this up at Telford for £8:
One of the classic Airfix kits that still easily stands comparison with far
more modern kits. My original build is long gone unfortunately. Already got some replacement decals and this great Yahu instrument panel:
Now for the Matchbox Siskin, Fury and Seafox...
Walked past Lidl on the way home from the pub just now, rembered this thread from earlier today so popped in, all the Allied stuff was out of stock
Decided to get the Japanese mitsubishi, amazed you can get all of this fo a tenner!
Beer tastes pretty good as well
Decided to get the Japanese mitsubishi, amazed you can get all of this fo a tenner!
Beer tastes pretty good as well
Edited by untakenname on Saturday 17th November 00:46
dr_gn said:
I'd be up for a kind of group build - my pal and I were considering doing a "48 hour challenge" type thing. Rules were/are:
And I was looking for any one of these:
Loved the Matchbox kits. Especially the diorama bases included with the military models. Monty's caravan is an excellent build.- Kit must be less than £10 (preferably one you remember from being a kid!).
- No airbrushing, but rattle can primer can be used.
- OOB as defined by most model competition rules ie drilling out of parts, aerials, wiring, tarpaulins etc are allowed, but no aftermarket.
And I was looking for any one of these:
Both the Renault/Char and Monty’s Caravan were re-released by Revell. Despite that I didn’t see either for sale at Telford (which is a massive model show with loads of second hand kit traders). For some reason I want the Matchbox versions to build even though they’re identical. Must be something to do with plastic colour and nostalgia!
dr_gn said:
AshVX220 said:
I built the Alpha Jet and the G-91 as a kid.
I remember the feeling of Nostalgia when, on my first Royal Naval deployment, one of the ports we visited (Brindisi I think) was right next to an airfield that had a squadron (or two) of G-91's. I was on the receiving end of a rash of st for knowing what they were!
Airfix did the single-engined Fiat G-91I remember the feeling of Nostalgia when, on my first Royal Naval deployment, one of the ports we visited (Brindisi I think) was right next to an airfield that had a squadron (or two) of G-91's. I was on the receiving end of a rash of s
t for knowing what they were! And the Matchbox was the "Y" version which had twin engines.
I chose those models becasue I thought the camo would be fun to paint by brush, and I remember they were decent kits when I build them in a previous modelling life...
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