Parish Models

Airfix - Northrop F-5E Tiger II

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:47:46 +0000

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Airfix - Yakovlev Yak-9D

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:42:24 +0000

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The Yak-9D from 1944 was an extended range version of the succesful type operational over Stalingrad in late 1942, being able to escort heavy bombers.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 30
Dimensions (mm) - L188 x W139
Skill Level - 1
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:40:08 +0000

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Serving as a rugged and relaible reconnaisance aircraft the RE8 served with the Royal Flying Corps until the end of the "Great War"

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 33
Dimensions (mm) - L118 x W180
Skill Level - 1
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - One Small Step For Man Gift Set

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:37:59 +0000

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The Lunar Module was the Apollo spacecraft that landed on the moon and returned to lunar orbit. It consists of the Descent and Ascent stages. The Descent stage contains the landing gear, descent rocket engine and fuel to land on the moon, as well as all the equipment needed by the Astronauts whilst on the moon's surface. As the missions developed more sophisticated equipment was carried and is part of this set The Ascent stage contains, amongst other vital equipment, the crew cabin; environmental control (life support) system; overhead hatch/docking port; ascent rocket engine; and enough fuel, battery power, and breathing oxygen to return to lunar orbit and rendezvous with the Apollo Command and Service Module. This kit includes eight acrylic paints, two paint brushes and glue..

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - Lunar Module: 92 - Figures:16
Dimensions (mm) - Lunar Module: L100 x W100 x H92 - Diorama Base: L348 x W247
Skill Level - 2
Airfix Flying Hours - 3
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Messerschmitt BF109E

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:34:52 +0000

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The Me BF109e was the Luftwaffe's main fighter during the Battle of Britain when it was pitted against the new fighters of the RAF.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:24
Number of Parts - 146
Dimensions (mm) - L360mm x W425mm
Skill Level - 4
Airfix Flying Hours - 5
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Martin B-57B Canberra

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:32:57 +0000

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The B-57 was the US built version Canberra which first saw action in the Vietnam War. It developed into many variants serving many crucial roles. The Martin B-57B Canberra will offer parts and declas for U.S.A.F versions, the B-57B, RB-57E and RB-57G.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:48
Number of Parts - 120
Dimensions (mm) - L406 x W416
Skill Level - 3
Airfix Flying Hours - 4
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Hannover CLIII

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:29:27 +0000

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The Hannover, as a single-engined aircraft, was unique in having a biplane tail. Its purpose was to reduce the tailplane span, thereby affording a wider field of fire for the observer/gunner, and entered service in 1917.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 31
Dimensions (mm) - L117 x W162
Skill Level - 1
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Dassault Mirrage III Starter Set

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:24:51 +0000

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This extremely versatile and successful aircraft is a multipurpose all-weather ground attack aircraft that can also operate from grass airstrips, to carry a range of weapons and long-range fuel tanks. This kit includes six Humbrol acrylic paints, two paint brushes precision glue.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 39
Dimensions (mm) - L204 x W114
Skill Level - 1
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Dassault Mirage F.1

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:23:45 +0000

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Dassault designed the Mirage F1 as the successor to its Mirage III and Mirage 5 fighters. Unlike its predecessors, it has a swept wing mounted high on the fuselage, as well as a conventional tail surface. Although it has a smaller wingspan than the Mirage III, the F1 nevertheless proved to be clearly superior to its predecessor. It can carry up to 40% more fuel, has a shorter take-off run, a superior range in lo-lo missions, and better manoeuvrability.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 72
Dimensions (mm) - L210 x W117
Skill Level - 2
Airfix Flying Hours - 2
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - D.H. Mosquito MkII/VI/XVIII

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:22:17 +0000

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The Mosquito attained the reputation of being one of the most outstanding aircraft of WWII. Constant successes in it's various fighter bomber, maritime and ground attack roles made it a very respected foe by its opponents. It's wooden construction provided resistance to punishing damage and afforded quick repair.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 97
Dimensions (mm) - L171mm x W228mm
Skill Level - 2
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Boeing AH-64 Longbow Apache

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:20:03 +0000

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The Hughes Apache entered service with the US Army bringing with it advanced technology to the concept of airbourne battlefield support.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 172
Dimensions (mm) - L310 x W305
Skill Level - 2
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - De Havilland Mosquito NFII/FBVI

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:06:05 +0000

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The "NF" variants of the Mosquito were designed for night time operations in particular, and this spectacular model will show off this all-time classic RAF aircraft in all its glory, with full interior detail, removable panels, and every part meticulously researched and moulded, enabling any modeller to produce possibly the most exquisite model in any collection.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:24
Number of Parts - 617
Dimensions (mm) - L522 x W688
Skill Level - 4
Airfix Flying Hours - 6
Requires Painting - Yes

More Info

Research Help
Originally designed as a high-speed unarmed light bomber, the de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito proved one of the most versatile aeroplanes of WWII, serving in a wide variety of roles, and excelling at each and every one.

The Mosquito was built almost entirely of plywood, sparing the use of metals that were then in short supply. From the maiden flight of its first prototype in November 1940 onwards, it demonstrated exceptional speed and agility on the power of its two Rolls-Royce Merlin engines.

