Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire Mk VIII
By Frank Daniels
What an amazing kit which needs no introduction. This is the second Tamiya release, the Mk VIII finished in the markings of Col. Charles "Sandy" McCorkle - CO of the 31st FG. Destroying 5 enemy aircraft in the air, he became one of a handful of American Spitfire Aces.
I used the HGW seatbelts on this build, as well as Barracudacast resin wheels, canopy latch and seat. The cannon barrels are Master turned brass. I used custom mixes of Tamiya acrylics for the paint, and decals from the Spitfire Mk VIII booklet from Kagero and upper wing and fuselage stars from a Victory Productions sheet. The bottom star was masked and painted with Maketar masks due to the lumps and bumps under the wing. I opted not to remove the seam on the sliding canopy, had a bad feeling that I would destroy it doing so. I can live with the seam.
© Frank Daniels 2013
This article was published on Thursday, March 28 2013; Last modified on Wednesday, May 22 2013