Pro Resin

1/72 Fairey Delta 1 resin model kit

product # R72-044

Review by Steve Bamford on June 9 2008

 

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.  

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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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Photos and text © by Steve Bamford