This resin model kit
is the Fairey Delta 1 test aircraft. This jet dates to the early 1950's
and is a test aircraft using data from the Luftwaffe from WW2.
This new resin
kit from Olimp
Models is part of their
new Pro
Resin line of resin kits.
This little 1/72 kit comes packed in a VERY sturdy little box. Upon
opening the box, I was treated to a beautiful sight of a delicate little
multi-media kit which includes mostly resin parts, a clear vac-u-formed canopy
(plus a spare canopy) and a decal sheet. I was very impressed by the level of fine detail
especially when I saw the panel lines on the wings and the fine detail of the
tiny cockpit tub and the finely detailed instrument panel. For 1/72, the detail in this kit is pretty
sweet.....I definitely like the casting quality of the resin exhaust.
Now....this is a resin kit, so it
will require the use of CA glue (Crazy Glue) to assemble it and the parts are
going to need a tiny bit of cleaning up, but this is very minimal and will not
in any way detract from the joy of building this kit. If you've ever done
any work with resin parts before you will have no problem tackling this
kit......go slow....be patient and enjoy the build. I did a dry fit of the
fuselage halves and they lined up very well but you will need to clean up the
mating surfaces before assembly.....this kit should go together well if the rest
of the kit has the same very good level of fit.
As you can see from the sample of
photos of the resin parts below, the wing detail is well done. The wings have excellently done panel lines and
will look quite convincing on the finished kit. The wheels are
amazing....and for 1/72 the cockpit is pretty good to.....although it will be
hard to see when the model is finished. Two Canopies are included which is
always good to see.
The attachment points for the
resin parts is reasonably thin making the removal of the parts from the resin
casting blocks a quick and easy job. Detail is very crisp on most parts
and the finished products will be a treat to behold.
I really do get a big grin when I
see the latest kit from Pro
Resin as they
produce kits of an interesting variety of aircraft from
British aviation history.
Click on
images below to see larger images
The kit parts are pretty straight
forward and the 4 pages of instructions cover the assembly process in a clear
and easy to follow way. The instructions include paint codes in Humbrol,
Model Master and Revell colours.
There is one decal option of a
Fairey Delta 1 aircraft "VX 350" when it attended the 1954 SBAC,
Farnborough.
This aircraft is overall Aluminium with a flat black anti-glare panel in front
of the canopy on the nose.
The decals are very clearly
printed....not too thick...not too thin and of good colour coverage.
In 1/72 you are dealing with tiny
tiny model kits and this aircraft is a small aircraft to start with, but the
panel line detail is first class.
This is a cute looking little
aircraft kit and would be an excellent addition to your display case if you have
a passion for
British aircraft and Delta wing aircraft. You can buy this Pro Resin kit
directly from Olimp
Models.
Steve
I would like
to thanks Olimp
Models for
sending me this review sample.
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