Eduard 1/72 spitfire MK XVI
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I thought I’d stick with aircraft as I’d really enjoyed the last couple of builds. (I have a stack of cars to build)
Anyhoo here’s the box art
And some really nice decals
Some quite frankly terrifying stencils
Very nice PE parts. Should make the cockpit look great.
Clear parts remain in the bag for now.
And finally the five sprues that make up the plastic parts.
The kit also includes some pre-cut masks, but I thought I’d spare you a picture of a yellow square.
I really like these profipack kits though. This one cost £15. If I were to buy A.N. other spitfire kit, I’d spend that on the PE and masks. Essentially you get the kit for free. Well sort of. They’re also really nice kits too.
I will make a start on this tonight.
Anyhoo here’s the box art
And some really nice decals
Some quite frankly terrifying stencils
Very nice PE parts. Should make the cockpit look great.
Clear parts remain in the bag for now.
And finally the five sprues that make up the plastic parts.
The kit also includes some pre-cut masks, but I thought I’d spare you a picture of a yellow square.
I really like these profipack kits though. This one cost £15. If I were to buy A.N. other spitfire kit, I’d spend that on the PE and masks. Essentially you get the kit for free. Well sort of. They’re also really nice kits too.
I will make a start on this tonight.
I couldn’t resist putting the instrument panel together this morning. I’m not sure why, but it always motivates me for the build.
Thanks to dr_gn for the loan of the novelty oversized one pound coin.
This is made of three pieces of PE. I use canopy glue as it also adds the glass on the instruments.
Thanks to dr_gn for the loan of the novelty oversized one pound coin.
This is made of three pieces of PE. I use canopy glue as it also adds the glass on the instruments.
Another good choice of kit. You can't do much better than Eduard Profipacks for content and quality.
BTW, not sure if you know, but if you wanted to use up your spare decal options, Eduard do "overtrees", which are just the bare bones of the kit (no decals or instructions etc.), sold at a reduced price:
https://www.eduard.com/store/eduard/spitfire-mk-xv...
BTW, not sure if you know, but if you wanted to use up your spare decal options, Eduard do "overtrees", which are just the bare bones of the kit (no decals or instructions etc.), sold at a reduced price:
https://www.eduard.com/store/eduard/spitfire-mk-xv...
Edited by dr_gn on Wednesday 9th May 09:11
One of my favourite kits of all times is the old 1975 Airfix Spitfire Vb. I've built it a number of times over the years. By modern standards its very basic but the overall shape is quite good.
My least favourite 1/72 Spitfire that I've built so far is the Academy XIV. It's a nice build but looks wrong.
My least favourite 1/72 Spitfire that I've built so far is the Academy XIV. It's a nice build but looks wrong.
That is amazing detail for a 1/72 kit. The original Airfix Spitfire could be built with only NINE parts IIRC; cockpit detail was non-existant - the pilots head and shoulders were moulded into the fuselage sides rather like a Scalextric F1 car of the time! The wings were moulded with the u/c in the up position; you could stick wheels on to display it on the ground but the others would still be showing if you looked underneath!
Ah, Tempus fugit.
Ah, Tempus fugit.
That was 60 plus years ago.
This is the original 1955 product -
Airfix replaced their original Spitfire with their MkIX in 1959. It still wasn't great but the 1960s box art by Roy Cross was lovely -
In 1975 they produced the still rather nice but basic MkV -
Finally, they also did a nice (for the time) MKI in 1979 -
Since the Airfix "revival" in 2006 they have produced a modern replacement MkIX, a new MkI, a PRXIX and a Mk21.
This is the original 1955 product -
Airfix replaced their original Spitfire with their MkIX in 1959. It still wasn't great but the 1960s box art by Roy Cross was lovely -
In 1975 they produced the still rather nice but basic MkV -
Finally, they also did a nice (for the time) MKI in 1979 -
Since the Airfix "revival" in 2006 they have produced a modern replacement MkIX, a new MkI, a PRXIX and a Mk21.
robemcdonald said:
This is a purely out of the box build. Although the box has quite a lot in it.
I assembled the cockpit tonight.
Some of the PE is tiny. I’m finding it a bit challenging.
How come there are different shades of cockpit green there (first image) - is it the result of a wash?I assembled the cockpit tonight.
Some of the PE is tiny. I’m finding it a bit challenging.
dr_gn said:
How come there are different shades of cockpit green there (first image) - is it the result of a wash?
If you are taking about the area behind the seat. The instructions state it should be aluminium.If you are talking about anything else. It’s a mixture of poor eyesight and modelling skills I’m afraid.
robemcdonald said:
dr_gn said:
How come there are different shades of cockpit green there (first image) - is it the result of a wash?
If you are taking about the area behind the seat. The instructions state it should be aluminium.If you are talking about anything else. It’s a mixture of poor eyesight and modelling skills I’m afraid.
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