caughtinthemiddle Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 (edited) Here's a comprehensive inbox review of the first dual combo boxing "The Few": https://www.kfs-miniatures.com/1-48-the-spitfire-story-the-few-spifire-mk-i-eduard/ Edited August 11, 2020 by caughtinthemiddle Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 nice. that would be worth it just to have the 2 bladed prop option. Always wanted a nice early Spit to round out my collection. Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChesshireCat Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I see two kits headed my way gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-17 guy Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 Is there a way to get that in English that I’m missing? how many parts are in the box? Looks like enough for two aircraft. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin_sam_2000 Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 25 minutes ago, B-17 guy said: Is there a way to get that in English that I’m missing? how many parts are in the box? Looks like enough for two aircraft. Here is the eduard website page for this model. Does say you can build models. prices at roughly $100usd. https://www.eduard.com/eduard/plastic-kits/limited-edition/aircraft/1-48/the-spitfire-story-1-48.html Sean Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-17 guy Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 23 hours ago, martin_sam_2000 said: Here is the eduard website page for this model. Does say you can build models. prices at roughly $100usd. https://www.eduard.com/eduard/plastic-kits/limited-edition/aircraft/1-48/the-spitfire-story-1-48.html Sean It is kind of confusing, I’m not sure they’re saying two different models, as in sub types or two complete kits can be built. I see that there are options for the fuselage, but are there actually enough parts for two complete aircraft is what I’m trying to figure out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caughtinthemiddle Posted August 23, 2020 Author Share Posted August 23, 2020 Yes, you can build two kits from the box, but the markings option choice is limited by the inclusion of two different fuselages - fuselage from sprue B is intended for options A-C, the one from sprue C - for options D-J - so you can build a combination of A, B or C with any option from the D-J range, but you can't build i.e. option D and E straight from the kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-17 guy Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, caughtinthemiddle said: Yes, you can build two kits from the box, but the markings option choice is limited by the inclusion of two different fuselages - fuselage from sprue B is intended for options A-C, the one from sprue C - for options D-J - so you can build a combination of A, B or C with any option from the D-J range, but you can't build i.e. option D and E straight from the kit. Well, that’s a bit more clear. Thanks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
juanchopancho Posted August 23, 2020 Share Posted August 23, 2020 btw you can download the instructions for all their kits from their website and see the sprues breakdown. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Curt B Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 I've just compared, in a sort of cursory fashion, the Tamiya Mk.1 and the new Eduard Mk. 1 Spitfires, and I am thoroughly amazed at the detail difference on the surfaces of the fuselage and wings. The Eduard has a huge amount of very subtle detailed rivets, whereas the Tamiya does not have this rivet detail at all. I have to presume that the rivet detail will survive a thin primer coat and a thin color coat. I'm thinking that using Stynylrez for the primer, and lacquer paints for the colors, due to their well known thin paint layers, ought to be sufficient to retain that very subtle rivet detail. Nonetheless, the level of detail on the Eduard is incredible, compared to the Tamiya. However, I cannot speak to any other details, as to whether one or the other is dimensionally more accurate that the other, or which of the two kits fit together better than the other. If they are similar in both accuracy and fit, then the Eduard kit certainly seems to be, to this unschooled modeler, the 'better' of the two kits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
seawinder Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, Curt B said: I've just compared, in a sort of cursory fashion, the Tamiya Mk.1 and the new Eduard Mk. 1 Spitfires, and I am thoroughly amazed at the detail difference on the surfaces of the fuselage and wings. The Eduard has a huge amount of very subtle detailed rivets, whereas the Tamiya does not have this rivet detail at all. I have to presume that the rivet detail will survive a thin primer coat and a thin color coat. I'm thinking that using Stynylrez for the primer, and lacquer paints for the colors, due to their well known thin paint layers, ought to be sufficient to retain that very subtle rivet detail. Nonetheless, the level of detail on the Eduard is incredible, compared to the Tamiya. However, I cannot speak to any other details, as to whether one or the other is dimensionally more accurate that the other, or which of the two kits fit together better than the other. If they are similar in both accuracy and fit, then the Eduard kit certainly seems to be, to this unschooled modeler, the 'better' of the two kits. Whether or not the presence of rivet surface detail makes one kit better than another is a function of whether or not one wants to have rivet surface detail, and I don't think there's consensus on that point. I for one have one copy of the new Tamiya Mk. I and have built one of the recent Airfix Mk. Is. I haven't yet bought an Eduard Mk. I (I'll wait until they come out with a one-plane Profipack), but I've built three of their Mk. IX family and love them. My guess is that Eduard and Tamiya are a pretty close choice and have many features to recommend them, though perhaps not the same things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SBARC Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I love the instrument panel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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