This resin model kit
is
the AVRO 707C prototype delta wing British jet. This jet dates
from the 1953 time period and is an evolution from the AVRO 707A. The 707C
had a side by side cockpit that was extremely cramped. The bulbous canopy
had limited lateral vision that was provided by circular perspex windows on each
side.
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 and a decal
sheet. I was very impressed by the level of fine detail especially when I saw the cockpit
tub and the finely detailed resin seat with molded on seatbelts. For 1/72,
the detail in this kit is pretty sweet .
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 fuselage detail on the sides of the
fuselage is well done. The wings have excellently done panel lines and will
look quite convincing on the finished kit. The seats are amazing....as is the
cockpit and once you paint it up....it
will look very good.
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on images below to see larger images
The attachment points for the
resin parts is wonderfully 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
kick out of seeing the latest kit from Pro
Resin as
they produce kits of an interesting variety of aircraft .
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 are one decal
option of a AVRO 707C prototype "WZ744" from the summer of
1953 at 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 but this kit goes to great
lengths to provide cockpit detail that is better than quite a
few 1/48 scale kits I have in my stash.
This is a sexy looking little
aircraft kit and is sure to be of interest to modellers with a
passion for British aircraft and Delta wing aircraft. You can buy
this Pro Resin kit directly from Olimp
Models.
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I would like to thanks Oleg at Olimp
Models for sending me
this review sample.
Steve Bamford
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