Just wonder if anyone have any experiences with this manufacturer, I have placed a bid on their Whirlwind on e-bay. Really like that aircraft, so I hope the kit is good.

Yes it's a pretty good kit, you get 3 sprues of low pressure molded plastic which has nice engraved surface detail, a bag of resin parts, for the cockpit, spinners, wheels and other detail. There's a small etched fret, the undercarriage is in white metal and you get 2 vac formed canopies. The biggest problem I can see with construction is the large gates on the sprues, but these are relatively easy to deal with. So if you get it for a good price I don't think you will be disapointed. I paid £24.95 for mine. There is a second incarnation of this kit, the Whirlwind on the box art has a white painted nose. I don't know if the kit was up graded in any way :-)
Mal

Hi Thomas

The new version is pretty much unchanged.

You get new parts for a "Whirlibomber" i.e. some neat resin bombs with photoetched fins, an injection moulded canopy (to be honest, I preferred the original vacuform ) and a new set of decals.

To be fair to the kit, the Whirlwind was the first of the "second generation" Classic Airframes kits. The gates are a lot smaller than most short-run kits and the cockpit parts are licenced from Cooper Details - so they are superb.

Surface detail is variable on both versions - finely scribed lines, marred on the wings by what looks like mould release agent applied with a mop! I've built one and it does polish off ok...

The build is reasonably straightforward, but careful line up is needed to keep everything square. It's a kit that doesn't build itself, but you'll be rewarded with a neat model of an exciting aircraft! :-)

Hope this helps

Rowan

Haven't really tried mixed media kits before, so it's going to be exciting. And not to mention doing something else then Tamiyas Shake-and-bake kits.

I have the same kit, but it came with a cracked canopy. I asked Classic Aiframes about a replacement, ans was told they didn't had any replacements. So now I need either a good samaritan with a spare vac canopy or some buddy of mine will make me a vac replacement...