Barracuda Studios | BR32176: Spitfire Mk I-V Five Slot Mainwheels

Reviewed by Kevin Futter

BarracudaCast, out of Roy Sutherland's Barracuda Studios, has just released a range of resin upgrade items aimed primarily at Revell's new Spitfire Mk II kits. Here we take a look at set BR32176, which the packaging describes like so:

This set contains accurate, detailed main wheels to replace the poor main wheels in Revell's Spitfire Mk IIa. Also for Hasegawa, Trumpeter.

I'm assuming that the mention of a Trumpeter kit is a misplaced reference to the HobbyBoss Mk V kit. It's good to know however that these wheels are not limited to just the Revell kit. And kit upgrades really don't get much simpler than this! The package contains two full wheels to suit early Merlin-engined Spitfires:

Hub detail is sharp and clear, and the moulding is crisp, and without any discernible casting flaws. The net result is clearly superior to most injection-moulded kit wheels, but especially with regard to the new Revell kit, whose wheels just don't look right to my eyes.

Conclusion

This is a very nice set of wheels from Barracuda for 1/32 early Spitfires, and is certainly a simple upgrade for Revell's new Mk IIa kit. Recommended!

Thanks to Roy Sutherland at Barracuda Studios for the review sample.

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Barracuda Studios | BR32176: Spitfire Mk I-V Five Slot Mainwheels

Reviewed by Kevin Futter

Conclusion

This product is available from the following LSP sponsors

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