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Airfix Spitfire MkV b 1:24 detail sets
lordderfel
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England - West Midlands, United Kingdom
Joined: January 13, 2010
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Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 02:03 AM UTC
Hi all. I'm building the Airfix 1;24 Spitfire Mk V b which lacks a lot of detail, especially in the cockpit. I have searched long and hard for detail sets to add to the kit and apart from flaps by Cammett I can,t find anything. Does anyone know of anywhere I can get extra details from/ Etched, resin etc. Anything considered.
Cheers
Andy
EdgarBrooks
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England - South East, United Kingdom
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Posted: Sunday, June 13, 2010 - 09:25 PM UTC
Waldron do a set of instruments (which require a special, expensive, set of punches,) and a cockpit placard set; the problem is Roll Models, the present owners of the Waldron items, have a set minimum postage charge, which, for a single (lightweight) item, is prohibitively high. If you make up a sizeable order, it makes things more reasonable (or less expensive, depending on your point of view.)
Grey Matter Figures www.greymatterfigures.com have a few resin items, like seat and control column.
Eduard do pre-painted 1/24 seatbelts, and 23005, being labelled "early version," should be a Sutton, though, speaking personally, I prefer to use buff-coloured carpet tape.
Edgar
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