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John, This gives a nice overview and some tweaks: https://www.scalemates.com/books/tamiyas-1-32-spitfire-mkixc-and-mkviii-how-build-brett-green--110546# Cheers, Tom

Thanks for the heads-up! Cheers, Tom

I’m all over this Chuk! I’m going to love following your build. The Mohawk is a very distinctive choice! Cheers, Tom

Max, As usual I am late to the party but your build is looking fantastic and that color scheme really shows the beautiful lines of the aircraft! Cheers, Tom

Amazing work! Definitely a Masterclass build. Cheers, Tom

Great work on this! And I will be looking into the Hasegawa reflective film. Thanks for the tip! Cheers, Tom

Thanks Nick for your support and encouragement! I agree, so many opportunities: bombsight, strike camera, canopy side glass panels with blisters, pilot’s seat, Martin upper turret, to name a few. At the same time, the kit is an amazing starting point without any shape corrections necessary, and a fun build. I’m hoping to finally add some paint in the next few days so she can come to life! Cheers, Tom

Great photos Jari. Thanks! Cheers, Tom

Brett, Great result and the rivets really set it apart. This is a game changing build! Cheers, Tom

"Pointless to try evasive action in this. Flak was everywhere. Straight and fast was the quickest way out. The war of the stars went on, intensified, filled all space. They seemed to be flying in the tail of a comet. This was the Ruhr. Naturally all hell would break loose.” — 101 Nights by Ray Ollis https://a.co/hiy7OPl I've prepped most of the cockpit components for adding photoetch, then moved on to the nose. As Dennis has pointed out in his fantastic build, the bombsight support frame comes as a solid L-shaped piece which does not really resemble the real thing,

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Maru, You are far too kind! I'm sorry I missed you by three days that year. I was returning from a month in Australia, but heard great things about the show and the PAM visit. Phoenix in August: hardcore! Cheers, Tom

Matt you would love it, and if you can visit the nearby AMARG (“Boneyard”) facility. So much history there, with some amazing aircraft: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/309th_Aerospace_Maintenance_and_Regeneration_Group Cheers, Tom

Great work Chuck! I relived my build viewing yours but you took it so much further. Makes me want to build Pierre Clostermann’s Spitfire IX. Cheers, Tom

Thanks for sharing this Maru! Cheers, Tom