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03-10-2009, 06:30 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk
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| ITALERI spitfire Mk IX here's a look at italeri's 1/48 scale spit Mk IX. it looks a very good kit, nicely detailed and well moulded. three canopie's are included though only two can be used, two types of wheels and two size of blisters for the upper wing surface. the instruction are well laid out and simple to follow. you get decals for six different aircraft not bad for £11 ! 19 SQN FR IX, france sept 1944 pru pink R.A.F high altitude flight, northolt, sept 1944 all over flat blue 32 SQN HF Mk IXc foggia italy 1944 LF Mk IX RCAF C/O tangmere wing 1944 Mk IX Armee de l'Air G.C "Cicogne" indochina 1946 Mk IX Aeronautica Militare italiana 51 Storno Treviso 1947 i'm building the 19 SQN FR IX pru "barbie" pink (thanks Terry)  version at the same time as my 11 yo daughter who will be building the same version from her kit.this might be a slow build but i'll keep you all posted as work commences and if april's ends up better than mine she's grounded for a month
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03-10-2009, 06:46 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: May 2008 Location: New Zealand
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| Super stuff mate! Decal sheet looks tasty 
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03-10-2009, 06:54 AM
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| it sure does mate, shame i'm only gonna use the top right corner and the stuff at the bottom
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03-10-2009, 08:38 AM
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| Siggy Master   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Poland
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| Looking much better than the Italeri MkIX in 1/72 scale.Nice Karl.
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03-10-2009, 09:13 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland
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| ...and if yours is better than hers, will you be grounded for a month?
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03-10-2009, 09:53 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria
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| Great stuff Karl, I might get that kit now
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03-10-2009, 02:59 PM
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03-10-2009, 11:52 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2008
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| Nice review, thanks Karl. Looks like I'll be adding a couple of those to my stash soon - when the man from the bank says 'YES'! One question, are the canopies in 3 parts, to allow an open canopy? No problem if not, I can get around that.
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03-11-2009, 05:50 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: billingham nr middlesbrough uk
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| Terry, yes you get two different canopies both in three parts, you also get a tear drop canopy that isn't used in any of the kits six decal versions !
__________________ "We're not easily frightened. Also we know how hard it is for an army to cross the Channel — the last little corporal to try it came a cropper. So don't threaten or dictate to us until you're marching up Whitehall! ...and even then we won't listen!" quote from B.O.B movie Last edited by rochie; 03-11-2009 at 06:46 AM. Reason: added picture |
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03-11-2009, 07:38 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust.
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| That doesn't look too bad at all Karl...nice buy mate. 
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03-11-2009, 11:25 AM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008
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| Thanks for the info Karl. Looks like they may have/going to have, a MkXVI and a MkV or similar, judging by the other canopies, presumably on a common sprue.
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