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03-20-2008, 02:45 PM | # 1 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Airfix Lynx HMA.8 This is an older kit, which I built many years ago as a HAS.3. I bought and built this one a couple of years back, and found the kit has been updated with new bits and decals added for a Royal Navy HMA.8, as well as Brazilian and German Navy examples. The original pieces are included with a nice set of decals for an Antarctic HAS.3 from HMS Endurance, and I was very tempted by the Brazilian version as it looks rather smart, but I stuck with the original plan to build an HMA.8. The kit is a little tricky, and the fit isn’t that wonderful a typical Airfix trait among its older kits. The new parts don’t seem to fit well against the older parts especially the new nose section which needs a lot of filling around the sides to look anything. Despite this though, with a little patience this kit can be turned into a nice little model. The decals are surprisingly good for Airfix, and presented no problem especially when using Microset solution. The model is finished as a Lynx HMA.8 of 815 NAS aboard the Type 23 Frigate HMS Richmond. The last picture gives a great size comparison with the FAA's newest toy the Merlin HM.1!     | |||||||||||||
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03-20-2008, 03:45 PM | # 2 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Re: Airfix Lynx HMA.8 Nice looking models, and how many have you been working on lately? | |||||||||||||
| Brewster Buffalo, Hawk 75A, Fokker D.XXI, Polikarpov I-16, Fiat G.50, Macchi C. 200, PZL P.11c, Fieseler Fi 156 Storch ,,,, now those are real planes. | ||||||||||||||
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03-20-2008, 03:49 PM | # 3 Quick Link (permalink) | ||||||||||||||
| Re: Airfix Lynx HMA.8
Cheers. Only the Phantom FGR.2, first kit I've made in months as I've got bored of waiting for the Gemini offering!  | ||||||||||||||
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03-20-2008, 03:56 PM | # 4 Quick Link (permalink) | ||||||||||||||
| Re: Airfix Lynx HMA.8
Same here with regards to new diecast coming out. Have a couple of kits I am going to get started on. | ||||||||||||||
| Brewster Buffalo, Hawk 75A, Fokker D.XXI, Polikarpov I-16, Fiat G.50, Macchi C. 200, PZL P.11c, Fieseler Fi 156 Storch ,,,, now those are real planes. | |||||||||||||||
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03-21-2008, 01:07 AM | # 5 Quick Link (permalink) | ||||||||||||||
| Re: Airfix Lynx HMA.8
Seems very quiet right now in the diecast world, which is probably not a bad thing as I'm a huge Phantom nut and it could be an expensive year! | ||||||||||||||
| Ambition is a poor excuse for not having enough sense to be lazy. | |||||||||||||||
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03-21-2008, 10:11 AM | # 6 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
|  Re: Airfix Lynx HMA.8 I wish I was as talented as you planejunky...!  | |||||||||||||
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03-21-2008, 12:36 PM | # 7 Quick Link (permalink) | |||||||||||||
| Re: Airfix Lynx HMA.8 I love it. I was intending on building one of these for my OIF collection. | |||||||||||||
| Don't do what BDE tells you to do. Do what BDE would want you to do. | ||||||||||||||
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03-21-2008, 06:26 PM | # 8 Quick Link (permalink) | ||||||||||||||
| Re: Airfix Lynx HMA.8
Aw chucks!  If you saw it real close up you may change your mind!  If you wanna see some serious talent, check this out: HyperScale Features & Galleries Contents | ||||||||||||||
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