All good things come with two wings, with our latest secret announcement, we bring you the Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIA to the Airfix lineup!
With the Mk.II variant having its debut release as a new mould in the 2024 Airfix range, we’ve supplied the extra parts allowing modellers to build the ‘A’ variant, whilst also providing three schemes to accompany the kit. Once built, the kit measures in at 155mm in length and 215mm in wingspan, totalling to 138 parts.
he kit contains an array of extra parts, listed below:
New Parts (specific to A05145):
• Wide-track undercarriage with metal wheels and tailwheel
• Later type tail fin and rudder
• Optional exhausts with cabin heater and spent cartridge collection bins
• New cylinder heads to represent the type fitted to the Bristol Jupiter VIIF engine of the Bulldog Mk.IIa
• New parts for external oil cooler
Features (As featured in the original release):
• Subtly rendered fabric skin effect
• Multi part cockpit includes fuselage framework, ammo bins and machine gun breeches
• Designed based on exclusive access to 1000+ original Bristol drawings
• Details include camera gun, wing mounted generators, bomb rack and landing flare.
A gleaming silver steed to be flown by the most capable and intrepid young men Britain could call upon, the Bristol Bulldog was one of the most important British aircraft of the inter-war period, when powerful biplane fighters unquestionably ruled the skies. Initially developed as a private venture by Bristol Aeroplane Company, the Bulldog was the brainchild of accomplished aircraft designer Frank Barnwell, the man behind the successful Bristol F.2B Fighter of the Great War. It was a light, all-metal and fabric covered fighter, powered by a 440 hp Bristol Jupiter engine.
The Bulldog was armed with a pair of forward firing Vickers 0.303 in machine guns mounted either side of the cockpit, but would ultimately never fire its guns in anger during a relatively short seven-year period serving with Fighter Command. Although it was the most capable fighter of the day, the Bulldog was more closely associated with challenging formation flying and spectacular aerobatics with the Royal Air Force thrilling huge crowds at Airshows and pageants around the country, as they demonstrated the effectiveness of a modernising air force.
Kit #A05145 - Bristol Bulldog Mk.IIA can be pre-ordered now from Airfix - Price: £29.99
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