Derek B Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 A bit too flat, isn't it? My thoughts too - this confirms that it is too deep still. Derek alaninaustria 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek B Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 That's the Tamiya kit against the Revell kit? Now, I'm no expert on anything, especially Spitfires - but I'm not sure the Revell fuselage should be shorter - way shorter - than the Tamiya kit? As Richard said (and Cees intimated in his first post), this is the Revell Mk.II Spitfire fuselage halve mated against the Revell Mk.IX fuselage half. Derek MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 What I see here is the very same can of worms as their Mk2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Tony Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Looks good from what I can see on my i-phone..A Dutch MK IX out-of-the-box in jungle green is certainly possible... I have one of these planned next,....great minds and all of that! Cheers Tony Derek B and Cees Broere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Southern Bandit Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Bought one on Ebay from Jadlam Models yesterday, £25 delivered, cant argue with that ... should be here tomorrow. Derek B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 What I see here is the very same can of worms as their Mk2. ... with extras ... honestly, if you whacked all the sprues unidentified on a table in front of some critics and asked them who they thought manufacturer was - I bet you'd get a fair swag say Trumpeter or Hobbyboss. The kit is obviously NOT unbuildable by any means ... but I think a fair amount of skill, AM and 'product' (plastic card, putty, filler, sanding sticks etc) are required to make it into a reasonable rendition - acceptable to someone with a trained eye for Spitfires. Definitely a 'modellers' kit. The pricing in Europe would make it attractive over there ... but over here? - not so much. Especially when pricing point isn't my only guideline either ... Rog Rick Griewski and Cees Broere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 can't agree more Rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wunwinglow Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 Don't buy it, then! Cees Broere, MikeC and dmthamade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Southern Bandit Posted April 10, 2017 Share Posted April 10, 2017 I dunno, maybe I'm not so fussy or not so much of a Spitfire expert as I should be? but I've built the recent MKII and have another waiting to be built along with 2 x Tamiya Spitfires and have this new Revell Mk.IXc arriving tomorrow, probably ... and it will probably get built before my Tamiya ones and be no less the enjoyable for being less complicated or cheaper.Intend to use minimal AM too.I'm looking fwd to it and will probably build this and my other Revell MKII side by side and they will look like Spitfires to me and will bring me up to 4 built 1/32 Spits quite soon before I contemplate my Tamiya ones MikeC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Check out Tony O'Toole's terrific build of this kit in RFI: http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=68072 Kev Derek B and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cees Broere Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) Indeed, you cannot compare it to Tamiya for that price but it makes a good rendering of the Mk IX and it will sell by the bucketload. I like it and accept it's "issues". The dihedral can be adjusted if you cut the web where the vokes filter is fitted, then the wings slack and it is possible to give it more dihedral with tape spanning the wingtips. The wing looks a bit fat, I'll accept that. So far it looks very nice and I enjoy working on it. The wings were together within the hour, so were the tailbits. The interior is crude at some points, meaning you will have to dig out some parts from the heavy sprue attachements. But overall it's nice if you are prepared to do some work on it. As Kev says Tony has one very nice build going on and that after only about a week and a half. Edited April 11, 2017 by Cees Broere Derek B, MikeC and coogrfan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artful69 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Don't buy it, then! At over half the price of the Tamiya kit delivered ... I definitely won't!! ... The price alone of AM/corrections etc required will take the price in excess of the Tamiya (here). BUT ... for someone like Cees and his modelling expertise (and living in Europe where it's much cheaper to buy) ... I can understand the thought that the kit is an absolute bargain. Rog Cees Broere and coogrfan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lothar Posted April 11, 2017 Author Share Posted April 11, 2017 Look at this German seller's sales figures: http://www.ebay.de/itm/171331895506?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Lothar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Southern Bandit Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 At over half the price of the Tamiya kit delivered ... I definitely won't!! ... The price alone of AM/corrections etc required will take the price in excess of the Tamiya (here). BUT ... for someone like Cees and his modelling expertise (and living in Europe where it's much cheaper to buy) ... I can understand the thought that the kit is an absolute bargain. Rog Well good for you Rog, you have a bazillion and one kits but cant do this one? Are you for real? There no requirements needed for this kit over and above anyone chooses, its all optional, of course you could spend more on this than a Tamiya stock one Rog, but that would be defeating the point. The point is we have a really good option to choose here for a great looking kit that will appeal to lots of us who do not have your luxury deep pocket and choice of kits. I defy you to look at Tonys build here Rog and tell me that's not a masterpiece, at time of his build there were no particular AM for this kit, so respect is due. I've got one arriving soon and refuse to be put off by some of the elite here, this is a good kit and well worth anyone's money. Really looking forward to Revell's P-51D now. http://forum.largescaleplanes.com/index.php?showtopic=68072 coogrfan, wunwinglow and Lothar 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Southern Bandit Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Look at this German seller's sales figures: http://www.ebay.de/itm/171331895506?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Lothar It sold out quick too at Jadlam UK, the cheapest supplier of kits I know of in my country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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