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| As was expected, here is my Hasegawa 1/48 Scale Spitfire MK.VIII. It cost me �15.99 and is worth every penny! So, on to the preview... |
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| My pictures are increasing in quality now, not because im getting used to my digital camera, but because I decided I would dig out my scanner! They're not brilliant I'm afraid, but better than the others and certainly better than nothing! Enough chit chat, let's get on with it... As you can hopefully see above, the main sprue not only holds an exquisiteley looking fuselage but also great molded structures with no clean up necessary apart from the obvious joins. I honestly can't think of any extra work needed at this time apart from perhaps drilling out the xhausts for a more realistic look, but even that isn't really necessary. Soon i fear that there will be no work involved when buying a kit, so we will all probably have to scratchbuild instead!? Oh dear... |
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| The best part of this kit in my opinion has to be the wings, you can see a little of the detail, but take my word for it, they are lovely! You have the option to build a clipped wing Spitfire, done for increased manouverability at low altitudes, for the slightly more common extended wing for altitude operations. |
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| To complement what I was saying about the two types of wings available you can see the extended section on this sprue, the different tail section, the engine cowling and so on. The quality goes alway through this kit, recessed panel lines, replicated material surfaces and the usual crisply molded parts. |
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| Well, to the left we have the tail planes, looking as lovely as ever. To the right all the clear part on show, you can just about see the outlines but they are nice looking. |
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| Below you have all the external and small bits pieces, you get the choice to have the wing cannons showing or covered, bomb attachments, undercarriage wheels, bombs all sharply made. |
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| The decals have the usual roundels and tail markings plus other fine print markings. The cockpit control panel has fully raised detail but Hasegawa still give you the option to file that down and stick on their great tranfer. |
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| I must confess, I think it's time manuals and painting guides were printed in colour, I feel it would add that extra incentive to get the model done, plus it gives a target to beat, it's always nice when your kit turns out better than the manufacturers prototype! Besides the lack of colour it's still a good manual, concise and easy to follow with very good drawings. |
| To finish off I would like to recommend this to anyone who likes good quality kits, british aircraft and probably the most notorious aircraft of all time. It's beautifully made and should go together like a dream and build up into a lovely looking model. |