song Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) Hi all we are just finish the Seaful family master, share his photo to here, please lend your eyes to check it . and give me more opinions before it get into metal mould making process. Saefang Seaful Best regard Song Edited September 14, 2010 by song Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deon Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Excellent looking kits of the Spiteful and Seafang(?), hopefully the experts will be along soon to give their opinions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Song, I think your Seaful should be called Spiteful. I'm no expert but they look very nice to me. What scale is this? Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
song Posted September 14, 2010 Author Share Posted September 14, 2010 Song, I think your Seaful should be called Spiteful. I'm no expert but they look very nice to me. What scale is this?Steve Yes, i make a mistake, i change it now. thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Well, the laws of nature are unbreakable - I've just started Falcon 1/48 Spiteful vac Incredible news!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 They look very nice indeed, I never thought I'd see a mainstream injection moulded Sefang/Spiteful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominikS Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hope to see them in 72nd scale...I'm afraid that it's only wishful thinking, though. So there's only Awful Zee kits left. Daro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shar2 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Very nice. Although not an expert on the type, I would still buy several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 WOW! Please tell me that these are 72nd.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris D Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Definately looking forward to these being released. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Bunker Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Oh that they were in 72 scale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 That's the only recommendation that we can come up with - scale it down to 72nd! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo the Magnificent Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 That's the only recommendation that we can come up with - scale it down to 72nd! But scale it down from what? 1/48... 1/48... 1/48... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerdydd Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Good! Next step the Firebrand?? In 48 of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) Mr Song, Looking very good, I would say you are missing the main fuel tank filling point off the top cowl, behind the engine, you have the oil tank access panel on the side, but the top fuel one isn't there as far as I can see, This is on the 19 to show it on the tank as you can see the filler is quite deep http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff321/t...sRRGNmedium.jpg and this shows the tanks there on the Spitful and the same layout http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff321/t...Spiteful012.jpg http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff321/t...Spiteful013.jpg Also as the drawings show the header tank for the coolant being at the front as per the 19, I would suspect you are missing this filler panel, though it does not show well in the photos I have. http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff321/t...y/portfront.jpg also the gearbox dipstick one again off the 19, but the big curve piece is a repair http://i536.photobucket.com/albums/ff321/t...ony/rearstb.jpg on a side note, I notice you are doing the MK V? this is one of the original Spitfire paint scheme drawings produced during the war. http://s536.photobucket.com/albums/ff321/t...fireDrawing.jpg Edited September 14, 2010 by TonyT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Roberts Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Now where's the Attacker? Interesting choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) Now where's the Attacker? And the Gannet AEW, Firebrand, Firefly Mk.5, Scimitar... Now, these Spiteful/Seafang, in 1/48th, I suppose (hope)? Anyway, you know what V.P. Edited September 14, 2010 by Homebee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hopefully the modelling God will make sure that they are 1/32 scale. Cheers Den Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebee Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Hope to see them in 72nd scale...I'm afraid that it's only wishful thinking, though. So there's only Awful Zee kits left. Daro. What's the problem with the AZ Models? Seafang http://www.legatokits.cz/Plastic72/Seafang..._seafang_32.htm Spiteful http://www.legatokits.cz/Plastic72/Spitefu...ne_spiteful.htm Review: http://www.hyperscale.com/2009/reviews/kit...1reviewmd_1.htm V.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) The AZ kit is too slim, the prop spinner is overscale for the fuselage (despite being the same size as those for other Griffon Spits), the canopy is the wrong shape and woefully undersize, the cockpit interior is bogus. Frankly, horrible. I had four and sold three on as soon as I could. The only one left I'll be using as a source of bits to cobble together a decent Spiteful prototype with a Spitfire F14 fuselage. I'm probably going to get shot down here, but I've a feeling that the u/c legs are wrong. The master has ones similar to a Mustang but I'm not so sure that's correct. The snag is, none of the available photos on t'interweb have enough detail or are from the wrong angle. I'll check with the Morgan/Shacklady bible when I get home. However, in the meantime, this may shed some light on the problem. Edited September 14, 2010 by The wooksta V2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Test Graham Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) I rather like the current AZ kits, cleanly moulded and generally fairly accurate - or at least no worse than any other producer. Edited September 14, 2010 by Graham Boak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The wooksta V2.0 Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Of all the Spiteful kits released in 72nd (Rareplanes, Pegasus - twice, Magna, CMR and AZ), the only one which feels right to me is the Pegasus one. Whilst it has it's own flaws (the tail surfaces are either the wrong shape or too long and it's too long, going by the plans in Aviation News), it's got that 'chunky' feel to it that you get looking at the photos which none of the other kits seen to have. The Magna one is a close second, although it's closer to a Seafang than a Spiteful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenshb Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 (edited) An interesting choice. Thankfully, the surface details are clean, with just enough rivets on the main detachable panels to be of interest - as you have seen, the real airframes were very smooth. Shapewise the only think I would question so far is the shape of the spinner on the Spiteful. It looks too rounded in the front and too flat on the sides. I'm pretty certain there should be a subtle "discontinuity, or a "break" if you like, in the curvature between the spinner and the upper nose contours. The wheel wells do look rather naked and boxed in whereas the real ones are quite open with only the main spar forming the rear wall. AFAIK, the Attacker used the same wing, so I would assume that the wheelwells would be very similar. I have taken some pics at the FAA Museum and I can post them later. Jens Edited September 14, 2010 by jenshb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZP Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 Those are beautiful!! Regardless of the scale I will be buying them. Looks like 1/48 probably, but oh to have those in 1/32!!!!! Cheers, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurzacher Posted September 14, 2010 Share Posted September 14, 2010 I second that: 1/48 scale would be fine, but 1/32 would be just a dream! Mr Song, thank you for doing these beauties! Thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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