Roman Schilhart Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 (edited) Hello, here's Eduard's brand new 1/72 Spitfire IXc. This ain't no 'shake-and-bake' kit as I discovered. Just like with their 1/72 Fw-190, tolerances are about zero. I had hard times getting the cockpit to fit (it seems as if I've placed it about one milimeter too far forward) and even more trouble with adding the wings. This was, of course, all due to my own. The next one will turn out smoother I hope .... So here is MH712, flown by W/O Henryk Dygala, No. 302 Squadron, Summer / Autumn 1944. It's one of the few Spitfire kits that has bombs under the wings. Just had to add them. The model was painted with Mr.Hobby acrylics. Decals out of the box. Photographs by Wolfgang Rabel of IGM Cars & Bikes. Thanks for your interest. Best wishes from Vienna, Austria Roman Edited August 14, 2016 by Roman Schilhart 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Very nice Spitfire - like it. And the bombs suit it. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Nice result! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 very nice looking spit........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Beautiful Spitfire!! Great model !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul A H Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Thanks for the warning about the tolerances Roman... your model looks superb in any case! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 That's very nice, very nice indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Wonderful build Roman, I think it's the first completed 1/72 Eduard Spitfire I've seen here. Thanks for the tips about the cockpit and wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted August 15, 2016 Share Posted August 15, 2016 Absolutely superb Spitfire Roman! Beautiful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew D Jolly Rogers guy Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Really a very, very nice, clean and superb build! Was surprised to hear of the Eduard kit being a tough build; what is the top-recommended Spitfire IX these days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZ6 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Despite the problems you've encountered, this one has turned out really well. I've just started one myself. Really a very, very nice, clean and superb build! Was surprised to hear of the Eduard kit being a tough build; what is the top-recommended Spitfire IX these days? Depends on the scale. 1:32 Tamiya's wins hands down. For 1:48 and 1:72 I believe Eduard now hold the title of best Spitfire IX in these scales. Regards, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 Really a very, very nice, clean and superb build! Was surprised to hear of the Eduard kit being a tough build; what is the top-recommended Spitfire IX these days? Despite the problems you've encountered, this one has turned out really well. I've just started one myself. Depends on the scale. 1:32 Tamiya's wins hands down. For 1:48 and 1:72 I believe Eduard now hold the title of best Spitfire IX in these scales. Regards, Mark I reckon Eduard's offering is the best 1/72 Spitfire on the market in terms of detail. However this kit has it's own little ways. I believe the cockpit interior (side walls and floor) need to be sanded down to fit properly. It seems I've glued the side walls a little bit too low, as they interfered with the wing section. Lots of grinding was neccessary. I will take a different approach on my next kit, not sticking to Eduard's instructions which tell you to sandwich the cockpit between the side walls before attaching it to the fuselage - this didn't work... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 Whatever the difficulties with the build that is a terrific looking Spit. Great paint finish and hard to believe it's not 1/48th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted August 16, 2016 Author Share Posted August 16, 2016 ... hard to believe it's not 1/48th. Well, Meatbox, let me give you proof: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FZ6 Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 I reckon Eduard's offering is the best 1/72 Spitfire on the market in terms of detail. However this kit has it's own little ways. I believe the cockpit interior (side walls and floor) need to be sanded down to fit properly. It seems I've glued the side walls a little bit too low, as they interfered with the wing section. Lots of grinding was neccessary. I will take a different approach on my next kit, not sticking to Eduard's instructions which tell you to sandwich the cockpit between the side walls before attaching it to the fuselage - this didn't work... Thanks for sharing your experiences. I'll certainly bear this in mind when I build mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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