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• Number of bricks: 520 plus extra bricks.
• Building difficulty: 6/10.
• Anticipated assembly time for players with average LEGO experience: 1 hour.
• 1:30 scale. The cockpit can only fit part of a minifigure.
• Instruction booklet and stickers included.
• Compatible with LEGO® bricks.
• A few olive green bricks have been changed to bluish-grey colour.
£37.50 – £39.50 Excluding VAT
The iconic Supermarine Spitfire was the most produced British fighter plane and is one of the most famous aircrafts from the WW2 era. It was designed as a single-seat, short-range, high-performance interceptor aircraft. During the Battle of Britain, July to October 1940, it became a symbol of freedom to the British public by fighting against the Messerschmitt Bf 109 to ward off the Luftwaffe air attacks with another great fighter, the Hurricane.
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Having a higher victory-to-loss ratio than the Hurricane, the Spitfire became the backbone of RAF Fighter Command after the Battle of Britain. It was widely used by the allies and saw action in the European, Mediterranean, Pacific, and South-East Asian theatres. Due to its high performance, the Spitfire serve in roles such as interceptor, photo-reconnaissance, fighter-bomber, and trainer until the 1950s.
A total of 20,341 units of Spitfire, including variants of different wing configurations and engines, were built. It continues to be popular among enthusiasts: nearly 60 remain airworthy, and many more are static exhibits in aviation museums throughout the world. This kit recreates the Mk Vb which is featured by the “b” wing of two 20mm cannon. The Mk V was produced in greater numbers than any other single mark of Spitfire and was supplied to the Soviet Union and the United States.
| Weight | 325 g |
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Shae Stinson (verified owner) –
Awesome set very sturdy propeller wobbles a but it’s going to be stationary in my moc
Kieran Pieragostini (verified owner) –
Really cool set, very well designed and executed. Brilliant price and accuracy to the real thing. 11,000,000,000/10
Ludwig Triquoit (verified owner) –
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Edward (verified owner) –
Few people would disagree that the Spitfire is one of the most beautiful designs in the history of aviation, and this set captures that wonderfully. Fuselage takes some care, but given the end result you could hardly expect it not to. When retracted, the landing gear is not quite flush with the wing–though better than with COBI planes, if you’re familiar with those–but at this scale it’s as close as physically possible. And if there were a way to get it closer you can be sure Dr. Zhang would have found it 🙂
This is my first Build Army aircraft, and with a sinking feeling I realize they are exerting just as strong a pull on me as the vehicles. Thank goodness there are (so far) only a few of them, otherwise I’d be in serious trouble…
Debbie L. (verified owner) –
The plane is a nice replica but the building experience could be better. The instruction booklet was not organised well enough such that you only open packets according to sections to be built (as in the case of Lego). The building pieces although compatible with Lego did not have the nice plastic snap so it didn’t hold tight enough at certain parts. Also we had a missing brick, so I had to use from my own Lego collection to complete it. The tail wing was also funny in that the left profile seemed more complete than the right – could be missing bricks again. The decals however were spot on and of a great quality. Overall, I think the product is ok, the finished plane is quite a beauty if not for the few flaws. In the end, I guess it can look like Lego, but it won’t build and feel like it.
Buildarmy (store manager) –
Hi, regarding the tail, could you upload a photo or send it to us by email so we can tell what the issue is? Thanks.
Wishmerhill (verified owner) –
love this plane. it is very detailled (as always). it had some surprising build technics and looked to be very fragile, but when you attach the wings it all gets a lot sturdier. Great build
D van den Berg (verified owner) –
Love it
John V. (verified owner) –
very detailed but the cockpit to tail section is quite fragile also had way too much spare parts and parts that wasn’t even part of the building but I don’t mind that 🙂
Hayden Shea (verified owner) –
My second favorite model of the Spitfire series and design very well done.
metalhead502 (verified owner) –
Hi, das Paket kam nach 20 Tagen in Deutschland an.
Ich habe für dieses Modell sehr lange gebraucht, einige Bautechniken sind für Fortgeschrittene. Im großen und ganzen ein schönes großes Modell, bis auf das die Reifen nicht in einander passen und die Sticker finde ich nicht so schön.
noam rubinfeld (verified owner) –
Jacob P. (verified owner) –
Brick quality was great! Although my issue with the kit was decals. I don’t if it was because of shipping or the general quality of them, but when I tried to apply them when dipping them into the water they just dissolved. I’ve done waterslide decals before and I’m familiar with how they work on how they have to be applied. Again, don’t know it was because of the decals themselves or got messed up in shipping, that’s my only complaint. Overall, the brick quality was great but the deals fell short but will defiantly look into more kits in the future!
admin –
Hi Jacob,
Sorry about the issue with the decal which we have never encountered before. Sounds like the varnish coat was too thin. Anyway we are now gradually shifting to stickers to simply the marking.
Elias (verified owner) –
Arrived on Time. Is super realistic and is definitely the best that can be found on the internet. I did have a lot of blocks left and there were some with the wrong colour. No problem at all and I am very satisfied with my purchase.
Pierrick (verified owner) –
I love your designs ! I am still as impressed as ever by the degree of realism and attention to historical detail ! Congratulations ! I am a fan !!!