Looks incredible. Had the old silver plastic version in the 80s but this is a stellar kit....!❤

Sooooo looking forward in getting this kit to add to a couple of Museums that I am building for. "Thank", Airfix!!!

That'll be a future purchase for me. Looks like a stunning kit. Well done 😊

Look brilliant! But going to wait for an RAF/RAAF version

G'day to you! I bought this way back in '63, four model I had ever bought, was the biggest I had yet made, just realized that was 60 or so years ago ,lol!

It looks lovey! Well done.

It looks amazing. I want this kit and the B 17.

Got that on pre-order. Can't wait to get it.

Looks great, a bit nervous about the join between the nose and the fuselage, hope is strong and well aligned

Can you do a budget version with just a cockpit and very basic interior pls! We’re all broke 😮 due too buying too many models lol 😜

This month my daughter and l are building a B-17 , she watched the Memphis Belle movie with my grandmother last month , my grandfather was a waistgunner in one.

@Mrnobodys-models

2 ай бұрын

Nice I’m kinda the opposite because I’m building a avro Lancaster with my grandad

Hello airfix i love thr model i am a massive fan of airfix models i just wish the 2022 club red box was free plus models are too expensive so i do buy them but not often :(

This the new tool Airfix B-24 looks much better than the Academy 1/72 B-24.

Cool 🛩

Can’t wait to get it 😆

Where are the pilots?

Just got the kit ,would anyone know what happened to both of them and if they survived the war ,all I can find is some photos of corky but I did find that 1 crew died on valiant lady (scheme 2) when they had to ditch the plane in 1945

I still haven't gotten the B-17 yet. 🙁

Good to see the seperate node section. This leads to an earlier version as well. What I am really suprised off is the fact that Airfix did not do a B-17F early this year by adding part to their excellent -G model. Masters of the Air was exclusevly -F models and movie models tend to seel well. A missed oppertunity IMHO

@hawnyfox3411

2 ай бұрын

The REAL "missed opportunity" was the historical clusterfuck they made Natural Metal (NMF) B.17-F's in 1945 didn't happen - it's utterly laughable Also, 15th AF "Tuskegee Airmen" did NOT escort B.17's over Denmark, The Baltic Sea, nor the North Sea, especially NOT back in 1943, it's horseshit

@hawnyfox3411

2 ай бұрын

Further to the above : My Dad's best mate is/was exceedingly close with Al' Freijtas, ball gunner on "Our Baby" - (they got that bit "right") "Our Baby" was lost over Bremen on 8th Oct' 1943 (Cleven on board) Why they (film-makers) fucked-up after that is inexcusable.... I don't expect to see Breitlings & Rolex on Napoleonic Soldiers 1815 Nor do I expect to see Smartphones or Internet in a 1914-1918 movie The idiots who made "Munsters of the Air" shoulda stuck to "G"s (1945 scenes More to the point - don't fuck with historical accuracy.... Natural Metal Finish (N.M.F) Boeing B.17-F's DID NOT HAPPEN over Berlin in vast formations in April 1945 = (they'd been replaced//retired by then) Nor did the ("Let's appease the F'kn WOKE BRIGADE") Tuskegee Airmen show up in the ETO using Italy based MTO x P.51's near Denmark nor The Baltic !! Especially NOT in 1943 - (done to appease idiots & the 'WOKE' luvvies Very first of the P.51 escorts & were 354th, 355th & 4th F.G's = NOT TUSKEGEES The first BERLIN raid was 6th March '44 - (Tuskegee's weren't over E.T.O_) Far too many "Historical Clusterfucks" in this 8th A.F garbage The makers defacated on Historical accuracy during this crap. Like doing a remake of "Bullitt" & giving Steve McQueen a 1973 "MACH.1" Or giving Phillias Fogg (David Niven) a 747 for Round World 80 in days Or putting Jean Harlow or James Cagney inside a Saturn.V in "White Heat" Ridiculous !!

Can that be done as a J version?

I hope Eduard will make masks soon.

Looks a fantastic kit, I will wait a while and let the prices settle down, I bought the 1/48 Bucc for £48.93p rather than the full £72

Моя прелесть....сказал Голлум.😉

The machine guns are wrong. American M2 Brownings didn't have that silly little blast deflector just behind the muzzle. They were only seen on British Liberators. So the builder is forced to replace or cut them back. Which, of course, makes the guns scale too short.

@pencilpauli9442

2 ай бұрын

That's okay. I'm only going to want to build a RAF Coastal Command version But I take your point. They are going to be a pain to replace, especially the cheek mounted Brownings in the transparent p art.

@Chilly_Billy

2 ай бұрын

​@pencilpauli9442 Understood. I too hope for a Coastal Command version down the road. But this is terribly annoying when representing an American B-24.

@pencilpauli9442

2 ай бұрын

@@Chilly_Billy The guns could have been made on their own sprues. It would have bumped up production costs but would have been worth the effort imho

@Chilly_Billy

2 ай бұрын

​​@@pencilpauli9442 Exactly. Or do the correct guns for this release and then add a small sprue with British-style guns for RAF Liberators. It's quite common among all kit manufacturers, including Airfix.

@mh4383

2 ай бұрын

Chill, Bill......😀

not sure I like the clear guns other than that it's looking good

Photoetch, resin aftermarket sets to improve it, replacement decals, scratchbuild blah blah blah...

Wow that looks amazing cant wait to not buy it because im a child and have no income

@larsjensen1358

2 ай бұрын

Hi Max- just do like i did. Do some dishwashing and garden work to earn some pocket money😄 Kept me supplied with a steady stream of Matchbox and Airfix kits in the seventies. Nice memories to have many years later. I think the more expensive kits came as birthday presents.

@user-du6yr1qx5d

2 ай бұрын

А сколько годочков стукнуло ребенку😉😂

@Mrnobodys-models

2 ай бұрын

I have to empty the dishwasher tidy the living room and take out the blue and brown bins keep my room tidy and that how I save up

@model_mode

2 ай бұрын

@@larsjensen1358 I would but my country doesn't really make that possible

Looks nice but Hasegawa's finesse will be hard to beat : Airfix's today quality is ok but their recessed details are often a bit too deep/wide or a combination of both, on a 1/24 kit it's fine but on a 1/72 kit it can look goofy.

@dtrain1634

2 ай бұрын

Thankfully not matchbox level :)

Way to pricey for my budget.

Why no masking for the windows cmon airfix it's 2024