AirfixVintage Classic 1/76 Churchill Mk.VII Tank # A01304V

This is a very old casting from the 60s/70s and fiddly to assemble the tracks and wheels but an excellent model, just had two cataract operations so wanted to test myself with something challenging now I've recovered. Love Airfix and haven't done any kits since I was a kid in the late 60's .

Just a bit pricey.

Once built and painted (in my case with a slapchop and speed paints) it looks pretty good. But yeah, those wheel treadss are a nightmare. I didn't have any convenient mechanism to 'melt' it into one and after a bit of frustration, thankfully the parents had super glue I could borrow. That did work and they remained in tact, but speaking as an experienced Warhammer builder, the build finish isn't perfect and is hard to achieve. I've taken that photo at a good angle, but front on, the body doesn't fit perfectly, but it's not heart breaking.

Value for money good all round

The mould tools for this kit were according to the box made in 1961 and it shows,had I known the quality upfront I would rather for the price bought a couple of the revell 1/76 kits it may have cost a couple of pounds more but at least the parts fit together with no rework unlike this kit plus I would have had 2 kits, by today's standards this kit should be priced around £5 at least then the poor fitting parts could be put down to price. Airfix should be ashamed of issuing this kit in its current form and at its current price tag, the detail is dull or fuzzy the parts are not a good fit whether this is down to the mould slip/wear or they just didn't care it's hard to tell. If your looking for a decent Churchill tank model look else where, if you just want a lowish price kit and don't care what it looks like when you're finished you may be happy with this kit. This kit is not suitable for a beginner as the finished article is very likely to put them off permanently. This kit can look half decent if you have a lot of experience and are willing to put the time and effort into making it so, but at this price range I would imagine they are aiming at this being a starter kit which it is very much not.

Value for money. Lots of fun with the kids building this

Great value for money and relatively quick to build and add to the tabletop wargame we play.

This kit is 62 years old! And none the worse for that. As I hope the photo shows, it can make a really good model of a WW2 Churchill tank. It's not 5 stars because the fit of the parts is not as good as would be expected of a modern kit. But they didn't have CAD software then. 78 of the 104 parts are for the suspension, and this takes quite a lot of care to get right. But for £6.99 it's amazing value for money!!

Small but has a purpose if your into the churchhill days goes great with the British fleet , take this building slow it will look great, give it some paint, original paint is dull

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Der Bausatz wurde meines Wissens durch Maschinen hergestellt, wie sie auch schon vor Jahrzehnten im Einsatz waren, deswegen die Vintage-Version, aber das schadet ihm ganz und gar nicht. Passform und Details stehen modernen, zugegeben etwas günstigeren Modellen wie zb Revell in nichts nach.