airfix bristol blenheim mk iv
... Be the first to review “Bristol Blenheim Mk.IV (1/72 Scale) Plastic Model by Airfix A04063” Cancel reply. Availability: Out of stock. Compare. However, this is up to the modeler, and most people viewing models are probably not aware of the above facts anyway, so it probably really doesn't matter in the long run. I encourage readers to check his posts in full using the links provided below: Airfix Blenheim IV part uno....... or is it a Bolingbroke??? Contents 7 Plastic Sprues 1 Clear Plastic Sprue Instruction Booklet The Blenheim Mk I outshone most biplane fighters in the late 1930s but stood little chance against the German Messerschmitt Bf 109 during daylight operations, though it proved successful as a night fighter. One decision I had to make was whether to position the flaps "up" or "down". They have fine recessed surface detail, nice resin engines, PE details, good injected clear parts, plus excellent decals. I had seen the results of a 1/48 scale kit and was eager to try my hand and add to my RAF Battle of Britain collection. Seller 100% positive. Like most contemporary British aircraft, the bomb bay doors were kept closed with bungee cords and opened under the weight of the released bombs. IV featured a longer nose with more room for the navigator and bombardier, and a fighter version of this type was also produced, with four: .30 caliber machines guns in a housing under the bomb bay position. There is some moulded detail on the cockpit sidewalls, a rear bulkhead, pilot’s seat-frame with integral engine controls, pilot’s seat, control column, instrument panel (with decal instruments), navigator’s seat (made from three parts), plus his forward bomb-aiming crawl-space and a bomb-sight; but surprisingly, there are no rudder pedals. Most of us know that most RAF aircraft used RAF Interior Green for cockpit interiors and internal priming, but some of the other colors are guesswork. See more ideas about bristol blenheim, blenheim, bristol. Armament comprised a single forward-firing .303 in Browning machine gun outboard of the port engine and a .303 in Lewis Gun in a semi-retracting Bristol Type B Mk I dorsal turret firing to the rear. If you don’t have a Frog original go for the Revell boxing, as they cleaned up the moulds and the decals are better than Russian re-boxes. It is not perfect, with some unwanted Bolingbroke features included. Two quite acceptable bombs with their racks are provided to go in the bomb-bay, along with two racks of four anti-personnel bombs that mount externally behind the bomb-bay. This is a superb effort from Airfix, and tremendously good value too. They have reasonable but far from perfect shapes; their wing and tailfin/rudder outlines do not look quite right, and the engine nacelles are far too pointed. 107 Sqdn., RAF Leuchars, Scotland, March 1941 (in European colors). Some of this information is hinted at on the box cover as Humbrol colors, but for those of us who don't have access to these, we must improvise. IV's were especially active in the Middle East and the Far East. Reviews | 107 Sqdn., RAF Leuchars, Scotland, March 1941 (in European colors). The main airframe, as it was on the real airplane, differs mainly in the nose section, which shows the longer Mk. This question is for testing whether you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions. IV issues and the differences were profound. The Air Ministry was obviously interested in such an aircraft and quickly sent out Specification B.28/35 for prototypes of a bomber version; the 'Type 142M' (M for military). However, I am sure many will buy this kit to finish as a Mk.IV bomber, so I shall still describe the bomb-bay. A better Mk.IV can be had by cross-kitting with Frog’s Mk.I kit, or by purchasing MPM’s Mk.IV.