Why do I keep biting off more than I can chew? I've only completed a couple of Tamiya bikes so far (I was quite impressed with myself with the outcome of these!) but felt like "a change" a couple of weeks ago, nipped to the model shop & came back with a 1/225 HMS Victory. This is going OK but BUGGER ME it's fiddly! So fiddly, it's getting on my nerves a bit, so thought I'd get something simple to occupy myself before I throw it accross the room. Another "nip to the model shop" later I'd got myself a 1/72 Spitfire. Now I'd got the choice of Airfix, Tamiya or Jays. I'd not heard of Jays and after being told that the shop was the only retailer of these in the UK he had me sold. Turns out, again more than I can chew!
You get two main sprues and a couple of little ones, a piece of metal mesh for the radiator, a metal control stick, two canopies and VERY basic instructions.
Excuse the photo's (missus had swiped the camera so had to make do with my phone.)
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The detailing on the parts does look really good and very crisp, however there is a load of crap on the edges and insides that needs cutting out or sanding. I do mean LOTS. The parts are nice and thick and have a good weight to them and do seem to go together well. The cockpit had next to nothing in it. The instructions even tell you to buy a detailing set from Coopers or somewhere! And speaking of instructions, they are terrible, so there will be questions asked on here if I can't find the answer on tinterweb.
Admittedly, it does say "for experienced moddellers" on the instructions and does look like there's the potential for a cracking little plane here. However, I am far from an "experienced modeller", have a very short fuse, a good throwing arm and what's the chuffin' point of telling you that you need to know exactly what you're doing to build this inside the box? To see the inside of the box, chances are you've already bought the sod!
To be continued...........
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You get two main sprues and a couple of little ones, a piece of metal mesh for the radiator, a metal control stick, two canopies and VERY basic instructions.
Excuse the photo's (missus had swiped the camera so had to make do with my phone.)
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The detailing on the parts does look really good and very crisp, however there is a load of crap on the edges and insides that needs cutting out or sanding. I do mean LOTS. The parts are nice and thick and have a good weight to them and do seem to go together well. The cockpit had next to nothing in it. The instructions even tell you to buy a detailing set from Coopers or somewhere! And speaking of instructions, they are terrible, so there will be questions asked on here if I can't find the answer on tinterweb.
Admittedly, it does say "for experienced moddellers" on the instructions and does look like there's the potential for a cracking little plane here. However, I am far from an "experienced modeller", have a very short fuse, a good throwing arm and what's the chuffin' point of telling you that you need to know exactly what you're doing to build this inside the box? To see the inside of the box, chances are you've already bought the sod!
To be continued...........
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