Thanks again goes out to our friends and suppliers at Quickboost for yet another outstanding upgrade for a good kit, namely the Airfix Sea Vixen. If you are into Vacuforms, you could also use it on the Dynavector kit if you so desire (and have one).

These seats are designed for “right” and “left” sides, i.e. the #1 seat is for the pilot (Stick actuator), and seat #2 (as indicated on the pour stub) is for the “right”, or Radar systems operator position (in the “coal hole” as many called it).

This took maybe an hour to paint and dry; as there are no color instructions, I found a few internet pictures to determine the information I needed. The back pad was painted in leather brown, and the seat pad in dark green. Drybrush with white, pick out some details in silver, and it’s done.

The face curtain handle is provided in resin. I was able to remove both of them with no problems, but cleanup of the resin pour stub attachment was tricky and I didn’t quite do it justice. I’ll be using these in the Javelin I just finished, with slight modifications. It’s an early Martin Baker Mark IV seat in either aircraft, so that’s closest I can come for now on that kit as the aftermarket have not caught up yet. They will be a drop fit on the Sea Vixen. It’s in the attic waiting for me to steal up and get it done.

Rating: 10 for detail and appearance. Thanks again to Quickboost and IPMS USA for providing these for review!