The Details:
Kit: 1/32Tamiya Spitfire Mk IX
Aftermarket: Barracuda Sidewall, Cockpit Upgrades 1 & 2, Access Hatch, and Main Wheels. Scale Precision Masks
Kit at a Glance:
I’m not really sure what I can say about this kit other than…whoa dude…most excellent. This is the second Tamiya “Über Kit” I’ve built; the Mustang being the first (but destroyed by bad Alclad Primer). While these Tamiya kits are intricate, they are a dream to build. A beginner would need to take care to follow instructions very closely, but this kit requires zero old school modeling skill. By that I mean there’s no need for shimming, rebuilding, sanding, and filling. If you lay the opened box of this kit next to a bottle of Tamiya Extra Thin and left it over night I’m convinced you’d find it built in the morning. It’s that perfect. It falls together. Not for the faint of heart in it’s complexity, but as build-able as it gets.
On the Flight Line
Shark Tank Plastic Works 