received my Spitfire seemed to be packaged well until it came to the fuselage. removed the bubble wrap only to find that the vertical fin was cracked at the base. called Tower about it , sent them a picture of the damage done and even though they did not have any fuselages in stock within 2 days had found me a replacement and had it shipped . These folks went out of there way to make sure I was taken care of. I am very grateful of this and will be a customer for life. by the way the Phoenix ARF are great planes I own 4 of them. the construction is the best I have ever seen just finished the Large Waco stripped covering off and scaled it out.did the same with there large super cub

The Spitfire looks very well made and goes together very good. The plane flies very well and for the money it’s a very good deal

I was lucky enough to get one of the Phoenix Models Giant Spitfires before stock was depleted on this last delivery - they sold out fast! I felt this was going to be an especially good bargain since it came with a set of substantial pneumatic retracts and all the support items to make them work. The retracts alone represent a savings of several hundred dollars. Of course for the advertised price, this is a bargain for an ARF at 96 inches span which is hundreds of dollars less than say a Top Flite or Top RC Models ARF. What impressed me is the camouflaged-pattern covering. It is nicely detailed and printed with all the markings as there are no "decals" added; it's all done in one smooth application for you. There is a generous sized hatch in front of the cockpit for your gas tank, servos, batteries, and retract accessories which allows you easy access the inner workings without having to remove the wing. The ARF also comes with a fully detailed cockpit, sliding canopy, and pilot figure which saves you time and money. I plan on using my veteran DLE-55RA running a 22x10 prop which should fly the Spitfire nicely. The only possible short coming I have seen is the plastic spinner. It is a hard plastic, including the backplate, and I just don't think it will be a player. I plan on buying a more conventional aluminum spinner to replace it with. One of the best features is a two-piece wing design which makes transport much easier on such a large model. I could go on and on, but suffice to say, this Spitfire ARF is easily valued at twice the selling price on today's Giant Scale Warbird ARF market. Phoenix Models has gone out of their way to provide a very complete ARF right out of the box. I hope Phoenix Models plans on adding a giant Corsair, Hellcat, or even Zero ARF's to go along with their Spitfire one day. Be sure to use your Super Saver Club membership to get a huge discount plus free shipping.

I was excited to get this giant Spitfire! It looks amazing! I would give it a 5 star, but the wing is not a tight fit.
I'm installing electric start it works great!

Great airframe and you can’t beat price...weird part it now comes with ELECTRIC retracts and that is not mentioned in sales info?