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| Eduard 1/72 "Aussie Eight" combo; Spitfire Mk.VIII RAAF | |
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| jvenables | Feb 6 2017, 12:55 PM Post #16 |
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Stimpy, my post advised that Eduard's price for the "Overtrees" was CZK119, not the "dual combo". The "2119" that you are seeing is, in fact, their catalogue number, not the price. The price quoted on their site for the combo set is CZK991.74.
I took a few years out from my career in geology a decade or so ago and worked in investment banking. I can assure you that xe.com is not a "best exchange rate" but is actually the official exchange rate. As with most online tools however, a delay of 15-20 minutes from the official sources can be expected.
Thanks Warren. I'll try a search. I'm interested to know why this would be, as I cannot envisage any logical reason! As I said before, the $10.95 quoted for the "Overtrees" seems quite reasonable but the discrepancy with the quoted price and conversion rate has me thoroughly bamboozled. |
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James from Brisbane, Australia Now living in Laos Nil illegitimi carborundum | |
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| stimpy | Feb 6 2017, 01:24 PM Post #17 |
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Well aren't the Czech's lucky that Eduard are selling the combo to them for $39, everyone else is paying double that. As dixieflyer mentioned, they have that policy, thanks for reminding us, I'd forgotten about that post. Oh yeah... oops.... That was the cat #, just so happens it's pretty close to the conversion Euro - USD as well LOL.... I can't actually load Eduard page with prices in Czech currency or display that 991CSK value. Last point then for non Czech buyers, buying that combo direct from them is the most expensive way of doing it. |
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| Tommy | Feb 6 2017, 08:38 PM Post #18 |
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Thanks for clarifying where you can get overtrees - I was hoping for somewhere in the EU as the USA is too expensive by the time you get it to Australia! I bought the Royal class of an ebay seller in France for a lot less than Eduard (as the Aussie dollar is so much less than the US it's just cheaper anywhere but the US ) and it's nearly the same price to buy a profipack off them as an overtree off Eduard. Go figure! Time to spend some Euros! Thanks |
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| dixieflyer | Feb 7 2017, 01:27 AM Post #19 |
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OK, am I reading this right? Over $70 (US) for a dual combo (two kits) and a crap load of decal options? If so, WOW! That's an expensive pair of kits. Warren |
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| Chuck1945 | Feb 7 2017, 05:04 AM Post #20 |
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and a book
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Chuck Eastern WA, USA Finished 2018: Eduard Spitfire IXc, VIII, Monogram/Starfighter BFC-2 On the active bench: Eduard Bf 110C, Hasegawa B-24D, SH P-40E | |
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| jvenables | Feb 7 2017, 06:54 AM Post #21 |
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A few reviews of the 1/48 scale rendition of the "Aussie Eight" combo commented that the book itself was worth the price of the entire combo set. I see that Eduard have stated that the book enclosed in the 1/72 combo set is an updated release. Following the 1/48 release, the author (Peter Malone) commented elsewhere that he was a little disappointed with a few aspects of the book where Eduard seemed to have ignored some of his research regarding colours and markings and gone with their own interpretations. Hopefully these discrepancies have now been corrected with the updated version. |
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| dixieflyer | Feb 8 2017, 12:13 AM Post #22 |
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Oh! OK! If there's a book involved, I'm all in. Warren |
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| dixieflyer | Feb 8 2017, 12:15 AM Post #23 |
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Oh, and my birthday is Sunday. :rolleyes: Warren |
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| dixieflyer | Feb 12 2017, 10:21 PM Post #24 |
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Well, I got some extra money, so ordered a gob of Spitfire goodness, and some other needed goodies. Warren |
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| Chuck1945 | Feb 13 2017, 12:08 AM Post #25 |
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Happy Birthday My 'Aussie Eight' arrived earlier this week and the book appears to be well worth having. Lots of photos, a brief synopsis of RAAF Spitfire VIII use. a bit on camouflage, and 2-4 pages with photos and three views of each of the pilots/aircraft featured in the kit. Going to need several Overtrees if those are done for the VIII. |
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Chuck Eastern WA, USA Finished 2018: Eduard Spitfire IXc, VIII, Monogram/Starfighter BFC-2 On the active bench: Eduard Bf 110C, Hasegawa B-24D, SH P-40E | |
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| dixieflyer | Feb 14 2017, 12:14 AM Post #26 |
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Thanks Chuck! I'm a sucker for PTO a/c, and late war Aussie Spits are just oddball enough to really pique my interest. Warren |
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| Graham Boak | Mar 20 2017, 07:45 PM Post #27 |
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Does the Eduard MK.VIII include the option of the large overwing bulges, intended for four cannon variants? My understanding is that the MK.IX kit doesn't include this option - is this right too? |
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| Greenshirt | Mar 20 2017, 08:52 PM Post #28 |
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The Aussie VIII box does not. One of the IX boxings do...going downstairs to look...sprue G which comes in the Mk IXc "early" boxing, kit number 70122. A fault of these kits is that some details are molded into the wing or fuselage, and these are then what sets the kits apart. Eduard would have to design a VIII wing with the wide bulge as a new sprue/offering. It's obvious to me after having purchased each offering that the basic wing/fuselage sprue changes by switching out a panel in the mold, common fuselages can be used with different wings, common wings used with different fuselages. It is why I initially thought a VII could be in the offing until I realized a new canopy would be needed. Unfortunately our AM brethren will have to release the wide bulges and we will need to conduct some surgery. Not difficult but it's an opportunity lost and I would have preferred the option in the kit. |
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Tim Holland I'm a "green shirt" because I work on the carrier's flight deck and maintain US Navy aircraft. Safe sorties are my life so we can be anywhere, anytime -- from the Sea. http://greenshirt-modeler.blogspot.com/ | |
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| stimpy | Mar 20 2017, 10:13 PM Post #29 |
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Interesting, I would not have known about the possibility to need to consider these wing bulges. Can I assume then that all the options in the combo box don't require them? |
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| Graham Boak | Mar 20 2017, 10:24 PM Post #30 |
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You need them for early production Mk.IXs and Mk.VIIIs - presumably Mk.VIIs too. I don't know what options Eduard are offering, and if I knew it might be guesswork on some of them as to whether they had the wide bulge or not. As they have produced the bulge, presumably you can trust their choice of which examples to use it on. The F Mk.IX (ie early aircraft) also had a large hole in the leading edge of the port inner wing for a cooler. The LF Mk.IX (ie most of them) didn't. Unfortunately I don't know at which serial the narrow bulge was introduced on either variant, but as it was a detachable panel it would only matter if someone tried to carry four cannon - which a couple of Aussies did. I do suspect that it would rule out the desert-camouflaged Mk.VIIIs with pointy tips seen in the Mediterranean. |
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