INTERMEDIATE BUILD HARROW Mk.II
With his fascination in all things Bomber Command, Andy Davies was only too happy to build and improve Valom’s 1/72 Harrow Mk.II
Handley Page’s Type 54 Harrow was a highly versatile machine, which served in the RAF from 1937 as a bomber, minelayer (carrying the Long Aerial Mine or LAM), transport, crew trainer (navigation, gunnery and air munitions) and paratroop delivery aircraft. In its final form as the Sparrow, it provided sterling service as an air ambulance, troop carrier, VIP transport and military freighter. The type also acted as an experimental in-flight tanker; three airframes were loaned to Sir Alan Cobham’s company, Flight Refuelling Ltd, for trials with C-Class flying boats. A true all rounder, the last Harrow left RAF service in April 1945.
More than one option
The stout top-opening box supplied three tan styrene runners, one frame of clear parts, a large decal sheet and a photo-etched (PE) brass fret, plus a small clear acetate sheet for the instrument panel. As usual with short-run kits, there were no locating points, which had the benefit of ensuring no sink marks marred the exterior.
As usual with Valom, the runners provided parts for several variants, …
