Airfix A05115A Supermarine Spitfire MkI 1:48 Scale Military Aircraft Series 5 Model Kit

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Product Feature

• 1:48 scale - Plastic scale model kit
• Skill level 2 (where 1 is for the beginner and 4 is for the more experienced modeller)
• Dimensions length 194mm x width 234mm
• Number of parts 64
• Construction and painting required yes, glue and paints need to be purchased separately

Product Description

This is an Airfix 1/48 scale assembly and painting required plastic model kit of the Supermarine Spitfire, a legendary World War II single-seat single-engine fighter of the British Royal Air Force. Model kit features: Kit features recessed panel lines, highly detailed cockpit, optional seated pilot figure, 2 or 3 bladed prop, optional open boarding door, 3-piece canopy with optional bulged hood and separately molded wing flaps with interior detail. Decals and full color painting guide for 2 aircraft: K9795, RAF 19(F) Squadron, Duxford, August 1938; P8088, NK*K, RAF 118 Squadron, A Flight, Ivesly, May 1941 - Includes stencils and gun port patches. *Historical Synopsis: Designed by Reginald Joseph Mitchell in 1936, the Spitfire features a sleek airframe and distinctive elliptical wing, which made it aesthetically pleasing but more importantly, it gave the Spitfire exceptional aerodynamic characteristics. Fitted with a 700 horsepower Rolls-Royce Merlin engine and eight wing-mounted .303 Browning machine guns, the Spitfire was a truly deadly adversary, as Luftwaffe pilots soon discovered.

Airfix A05115A Supermarine Spitfire MkI 1:48 Scale Military Aircraft Series 5 Model Kit Review

I bought this kit simply for the decal options and didn't expect it to compare to Tamiya's excellent Spitfire Mk.1 but I was pleasantly surprised. This is not the Airfix of old. The execution is very nice with engraved panel lines, a good interior and good quality decals for three subjects, two Spitfire Mk 1's and a Mk. 2. While it doesn't fit quite as well as the Tamiya Mk.1 it certainly has the look of the early Spitfire and has the option of building a very early Mk.1 with the two blade propeller and flat canopy. The only real knocks on this model are the thick trailing edges of the wings and the flaps that can be modeled in the down position. The flaps don't really fit well at all and the center piece that forms part of the flap bay is poorly done. Most Spitfires are seen with the flaps in the flight or up position since it was a cardinal sin to taxi with them extended. That being said this is a nice model that fits well with any Battle of Britain collection and I'd solidly recommend it to modelers with some building experience.

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