Academy SPAD XIII WWI Fighter Airplane Model Building Kit

Putting together was easy, painting it was a challenge as I never painted anything like this before. I guess the correct way to do this would be to paint the parts first and then assemble the tiny plane.

The written reviews we read explained exactly what we would get. It arrived as expected. Served its purpose as a school project (minus the Nazi stickers).

Very nice product. Easy to assemble.

There are no italian decals even though there are in the pictures. a little misleading as there are italian roundels on the physical box even. Only comes with US roundels

very low cost, less then 9 dollars. very simple construction. not much of a challenge. I would only recommended it to a new younger modeler. it only took about an hour to build.

The model took a total of 3 hours to assemble and paint. While the quality is good, there are just 5 steps to build it, making it way to easy to assemble. It's size is so small that it fits in the palm of my hand perfectly. Needs more detail, and the decals weren't very good for me. Seeing swastikas in the decals made them unusable. However, this does give a chance to do your own thing and experiment with color. While the price was nice, the assembly was overly simple.

Easy to assemble and paint. A great starter model.

This is a good basic kit that can be made into a nice detailed model. Biplanes - even this with simple construction can be tough on new modelers or children - but if you want to try - this is a good starting point. Limited in kit decal selection but tons available after- market. Note the cockpit is extremely simplified and will require “surgery” and super detailing if you want to have anything approaching a realistic cockpit. Overall good fit and can be made into a sweet little addition to a WWI model collection. Simple and fun. Not adream for advanced modelers but a great fun project kit for all levels.

Tutto perfetto

Me gustó como viene el modelo, sin embargo el problema es que la escala no corresponde, a simple vista corresponde a un 1/144, la caja si dice 1/72 pero a simple vista es claro que no es la escala que se menciona

gum with the kit was dry , indicating how old the set was, then finer parts did not fit the main part properly...

One of the main features of many aeroplanes model, that motivates a person to purchase it, is the design or markings that represent a particular use of the aeroplane such as the country and/or circumstances of its use. This manufacturer used two pictures to represent the aeroplane design on the web, one Italian and the other French. No information is provided on the website concerning the fact that only one set of decals, representing only one design, is included in the kit. Furthermore, the set actually provided in the box represents a third country, so neither the Italian or French design were included. Given its low cost, I felt disinclined to send it back to the seller, however I felt cheated anyway and it was a disappointing purchase for the reasons explained. I think the manufacturer and seller should inform the potential customer about the actual content of the kit, and if they cannot afford to provide more than one set of designs, they should at least inform the customer about this on the website, before the customer orders this and finds out by opening the box. I suspect the seller may not even have produced the designs used in the publicity, otherwise what would stop them from publicising several different versions of this product? I think they did not actually bother to produce the designs advertised, and they simply use such designs to procure more orders. However, in my case this does not encourage to purchase any further products from this manufacturer, and others may be inclined the same way. If you are interested in any of the designs represented, you have no way to find out what are your chances of getting a particular design before you receive the delivery of the order.

Che sodisfazione montare questo modellino aereo e cercare di renderlo ancora piu aderente all'originale!