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I just love the Spitfire & am prone to buying almost every kit of her out there! This kit was realeased on 01/04/13 & I received mine this weds direct from factory. Not a huge parts count, only 4 sprues + one clear & a small etch to cover the cockpit. Decals supplied for six different varients & all are clear & in register. Moulding looks fantastic, nice in scale panel lines & lots & lots of rivets! Following are some pics of the sprues, you can't see much deatil but it will give you a general idea. Wilfy Wilfy the Sea Dog attached the following image(s):
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What I do like about this release is the fact that Eduard have made optional extras available immediately. 1. Cockpit etch update. Wilfy the Sea Dog attached the following image(s):
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and 2: Etch landing flaps. Wilfy the Sea Dog attached the following image(s):
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and 3: Etch access panels. Not sure about this one, the items on right of pic are templates to help you remove the moulded in panels & replace with the etch items. Will give nice detail for some of the smaller panels & great if you have interior detail & want to leave the larger panels open. I believe there are plans afoot for Eduard to release full wong gun detail sets & a resin engine, so this may well be the idea behind this set. Wilfy the Sea Dog attached the following image(s):
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4. Now the resin! Nice wheel set, nothing spectacular, but is very cleanly cast & looks the part. Wilfy the Sea Dog attached the following image(s):
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5 Resin fishtail exhausts. Again nicely done & better than moulded styrene. Wilfy the Sea Dog attached the following image(s):
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6. My Favorite, the cockpit update! This is just sublime, full of detail & suberbly moulded. Will take a bit of care with the paintbrush though! My pic only shows about half of what is included. I feel that on a model aeroplane the most important aspect is the cockpit, it's where everyones eyes are drawn, so just has to be done well. Ok, with the additions it becomes a bit of a pricey kit for 1/48 scale, cost me about 108 Euros for the lot but it is a lovely set. Wilfy the Sea Dog attached the following image(s):
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 Hi Wilfy Looks a nicely detailed kit and plenty of etch to keep you going too regards Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Couple of close up pics of the sidewalls. Forgive the crap photography!. Wilfy the Sea Dog attached the following image(s):
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Thanks for looking guys.
I don't know when I'll build her though, think I'm turning into a collector rather than a modeller these days!.
Wilfy
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Very nice Will and you can't beat building a Spitfire!! That's gonna be a beautiful model when finished and looking forward to seeing your build - it should go nice with your Eduard Messerschmidt - or was that someone elses build? 
Kev
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Nem, & I thought I was bad! I only have about 130 altough 1/2 dozen of them are partworks including the Tiger. I bought 3 of the Eduard spitfire kits, 1 complete with everything & 2 of what they call 'overtrees' come in a plain box with no instructions or decals but are very cheap & already have instructions and enou8gh decals so want to build 3 varients. Hi kev, thanks for looking, Messerschmidt is mine but 1/32 so will overshadow the spit a little, until I build my Tamiya one. Think I need to do a carboot! Wilfy
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