Gary, the trainer version is the B-1a, while the Nachtjäger is the B-1a/U-1. If Airfix marked the box differently, then they made a mistake. German aircraft had designations of R or U for modification kits: R = Rüstsatz, a pre-packed set of conversion parts for field modification away from a depot or factory, while U = Umrüst-Bausatz (Conversion kit), and such conversions were done to aircraft pulled from the production line or at repair depots.
@@randlerobbertson8792 WW2 ended about 80 years ago but it's only the last 10 years or so that I notice this general censoring of swastikas. Before it used to be mostly German companies such as Revell omitting the swastikas. Some even censor Finnish swastikas which are no "Nazi" swastikas.
nice review. just a small discrepancy in the variant naming. the german night fighter variant is B-1a/U1 where the U1 part means the FuG radar (those coathangers on the nose) german B-1a was just a trainer. so is the czechoslovakian variant, but as it was completed only after ww2 from remnants of nazi production it has the czech designation CS-92 (C - trainer, S - fighter, then single seaters were called just S-92).
Very nice Gary think you will enjoy building this one hope this new way of doing 1/72 as a kit of the week is working better mate 👌one of the things l like about your show is you can always learn something never knew they had a two seat night fighter with a radar l just thought they had them as Wild Boar aircraft 👍
Looks like the radar operators been on a bender....he's legless! (ha ha). It looks like a good well thought out offering, obviously designed from the start for multiple new versions. I agree about the plastic, I was appalled to get a Fokker Dr1 in "Navy Blue!!!". This light coloured plastic takes all paint colours so much better. I'll pass on this one because when I get a 262 I will want the single seater, but this is a really usful taster for future reference (as the stash runs down). I really like that Airfix have planned multiple versions, it makes the business healthier and the supply to enthusiasts more reliable. More power to them. I wonder if they've thought of one of those tracked motor cycles the gerries used to tow them about (a diorama possibly or slightly more interesting pose?) so as to save fuel?
The decals look nice, much nicer than the figures, but they missed the opportunity to add a Blue Oyster Cult set ... I might even buy this one just to convert it.
Those decals are incredibly crisp. Swastikas? Do you like the radar antennae or are you going to replace then with stretched sprue? Can't wait to see the finished bird!
I'll just build the antennae out of the box, although they are by necessity thicker than scale. Swastikas are never printed in Airfix kits, the official answer is that they are illegal to print or sell in many countries where Airfix has distribution.
Avia built both Bf 109s and Me 262s during the war (or else!). After, they continued to produce both, although a shortage of DB 605 engines led to the near unflyable S199 powered by a Jumo 213.
Actually Mr.G THAT is a really good kit. Compare the part count with what we got in the 'blister pack' 70s,lucky to get 29-34 bits with a chewing gum shaped pilot sitting on a bent plank of wood! Awesome cabin,part count and cockpi side detail,and lo, i had missed this one in my stash nest hobby. Have an old 1/48 ( Italeri?) so a good size and an interesting 1/144 teamed with a 163 in surprising detail for the size( cant remember brand but wanted to try them out). So thank you for highlighting an excuse for me as now i realise its a 2 seater and i like the decal options. Airfix is going the way of multiple boxes of the same aircraft but in different schemes, which is fine aka,Spit,109,P-51but wish theyd put in 3 schemes sometimes, especially in 1/48. When you think how much kits have good up across the board in the last few years. We are paying £20-28 for 1/48 so should have 3 options i think at least. Look at Italeri,Eduard even old Matchbox had 3 at tiemes. This is a good example of an aircrafts evolution. I knew they had night fighters but not two seaters. Wish someone would do Heinkels 200 series jets which flew before the 262. Gorgeous looking. And why oh why are we so ashamed of Mr.Whittle. He put Britain on the map with his E28/29,lets have one please! Major historical step and hardly gets a look in. Like to see a Bf108 by Airfix too. Great video as usual. Thank you Don Stuff!!!!
Curious why there is only one Flying Hour for a Skill Level 2 kit. Surely the number of hours should match the skill level, especially as level two kits tend to be more expensive?
