Got the new Airfix Tomahawk finished. A great kit, and a wonderfully trouble-free build. The only extras I added were tape seatbelts, a chunk of clear stock inside the windscreen to represent the armor glass, an MV lens landing light (because I lost the kit part) and some wedges of plastic card between the cowl flaps. Unfortunately, I didn't discover until after painting decaling that that there's not supposed to be a panel line on the chin, but it's too late to fix it now.
The kit decals went on beautifully..the only aftermarkets I used were some old Superscale wing insignias. The panel lines are a bit heavy, but don't look too bad after painting and clearcoating. I added some exhaust, oil, and gun stains, and some "chipping" using a silver Prismacolor pencil. I may add a bit more weathering, and I'd like to get a PE ring sight, but for now I'm calling it done.
Cheers!
Steve
) with engraved panel lines and a crappier canopy, while the Airfix kit is a detailed and accurate model, for about the same price (maybe even cheaper..I'm not sure what the Academy kit goes for now.)