Supermarine Walrus

[Bullo Loris]

Hi,

other questions mate what the differences between Mk.I (Revell) and Mk.II (Airfix)

Regards.

Loris

 

[Airframes]

Outwardly there is little, if any difference, as far as the kits are concerned. The MkI had a metal hull, and served chiefly with the Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm and Commonwealth navies, whilst the MKII, which served mainly with RAF Air Sea Rescue squadrons, had a wooden hull. The Airfix kit is very old and basic, dating from the late 1950's, although reasonably accurate in shape etc. The Revell kit is the ex- Matchbox kit, from the late 1970's or early 1980's, and possibly a better choice, although still fairly basic.Ii believe Matt 308 has a thread somewhere in the modelling section covering the latter kit.

 

[Bullo Loris]

Could you post the differences? I don't know If buy all the 2 kits...

 

[Airframes]

I don't know what the differnces in the kits are. It's over forty years since I last saw the Airfix kit, and haven't seen the Matchbox/Revell kit, as i don't do 1/72nd scale. Just going off the dates of manufacture of the kits, I would think the Revell would be the better kit though. Find the thread I mentioned, and you will see the kit and what's involved. I think it was in the 'Start to Finish Builds' section.

 

[badbear]

I hate to throw a spanner in the works terry but there is also an 1/48 scale walrus made by SMER its pretty cheap and needs a fair bit of scratch biulding to bring it up to scratch.BB

 

[Airframes]

Yep, I've got one, but Loris wanted 1/72nd.

 

[Bullo Loris]

Yep, I've got one, but Loris wanted 1/72nd.

Yes thanks mate...

 

[Bullo Loris]

There are really no differences between MkI and MkII, Airframes I know that the Revell kit was the Matchbox kit with new decals...

 

[Airframes]

Big difference between the MkI and MkII in real life. One had a wooden hull/fuselage, the other metal!