Spitfire Story: The Few (Spitfire Mk.I)

Limited Edition

Eduard | No. 11143 | 1:48

Box contents

• 2x Reference: A Plastic sprue (clear) View
• 1x Reference: B Plastic sprue early fulsage (with 2 parts | light gray) View
• 1x Reference: C Plastic sprue late fulsage (with 2 parts | light gray) View
• 2x Reference: E+J Plastic sprue wings (with 3 parts | light gray) View
• 2x Reference: P Plastic sprue (light gray) View
• 2x Reference: R Plastic sprue (light gray) View
• 2x Reference: U Plastic sprue (with 8 parts | light gray) View
• 2x Reference: RP Photoetched fret Photo etched detail parts (steel) View
• 1x Reference: RE Resin (cast) Douglas Bader figure (with 2 parts | tan) View
• 1x Decalsheet (waterslide) RAF markings (multi-colored) View
• 1x Decalsheet (waterslide) Stencils (multi-colored) View
• 1x Decalsheet (waterslide) Code letters (multi-colored) View
• 2x Masking sheet Masks (yellow) View
• 1x Instructions (Paper) Instruction book (with 1 instructions (paper) | multi-colored) View

A   (2x)  

B early fulsage 

C late fulsage 

E+J wings  (2x)  

P   (2x)  

R   (2x)  

U   (2x)  

RP Photo etched detail parts  (2x)  

RE Douglas Bader figure 

RAF markings 

Stencils 

Code letters 

Instruction book 

Markings

Supermarine Spitfire

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.I

Royal Air Force (1918-now)

• No. 19 Sqn. K9795
  October 1938 Pre World War 2 - RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire
  BS381C:241 BS381C:350 FS17178
• No. 41 Sqn. PN-M
  March 1939 Pre World War 2 - RAF Catterick, North Yorkshire
  BS381C:241 BS381C:350 BS381C:642 FS37875
• No. 65 Sqn. FZ-L | K9906 (F/O Robert S. Tuck)
  July 1939 Pre World War 2 - RAF Hornchurch, Essex
  BS381C:241 BS381C:350 FS17178

Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia

Royal Air Force (1918-now)

• No. 19 Sqn. QV-H | X4425 (F/Sgt. George C. Unwin)
  September 1940 World War 2»Battle of Britain - RAF Fowlmere
  BS381C:241 BS381C:350 BS381C:210
• No. 222 Sqn. ZD-D | P9443 (F/Lt. Douglas Bader)
  June 1940 World War 2»Battle of Britain - RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire
  BS381C:241 BS381C:350 BS381C:642 FS37875
• No. 41 Sqn. EB-G | N3162 (P/O Eric S. Lock)
  August 1940 World War 2»Battle of Britain - RAF Hornchurch, Essex
  BS381C:241 BS381C:350 BS381C:216
• No. 54 Sqn. KL-B | N3180 Kiwi (P/O Alan Deere)
  May 1940 World War 2»Operation Dynamo - RAF Hornchurch, Essex
  BS381C:241 BS381C:350 BS381C:642 FS37875
• No. 74 Sqn. ZP-A | K9953 (F/Lt. Adolph G. Malan)
  July 1940 World War 2»Battle of Britain - RAF Hornchurch, Essex
  BS381C:241 BS381C:350 BS381C:216

Royal Auxiliary Air Force (1924-present)

• No. 602 Sqn. LO-O | K9955 (F/O Archibald A. McKellar)
  March 1940 World War 2»Battle of Britain - RAF Drem, East Lothian
  BS381C:241 BS381C:350 BS381C:642 FS37875
• No. 602 Sqn. LO-G | X4382 (P/O Osgood P. Villiers Hanbury)
  September 1940 World War 2»Battle of Britain - RAF Westhampnett, Sussex
  BS381C:241 BS381C:350 BS381C:210

Quick looks

By Michal Válek30 July 2020 at 12:22:09

Below are my personal thoughts on this 1:48 Spitfire Story: The Few (Spitfire Mk.I) from Eduard released in 2020.

Plastic sprue	Damage	Deformed	Flash	Pin marks	Connectors	Sink marks	Quality	Panels	Rivets	Scaling	Detail level
A Clear	No opinion	None	No	No opinion	No opinion	No opinion	Very smooth	Engraved	Engraved	Spot on	Very high
B early fulsage Light gray	No opinion	None	No	No opinion	No opinion	No opinion	Very smooth	Engraved	Engraved	Spot on	Very high
C late fulsage Light gray	No opinion	None	No	No opinion	No opinion	No opinion	Very smooth	Engraved	Engraved	Spot on	Very high
E+J wings Light gray	No opinion	None	No	No opinion	No opinion	No opinion	Very smooth	Engraved	Engraved	Spot on	Very high
P Light gray	No opinion	None	No	No opinion	No opinion	No opinion	Very smooth	Engraved	Engraved	Spot on	Very high
R Light gray	No opinion	None	No	No opinion	No opinion	No opinion	Very smooth	Engraved	Engraved	Spot on	Very high
U Light gray	No opinion	None	No	No opinion	No opinion	No opinion	Very smooth	Engraved	Engraved	Spot on	Very high

 

Photoetched fret	Damage	Deformed	Thickness	Connectors	Quality	Panels	Rivets	Scaling	Detail level
RP Photo etched detail parts Steel	No opinion	None	Very Thin	Very easy	Very smooth	No opinion	No opinion	Spot on	Very high

 

Resin (cast)	Damage	Deformed	Flash	Casting-blocks	Airbubbles	Quality	Panels	Rivets	Scaling	Detail level
RE Douglas Bader figure Tan	No opinion	None	No	Very easy	None	Very smooth	No opinion	No opinion	Spot on	Very high

 

Decalsheet (waterslide)	Damage	Thickness	Excess carrier	Color register	Detail level
RAF markings Multi-colored	No opinion	Very Thin	No	Perfectly in register	Very high
Stencils Multi-colored	No opinion	Very Thin	No	Perfectly in register	Very high
Code letters Multi-colored	No opinion	Very Thin	No	Perfectly in register	Very high

 

Masking sheet	Thickness	Scaling
Masks Yellow	Thin	Spot on

9.77/10

Instruction sheets

Download | 19454Kb (.pdf)

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