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Yeah, in 72nd scale, the lighter shade will likely look better on it. Scale effect and all that sort of thing.

portman wrote:Nice - Eduard's Spit's are good kits by all accounts.

The Airfix Spitfires are good too - it's one thing they do well!

Thanks Stuart, I was about to buy the Airfix Mk I as well, but I had decided of a very strict budget and while seeing that the hobby shop had the Mr Cement SP Black.. Airfix Mk. Ia was left in the shop.. But next time!

- Kari

speedgraflex wrote:
In closing, I open the floor to your thoughts! What made your choice?

Thanks Bruce!

I had the Revell in my hand and the Airfix as well, but must be my ”loyalty” towards Eduard that led to the decision. Eduard has never let me down, so with 13 € for a kit with some PE parts, but especially canopy masks was the winning concept.

But I am intrigued of Airfix Spit as well!

- Kari

uhh... a 1/72 Spitfire is tiny stuff !
Everything but easy for my eyes...



- Kari

interesting breakdown of parts - I wonder why they made the wheel well walls as separate parts? Seems a bit OTT.

Agree!

It is a scaledown of their 1:48 .. perhaps easier to shrink everything than start to re-engineer something.. I dunno.. fiddly nevertheless...

- Kari

I bet!

portman wrote:interesting breakdown of parts - I wonder why they made the wheel well walls as separate parts? Seems a bit OTT.

They can probably mold in better and more intricate detail when the walls are molded as separate parts.

Could well be Carlos - This is the detail of the Airfix mk.I kit.

portman wrote: Could well be Carlos - This is the detail of the Airfix mk.I kit.

Which is almost as detailed as this:



And when the wing is "packed up", not so much to be seen...



(by the way, have been using the Black cement, it really shows in a cruel way where all the cement goes/runs... almost like a wash! )

- Kari