what are my options for a spitfire Vc Tropical in 1/48?

[Mark M]

right im looking to make all the 74sqn aircraft off my 74sqn decal sheet, one im struggling with is the spitfire Vc tropical (desert ), what are my options guys i know squat all on this

but, i dont want a conversion, and i dont want a resin kit, im looking at making it OOB other than the decals

if anyone has an appropriate kit, and wants a trade let me know but other wise this will be a slow time purchase, when SWMBO forgets what she saw yesterday in the loft DOH!!!!

thanks

[Troy Smith]

right im looking to make all the 74sqn aircraft off my 74sqn decal sheet, one im struggling with is the spitfire Vc tropical (desert ), what are my options guys i know squat all on this

but, i dont want a conversion, and i dont want a resin kit, im looking at making it OOB other than the decals

if anyone has an appropriate kit, and wants a trade let me know but other wise this will be a slow time purchase, when SWMBO forgets what she saw yesterday in the loft DOH!!!!

thanks

Mark

I suggest a perusal of this thread, http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.p...topic=234909377, regarding most accurate Spitfire V.

EDIT [i don't think hase do a Vc, see here http://modelingmadness.com/reviews/allies/...ver/tmcedvb.htm]

in short, for a Trop Vc, Special Hobby. I'd go Special Hobby, it's a ltd run kit but has etch and good detail, and it more accurate than the Hase kit I beleive. [i have the SH but not the hase to compare]

review, sprue shots here

http://aeroscale.kitmaker.net/modules.php?...ent&id=3487

HTH

T

Edited January 26, 2012 by Troy Smith

[smackers]

Well the Airfix Seafire III / Spitfire Vc kit is a complete Spitfire Vb kit with new mould Vc wings included. Loads of options are available with that kit and you'll end up with lots of spares. About the only con with the kit i can think of is you'll have a mix of raised and scribed detail.

If you have an old VB kit then i'd use the fuselage from that kit if i were you and save the fuselage from the Seafire III / Spitfire Vc for a Seafire as the fuselage now shows what to take out for conversion from Vb.

The Airfix Spitfire VB kit has always been looked upon as a decent kit.

I'm sure others will give more options

Mike

[Mark M]

thanks guys, so my options looklike

special hobby

or old airfix

[davidelvy]

The Airfix Seafire Mk III/Spitfire Mk Vc is a contender, but in addition to the mix of raised and recessed panel lines there is also the fat wing. With a bit of work a decent model can be made, but it is a it of a lash-up. It scores over the Special Hobby kit by being cheaper, but that kit has a much more modern look to it. I've yet to build my Seafire Mk II (basically the same as the Vc) so I cannot comment on how it goes together, but some have said it is tricky in places.

[Mark M]

pk ive found a special hobby kit for £17, so anyone got one to trade?

[Don McIntyre]

If you're willing to settle for a Vb there's the VERY nice Tamiya kit. I found out (too late) that the SAAF markings I used on my Spitfire Vb should have been on a Vc…

The photos may not much be much help, but I hope they provide inspiration…

[Fernando]

Hi, all,

Special Hobby, no doubt. Airfix's has grossly oversized/simplified details, and the new parts are very low quality. And that without entering the endless arguing about it's shape accuracy. That said, SH is not easy to build. It is pricey, but you´ll need no aftermarket.

Fernando

[MilneBay]

Go for the Airfix - the amount of modelling you will have to do to clean up the fit is far less than you will need for the Special Hobby kit. However as I have no idea what level you are as a modeler then I could be being presumptuous and for that I apologise. I am a great fan of Special Hobby and I enjoy the challenges those kits provide and the challenge of also having to hone my skills with every kit. If you are a fairly average modeler with only a little experience of the deep end of the pool then go for the Airfix, if you like and enjoy a real challenge go for the Special Hobby. I have built a variety of Spitfire variants using the Airfix kit as the starting point and I am reasonably satisfied with them, however I wouldn't mind a crack at the Special Hobby kit also.

[Fernando]

Go for the Airfix - the amount of modelling you will have to do to clean up the fit is far less than you will need for the Special Hobby kit.

Man, that's not true. The amount of work you have to put in fairing the Vokes filter alone is more than half the effort on a SH!

Fernando

[MilneBay]

Man, that's not true. The amount of work you have to put in fairing the Vokes filter alone is more than half the effort on a SH!

Fernando

What a dab of filler? - gosh that is hard work.

[gingerbob]

It seems simple enough, and yet that's where my builds have typically bogged down. I don't think I'm alone in that, either. But admittedly there are other ways to approach the problem than the method I "traditionally" used: slather on putty, sand most of it off again. But then some people hate decaling, which I've always enjoyed.

A good point is raised about modeling skills, and indirectly (?) about accuracy, or the desire for. It is so hard to say what the "right" kit is for someone, because it all depends on one's priorities. Personally I was so dissatisfied with the Airfix Vc that I sold it on, and as a hoarder of 48th Spitfire stuff, that says something. But may I point out one thing: it wasn't so long ago that when someone asked "What's the best kit for a 1/48 Spit Vc?" the answer was "There aren't any, mate!"

bob