Tamiya Models Fairey Swordfish Mk.II Model Kit

Beautiful kit. Typical of Tamiya quality, good fit and engineering. Not for beginners.

Not many Allied biplanes made an impact in WWII but the Swordfish was one of the few. Regardless of weapons bombs, rockets or torpedos , the Swordfish played an important role in British naval victory. The Tamiya model is not the one that sunk the Bismarck but is still excellent in every respect. Well molded wings and weapons make this one a challenge but worth the effort. Give this one a 5 for excellence.

I have enjoyed building this one. It is not for beginners with all its small and finely detailed parts, more-so if you get the laser etched pieces for the guy wires (I recommend that you do!). Typical of Tamiya there are lots of internal details to the cockpit and engine, much of which gets hidden upon sealing up the fuselage halves. It does give a view as to how the plane was constructed and used... and how tight it was to have three people in there. Take your time building this. Read the instructions ahead and make your choices early about using the photo etched parts or not, and if you wish the wings folded or not. My only wish would be that it was a little larger in scale.

Building the Fairey Swordfish took time, patience, attention to detail and careful dry-fitting of parts with multiple connection points, but the result was an all-time favorite model airplane that I can't imagine ever being beat. Ordering the aftermarket kit was a worthy additional expense to create the bi-plane rigging. This was a challenging build, but the finished kit is colorful, detailed, and fascinating to look at---what more could you ask for? I recently took it off my display shelf to hang as if in flight and it looks even better!

I had difficulty assembling the wings

With the etched metal accessory kit that goes with this you'll wind up with a museum quality display piece.

I've been building for years and this kit is a great example of quality kits by Tamiya. Fit and finish was as expected...perfect. You do, however, need to be pretty experienced to tackle this one especially with the wiring in the wings but otherwise, it's a great build and the resulting finished model is a center piece for any collection. Highly recommended.

Tamiya, garantía total, cumplió mis expectativas, espectacular modelo. No es para principiantes. Satisfecho con el producto.

Prodotto come da annuncio il pacco è arrivato con un giorno di anticipo..meglio di cosi!

Sehr schönes Modell Wahlweise die Flügel in Flugstellung oder ein geklappt für "unters Deck"

This item had a lot well detailed parts looks well worth the money, not finished yet just arrived

The plane is accurate and looks great !

複葉機は初めて作りましたが一見簡単なように見えても作り込むと不思議なくらい楽しくまた作りたくなるモデルでした。今回はディテールアップ部品を別途購入してから作業しましたが、初めての飛行機のディテールアップに大変苦労をしました。プラモデル自体はそのまま素組みもできますので、そのまま作られてもよい出来になると思います。また、カラーリングもお手本が3種類説明書にありますのでそちらを参考にされてもよいですし私のように好きな色で塗ってしまうのもよいかは別として楽しいと思います。パーツの合いもよいので丁寧に組み立てれば私のように初めての複葉機でも可愛く作れると思います。今回は翼を広げた状態で作りましたが、翼を横にたたんだ状態も選択できるのでまた機会があれば作りたいと思います。全体的にとても良いキットですので、まずは楽しむことを前提としておすすめします。せっかくのプラモデル作りですから皆様にも楽しみながら作ってほしいと思います。簡単ですが購入の参考になれば幸いです。