Mosquitoes formed the core of RAF Bomber Command's Pathfinder Force, flying ahead of heavy night-bomber formations to mark targets with flares and operating Odoe radio-guidance equipment. The Mosquitoes also carried out many precision raids in their own right, relying on their speed for survival. Enemy fighters found them almost impossible to catch - Nazi air supremo, Hermann Göring, said the Mosquito's performance made him "green and yellow with envy".

A reconnaissance version of the aircraft took many vital photographs at both high and low altitudes, while Mosquito fighter-bombers served as rocket-firing close-support aircraft, as anti-shipping aircraft, as radar-equipped nightfighters, and as ground-attack aircraft striking enemy communications and supply lines. The "Wooden Wonder" continued in RAF service up until the mid-1950s.
Incredible Aeroplanes by Philip Jarrett

"It makes me furious when I see the Mosquito... The British... knock together a beautiful wooden aircraft that every piano factory over there is building, and they get it a speed which they have now increased yet again."
HERMANN GÖING, COMMANDER OF THE LUFTWAFFE

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Airfix - Messerschmitt Bf 109G

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:27:35 +0000

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Over 12,000 of the "Gustav" G-6 were built from 1943 to 1944 and were armed with two formidable 13mm machine guns, enabling the top Luftwaffe aces to record in some cases hundreds of "kills".

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 41
Dimensions (mm) - L125 x W137
Skill Level - 1
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Supermarine Spitfire Mk Ia

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:25:33 +0000

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The Spitfire gained imortality during the Battle of Britain in the summer of 1940. The main role was to intercept and destroy the Luftwaffe's fighters whilst the Hurricanes of the RAF attacked the incoming bombers.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 29
Dimensions (mm) - L127mm x W155mm
Skill Level - 1
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

Research Help
This superb fighter, designed by Reginald Mitchell, will always be remembered as the RAF's outstanding fighter of WWII, and especially for the vital part it played in the Battle of Britain. Powered by the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine, the Spitfire combined all the most advanced features of its time:
A variable-pitch propeller;
All-metal monocoque construction;
A retractable undercarriage;
And an enclosed cockpit.

Its uniqueness lay in the elliptical wing. This deftly solved the problem of housing eight machine guns and a retracted undercarriage, while providing enough strength to withstand high-stress manoeuvres. There were a few drawbacks. The novel wing construction meant that the aircraft was relatively difficult to manufacture and early versions of the engine often cut out going into a dive.

But the Spitfire was a joy for an experianced pilot to fly, responsive to the slightest touch of the controls. Its blend of sleek elegance and fighting efficiency was summed up by RAF pilot Adolf "Sailor" Malan: "The Spitfire had style and was obviously a killer." The overall quality of the design was proved by the aircraft's ability to hold its own throughout the war in a string of different versions tailored to specialist roles and powered by progressively upgraded engines.
Incredible Aeroplanes by Philip Jarrett

"I think every Spitfire pilot fell in love with it as soon as he sat in that nice tight cosy office [RAF slang for the cockpit] with everything at hand."
BOB STANFORD-TUCK, RAF FIGHTER PILOT, WWII

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Airfix - FMA IA 58A Pucara

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:15:49 +0000

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In the 1982 War, apart from Port Stanley airport, Pucarás were also operated from two small grass improvised airfields at Goose Green and Pebble Island. They were used in the reconnaissance role and shot down a Royal Marines Scout on May 28, the only confirmed Argentine air-to-air victory of the war.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 93
Dimensions (mm) - L198 x W201
Skill Level - 2
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - BAe Nimrod (Limited Edition)

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:36:35 +0000

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The Nimrod is a Limited Edition Kit, please see History for more information. Nimrod is the worlds only jet maritime reconnaissance aircraft and submarine hunter. The Aircraft has been in service witht he RAF for over three decades and has flown in a number of conflicts around the world, including the Falklands War, two Gulf Wars and other troubled spots. Given four sidewinder air-to-air missiles in the first Gulf War, it could be said that Nimrod became the largest fighter in the world and it can now fly up to maximum speeds of 575mph powered by four Rolls Royce Spey engines.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 249
Dimensions (mm) - L487 x W537
Skill Level - 3
Aifix Flying Hours - 5
Requires Painting - Yes

Download Instructions - Right click Here and click "Save Target As...".

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Airfix - BAC Concorde

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:51:11 +0000

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A passenger airliner designed to fly at twice the speed of sound (Mach 2.05), first flown in 1969, Concorde service commenced in 1976 and continued for 27 years. It regularly flew from London Heathrow (BA) to New York JFK and Washington Dulles. It set many records, including circumnavigating the world in the time of 31 hours and 27 minutes 49 seconds flight, on 16 August 1995. She had an average cruise speed of Mach2.02 (about2,140km/h) with a maximum cruise altitude of 60,000 feet (18,300 metres).

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 90
Dimensions (mm) - L865mm x W355mm
Skill Level - 3
Aifix Flying Hours - 4
Requires Painting - Yes

Research Help
The world's only successful supersonic passenger carrier, Concorde was an airliner of unsurpassed elegance and a miracle of engineering. It was able to carry 128 passengers at twice the speed of sound, and once seemed to embody the future of commercial aviation.

