PH 1/72 Spitfire Mk XIVc

[VegasAWACER13]

I don't typically like building 1/72 fighters—too small, too fiddly. But Griffon-powered Spitfire kits are hard to come by and this looked like a fun side project while waiting for glue/paint to dry on my main build.

I know it's a re-boxing of the Academy kit. I went with this one as it has more unit marking options than the Academy version. I've heard a lot of negative things about it, but I was pleasantly surprised by the level of detail. Cockpit particulars aren't completely accurate, fuselage is a little thick aft of the cockpit, and the prop blades look a little short. But otherwise a perfectly nice little kit for $15. I won't be making any mods or using aftermarket parts.

So in the parlance of the men who flew these fine machines, "Let's get cracking, chaps!"

 

[VegasAWACER13]

Surprised by how decent the cockpit on this little $15 kit is. If the seat frame hadn't been so chunky I might have decided to leave the canopy open, but as is I'm planning to close it up. After I had all the painting done, I remembered I've got a spare seat frame in an Eduard kit, but leaving as is now. I probably would've needed to thin the cockpit walls to fit it, and I'm just not going there on this build. I think it came out halfway decent for a quick and simple job.

 

[BarleyBop]

Looks pretty nice at 1/72!

 

[VegasAWACER13]

Looks pretty nice at 1/72!

Thanks!

 

[VegasAWACER13]

Major assembly complete, seams cleaned, detail restored, and ready for paint. Only a couple of bone-headed mistakes along the way!