Airfix Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.22 1:72 – build review

Kit: A02033
Full review by Geoff Coughlin

Our thanks to Airfix for supplying our review sample. Get this kit here now at www.airfix.com

Take a look at: Conclusion, Gallery and PDF…

Something to get you in the mood!

Ok, not a Mk.22, but a Mk.XIV comes pretty close…

Don’t forget there’s a full Here Now in-box review here…

Into the build…

The idea here is to complete this project with two; maybe three updates at most – this first instalment dealing with construction – surprise, surprise!

What I like about the interior of this Mk.22 Spit is the level of detail; as you can see here, there are some nice parts like: floor, side walls, armour plating behind the seat and rear bulkhead. All I did was add some small lightening holes in the latter to create a bit more interest and add some seat belts from small lengths of lead foil. The seat also has a cushion fashioned from Blu-Tack and the seat back had pencil marks to simulate the cushioned back seen on many Spit seats.

The main instrument panel is provided as a decal and this works well in the scale.

Cockpit painting…