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This is a great kit, and the only game in town in 1/48th
Scale. Everything is resin with the exception of the canopies, also included are
options for just about every version and armament combination of the navy lynx
ever flown, painting masks and a very good decal sheet with about a dozen
schemes. However the kit is definitely one for the experienced, needing a lot of
trial fitting and research to get a good result.
The Interior is excellent, however the instrument console is
too wide for the canopy so a bit of trimming is needed.
Externally, I found a fair bit of filler was needed and some
of the panel lines were a bit over stated so I filled and re-scribed. If you are
building one of the late model options (HMA.8) etc. the nose area around the IR
device needs some work to replicate the curves that are present (look at a pic
of the real thing, you'll see what I mean). The cockpit canopy takes some work to get seated properly,
but there are two included, so you get a second chance. I also added detail to
the crew doors as it seemed a bit weak due to the limitations of vacform.
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Other than that, I think the biggest issue is that in
covering so many versions, some of
the undersurface detail is omitted (none of the reviews I've seen have covered
this). To make matters worse, there
seem to be no pictures of the underside
of a RN Lynx (not entirely co-incidental?)
To list the mods I made:
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crew foot steps and nav lights below the crew doors,
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deck harpoon,
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radar altimeter and Doppler boxes on belly,
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cargo hook
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assorted aerials
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detailed tail rotor
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added third inspection window to gearbox
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added aux inlet or exhaust to engine casing
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replaced exhausts with Aluminium tube
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Engine inlet screens from brass and plastic strip with nylon
mesh
Like I said, it is a great kit and with effort turns into a
very accurate lynx, but it does need some experience and lots of references.
Andy
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