Hey Scott, you got a heck of a deal. A 1/8 scale spit would be big enough
to drive as a commuter!
I just checked my 1/18 scale Spit by Chronos, and sure enough, the "book" or
"wing" logo was upside down too. Hadn't noticed that when I bought it.
Guess I'll have to go out and turn my horn button around on my 1:1 MK IV
Spit to match :-)
Cheers, Fred
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott A. Roberts" <herald1200@comcast.net>
To: <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 7:11 PM
Subject: 1/8 Scale Spitfire
> Hi Guys-
> I just was at a local auto parts store(the competition) and they had a few
1/8 scale metal cars on clearance- $9.99, so I bought two- the last
Miata(for my sister) and the last Spitfire- a 70 MkIV in BRG. I was just
enjoying the detailing in this one, H1041 from "Chrono" when I noticed one
small, but really wrong detail- The horn button emblem. I had thought that
it had been changed from a Triumph "Truncated dragon wings" late in the 60's
to the word "Triumph". Regardless, they had that badge, but wholly inverted
in the middle of the wheel! It does not appear to be a decal, rather
airbrushed on. Beautifully done(well, for the price) but upside down.
>
> And, they included an antenna on the left rear wing- but no radio decal on
the dash support! Obviously they detailed this model from a restoration in
progress...lol They hadn't found a radio for it!
>
> Does anyone else have this model, with these issues? I always seem to get
the screwed up items. I guess that is because I think they're special
because of it...lol
>
> Scott
> proud new owner of a 1970 MkIV(1/8 scale)
> 1964 Herald 1200 Convertible (1/1 scale)
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