Airfix QUICKBUILD Model Aircraft Kits - J6045 D-Day Spitfire Model Building Kit for Kids 6+, Construction Plane Toys for Boys & Girls - Fighter Jet Planes & Toy Aeroplane Sets, Plane Enthusiast Gifts

It’s beautifully made, well balanced. My little boy is super delighted when he saw it. It’s super easy to assemble and the price was reasonable. Lots of fun

Would recommend this as a gift. It was easy to build.

I’ve literally never built a model kit in my life. I always thought it meant hours of cutting, gluing, painting, and ending up with something covered in fingerprints, so I stayed miles away. Saw this “Quick Build” Spitfire with the cool D-Day stripes and thought “why not?” Worst case it goes in the bin, right? Turns out it’s basically adult Lego. Everything is pre-coloured plastic, you just pop the parts off the sprues (no tools needed) and click them together. Took me about 25 minutes while sitting on the sofa watching TV. No glue, no paint, no mess whatsoever. The stickers were surprisingly easy to line up and they stick properly. When it was done I was genuinely shocked how good it looks. The black-and-white invasion stripes are crisp, the propeller spins, and it feels really solid. It’s now sitting on my bedroom shelf and looks way more impressive than the price suggests. Only giving it four stars because the little plastic stand is a bit plain (it works fine, just nothing fancy) and there’s no tiny pilot in the cockpit, which would’ve been a nice touch. If you’ve never touched a model kit before and just want something cool to display without any hassle, this is perfect. I’m seriously tempted to grab a few more now that I can finish in an evening. Total win for a complete beginner!

Nice set Thank you

I bought this for my 6-year-old nephew, who already has everything a child could wish for, and therefore is a challenge to buy for at Christmas. This quick-build kit was a hit. It did require some adult support in assembling, but it was a fun activity he could do in about half an hour with a bit of support, and then lots of fun playing with the plane once assembled. The plane was approximately smartphone-sized in length and a good size for small hands, whilst not being too small. Would recommend.

Good stuff

Kids really enjoyed making it. Added bonus is that there bigger than they look.

As should be obvious, the kit is "LEGO", but for various reasons LEGO isn't patented, so this is a look a like. The quality is far too good to call it a knock off, and the end product only shows signs of the construction method in the clear cockpit cover. This is so obvious that in the product photo the cockpit cover has been painted black to disguise the fact. Bought this on offer and compared to LEGO is not only better value, but a better value. But the negatives; Thinking that the box had perforations from the hanger, my grandson tore the box open and tore up the instructions, first cause of Christmas dismay but not Airfixes fault. The assembly instructions which are entirely visual, are colour on colour and for me at least at 75 are difficult to see particularly to identify parts and exact positioning. The parts need some adult force to click into place, in an attempt to avoid gaps, which fails are so closely molded that they are difficult to position at times. The propellor is 'held' in place by a single round "LEGO" brick, single connection that is and this is not secure and falls off requiring disassembly to repair, this means the propellor really won't spin, or if spun is likely to come apart. Which is LEGOs ® major problem, falling apart. The shape of some of the parts meant that bits of the part weren't necessarily locked in place. Lastly; and most annoying; with the drop tank (I say) or bomb (my grandson says) in place the stand won't fit in place, and obviously visa versa. Spent a long time puzzling this and don't think that it's an error on our part. Crazy.