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World War II: Great Britain
Aircraft of Great Britain in WWII.
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retiredyank
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Posted: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - 02:30 PM UTC
I will be building a 1:32 Supermarine Spitfire, as a commission piece. The problem is, I have almost no knowledge of airplane manufacturers. Which kit would you recommend? The budget is large, so am parts are a possibility. TIA
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Posted: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - 02:42 PM UTC
The Tamiya Mk.IX in 1/32 is likely the way to go for that mark, and there's a substantial amount of AM available. If it's a Vb your after, then I've seen some great Hobby Boss builds in 1/32. You'll likely find available AM for that one as well.

Good luck!
MrMtnMauler
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Posted: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - 05:15 PM UTC

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The Tamiya Mk.IX in 1/32 is likely the way to go for that mark, and there's a substantial amount of AM available. If it's a Vb your after, then I've seen some great Hobby Boss builds in 1/32. You'll likely find available AM for that one as well.

Good luck!

I agree with Ben Matt. I've completed the Vb Desert Air Force version and it was superb. If I'm not mistaken I documented it in the "Features" section of Aeroscale a year or so ago. Please check it out if you like. It was a great deal for the price. I hope I was helpful. Take care, Jim

retiredyank
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Posted: Wednesday, August 07, 2013 - 08:43 PM UTC
Thank you for the speedy replies. I'll look into the Hobby Boss kit.
raypalmer
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Posted: Thursday, August 08, 2013 - 11:32 AM UTC
Maybe hit up mal Mayfield for masks.
retiredyank
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Posted: Thursday, August 08, 2013 - 02:07 PM UTC
Richard: I will do that.
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Posted: Thursday, August 08, 2013 - 10:38 PM UTC
Be careful with the horizontal tailplane on the HB kit, I recall there is some discrpency for which replacement parts are available aftermarket. Best to read the reviews to make certain
Tojo72
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Posted: Friday, August 09, 2013 - 01:11 AM UTC
Wow,Matt's doing a wingy-thing !! Should be interesting
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Posted: Friday, August 09, 2013 - 01:45 AM UTC
If you can do any Spitfire, I strongly recommend the Tamiya Mk IX/VIII. These are fantastic models. I haven't built the Hobby Boss kit, but I had to stop working on the Tamiya kit so I wouldn't finish too quickly and could savor it. My 2 cents worth.

Michael
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Posted: Friday, August 09, 2013 - 06:10 AM UTC

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Wow,Matt's doing a wingy-thing !! Should be interesting


Admittedly, it's not my first.

Michael: I'll take that into account. But, I'm really liking the HB trop kit.
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Posted: Friday, August 09, 2013 - 09:08 AM UTC
Hi Matt

You say you've got the budget - then I'd go with Tamiya and add some Barracuda Studios upgrades.

All the best

Rowan
retiredyank
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Posted: Friday, August 09, 2013 - 10:08 AM UTC

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Hi Matt

You say you've got the budget - then I'd go with Tamiya and add some Barracuda Studios upgrades.

All the best

Rowan


It's only $89 and the Barracuda parts are fairly inexpensive. I think I will start it, next month.
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