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Perfect, thank you!
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To clarify, when I said the 3D Kits stuff would fit the Airfix model, I meant the plastic stuff rather than the etch set which is designed for the Tamiya effort. I'm not saying this won't fit, I just haven't tried it...
John.
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Would the 3D kit fit the airfix kit ??
Yes.
The 3D Kits stuff is good value and designed with the Airfix Spitfires in mind.
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It's very true that the Hobby Boss Spitfires are underrated but I feel I have to mention the awful canopy. That's more of a problem to me than the prop/wheels/wheel doors. In the end I used one from the Airfix MkI/II, with a little carving involved. This kit would also yield a De Havilland propeller if you made a Rotol Mk II or Watts Mk I.
As an alternative, doesn't the Italeri MkV come with a choice of filters?
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I've read that the 45 gallon drop tanks fitted to Typhoons were the same as the ones fitted to Hurricanes. I figured I could therefore take the ones from the old 1/72 Airfix MkI/II Hurrie kit and stick 'em on a Tiffie.
The trouble is I'm unsure whether the attachment pylons are the same and I can't find a decent photo of the real thing. I noticed that the Pavla and Airwaves aftermarket ones are different, the former look like the Hurricane ones, the latter have longer pylons going nearly to the rear of the tank. Maybe there were two different types?
John.
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Personally, I wouldn't look beyond the Airfix one. The Tamiya kit, for all its nice detail, just looks wrong when finished.
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Whether you think the weathering is overdone or not, it's been expertly done. Well done!
Lovely kit too.
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That looks good.
I thought the Matchbox Spitfire IX gave the option of a high or low back machine. Age is really taking its toll on my memory. Did I dream it or was there actually a kit around with that option?
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There's a few affordable ones here: Spitfire: The History.
I got mine through this route. Ex library but in decent condition, marked as 'Good'.
John.
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In 1/72, a Defiant and a Blenheim would be winners. With the latter it shouldn't be too tricky to organise the molds to provide a Mk I and a Mk IV. As a wildcard, I'd like a Miles M.20 but I doubt they'd sell many.
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You've done a good job on that. I notice there's a few more options on that decal sheet, can we expect a few more?
John.
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It's available from the White Ensign Models Colourcoats range: AC F 11 CHAMOIS (Interior protective coating)
John.
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I'm not sure it's black and white. The latest AZ kits are are a lot better than their earlier ones so it may be a case of comparing individual kits rather than manufacturers.
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Well I bought one of these on the strength of your build. Looking at the job you've done on it and at the contents of the box, Airfix deserve to sell loads. It might just jump the queue...
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Good information here, thanks all.
Those pictures certainly are interesting. What do people make of the spinner colour in 2 and 3? They don't look white...
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It's the low back ones I'm interested in really. Oddly enough I had an idea that all FR.14s were clipped but couldn't remember where I'd seen it and it's better not to rely on my memory these days. A photo of a 28 squadron machine in 1946 would of course help but I can't find one in my Spitfire books or through good old Google. You can guarantee I'll find one once the model's built.
...perhaps you should build four models, two of each fuselage type with each type of wing tip.I like your style lancfan!
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Evening all.
Are the wingtips on a Spitfire FR.Mk.XIVe* standard or clipped? All of the photos I've seen have the clipped ones, but the Fujimi kit I have (72128) has standard ones. This depicts four far-eastern examples, MV349, NH869, MV320 & SM888. I suppose it could vary from airframe to airframe but there weren't many built and I've yet to see one with the normal span.
Thanks,
John.
* or should that be FR.Mk.14e ?
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Well done, I hope mine turns out to be as good as that one.
Regarding the panel lines, someone on these forums (though I think it might have been the Mk IX he was referring to) said that they were 'v' shaped and therefore a light sanding would sort them out in terms of width as well as depth. It might be worth checking that out on the Mk I/II.
John.
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I built the High Planes kit and speaking as someone with very modest modelling skills there isn't too much to fear. The only bit I failed on was getting the two halves of the engine cowlings to make a nice circle. I gave up in the end and bought Aeroclub.
John.
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this is probably one of the worst kits Airfix have put out in the past few years
Cobblers! (He said, politely.)
"an acceptable standard" - that'll be your standard then? I don't care about the cockpit, I can buy one if I want, and replace the canopy too. The choice would be mine. "Molded oleos in the landing gear as well... they require replacement" - no they don't. A piece of unnecessary assembly avoided.
"The detailing (particularly on the wings) are very deep... Its a real pain to fix, requiring filling and rescribing". It requires nothing of the sort, my painting technique would soon fill them up :-)
John.
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olda, could I ask where the Airfix fuselage is too long please? Is it just too long overall, i.e. overscale, or in one particular part, e.g. cowling?
Thanks,
John.
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Hi,
I have an Italeri Spitfire IX knocking about and rather than fight with the nose on it, I wondered it was feasible to fit the Freightdog early RR resin nose. I realise this was designed for the Airfix model, but you never know...
John.
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Once again you get all excited and then it turns out to be too big. 1/48, pah!
Why you shouldn't let the missus model shop
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Wait until Nobby sees it.
Incidentally, Argos do free delivery on the Airfix Spitfire Mk 1.