1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.IXe with TuAF markings

[Tolga ULGUR]

Yet another tick to my bucket list.

This is 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.IXe with the markings of TuAF circa 1947-1948.

Thanks to Ozkan TURKER for the reference picture.

 

According to the sources I have, all TuAF Spitfire Mk.IXe’s have clipped wing. It looks like this Mk.IXe (#6290) is the only one with classic wing.

I have used Barracudacast resin seat, Eduard seat belts and instrument panel.

Tamiya’s Mk.IXc kit converted to E wing by using “Alley cat” conversion set.

Main wheels and Cockpit door replaced with Barracudacast goodies.

Paints are Gunze Sangyo and Tamiya acrylics.

Fuselage national insignias and flags on the tail are from Turquoise decals. National insignias on the wings are painted by masking.

Happy modelling

 

 

[Greif8]

Very nicely done Tolga.  I like the restrained weathering.

 

Ernest

[Citadelgrad]

Pretty bird, nice weathering, wonderful finish. 

[Tolga ULGUR]

12 hours ago, Greif8 said:

Very nicely done Tolga.  I like the restrained weathering.

 

Ernest

 

9 hours ago, Citadelgrad said:

Pretty bird, nice weathering, wonderful finish. 

 

Thank you

[Sasha As]

Great job!!!

[Kagemusha]

Really like the finish, choice of markings, and needless to say, the subject matter!

[themongoose]

Unique subjects are my favorite and you killed this one! Beautiful 

[Dpgsbody55]

You can't have enough Spitfires.  Nice to see one in these markings too. 

 

 

Cheers,

Michael

[Tolga ULGUR]

21 hours ago, Sasha As said:

Great job!!!

 

19 hours ago, Kagemusha said:

Really like the finish, choice of markings, and needless to say, the subject matter!

 

19 hours ago, themongoose said:

Unique subjects are my favorite and you killed this one! Beautiful 

 

8 hours ago, Dpgsbody55 said:

You can't have enough Spitfires.  Nice to see one in these markings too. 

 

 

Cheers,

Michael

Thanks for your comments.

[Serkan Sen]

Nicely done and very eye catching Tolga. I have seen that you have built TuAF FW-190 as well. It would be great to see both side by side peacefully in the same Air Force.

Serkan

[Tolga ULGUR]

15 hours ago, Serkan Sen said:

Nicely done and very eye catching Tolga. I have seen that you have built TuAF FW-190 as well. It would be great to see both side by side peacefully in the same Air Force.

Serkan

 

Thanks a lot Serkan, appreciated

Edited January 13, 2023 by Tolga ULGUR

[LSP_Kevin]

Excellent work as always, Tolga! And now the subject of this week's banner image on our Facebook page:

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/largescaleplanes

 

Kev

[MikeC]

Can't add to what's been said above by others: excellent model, with beautifully done weathering. 

[Tolga ULGUR]

9 hours ago, LSP_Kevin said:

Excellent work as always, Tolga! And now the subject of this week's banner image on our Facebook page:

 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/largescaleplanes

 

Kev

Thanks Kev, appreciated indeed.

[Tolga ULGUR]

1 hour ago, MikeC said:

Can't add to what's been said above by others: excellent model, with beautifully done weathering. 

Thanks for your comment Mike