The Airfix Channel at iModeler (585 articles)

The Airfix Channel at iModeler

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Airfix 1/48 Curtis H81-A3 (P-40B Tomahawk)

by John Clark on July 20, 2019
in Aviation — 34 Comments

This is a nice kit but my problems started when I decided to put the Aires cockpit in it. It was not that great of an improvement to the kit parts and it was too wide. I sealed the fuselage and inserted it as a unit up through the wing opening[...]

Airfix 1/48 Spitfire F XIVe

by Tom Cleaver on July 19, 2019
in Aviation — 22 Comments

It's a strange but interesting fact that the only "built for that specific powerplant" Spitfire to achieve a large production run was the Mk.I; while there were several other Marks specifically designed to make maximum benefit of the additional [...]

April 2019 random draw winner

by dale travis on July 14, 2019
in Uncategorized — 15 Comments

I've just returned from my vacation celebrating my 70th birthday and my 30th wedding anniversary, yes I actually got married 30 years ago on my birthday, and a wonderful surprise of the 1/48 Airfix Spitfire MK XIV was waiting for me. Thanks to [...]

FW190A-5 Airfix 1/24

by Andrey Rybushkin on July 13, 2019
in Aviation — 12 Comments

Hello friends! I present to you my work that I did in 2017. A huge red box with a beautiful pattern of the prototype model contained very old details! Perhaps set released in the mid-1980s. The low quality of the set and poor detailing required [...]

Yellow Nose Airfix Spitfire 1/48

by Dan Lee on July 9, 2019
in Aviation — 16 Comments

This is a kit I built a couple of years back. It is the 2015 release (2nd pressing) of the 1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk I. It is mostly OOB with the exception of some Eduard RAF early style harnesses. I learned the hard way that unless the Spitfir[...]

Airfix 1/48 Spitfire I – the first successful Spitfire in combat

by Tom Cleaver on July 5, 2019
in Aviation — 9 Comments

The first Spitfire is immortal as “the plane that saved Britain” (even if Britain was really saved by the Hurricane) in the Battle of Britain. A delicate blend of aerodynamic excellence, the Spitfire I almost wasn’t there to do its part in savin[...]

Airfix P-51D and the 23rd Fighter Group Yokahama Yardbird

by Wayne Landis on July 2, 2019
in Aviation — 26 Comments

When most people think of the 23rd fighter group they are thinking of the extensive use of the various P-40 types during the campaign in China. Conversely it is thought that the P-51 is an aircraft of the European theaters or escorting B-29s to[...]

More poor quality from Airfix!

by Julian Shawyer on June 28, 2019
in Uncategorized — 19 Comments

I purchased an Airfix C-47 yesterday. When inspecting the parts, I noticed this. I contacted Airfix. I received the standard email saying part unavailable. I would think very carefully before buying the new Hellcat from Airfix. Their after sal[...]

Airfix 1/48 Curtiss Tomahawk II

by Tom Cleaver on June 28, 2019
in Aviation — 13 Comments

With war clouds on the sky in 1938, the Army Air Corps determined it needed a fighter with better performance than the P-36. Curtiss had developed a design strategy stretching back to the P-1 if stretching an airframe as far as possible, and the[...]

Airfix 1/72 Mustang P-51D with wrong decals

by Alistair Gauld on June 24, 2019
in Uncategorized — 10 Comments

Hi There, It was decided by Innis that our next project would be a Mustang, but an RAF one. I had a couple of Mustangs picked up from Aldi, but no RAF decals. I managed to get some cheaply but they were for a Mustang III. Still, The Wee Manny [...]