Airfix is proud to announce the NEW MOULD 1:48 scale Westland Sea King HAS.1/HAS.5/HU.5!
The new mould A11006 Westland Sea King HAS.1/HAS.5/HU.5 in 1:48 scale is undoubtedly the most complete Sea King kit ever released, featuring folding rotor blades & tail, retracted undercarriage option, full interior including anti submarine warfare suite, open/closed door option, two radome types and two hull pieces featuring an open option for the dipping sonar.
The Sea King features a highly detailed external skin with over fully riveted and overlapping panel details, fully detailed cockpit with raised detail on the control instruments and surfaces; including a highly detailed cabin with three different interior layouts to match the schemes included. Amongst these details, the kit also allows for positional search lights and a full aerial fit for each scheme.
Alongside these features, the kit consists of 348 crisply moulded parts and four schemes of XV666, displaying at an overall length of 460mm and a rotor blade width of 397mm. In June 1970, XV666 left the Westland factory to begin a flying career that is still ongoing to this day. Beginning its life as a HAS.1 with 826 NAS, XV666 is still flying with HeliOps in 2023. The four schemes in this kit depicts stages in her varied career, representing over 50 years of service.
