Tamiya 1/48th Supermarine Spitfire mk.I

[Stuart]

Hi All,

I had a look through John's kit collection (I converted it into a Excel Spreadsheet) and it turns out I have a few kits in my stash that match - this being one of them - Tamiya's recent 1/48 Spitfire mk.I.



This fits in well with one of my modelling aims this year, which is to build some more WWII fighters in 1/48. For this build, I'll be building an aircraft that flew cover for the evacuation of Dunkirk, where the Luftwaffe first really got a taste of getting their arse kicked.



Here's where I am so far - building sub-assemblies for the cockpit. The fit of these parts is truly exceptional!



More to follow - I'm really glad to be building this in John's memory.

Cheers!

[Medicman71]

Very cool! Can't wait to see your build.

[speedgraflex]

Following!

[cbaltrin]

Looks like a beautiful kit Stuart and you are off to a quick start! Will be keeping an eye on this one for sure!

[Stikpusher]

I’m going to enjoy watch this one! Isn’t this the newer Tamiya Spitfire Mk.I and not their older 1/48 kit of the same type?

[BlackSheep214]

The Spitfire Mk.I is on my must build list.

[keavdog]

Based on the box art and Scalemates I think it's the new tool from 2018

[BlackSheep214]

I've always been curious... why one half of wing black?

[Stuart]

I've always been curious... why one half of wing black?

It was an early form of identification Tom, like D-Day stripes - one white, one black. I'm not 100% sure why, but that was the reason.

[Stuart]

I’m going to enjoy watch this one! Isn’t this the newer Tamiya Spitfire Mk.I and not their older 1/48 kit of the same type?

Thanks Carlos. It is indeed the new kit as John says. It does look rather nice indeed.

Based on the box art and Scalemates I think it's the new tool from 2018

Yep - that's the one!