WayneHill

The Classic Box When Tamiya came out with their 1/32 scale Spitfire series, I was not interested at first. On one hand I have more Spitfires than I can count, both built and waiting to be built. On the other hand, the reviews made this kit out to be a handful of model. My opinion of it began to thaw when I saw that the kit featured my favorite Spitfire markings. “If one would fall into my lap…” I promised myself, sure that my lap only had room for my computer and cats. My Favorite Spitfire Markings One managed to fall into my lap during a recent adventure in Japan. Sorry, kitty, a promise is a promise. My accommodations did not allow me a workspace, but I was saved when I discovered the Tamiya Plamodel Factory in Yokohama. It specializes in Tamiya products and contains a workshop that rents building space and every building tool imaginable, including an airbrush (yes, they have spray booths) and magnifying lenses. There is nothing like building a model at your favorite hobby shop, especially when you find yourself needing a bottle of paint. I cannot say enough about the Tamiya Plamodel Factory. If you find yourself in the Tokyo area, it is in the Tressa Yokohama Mall. It contains a pretty much all manner of Tamiya products, including cake decorations (yes, you heard right). The staff has enough English for a Modeler, and they treat you like family. I have a couple of quarter scale Tamiya Spitfires and am used to the ‘shake the box’ quality of them. The initial impression upon opening this kit is, “that’s a LOT of model” We’ll see how it goes together with the photoetch and tiny little magnets. Yikes! Cockpit Ready for Installation. Goes together easily, love the detail! I'm thinking that Tamiya will be the first to get it right on the F4U-1 cockpit. With the exception of the Bubble Top models, all Spitfires shared this common structure:

Well done so far. You're making it look easy.