What can I say, I know I am biased but leaving my loyalties aside this is a fantastic kit and right up there with Airfix’s Seafire 47 and Lightning kits. The sponsons are very well done, having the same fine rivet detail as the rest of the airframe. The weapons are very comprehensive you get Skua anti ship missiles, Stingray torpedoes, depth charges and a nicely moulded M3M machine gun.īear in mind though that a maximum of 3 Skuas can be carried and a mix of torpedoes and depth charges can be carried for anti submarine missions.

To say I am excited that they chose Evelyn as one of the options is a bit of an understatement to say the least! (Offered in the boxing of the Westland Lynx Mk.88A, HMA 8, Mk.90B).Īs you no doubt have read, this kit is highly detailed both inside and out, but let’s have a look at the differences.įirst off all the lumps and bumps are there to make a Danish or German Lynx, plus the RN Mk 8 SRU version. That is to say it is a Saturn Radio Upgrade, which is the moniker for the mid-life upgrade and therefore is quite a bit different inside and out from the Mk 8 DSP which preceded it. I helped host Simon and the other designers at Yeovilton when they came to measure up and, purely in the interests of self, passed on photos and scans of the markings for Evelyn, my aircraft. So when Airfix announced they were to produce a kit of my beloved helicopter, I was keen to help out in any way I could to help the team make the best quality product they could. Many of you may know the Lynx is a very special part of me, in that I have spent 1000 hours flying them off ships in the Royal Navy. I have flown into some exotic and not so exotic places around the world and have conducted many Maritime Security Operations and Counter Piracy ops in them. “Seeing the Lynx AH.7 has been so ably covered already, I will stick to the differences offered by Airfix in the Navy version however before I do, some background. These are particularly interesting, not only because of his modelling ability, but also the fact that he flies the Westland Lynx operationally! Sadly, another publication will have Jamie’s Lynx build, but we will have 3 of our own.

Our competition.The Kit: Overview and Initial ImpressionsĪll three of these Airfix kits have landed in our office together and here I want to look at the Westland Lynx HMA 8, which is bound to be very popular with modellers especially those from the UK, given that one Royal Navy machine is offered on the decal sheet. Stand Decals Pitboards Chest Protector ID Helmet ID Kits Leatt/neck brace kits Jersey printing GoPro Decals Iphone Truck Window Stickers Business Decals Go Kart Decal Kits ATV Decal Kits Snowmobileīuilt from our super high abrasion resistant

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