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Old 02-25-2008 | 08:09 PM
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Default RE: spitfire arf..

I built this, sold it and am looking for another one now. It is a fairly good looking ARF with flat paint over film, and flat decals as well. The manual is poor at best, it has fixed gear, but can be fitted with air or mechanical retracts with some work even though it is supposed to be ready for them. The wheel wells are too small for my liking, so I enlarge them for more scale size tires. The cockpit is totally void of any detail, but a 1/7 th scale WWII pilot looks good in it. The canopy was OK and the glass parts are very good. The fuselage is glass and done nicely. I replaced the hinges with pinned ones, and replaced most of the linkage hardware (but I usually do this on ARFs anyway because of personal preference. It is a good place to start for the price, but expect to spend some additional money and extra time making it better. It is worth it. Yes, it is Willhobby. Same as CMP as far as I can tell.