Parts layout and their good fit make the build to a joyful and rather straight forward experience. This is a large kit.

The Vickers Valiant was the first of the V-Bombers. The fuselage and the full-span upper wing fully justify the size of the packaging. Thus, I was pleased to see Airfix come out with a 1/72 Vickers Valiant Bk.Mk.1 about the middle of last year which rounded out the V-bombers if one was trying to build them all. Vickers Valiant previews in scale 1:72. Reports to date suggest that the fit is good, so there should be nothing preventing a modeller with even moderate experience from tackling this impressive subject. As soon as in the middle of the 60s the Valiant bomber fleet was withdrawn from service.The kit is “great” in all respects; Airfix captures the appealing shapes of the Valiant in a convincing way. The decals are in register and by all accounts perform extremely well.With their 1/72 scale Vickers Valiant, Airfix has delivered a big kit with the “wow” factor, but using a relatively modest number of parts. Enthusiasm is one thing, but I generally try not to extend to masochism.
The Vickers Valiant - First of the V-Bombers Building the Airfix 1/72 Vickers Valiant by Richard Farrar I had some avaricious looks from some members of the Elsecar Model Club, when Trevor Snowden, retired Airfix RD man, handed me a plastic bag full of plastic parts at the meeting, a little over a month ago. Although the determined superdetailer might spend some extra time here, the small windows will hide most of the effort after the fuselage is sealed.Airfix thoughtfully offers the choice of an open bomb bay with a good selection of conventional and nuclear ordnance, or closed bomb bay doors with clearly labelled bulkheads to add rigidity to the fuselage. The fuselage and the full-span upper wing fully justify the size of the packaging.The Airfix 1/72 scale Valiant comprises a modest 135 parts in grey plastic and seven more in clear.Surface detail is by way of recessed panel lines. Airfix 1:72 Scale Vickers Valiant BK.Mk.1: Part 1 - YouTube Airfix Aircraft Finished Reviews Here you will find all the completed build reviews and feature articles that we have for Airfix Models. It was retired from all service by 1965.The enduring recollection of my first visit to the Cold War display at the RAF Museum, Cosford, is stepping through the door into the shadow of the Vickers Valiant bomber. The kit comes in a big box, but little space is wasted. Optional wing tanks are also included.There is a choice of two different noses noted in the instructions, with a third nose on the sprues. With its high swept wing, the Valiant was the most conventional of the three designs but it was still capable of completing its intended mission with a variety of conventional and nuclear weapons.The Valiant’s operational service was curtailed by chronic structural failures largely brought on by a change of role to low-level attack, refuelling and reconnaissance missions. Post Jun 19, 2011 #1 2011-06-19T17:33. Yes, Contrail had a vacu-form Valiant and Mach 2 issued an injection kit of one too but I thought if I wanted to build a Valiant, it would be the Airfix one. Airfix model kit in scale 1:72, A11001 is a NEW tool released in 2011 | Contents, Previews, Reviews, History + Marketplace | Vickers Valiant | EAN: 5014429110016 In-box reviews (Full kits) Airfix Being the first of the “V-bombers”, the Valiant displays classic and pleasing forms. The kit is “great” in all respects; Airfix captures the appealing shapes of the Valiant in a convincing way.

All the entries are in alphabetical order so all you need to do is look through them and when you have found what you are looking for, just click on the link below the photo – simple as that! Elevators are separate parts too.Two sets of canopy and lower fuselage clear parts are supplied representing either the prototype or operational versions.