Airfix 1/48 Westland Sea King

Airfix 1/48 Westland Sea King | 5 Minute Review

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Ай бұрын

Greetings everyone, today we are taking a look at the Airfix Westland Sea King in 1/48 scale. This looks to be a stunning kit and I think you'll be impressed with what you see!
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@grantmiller6570 Ай бұрын

That looks pretty nice, another build we all look forward to.. No Pressure 🙂

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Picture_Purrfect Ай бұрын

quite nice. Airfix has gotten much better recently

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Yeah, this one looks to be top notch!

@chrissakal532 Ай бұрын

I saw this kit in person last year at the IPMS Nationals in San Marcos, and I agree- it is pretty impressive! I wish they would do the U.S. Navy version so I could do number 66, the one that participated in the Apollo recoveries, but Airfix said that wasn't likely.

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Thats too bad, a US version would sell well I would imagine, and yeah Old 66 would be awesome to model.

@christopherjordan5423 Ай бұрын

Looks like it could be an absolute beautiful model. I would have to go with the folded up, stored one just for the nuances of doing all the folded and open exposed areas from the joints. Love the review.

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Yeah, I'd do folded as well but for practical reasons, it just takes up less space in the display case when folded.

@anthonyricco5522 Ай бұрын

Looks like an amazing kit. Thanks for the review

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@TJHahn624 Ай бұрын

Hope we get to see a full build of this kit

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Maybe eventually!

@TJsModelBench-jb4xt Ай бұрын

I feel like Airfix is upping their game to compete with the likes of Eduard. I’ve heard a lot of good things about their newer releases.

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

I'm not sure I'd put them up there with Eduard yet, but they are getting close, I can't really find any faults with this kit out of the box!

@kevinhedrich6026 Ай бұрын

If I built helo's I would definitely pick up this kit!

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

I've found helicopters to be quite fun!

@Natsmodels56 Ай бұрын

I've made it fantastic kit made d version. Hope you build it soon xx

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Awesome, glad to hear it!

@ljscalemodels526 Ай бұрын

Hi buddy - nice review, i tried to build the 1/72 version of this kit - nightmare with the fit, but i think that was down to my lack skills 😂 - good luck with the build, cheers Liam

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Thanks, Yeah, I think the 1/72 kit predates this one so hopefully it goes together much better.

@aussiescalemodels Ай бұрын

Great video< I also have this in my stash and will be also doing a RAAF bird when I get around to it. :)

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Excellent!

@kiwiruna9077 Ай бұрын

I really hope, that Airfix decide to do the US NAVY variant. In particular Ol' 66.

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Yeah, that would be pretty awesome!

@user-fo6ud3zs2o Ай бұрын

..симпатично..

@kevinfutter Ай бұрын

Quick note: "livery" - think "chivalry", not "library".

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Thats a hard habbit to kick!

@kevinfutter Ай бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking here's a quick mnemonic I just invented: "live and let livery". Though I guess that probably makes sense if you say it wrong, too!

@giorgiomoretti9434 Ай бұрын

👏👏👏

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@St-lb8yy Ай бұрын

Not sure if you noticed but it's the same airframe at different stages of it's life. It's xv666 hence it's nickname of 'Damien' 😂

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Woah! Thats actually really cool!

@truthhurts9241 Ай бұрын

Hi Brett, whilst this is not really my thing, it does look like a really nice kit. I'm trying not to sound so surprised but I haven't made a modern Airfix kit. They are priced over here (their country of origin, if not manufacture,) on a par with some Tamiya and others - I've even bought Eduard Profipacks for less. Do they really compete?

@HammerheadModelMaking Ай бұрын

Thats interesting, here (in the US) Airfix kits are generally priced a little lower than their direct competition (For example the Airfix P-51D and Tamiya P-51D in 1/48 scale are within a few dollars of each other). As far as do they compete, well, thats a tough question to answer and really is a case by case basis. The P-51D example, I would pick the Airfix kit over the Tamiya kit. Its a far newer kit, more accurate with more options than the Tamiya Kit, but if you were to pick between an Eduard Spitfire Mk.I and a Airfix Spitfire Mk.I in 1/48 scale, I would choose the Eduard kit every time, even though it would be almost double the cost. That said, Modern Airfix kits (tooled within the last 10 years or so) have been steadily improving in quality, detail, and engineering. So, as a whole, no Airfix isn't a direct competition for the likes of Eduard and Tamiya yet, but they are easily becoming one of my more favorite manufactures .

@truthhurts9241 Ай бұрын

@@HammerheadModelMaking Thanks for that, most grateful for your opinion. Maybe I should indulge. Out of curiosity I did a search for their 1/72 P51. The price ranged from £9 to £23 without post etc. the cheapest post and packing was £4. I didn't bother looking at actual Model Shops' pricing because there simply aren't any round here. Regards and have a nice one, Ian.