Ranked at skill level 2, the 1:72 scale Lockheed Hudson makes a comeback to the Airfix range in Vintage Classic form. With the tooling created in 1963 and the iconic pack illustration on the box front created by Roy Cross in 1973, capturing the Hudson's use during WWII. Overall, the kit contains a total of 85 parts and once built, the kit measures an overall length of 188mm and a width of 275mm. 

With its reputation for building capable, modern twin-engined commercial airliners, when the British Purchasing Commission saw details of the Lockheed Company's proposal for a light bomber design in 1938, they knew it was the aircraft they were looking for. 

They needed a maritime patrol aircraft capable of supporting the Avro Anson in this role and agreed to purchase the new aircraft, calling it the Hudson in RAF service. 

By the start of the Second World War, the RAF had 78 Hudsons in service, which were all fitted with distinctive Boulton Paul dorsal turrets once they arrived in Britain. 

Item #A03006V Lockheed Hudson is available from Airfix now - RRP: £15.99

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