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[Old Wombat]

Another vote for the BMW engined Fw.190s!

They look so much more elegant than the D models, & the Ta.152 just looks butt-ugly!

[NARSES2]

Another vote for the BMW engined Fw.190s!

They look so much more elegant than the D models, & the Ta.152 just looks butt-ugly!

Oddly I find the D's to be quite elegant looking, whilst the BMW engined ones look pugnacious and purposeful

[Beermonster58]

Another vote for the BMW engined Fw.190s!

They look so much more elegant than the D models, & the Ta.152 just looks butt-ugly!

Oddly I find the D's to be quite elegant looking, whilst the BMW engined ones look pugnacious and purposeful

That's actually a pretty reasonable assessment. The 190 always had a very mean, purposeful ,look about it, regardless of version. Far more attractive than ANY Spitfire! I feel the same way about the Bf-109. I think there was always a very functional simplicity about WWII Luftwaffe designs. The term "ugly" (to quote an earlier comment) is very subjective. One might,for example, describe a Ju-87  & Ju-52 as "ugly" but, they  worked very well in their  roles and that surely is what really matters?

[Weaver]

The issues of "best" and "personal favorite" are very different. I'd be the first to admit that the FW 190A was only top dog for a brief period. My affection for it is based entirely upon subjective factors like aesthetics and my own ideas of "engineering elegance". How much of that translates into objective performance advantages is debatable.

[kitbasher]

The issues of "best" and "personal favorite" are very different. I'd be the first to admit that the FW 190A was only top dog for a brief period. My affection for it is based entirely upon subjective factors like aesthetics and my own ideas of "engineering elegance". How much of that translates into objective performance advantages is debatable.

Oh yeah, totally agree.

Regarding FW190s, the radial 190s are attractive designs but the D-9 and subsequent versions are, to me, moreso.  But the Ta152H?  Too gangly, not a fan.

Spitfires?  Very pretty, all of them (although the Spitfires 22/24 and Seafire 46/47 are probably better described 'handsome'): the best looking ones to me are the Mks 14, 18 and19.

[Mossie]

190A for me - purposeful, brutish. The Dora is just the Fw-190 in it's awkward teenage years - The Ta-152 is that kid that never fit his body, every school had one.

[PR19_Kit]

Spitfire XII, the Sports Car of the range.   

[The Rat]

What I find hilarious is the claim, often more of a declaration, by some that the Ta 152 is the "most elegant" fighter of WWII.
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Autocorrect didn't recognise 'effluent.' 

[Rick Lowe]

The issues of "best" and "personal favorite" are very different. I'd be the first to admit that the FW 190A was only top dog for a brief period. My affection for it is based entirely upon subjective factors like aesthetics and my own ideas of "engineering elegance". How much of that translates into objective performance advantages is debatable.

Oh yeah, totally agree.

Regarding FW190s, the radial 190s are attractive designs but the D-9 and subsequent versions are, to me, moreso.  But the Ta152H?  Too gangly, not a fan.

Spitfires?  Very pretty, all of them (although the Spitfires 22/24 and Seafire 46/47 are probably better described 'handsome'): the best looking ones to me are the Mks 14, 18 and19.

Well said, agree with most assessments, though I do like the Ta-152. 

[Weaver]

Airfix Black Friday Sale is now live. Some things are 50% off.

LINKY LINK LINK

Some highlights (not everything):

1/72nd:
Dambusters Lancaster for £25.00 (RRP = £49.99)     
Whitley for £25.25 (RRP = £41.99)
B-24D Liberator for £37.50 (RRP = £49.99)
MiG-17F for £10.75 (RRP = £17.99)

1/48th:
Meteor F.8 for £27.50 (RRP = £49.99)
F-86F Sabre for £21.00 (RRP = £41.99)
Seafire for £19.25 (RRP = £34.99)
Walrus for £27.50 (RRP = £49.99)

1/35th Ferret Mk.1 for £18.75 (RRP = £24.99)

[Wardukw]

The issues of "best" and "personal favorite" are very different. I'd be the first to admit that the FW 190A was only top dog for a brief period. My affection for it is based entirely upon subjective factors like aesthetics and my own ideas of "engineering elegance". How much of that translates into objective performance advantages is debatable.

Oh yeah, totally agree.

Regarding FW190s, the radial 190s are attractive designs but the D-9 and subsequent versions are, to me, moreso.  But the Ta152H?  Too gangly, not a fan.

Spitfires?  Very pretty, all of them (although the Spitfires 22/24 and Seafire 46/47 are probably better described 'handsome'): the best looking ones to me are the Mks 14, 18 and19.

Well said, agree with most assessments, though I do like the Ta-152. 

For Spitfire's ... Mk's 19 to 24 for me ,,big ,bad and brutish as hell 
As for the FW family ,,i didn't mind the A model but this is where we all have a fav's and not fav's and for me the D-9 and up to the TA-152 families really got my attention ,,longer and sleeker in design and like Kit ,,longer wings   

[Weaver]

Airfix Black Friday Sale is now live. Some things are 50% off.

