{"id":1518,"date":"2020-10-12T09:06:11","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T09:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/?p=1518"},"modified":"2020-10-12T11:24:52","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T11:24:52","slug":"review-airfix-1-72-jesters-a-4-skyhawk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jadlamracingmodels.com\/2020\/10\/12\/review-airfix-1-72-jesters-a-4-skyhawk\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Airfix 1\/72 Jester’s A-4 Skyhawk"},"content":{"rendered":"

A note from the author…<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m Rob, a normal guy who enjoys making models! I\u2019m by no means a \u2018professional\u2019 modeller, but I am passionate, try my best and kits generally turn out well! All my builds are done at home in my spare time with typical model tools and accessories – all views and opinions are my own and not that of Jadlam.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Name<\/strong> – Airfix A00501 Top Gun Jester’s A-4 Skyhawk 1:72 Plastic Model Kit
\nNumber<\/strong> – A00501
\nScale<\/strong> – 1\/72
\nPrice<\/strong> – \u00a314.99 RRP
\nAvailability<\/strong> – November 2020 – available for Pre-Order Now! Buy yours here!<\/a> at jadlamracingmodels.com<\/p>\n

Another “New” top gun kit from Airfix. This is a re-box of the A-4 kit released in 2012 according to the good people at scalemates<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This is a slight oddity in as much as the last version of the Airfix A-4 was released in this exact same box back in 1987. So potentially you could have two completely different kits in the same boxing.<\/p>\n

A quick look in the box confirms this is definitely one of Airfix’s more recent offerings. Easily identified by the usual softish grey styrene and great level of detail including raised and recessed panel lines.<\/p>\n

Having never built a Skyhawk before (at least since I was 10) I think I will give this one a go.<\/p>\n

What’s in the box?<\/h4>\n

As mentioned and as expected from a modern Airfix kit the detail is strong. The normal Airfix plastic (which works very well with Tamiya extra thin cement<\/a>)<\/p>\n

It’s a relatively simple kit with just three grey sprue’s and a simple clear one. Panel lines will be considered too deep and out of scale by some, but I really like this approach from Airfix. Decals are once again very simple (Although not quite as simple as the MIG) you also get a colour (almost) full size painting guide on the back of the instructions which is a great help.<\/p>\n

Overall this promises to be a very nice easy to build kit – let’s see if I am right.<\/p>\n