airfix A09256V WASA 1:144 + 2 SchemeS FOR airfix 1/48 A05139 Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV + 3 SchemeS FOR airfix 1/48 A12007 Gloster Javelin FAW.9/9R

The latest incarnation of this magnificent artwork, this 1/144th scale WASA kit is a true Airfix Vintage Classis which immortalises one of the world’s most famous ships in model form

airfix A09256V WASA 1:144

In 1625 while Sweden was busy building an empire around the Baltic Sea, the Swedish King Gustavus Adolphus ordered new warships. Among them the Wasa. On its maiden voyage in 1628 the Wasa set sail and fired a salute. But only after a few minutes of sailing the ship began to heel over. She righted herself slightly – and heeled over again and, to everyones horror and disbelief, the glorious and mighty warship suddenly sank.

Scheme A – 1/48 A05139 Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV G-FIRE, Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England, 1988

  • Scheme B – Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV, CF-GMZ ‘Edmonton Canada, The Crossroads of the World’, Canada, 1949
  • Scheme B – Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk.XIV, CF-GMZ ‘Edmonton Canada, The Crossroads of the World’, Canada, 1949

airfix 1/48 A12007 Gloster Javelin FAW.9/9R

  • Scheme A – Gloster Javelin FAW.9R XH893, RAF No.64 Squadron, Tengah, Singapore, 1960s
  • Scheme B – Gloster Javelin FAW.9 XH898, Personal aircraft of Squadron Leader George H. Beaton, Commanding Officer No.228 Operational Conversion Unit, Royal Air Force Leuchars & Binbrook, 1966

  • Scheme C – Gloster Javelin FAW.9/9R XH903, RAF No.33 Squadron, Middleton St George, County Durham, England 1962 – Aircraft now preserved at the Jet Age Museum, Gloucestershire Airport, Staverton, UK