Canberra
Kit Facts
- First issued
- 1961
- First catalogue reference
- F501S in 1st Edition (1962)
- Box Type 3 artist
- Roy Cross
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Instruction Sheets
Description
The largest turbo-electric passenger liner ever built in Britain has been described as "The ship that shapes the future". This description could also well apply to this new Construction kit by Airfix which produces a fully detailed 16 1/2 inch model of this modern passenger liner. When the eighty-six parts of this kit have been carefully assembled and painted you will have a model you can be proud of because it really will look "just like the real thing". – Taken from the 1st edition catalogue (1962)
3rd edition catalogue (1964), listed as S.S. Canberra from Canberra.
13th edition catalogue (1976), listed as SS 'Canberra' from S.S. Canberra.
1998 edition catalogue, recorded as a new kit.
1998 edition catalogue, listed as SS Canberra from SS 'Canberra'.
Additional information
| Airfix Series (first appearance) | 5 |
|---|---|
| Rarity of early version | Scarce |
| First Issued | 1961 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1st Edition (1962) | F501S |
| Catalogue Ref - 2nd Edition (1963) | F501S |
| Catalogue Ref - 3rd Edition (1964) | F501S |
| Catalogue Ref - 4th Edition (1966) | F501S |
| Catalogue Ref - 5th Edition (1967) | F501S |
| Catalogue Ref - 6th Edition (1968) | F501S |
| Catalogue Ref - 7th Edition (1969) | F501S |
| Catalogue Ref - 8th Edition (1970) | F501S |
| Catalogue Ref - 9th Edition (1971) | F501S |
| Catalogue Ref - 10th Edition (1973) | 05201-6 |
| Catalogue Ref - 11th Edition (1974) | 05201-6 |
| Catalogue Ref - 12th Edition (1975) | 05201-6 |
| Catalogue Ref - 13th Edition (1976) | 05201-6 |
| Catalogue Ref - 14th Edition (1977) | 05201-6 |
| Catalogue Ref - 15th Edition (1978) | 05201-6 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1998 Edition | 5201 |
| Catalogue Ref - 1999 Edition | 5201 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2000 Edition | 5201 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2001 Edition | 5201 |
| Catalogue Ref - 2002 Edition | 5201 |
| Artist on Box Type 3 | Roy Cross |
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