1:144 Armstrong Whitworth Argosy (100 Series) is a short-run plastic kit of the British four-engine cargo aircraft with twin tail booms from MikroMir.
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The kit captures the civil cargo form of the Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, that is, the 100 Series with its characteristic twin tail boom structure and loading doors. It is an injection-molded plastic kit from a short run, of the kind MikroMir issues for less usual subjects. The exact contents of the package and the number of parts differ between these editions, so go by the data on the box.
The Argosy first flew at the close of the 1950s as a cargo aircraft with a high-mounted wing, four Rolls-Royce Dart turboprop engines and an unusual arrangement of the tail surfaces on two booms. That is exactly what made it possible to run the cargo hold through along the whole length of the fuselage and to load bulky cargo from the rear. The 100 Series was the first civil production version and only a small number were built; the later 200 Series received a reworked fuselage, and the military form served the Royal Air Force as a tactical transport machine.
Short-run molds tend to have no locating pins, so the parts have to be cleaned of flash and dry-fitted as you go. Glue the fuselage and the engine nacelles together in sections and rather fill the seams with putty than sand them back over the engraving afterwards. Use a filler primer before the finish; it reveals small unevenness. Glue the cockpit glazing in at the very end and protect it with masking tape or liquid mask.
The model is supplied unassembled and unpainted. Glue, paints and accessories are not included in the package, unless stated otherwise.
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