Eduard's Spitfire Mk.IXc (late) in 1/48 scale, by Tony Prince
The best Spitfire kit in this scale in my opinion. I've built most of them too, from the ancient Monogram Mk IX to Otaki, Tamiya Mk Vs, Airfix Mk IX, ICM & Hasegawa. They have all had their problems; some I could live with & others were binned. I've modified & corrected most of these to some degree up to now, but the Eduard kit is straight out of the box apart from the roundels & the addition of an oxygen tube in the cockpit. The model with the invasion stripes is a Hasegawa Mk IX just for comparison. Basic corrections have been made to the fuselage length & spinner. Good to see an accurate Spit IX at long last from Eduard.
Cheers,
Tony
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Simon Whitney said on December 19, 2013
Beautifully built Tony, lovely paint job and very subtle weathered.
A great testament of your copius skill.
Well done.
AL HOFFMAN said on December 19, 2013
Another outstanding contribution to the world of Spitfires from your bench.
Very nicely done.
Mike Maynard said on December 19, 2013
Nice clean build, a beautiful paint finish. But you need to get someone to pull those pesky weeds growing on the tarmac...
Rapid27 said on December 19, 2013
Superb Spitfire Tony, beautiful realisation.
Best regards, Eric
Craig Abrahamson said on December 19, 2013
Yep...what they said - nice work.
Tom Cleaver said on December 19, 2013
Yes, that Eduard Spitfire is indeed a great kit. Given one is only likely ever to do one 1/32 Tamiya Mk. IX, this is a kit one can easily do multiples of.
Very nice work on this one.
Bryan W. Bernart said on December 19, 2013
Very nice, Tony. Well done.
bob mack said on December 19, 2013
those are lovely
George Williams said on December 20, 2013
Is this the most beautiful aircraft ever? It's certainly a very beautiful model of it, excellent job, Tony.