LINKY LINK LINK

Some highlights (not everything):

1/72nd:
Dambusters Lancaster for £25.00 (RRP = £49.99)     
Whitley for £25.25 (RRP = £41.99)
B-24D Liberator for £37.50 (RRP = £49.99)
MiG-17F for £10.75 (RRP = £17.99)

1/48th:
Meteor F.8 for £27.50 (RRP = £49.99)
F-86F Sabre for £21.00 (RRP = £41.99)
Seafire for £19.25 (RRP = £34.99)
Walrus for £27.50 (RRP = £49.99)

1/35th Ferret Mk.1 for £18.75 (RRP = £24.99)

The MiG-17s are sold out now, but everything else is still available.

Note that this is NOT the full list, just the very heavily discounted stuff. Click the link for the full list.

[Weaver]

Airfix have introduced some new bundles for Christmas: LINK

1. A range of three-for-two starter set bundles that look sensibly chosen and will make good presents.

2. A Gulf War Refuelling bundle: a Victor plus two Buccaneers, all in 1/72nd scale, for £99.99. The RRP's £144.97 so that's a 31% discount.

3. The headline item is the 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BUNDLE: twelve kits for £199.99. RRP would be £362.87 so that's a 45% discount!
    Even if you remove the mug and the patch (RRP £14.99 between them), that's still 42.5% off. The bundle includes:

1/144th Boeing 314 Clipper
1/76th LWB Land Rover (Hard Top) & Trailer
1/72nd Boeing Chinook HC.1 (Late)
1/72nd Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB
1/72nd Heinkel He111 H-6
1/72nd Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I
1/72nd Westland Wessex HC.2
1/72nd Consolidated B-24H Liberator
1/48th Hawker Sea Fury FB.11
1/48th Westland Lysander Mk.I/Mk.III
1/48th Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia
1/35th Austin K2/Y Ambulance
Airfix Branded Mug
Airfix Velcro backed flight patch/coaster

ALSO, in the Black Friday sale, the £25 Lancasters are now down to "last few" status.

[Beermonster58]

Airfix have introduced some new bundles for Christmas: LINK

1. A range of three-for-two starter set bundles that look sensibly chosen and will make good presents.

2. A Gulf War Refuelling bundle: a Victor plus two Buccaneers, all in 1/72nd scale, for £99.99. The RRP's £144.97 so that's a 31% discount.

3. The headline item is the 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BUNDLE: twelve kits for £199.99. RRP would be £362.87 so that's a 45% discount!
    Even if you remove the mug and the patch (RRP £14.99 between them), that's still 42.5% off. The bundle includes:

1/144th Boeing 314 Clipper
1/76th LWB Land Rover (Hard Top) & Trailer
1/72nd Boeing Chinook HC.1 (Late)
1/72nd Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB
1/72nd Heinkel He111 H-6
1/72nd Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I
1/72nd Westland Wessex HC.2
1/72nd Consolidated B-24H Liberator
1/48th Hawker Sea Fury FB.11
1/48th Westland Lysander Mk.I/Mk.III
1/48th Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia
1/35th Austin K2/Y Ambulance
Airfix Branded Mug
Airfix Velcro backed flight patch/coaster

ALSO, in the Black Friday sale, the £25 Lancasters are now down to "last few" status.

Airfix have introduced some new bundles for Christmas: LINK

1. A range of three-for-two starter set bundles that look sensibly chosen and will make good presents.

2. A Gulf War Refuelling bundle: a Victor plus two Buccaneers, all in 1/72nd scale, for £99.99. The RRP's £144.97 so that's a 31% discount.

3. The headline item is the 12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BUNDLE: twelve kits for £199.99. RRP would be £362.87 so that's a 45% discount!
    Even if you remove the mug and the patch (RRP £14.99 between them), that's still 42.5% off. The bundle includes:

1/144th Boeing 314 Clipper
1/76th LWB Land Rover (Hard Top) & Trailer
1/72nd Boeing Chinook HC.1 (Late)
1/72nd Hawker Typhoon Mk.IB
1/72nd Heinkel He111 H-6
1/72nd Boulton Paul Defiant Mk.I
1/72nd Westland Wessex HC.2
1/72nd Consolidated B-24H Liberator
1/48th Hawker Sea Fury FB.11
1/48th Westland Lysander Mk.I/Mk.III
1/48th Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Ia
1/35th Austin K2/Y Ambulance
Airfix Branded Mug
Airfix Velcro backed flight patch/coaster

ALSO, in the Black Friday sale, the £25 Lancasters are now down to "last few" status.

Pity there's only actually two out of that lot I'd want. However, I guess that offloading these kits gives us a clue as to what's disappearing off the Airfix catalogue next year

[Pellson]

Oddly, I enjoyed the aesthetics discussion more than the black week discuounts. Ah, well..
And I'd agree with Narses Würger conclusions any day. For the Spitfires - hard, but I think I'll go for the F.21.