Cannon-armed Spitfire's Spade grip

Product code SPADE GRIP +

Spad


Scale 1 : 1

Publisher/Brand Maurizio Di Terlizzi

Version Resin

Category Scale Modelling Kits

Subcategory Scale Modelling Kits » Kits: Controls & Sticks

Availability Product out of stock and no longer available.

Mind: this is a modelling kit.

Product description
It is the typical Spade Grip that was fitted to all the cannon-armed version of the Spitfire, when starting from 1940, began to reach frontline combat units. Following the early Marks equipped with the famous 'A' wing with 8 Browning machine guns, the 'B' wings required a new device that allowed pilots to fire on their choice machine guns and cannon, so a cumbersome and large switch was fitted on top of the Spade Grip. The proposed model, a replica of the serial number AH8068, is a resin kit casted with non toxic resin and metal, composed of 21 parts, very easy to be assembled and painted. This particular spade grip was fitted to almost all the Spitfire variants (except the MkI and MkVa) e is still one of the most remarkable features of this iconic British fighter. The kit is basically composed of some parts casted in non toxic odourless resin, very easy to be assembled The detail from the bottom through to the top of the stick grip has been faithfully reproduced.

The resin contains no flaws or air bubbles, which is quite a feat in a casting of this size.
The picture shows a build up and painted model