Stéphane Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 (edited) Hello Gents, Why on earth building such an epic fail of a kit? I Have Hasegawa and ICM kits, even the new Eduard, so ? Well, wans't very productive this year and wanted to build fast and OOB. So, the kit has real shape issues, but in the end it looks like a Spit : nose too short, spinner of a strange shape, rear fuselage too low at fin base, and of course the U/C is too angled and te legs are certainly too wide apart. And I somehow mange to lose the underside formation light during the pic shooting. Well, here are the pics, anyway. Hope you'll enjoy and comments welcome as usual. Best Stef (#6) Edited December 15, 2013 by Stéphane 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Thats a wonderfull example of a disatrous kit. What were they thinking ? Dispite all the howlers you have done a lovely job and top marks for taking the time to build it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 despite the problems still turned out anice looking spit,great job on the paint and finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norman Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Nice job..despite all its problems it still recognisable as a Spitfire !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidelvy Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 You've done a nice job on a kit whose glory days are long past. Just because better kits are available does not mean it is not worthwhile building the old ones. And this kit is still available. For a few quid less that the price of the Eduard gem you can get this classic kit in a nice new box with some excellent modern decals courtesy of Italeri. I built mine as a PR XI using an airwaves conversion. This enabled me to replace the oversize chin with an even bigger one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Hello, Yes, you're right, the kit can be bent to look like a Spit, and older toolings shan't be despised (sp?). My point was that I had several better shaped kits of the same bird in the stash, hence building it was a bit of utter masochism. But it was fun and I was able to focuse on the painting and weathering, which is what float my boat these days. The PR XI is a long time favorite, but I'm sure Eduard will do something for us, poor pilgrims, so I'll be patient. Thanks all for the kind words. Best Stef (#6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Well, it still looks like a mighty fine spit to me, great scheme and paintwork. The legs look a little short as the most obvious thing, could you change these for an Eduard aftermarket set ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Thanks a bunch Woody, I certainly will look in that direction, the sit is really disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Now you've pointed out the inaccuracies they stand out. It's not stopped you doing a great job on it. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Widow 65 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Looks pretty good to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazdot Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 great job on an "unbuildable" kit nice one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Thanks a lot gents, Glad you like it. Best Stef (#6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Great work there mate, a fine job. This kit does have some major accuracy issues, but to be honest, I don't really notice them! I've got a couple to build in the stash, which I'll do before I learn enough for the accuracy issues to annoy me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Looks great - thought you'd been a bit quiet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stéphane Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Hello Boss, Yes I was very quiet : only 2 tankies and 2 planes this year ... I'm also the Prez of an airsoft team here, so it's a bit time consuming. Currently working a laaarge 1/32 SU-27 and D520. Will post in the In-progress part soon, but progress are slow @ Val : glad you like. That's the way of building this kit : just ignore accuracy and go with the fun : painting and weathering. Best, Stef (#6) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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