Completed. Thoroughly enjoyed every step of this build. Tamiya engineering was the best I have witnessed yet, no confusion or ambiguity about fit. 100% Out of the box, only addition I would have made would be PE seatbelts. The decals looked cartoonish, so I left them off. Painting done with MRP range, all sprayed beautifully. Oil was was my own mix. The large decals were not too bad for Tamiya, although the smaller decals do stand out from the surface a bit.View attachment 377922
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That surprises me about the Spitfire. I have built three of the 1/32 Tamiya Spits and found them an absolute joy. Are there any particular problems you are having? My primary recommendation would be to get masks for the main markings. There are plenty of mask sets available. Painted on markings look so much better in this scale and, besides, the TamIlya decals really are not up to scratch.Thank you Steve, Bob, Barry, John R, Jim and John.
Barry I can only imagine how big your 1/32 actually is. I certainly couldn't store anything bigger than this one, but this Tamiya was an absolute joy. I am in the middle of their 1/32 Spitfire, and not enjoying it quite as much.
After the Tomcat, the engineering doesn't quite seem up to that standard. I was a little dubious about the magnet-panel technique for the panels around the engine, but wanted to give it a go. The construction of the engine itself I found quite tricky, and did get confused by the instructions a bit. It may have been 100% my error, and probably was, but the slightest mistake with one part reverberates several stages down the line. I was planning to attempt the magnets, but tuen close it up if needs be, but found myself quite frustrated that the magnets don't seem to really do their job at all. I am going to try and close up all but one of the panels but even that seems quite tricky with the fit around the engine. Have put it aside for a bit.That surprises me about the Spitfire. I have built three of the 1/32 Tamiya Spits and found them an absolute joy. Are there any particular problems you are having? My primary recommendation would be to get masks for the main markings. There are plenty of mask sets available. Painted on markings look so much better in this scale and, besides, the TamIlya decals really are not up to scratch.
After the Tomcat, the engineering doesn't quite seem up to that standard. I was a little dubious about the magnet-panel technique for the panels around the engine, but wanted to give it a go. The construction of the engine itself I found quite tricky, and did get confused by the instructions a bit. It may have been 100% my error, and probably was, but the slightest mistake with one part reverberates several stages down the line. I was planning to attempt the magnets, but tuen close it up if needs be, but found myself quite frustrated that the magnets don't seem to really do their job at all. I am going to try and close up all but one of the panels but even that seems quite tricky with the fit around the engine. Have put it aside for a bit.
Saying all that, it's Tamiya...so will undoubtably be my mistakes.
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