Sunday, 24 January 2016

Substandard Spitfire

While the paint was drying on my Fairey Battle I cracked open this Revell Spitfire kit.  While I only bought it a couple of years ago I knew the tooling must be getting on a bit but nothing prepared me for the degree to which this kit didn't fit together.  The plastic was very thin and almost every part was badly warped.
I often use bits of masking tape to hold parts together while the glue dries - but here the tape is also holding the thing in - more or less - the right shape.
Before that stage I had to bend several parts almost to breaking point in order to assemble the bloody thing.  What a horror!
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8 comments:

  1. Conrad Kinch24 January 2016 at 16:08

    That seems a bit grim. Not an issue with it being assembled in Germany then?

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  2. Red_Cardinal24 January 2016 at 21:43

    This sounds like the 60s Revell tooling. Unfortunately, (like Airfix) Revell has a habit of re-releasing ancient kits (some of which are very nasty) along with excellent new kits.

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  3. Tim Gow24 January 2016 at 22:54

    Conrad Kinch
    Hmm. Maybe this is the delayed revenge of the Luftwaffe?

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  4. Tim Gow24 January 2016 at 22:55

    Red Cardinal
    It certainly feels like an old kit. On the plus side, it was quite cheap!

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  5. Paul Foster25 January 2016 at 10:24

    I think that plane may be more tape than plastic Tim!

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  6. Tim Gow25 January 2016 at 18:57

    Paul Foster
    It might have been quicker to make it just using the masking tape!

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  7. Geordie an Exiled FoG31 January 2016 at 23:43

    :(

    I respect your perseverance!

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  8. Tim Gow4 February 2016 at 08:10

    Geordie
    My thanks - it's a grim task!

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