PM Model are a Turkish manufacturer - they've been around for quite a while - they seem to have sourced a lot of their moulds from Pioneer 2 ( A short lived British company ). They really should be classified as short run maker, the models are pretty simple.
The Spitfire Vb floatplane was supposed to operate in the Aegean, and I was surprised to read that 3 were converted, and actually shipped to Egypt, but never operational.
Nice Boxart - sturdy end-opening box................
Sprue shots
The sprues are clean, no flash & no sink marks - albeit simple, if not crude.
Simple decals, but the prototype didn't have many!
Instructions - A4 glossy paper folded into 3 - nicely laid out
Nice to see profiles of both sides! Colours correctly named
A few details shots, not that many, because there isn't much!
Raised line detail
This is a very simple model, there's no interior, the wings have no wheel wells, and detail is pretty scarce! To make the floatplane, you have to cut the tail, to add the extended rudder surfaces, and remove the cannon from the wings ( PM do the standard Vb, as well ), all of which are detailed in the instructions. It does have the 4-bladed propeller of the prototype.
As it stands this would make an eyecatching model, and with additions & rescribing could be improved. Ideal for a beginner - you could just buy it for the floats alone to add to a more detailed Vb.
Availability - Yes, it's one of the cheapest retail model I could find - £6.29 from SMS ( + p&p ) When they're this cheap, the p&p is a high percentage of cost, so it's better to buy more than one model ( which I did )
Dave
The Spitfire Vb floatplane was supposed to operate in the Aegean, and I was surprised to read that 3 were converted, and actually shipped to Egypt, but never operational.
Nice Boxart - sturdy end-opening box................
Sprue shots
The sprues are clean, no flash & no sink marks - albeit simple, if not crude.
Simple decals, but the prototype didn't have many!
Instructions - A4 glossy paper folded into 3 - nicely laid out
Nice to see profiles of both sides! Colours correctly named
A few details shots, not that many, because there isn't much!
Raised line detail
This is a very simple model, there's no interior, the wings have no wheel wells, and detail is pretty scarce! To make the floatplane, you have to cut the tail, to add the extended rudder surfaces, and remove the cannon from the wings ( PM do the standard Vb, as well ), all of which are detailed in the instructions. It does have the 4-bladed propeller of the prototype.
As it stands this would make an eyecatching model, and with additions & rescribing could be improved. Ideal for a beginner - you could just buy it for the floats alone to add to a more detailed Vb.
Availability - Yes, it's one of the cheapest retail model I could find - £6.29 from SMS ( + p&p ) When they're this cheap, the p&p is a high percentage of cost, so it's better to buy more than one model ( which I did )
Dave
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