Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire IXe

[Ian M]

Thanks Dave. There are lots of Spitfires, I'll give you that but the Spitfire is one of the most popular aircraft and you can never have too many Spitfires.

Ian M

[flyjoe180]

Or indeed Hurricanes.

[Ian M]

Or Mosquitos, and I dont mean the bloodthirsty little buggers we all know and love from the lakes.

Ian M

[Vaughan]

Ian I missed this one as was away on hols. A fantastic build with some amazing detail. This is one I would like to build but a tad too expensive for my pocket.

[Guest]

very nice I like the engine

[eddiesolo]

Very nice indeed.

Si

[peterairfix]

I am not much of a war plane man but this one i do like all i can say is WOW.

peter t

[aaron]

Awesome work Ian, what a beaut.

[Guest]

Sorry Ian, I missed this one!!

Excellent work in all the senses. Very nice and lovely details.

Great build!

Cheers. Polux

[colin m]

Thanks Dave. There are lots of Spitfires, I'll give you that but the Spitfire is one of the most popular aircraft and you can never have too many Spitfires.Ian M

Excellent build Ian, and yes, you can never have too many Spitfires.

[Guest]

Ian I think this is the first one of these I have seen built, apart from magazine examples. Stunning detail and beautifully put together but I have to admit to being surprised at spending around 100 quid then having to buy after market stuff to get the Rolls Royce name on the rocker covers!

The bottom line is really, do you think it is good value for money when you think you could get five other Tamiya kits of a pretty good standard and size for the same money?

[Ian M]

LOL I know what you mean Richard. I just could not bring myself to build it and not have the Rolls logo. I bought some bits to convert it to an E wing so got them at the same time.

They (tamiya1/32) are a bit pricey but like all things after a year or so the price falls a bit. I think I got mine for £85- Jo still not cheap but on the other hand it took four times as long to build as say one of their 1/48 scale kits, which is my normal scale for flying things...but would I buy/build an other... Oh yer!

Glad that you like it.

Ian M

[Guest]

That is very nice Ian. very crisp & like the distressing marks on the wing root area. Also that engine is really nice looks as the real job. Nice to see an engine as all the owrk that goes into them to be on average lost.

Laurie

[Guest]

Hi Ian!!

Absolutely nice Spit! Well done!!!

[BarryW]

Ian I think this is the first one of these I have seen built, apart from magazine examples. Stunning detail and beautifully put together but I have to admit to being surprised at spending around 100 quid then having to buy after market stuff to get the Rolls Royce name on the rocker covers!The bottom line is really, do you think it is good value for money when you think you could get five other Tamiya kits of a pretty good standard and size for the same money?

The issue of the Roll Royce logo was discussed some time ago on another forum and a strong opinion was expressed that many Mk9's and XVI's did not have it on the rocker covers. I don't think it was ever determined definitely whether they did or not, perhaps some did and some didn't but that may explain why the Tammy kit does not have it.

It is a superb kit though and without a doubt the best Spit in any scale and well worth the price.