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Bagged a Spitfire
- TitanTim
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Bagged a Spitfire
Hi all,
Every so often I like to attend the odd auction and if something catches my eye have a bit of a bid so this morning off I went. Whilst looking around the auction room I came across a 1/12 scale model of a spitfire. I think it has a wooden frame and is skinned with aluminium with solid alloy propellers, exhausts and a heavy alloy stand, I can't see any plastic pieces apart from rubber tyres. Its made by Authentic Models and bit of googling at the auction I found these things are pretty costly to buy new. Anyways a few bids and this thing of beauty came home with me and have to say its a gorgeous thing once assembled and pretty large. Thought I would share some pics
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Tim.
Every so often I like to attend the odd auction and if something catches my eye have a bit of a bid so this morning off I went. Whilst looking around the auction room I came across a 1/12 scale model of a spitfire. I think it has a wooden frame and is skinned with aluminium with solid alloy propellers, exhausts and a heavy alloy stand, I can't see any plastic pieces apart from rubber tyres. Its made by Authentic Models and bit of googling at the auction I found these things are pretty costly to buy new. Anyways a few bids and this thing of beauty came home with me and have to say its a gorgeous thing once assembled and pretty large. Thought I would share some pics
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Looks nice, at first I thought you mean't you had bought a classic car!
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- TitanTim
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Oh yeah
Maybe next time
Tim.
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I was also expecting a Triumph Spitfire MkIII.....
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1/12 is huge!
I had a plastic 1/24 spitfire which I was very proud of when I was young and it was massive.
What's the wingspan on your model. Looks great by the way
I had a plastic 1/24 spitfire which I was very proud of when I was young and it was massive.
What's the wingspan on your model. Looks great by the way
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Many thanks, wingspan is 30 inches and length is around 24 so quite large, the canopy pulls back and undercarriage drops down, all the aerolons work, no engine detail though. I remember as a kid making the Airfix 1/24 scale P51 Mustang which I sprayed silver, I think that's why this model caught my eye as reminded me of when I built itAlfaScozzesi wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2017 6:52 pm 1/12 is huge!
I had a plastic 1/24 spitfire which I was very proud of when I was young and it was massive.
What's the wingspan on your model. Looks great by the way
Tim.
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That's a work of art
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Love it, looks great Tim..
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Cheers John, it's a very satisfying thing to look at, that shape is just so right.
Tim.
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So how much did it set you back?
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- TitanTim
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My final bid was 310 and retails from 570 to 600, you can pick them up off eBay for a bit less than retail from 400. I don't think I would have paid much more than I did although I've seen the P51 Mustang now
Tim.
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That's a good price for a quality piece of kit
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- TitanTim
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Many thanks, yeah really chuffed at nearly half price, think I was just lucky the bidding stopped at 300, only problem is I went to the auction on the look out for a tablejabber wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2017 8:56 pmThat's a good price for a quality piece of kit
Tim.
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That's proper lovely tim! Good bag!
U going to paint it?
U going to paint it?
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Loved to have heard the conversation when you got home "did you get a table dear?" , "no, but look at this!"TitanTim wrote: ↑Sat May 20, 2017 9:15 pmMany thanks, yeah really chuffed at nearly half price, think I was just lucky the bidding stopped at 300, only problem is I went to the auction on the look out for a table
Tim.
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