FLYING ON THE LOCKHEED SUPER CONSTELLATION

NO EXCUSES for showing this beautiful old bird, though for airliner model fans, there's plenty of useful reference detail to see. Enjoy!

AIRFIX SALE NOW ON

There’s a nice little sale going on at the Airfix online store.

One of the best bargains is the 189-part 1:72 scale kit of a Severn-Class lifeboat. It’s the largest UK lifeboat type in the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution), a charity organization that has saved nearly 140,000 lives during its 185-year history. The kit forms a good partner with other Airfix shipping, such as the Vosper MTB, and would look absolutely terrific starring in a rescue diorama. The Severn scales out to 236 mm (9.3 in).

Oops - as we write these details, the Severn seems to have gone out of stock, so you'd better be a bit sharpish with the other bargains down at Airfix. The one that looks good to us is a 1:72 scale Super Constellation propliner, one of the best-looking airliners ever made, and a model with a raft of conversion possibilities.

Visit Airfix here.