The British and French governments agreed to build Corncorde in November 1962 in the belief that airlines would inevitably want the fastest available airliner.

Concorde's performance was all that had been hoped for. Taling off from an ordinary runway, it could cruise at high altitude faster than a riffle bullet, without ruffling the comfort of its passengers.

It embodied numerious solutions to technical problems. Regardless of the aircraft's speed, variable-geometry engine air intakes kept the speed of the airflow to the engines below 300mph. A retractable visor protected the main windshield against kinetic heating at supersonic speeds. Most famously, the nose dropped to enhance the crew's view during landing, which was executed in a steep nose-up attitude.

Concorde proved expensive to maintain and run, and its passenger payload was small. Only 16 production Concordes were built, serving as luxury carriers with Air France and British Airways.

After more than 30 years in service, Concorde made its last scheduled flight on 24 October 2003.
Incredible Aeroplanes by Philip Jarrett

"You can be in London at 10 o'clock and in New York at 10 o'clock. I have never found another way of being in two places at once."
SIR DAVID FROST, BROADCASTER AND CONCORDE FREQUENT FLYER

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Airfix - Douglas Devastator

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:20:57 +0000

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Prior to Pearl Harbour and the United States war with Japan, the Devastator equipped the U.S. Navys Torpedo Squadrons and the type took part in all the major sea battles in the early months following the devastating attack of December 1941

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 75
Dimensions (mm) - L148 x W211
Skill Level - 2
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Saab Draken

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:18:40 +0000

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Over 500 of these interceptor and strike aircraft have been delivered to the Swedish airforce. It can fly at mach 2 - twice the speed of sound.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 53
Dimensions (mm) - L216mm x W130mm
Skill Level - 2
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Hawker Sea Fury FB.11

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:09:19 +0000

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When the Korean War broke out in 1950, the Sea Fury was the Fleet Air Arm's leading single-seat fighter, and it fought with great distinction during the conflict. On 9 August 1952 a Flight of Sea Furies from 802 squadron one MiG 15 and badly damaged two others without incurring any damage to their own aircraft, even though the MiGs had a 200 m.p.h speed advantage.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 44
Dimensions (mm) - L156 x W162
Skill Level - 1
Aifix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Henschel Hs123A-1

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:25:35 +0000

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Designed as the Luftwaffes first dive bomber, the Henschel Hs 123A-1 saw service in the Spanish Civil War and in the campaigns in Poland, Belgium, France and Russia where their effectiveness and popularity continued due to their rugged design and reliability

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 38
Dimensions (mm) - L116 x W146
Skill Level - 2
Aifix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Hawker Tempest V

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 16:05:57 +0000

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After a brief period operating over France in the week after D-Day, the Tempest Wing was withdrawn to deal with the V-1 Flying Bomb. The Tempest was judged to have the best chance of catching this new weapon, capable of matching its speed at low level. Between June and August 1944, Tempest pilots claimed 800 of the 1,771 V-1s shot down by the RAF, 638 of them by the Newchurch Wing alone.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 45
Dimensions (mm) - L142 x W173
Skill Level - 1
Aifix Flying Hours - 1

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Airfix - Westland Lysander

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:40:47 +0000

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Using its famous short take-off and landing characteristics (STOL), the Lysander was ideal for its early role as a reconnaissance and artillery spotting plane, and even more famously for transporting Allied agents into and out of occupied Europe.

Specification
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 49
Dimensions (mm) - L129mm x W211mm
Skill Level - 2
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

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Airfix - Dornier Alpha Jet

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 15:29:15 +0000

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A two-seat trainer and light strike / reconnaissance aircraft, the Alpha Jet has been used by a number of airforces across the world since its inaugural flight in 1973.

Specification.
Model Scale - 1:72
Number of Parts - 65
Dimensions (mm) - L170 x W127
Skill Level - 2
Airfix Flying Hours - 1
Requires Painting - Yes

Research Help
In the early 1960s, European air forces began to consider their requirements for the coming decades. One of the results was the emergence of a new generation of jet trainers to replace such classic aircraft as the Lockheed T-33 and Fouga Magister. The two main rivals in this exercise turned out to be the BAe Hawk and the Franco-German Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet.

At the outset, the Alpha Jet had a lead, but the BAe Hawk would prove to be the winner in the race. However, the Alpha Jet has been built in good numbers and served with a number of air forces for several decades.

In the early 1960s, the British and French began a collaboration on development of what was supposed to be a supersonic jet trainer/light attack aircraft. The result of this collaboration, the SEPECAT Jaguar, proved to be an excellent aircraft, but its definition had evolved in the interim, and the type emerged as a full-sized strike fighter, with two-seat variants used for operational conversion to the type.

This left the original requirement unfulfilled and so the French began discussions with West Germany for collaboration. A joint specification was produced in 1968. The trainer was now subsonic, supersonic trainers having proven something of a dead end. A joint development and production agreement was signed in July 1969 which indicated that the two nations would buy 200 machines, each assembled in their own country.

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