![]() ![]() ![]() I helped host Simon and the other designers at Yeovilton when they came to measure up and, purely in the interests of self, passed on photos and scans of the markings for Evelyn, my aircraft. So when Airfix announced they were to produce a kit of my beloved helicopter, I was keen to help out in any way I could to help the team make the best quality product they could. Many of you may know the Lynx is a very special part of me, in that I have spent 1000 hours flying them off ships in the Royal Navy. I have flown into some exotic and not so exotic places around the world and have conducted many Maritime Security Operations and Counter Piracy ops in them. “Seeing the Lynx AH.7 has been so ably covered already, I will stick to the differences offered by Airfix in the Navy version however before I do, some background. These are particularly interesting, not only because of his modelling ability, but also the fact that he flies the Westland Lynx operationally! Sadly, another publication will have Jamie’s Lynx build, but we will have 3 of our own. The Kit: Overview and Initial ImpressionsĪll three of these Airfix kits have landed in our office together and here I want to look at the Westland Lynx HMA 8, which is bound to be very popular with modellers especially those from the UK, given that one Royal Navy machine is offered on the decal sheet. ![]()
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