What is the most accurate Spitfire in the 1/72 scale. I would have thought Tamiya, but I've just read a review which states the canopy is a little flat.......
Cheers

i'd say tamiya's is one of the most accurate, you could always replace the canopy with a squadron item but in terms of detail for injection molded plastic it's one of the best Ant.

Thanks, Ant : )

no worries Alex, i'm glad to know about the canopy, as i haven't put mine on my tamiya spit yet!

Hi there propwash! I have the Tamiya 1/72 scale Mk. 5B Spitfire and I think it is very accurate if you are interested. Just my two cents. Russell

I think the most accurate 1/72 spitfire is the Airfix one.

And I don't mean in terms of detail, I mean accuracy

Am I right??

Cheers Nick

Hi Alex.
Hope all is well.
For general shape accuracy, I have heard it said that the old Airfix MKI is the most accurate.
It certainly falls short of the Tamiya kit in terms of detail etc, but for a silhouette its pretty good
Hope this helps
Nige

Same think, same time!!!!!!


Cheers Nick

Thanks, everyone. And that's also great news, as I have an 1/72 Airfix MKI in my stash. It's the actual externals I'm concerned with more in this case, so this is music to my ears.

i agree airfix's spit's in terms of external outline are very accurate their new ones are also good, detail is basic compared to tamiya yes, but airfix have always catered to the beginner first and leave plenty of scope for the superdetailer out there and for £5.50 for a 1/72 scale spit they're a bargin, it's then up to the modeller's personal preference if he wants to go nuts on the aftermarket, or scratch building but then we're all at different levels and for that cheap a price you don't mind experimenting i know i don't. when i was building my airfix spitfires 10 years ago i usually had them finished in a weekend now i've got 23(not all airfix) sitting on my workbench still waiting to be finished. but then 10 years ago i had more time to model will get one finished this year i hope Ant

I've not checked it against plans, but the new AZ Spitfire Mk.I is another kit with very good detail, but without the ease of assembly of the Tamiya. Which mark of Spifire are you after?

Review of the AZ Mk.I
Build log of AZ Mk.I

If you're after a Mk.I, then there will also be a new Airfix Mk.I coming later this year (expect the same wide trenches on the surface for panel lines, like their Mk.IX and XIX, and little or no cockpit detailing).

Thanks, Ben. I've not heard of AZ models before.....I'm quite new to modeling though. I'll stick with my MkI Airfix. It's only as a drawing reference that I need it, and I doubt it will ever become a built model.