Supermarine Spitfire Mk VIII 'Aussie Eight' Dual Combo Limited Edition
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Kit Review
This is a limited edition kit from Eduard, depicting the Mk VIII for the first time in this scale.
Inside the box you will find two clear and ten dark grey-coloured sprues, two pre-coloured photo-etched frets, self-adhesive masks and two sets of resin main and tailwheels.
There are enough parts in the box to make two complete kits, and being a special edition this one comes with a full-colour book all about the RAAF's use of the Mk VIII, written by well-known historian Peter Malone. The full-colour instructions take you though assembly over eleven pages and colours are highlighted throughout via the Gunze-Sangyo Mr Aqueous Hobby Color and Mr Color ranges. Breakdown of the kit is similar to the Mk IX, with an excellent combination of plastic and etched for the cockpit interior, although there are various additions and revisions to the kit parts to keep and eye out for throughout assembly, depending on what colour option/s you are building. The resin wheels depict the tyres with a block pattern tread and self-adhesive masks are included to make painting the hubs easier. Masks are also included for the canopy and to paint the roundel outlines for the camouflaged machines.
Colour Options
The kit offers thirty-two decal options, and they come with their own full-colour instruction booklet!
• A58-484, CR•C flown by Grp Capt. Clive Caldwell, the CO of No.80 Wing, Morotai, March 1945
• A58-411, QY•P flown by Fg Off. Peter Bullock, No.452 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, September 1944
• A58-435, QY•T flown by Flt Lt William ‘Ron’ Cundy, No.452 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, July 1944
• A58-477, QY•T flown by Flt Lt Alf Glendinning, No.457 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, November 1944
• A58-513, ZP•Q flown by Sqn Ldr Ron Susans, the CO of No.80 Wing, Morotai, June 1945
• A58-528, •CRC flown by G/C Clive Caldwell, the CO of No.80 Wing, Clark Field, Philippines, March 1945
• A58-379, ZF•Z flown by Flt Lt David Glaser, No.549 Squadron, Strauss Airstrip, September 1944
• A58-482, TS•V flown by Flt Lt David Glaser, the CO of No.548 Squadron, Darwin Civil Aerodrome, May 1945
• A58-429, QY•V flown by Sqn Ldr Lou Spence, the CO of No.452 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, late 1944
• A58-457, ZP•Z flown by Sqn Ldr Tom Trimble, the CO of No.457 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, late 1944
• A58-516, QY•T flown by Flt Lt Des Cormack, No.452 Squadron, Morotai, December 1944
• A58-504, QY•R flown by Fg Off. Rex Watson, No.452 Squadron, Balikpapan, Borneo, August, 1945
• A58-609, ZP•F flown by Flt Lt Bill Cable, No.457 Squadron, Morotai, February 1945
• A58-651, UP•Z flown by Sqn Ldr Ken James, the CO of No.79 Squadron, Morotai, May 1945
• A58-606, ZP•W flown by Sqn Ldr Bruce Watson, the CO of No.457 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, January 1945
• A58-606, ZP•W flown by Sqn Ldr Bruce Watson, the CO of No.457 Squadron, Labuan, Borneo, August 1945
• A58-517, UP•F flown by Fg Off. Norm Turnbull, No.79 Squadron, Morotai, April 1945
• A58-602. RG•V flown by Wg Cdr Bobby Gibbes, the Wing Leader of No.80 Wing, Sattler Airstrip, December 1944
• JF630, FL•C flown by Fg Off. Larry Cronin, shortly after his fourth victory, near Palel, India, on March 6th, 1944
• A58-312, DL•R flown by Flt Lt Gossland, No.54 Squadron, Truscott Airstrip, July 1944
• A58-430, QY•V flown by Fg Off. Jack King, No.452 Squadron, Tarakan, Borneo, July 1945
• A58-518, CR•C flown by Fg Off. Jack Pretty, No.452 Squadron, Morotai, December 1944
• A58-522, ZP•V flown by Flt Lt Len Reid, No.79 Squadron, Morotai, March 1945
• A58-631, No.457 Squadron, Labuan, Borneo, June 1945
• A58-303, DL•W of No.1 APU, Laverton, Victoria, late 1944
• A58-370, UP•L of No.54 Squadron, Darwin Civil Aerodrome, May 1945
• MT687, UP•L of No.451 Squadron, Cuers airfield, France, September 1944
• A58-526, BQ•C of No.79 Squadron, Morotai, May 1945
• A58-543, UP•? flown by W/O Hubert Eccleston, No.79 Squadron, Morotai, May 1945
• A58-419, ZP•Y flown by Fg Off. Fred Inger, No.457 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, October 1944
• A58-602, RG•V flown by Wg Cdr Bobby Gibbes, the Wing Leader of No.80 Wing, Mototai, April 1945
• A58-319, ‘Olly’, flown by Flt Sgt Robert Ingles Buchan, No.548 Squadron, Darwin Civil Strip
The decal sheet is printed by Cartograf and is of excellent quality with perfect register and colour density. There is also two separate sheets (we had three in our sample) containing complete sets of airframe stencils.
Conclusion
A stunning kit, probably one for the serious Spitfire fan or the collector, but well worth adding to any collection, not just for the kits, but for the excellent book as well.
UK modellers can obtain this kit from Hannants (here), or you can visit the Eduard website directly (here).
