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Bristol Blenheim

First look at Airfix 1/72 Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV Light Bomber version of the Blenheim by Tom Primett

MANUFACTURER: Airfix

SCALE: 1/72

MANUFACTURER Model Number: A04061

PARTS: Plastic, Clear Plastic

MARKINGS OPTIONS: 2

T

his new release from Airfix

is a welcome addition to

their family of models of this

iconic early war aircraft. Currently

new tool Blenheim Mk.I, Mk.IF and

Mk.IVF have already been released

and now the long-nosed Mk.IV light

bomber completes the family.

Instructions are very similar

to the Blenheim Mk.IVF kit

as you would expect, the key

changes being the additional

bomb ranks and lower turret,

and some great decals.

There are quite a few parts

that you will not be using, for

example the short Blenheim

Mk.I fuselage section

The cockpit detail is excellent

and the extended nose section

glass is well done and crystal clear

while the engines are also nicely

detailed and will paint up well

The decals supply markings

for the Free French in North

Africa 1941 with a nice 2 tone

brown scheme and RAF Night

bomber during 1941 and an RAF

example in 2 tone Green/Brown

with great Black undersides. I

really like the fact that model

companies are recognising the

effort put in by our allies in WW2.

I am very much an AFV modeller

starting to do aircraft and I have

little experience of Airfix kits but

I have already started the build

process for a review in a future issue,

and have been pleasantly surprised

at the quality of the Airfix moulding.

This is not a complex kit in this

scale but is nicely detailed and this

can be brought out with careful

painting and I thank Airfix for

supplying the sample for me to build.

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