This is a limited edition kit from Eduard, depicting the Mk VIII for the first time in this scale.
Inside the box you will find two clear and ten dark grey-coloured sprues, two pre-coloured photo-etched frets, self-adhesive masks and two sets of resin main and tailwheels.
There are enough parts in the box to make two complete kits, and being a special edition this one comes with a full-colour book all about the RAAF's use of the Mk VIII, written by well-known historian Peter Malone. The full-colour instructions take you though assembly over eleven pages and colours are highlighted throughout via the Gunze-Sangyo Mr Aqueous Hobby Color and Mr Color ranges. Breakdown of the kit is similar to the Mk IX, with an excellent combination of plastic and etched for the cockpit interior, although there are various additions and revisions to the kit parts to keep and eye out for throughout assembly, depending on what colour option/s you are building. The resin wheels depict the tyres with a block pattern tread and self-adhesive masks are included to make painting the hubs easier. Masks are also included for the canopy and to paint the roundel outlines for the camouflaged machines.Colour Options
The kit offers thirty-two decal options, and they come with their own full-colour instruction booklet!
• A58-484, CR•C flown by Grp Capt. Clive Caldwell, the CO of No.80 Wing, Morotai, March 1945
• A58-411, QY•P flown by Fg Off. Peter Bullock, No.452 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, September 1944
• A58-435, QY•T flown by Flt Lt William ‘Ron’ Cundy, No.452 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, July 1944
• A58-477, QY•T flown by Flt Lt Alf Glendinning, No.457 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, November 1944
• A58-513, ZP•Q flown by Sqn Ldr Ron Susans, the CO of No.80 Wing, Morotai, June 1945
• A58-528, •CRC flown by G/C Clive Caldwell, the CO of No.80 Wing, Clark Field, Philippines, March 1945
• A58-379, ZF•Z flown by Flt Lt David Glaser, No.549 Squadron, Strauss Airstrip, September 1944
• A58-482, TS•V flown by Flt Lt David Glaser, the CO of No.548 Squadron, Darwin Civil Aerodrome, May 1945
• A58-429, QY•V flown by Sqn Ldr Lou Spence, the CO of No.452 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, late 1944
• A58-457, ZP•Z flown by Sqn Ldr Tom Trimble, the CO of No.457 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, late 1944
• A58-516, QY•T flown by Flt Lt Des Cormack, No.452 Squadron, Morotai, December 1944
• A58-504, QY•R flown by Fg Off. Rex Watson, No.452 Squadron, Balikpapan, Borneo, August, 1945
• A58-609, ZP•F flown by Flt Lt Bill Cable, No.457 Squadron, Morotai, February 1945
• A58-651, UP•Z flown by Sqn Ldr Ken James, the CO of No.79 Squadron, Morotai, May 1945
• A58-606, ZP•W flown by Sqn Ldr Bruce Watson, the CO of No.457 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, January 1945
• A58-606, ZP•W flown by Sqn Ldr Bruce Watson, the CO of No.457 Squadron, Labuan, Borneo, August 1945
• A58-517, UP•F flown by Fg Off. Norm Turnbull, No.79 Squadron, Morotai, April 1945
• A58-602. RG•V flown by Wg Cdr Bobby Gibbes, the Wing Leader of No.80 Wing, Sattler Airstrip, December 1944
• JF630, FL•C flown by Fg Off. Larry Cronin, shortly after his fourth victory, near Palel, India, on March 6th, 1944
• A58-312, DL•R flown by Flt Lt Gossland, No.54 Squadron, Truscott Airstrip, July 1944
• A58-430, QY•V flown by Fg Off. Jack King, No.452 Squadron, Tarakan, Borneo, July 1945
• A58-518, CR•C flown by Fg Off. Jack Pretty, No.452 Squadron, Morotai, December 1944
• A58-522, ZP•V flown by Flt Lt Len Reid, No.79 Squadron, Morotai, March 1945
• A58-631, No.457 Squadron, Labuan, Borneo, June 1945
• A58-303, DL•W of No.1 APU, Laverton, Victoria, late 1944
• A58-370, UP•L of No.54 Squadron, Darwin Civil Aerodrome, May 1945
• MT687, UP•L of No.451 Squadron, Cuers airfield, France, September 1944
• A58-526, BQ•C of No.79 Squadron, Morotai, May 1945
• A58-543, UP•? flown by W/O Hubert Eccleston, No.79 Squadron, Morotai, May 1945
• A58-419, ZP•Y flown by Fg Off. Fred Inger, No.457 Squadron, Sattler Airstrip, October 1944
• A58-602, RG•V flown by Wg Cdr Bobby Gibbes, the Wing Leader of No.80 Wing, Mototai, April 1945
• A58-319, ‘Olly’, flown by Flt Sgt Robert Ingles Buchan, No.548 Squadron, Darwin Civil Strip
The decal sheet is printed by Cartograf and is of excellent quality with perfect register and colour density. There is also two separate sheets (we had three in our sample) containing complete sets of airframe stencils.
Conclusion
A stunning kit, probably one for the serious Spitfire fan or the collector, but well worth adding to any collection, not just for the kits, but for the excellent book as well.
UK modellers can obtain this kit from Hannants (here), or you can visit the Eduard website directly (here).
