My great grandfather flew one of these beasts. We still have one of the prop blades as an heirloom

My favorite plane from WWII, beautiful job. My mom lived through the Blitz in London, she said these planes were the heroes of the war!

This is a fine example of Tamiya's EXCELLENT engineering.

Beautiful bird Beautiful kit👍

I never thought I would see the day that Andy paints a figure. Great build, man.

I was completely amazed by just how good the fit really is

Beautiful Spitfire! The engineering of some of these new models is really incredible. I'll definitely be adding this Spit to my collection. Thanks for another great video.

So excited to see Tamiya re-doing the Spitfire in 1/48!!! Great attention to detail, excellent fit and finish - it appears Tamiya have outdone themselves!!! Great job Andy 👍

The first model I ever made was a Supermarine Spitfire Mk1a in 1:72 scale, this Tamiya kit looks great and on my ‘to do’ list.

Tamiya has taken their engineering to another level, the other manufacturers need to step it up

Thank you Andy for building a plane. Very refreshing. Great job as always. Muchas gracias amigo!!

I just picked up two of these Spits. I will build two MK 1 one MK 5 two MK IX in 1/48 with famous aces. Thanks for the insights and tips.

Nice build and I am glad to see you painted the figure :) and I think he looks just fine

Thank you so much for sharing,what a fantastic build.

Awesome, I have this on preorder so will be watching this quite a few times :D

What a great kit!!!! The Mk I is so iconic!!! Great build Andy!!!

Absolutely beautiful Andy. As always the highlight of my week watching your new videos! Tamiya have really stepped up their game, which is scary considering they were already better than everyone else to begin with! Simply cannot beat a Tamiya kit in my opinion. Would love it if they did a new Fw190 in this scale too!

Love the paint job on this plane. You're the Van Gogh of scale model painting Andy.

Dear Santa: Please. Thanks! Another great build and review at the same time. As per the hard line vs softlines on the camo you can be right either way. For every picture of a Spit (or Hurricane) with soft demarcation lines you can find one with hard lines. Thanks to your channel, I also have the Meng Panther on the way too. Love how casual your channel is and informative at the same time.

Tamiya has excelled themselves what a model fantastic

Tamiya really doing some nice work with the new tooled kits

This looks like a superb kit, and will make a nice base for my Spitfire PR.I Type F project!

Excellent, I'm a plane guy, like the armour you do but still a plane guy and I am pleased you followed u so quickly with this build. WW2 aircraft are super.

Really like the way you assembled cockpit. Also, it looks superb after painting

Great job, you really did it justice! I love the look of the Mk 1, the color scheme looks great.. Have been a fan of Tamiya for years, they have great detail and they fit together well. Cheers!

Thanks for posting!🙂

you make it look easy - nicely done

You make it look easy.

beautiful subject and build, nice work Andy

As you say this looks a superb kit, so I'll have to get one. The fit of the parts is amazing. I think the Spitfire is a good model to do an open canopy because it also has a small door on the left fuselage side so a lot of the cockpit detail should be visible. It would be great if someone did a resin engine kit for it too.

Thank you for all the good things you have done!

Awesome kit!!

What amazes me is how Andy manages to complete a model in the short time it takes me to fall asleep at night

Just Amazing. I was going to pick one of these up but went with a few different models instead. Right now I just started a Tamiya Mitsubishi Zero Zeke. Kind of glad I didn't this seems way more advanced than the one I'm working on...fit and finish may be better but there seems to be steps for the much advanced builders. I have limited experience with only building pretty basic Gundam models as a kid. These models are on another level! I'm not trying to put my heart and soul in to this first one knowing I'll only be let down because this is obviously something that comes with time and practice. So I'm just using brushes with enamel paint. Half-assing the paint....it's already somewhat overwhelming so I don't want to get discouraged going crazy over the exact correct paint colors.... I want to just enjoy building and finishing it whether or not it looks half-assed lol TL;DR 1. How in the world does one paint such fine details on a figure? 2. What is this metallic powder called? I can't seem to find it on ebay. 3. How does one make the plastic look like glass? Regular clear coat? 4. Are decal solutions really necessary? if so should I get the micro set and sol or tamiya's mark fit? Thank you!

That is one beautiful bird. I remember a build I saw on a B-17 where the builder put streak marks behind the engines showing where the exhaust left marks on the wings. I would love to have seen similar marks behind the exhaust on this one. Beautiful work, Andy. Top notch for sure.

Loved the build and your channel andy i can't wait to see what you do next.

Great job, Andy!

Brilliant video Andy.

Good job Andy, hehe - the womens makeup sections are a gold mine for modelling tools!

That looks like an awesome kit! Bloody nice job Andy. Well done mate.

As always, beautiful work Andy!!!

Nice build Andy, thanks for your videos! Love them little Tamiya side cutters, have to get me a pair!

It’s a great kit buddy! Even the older Tamiya Spitfire kit was great 👍

Looks great!

Fantastic vid, Andy,cheers

Awesome build

Top notch Andy....super.

Another great video but man you make me feel like a slacker! Just finishing up a 1/35 Dragon Tiger I “Tiki” then 1/16 Hobby Boss Tiger I! Now because of this I’m going to finally build my 1/48 Tamiya Lancaster I! Cheers man

Great job Andy, really cool 👍

awesome build

Nice job Andy!

Nice build, keep up the good video's! Greetings from Holland!

Much nicer kit than the old Monogram series Spitfire. Great job Sir.

I believe the round PE and plastic part you added to the firewall in the cockpit at the beginning of this video is the projector for the HUD! It should be clear of the instrument panel so it can illuminate the HUD glass with the aiming pipper! Oh yeah! Great 👍🏼 build!!!

15:15 just look at how near seamless that looks! I just ordered a kit for myself :)

Realmente es un hermoso kit y un complicado y excelente trabajo el tuyo mi estimado amigo....

A fab model of the best fighter plane in the world.

I am getting ready to start mine

Great friendly video again Andy. Love your show here in the U.K,home of the Spit. Saw 10+ flying at the Duxford airshow recently.WOW,WOW and WOW!!! Even the movies cant emulate that Merlin growl and definately not the slipstream!!Great model work from you again Andy. Nice to see the gently weathering and not that 'statue@ finish some have when overdone. They were new once so nice to have a cleaner look too. What is it about the MK.1a. Im sure its not just my favourite. Got some V,s and a Mk.Xii by Airfix as they really have upped their game with the post 2009 New Tooling. This Tamiya has got somegreat moulding designs.It was refreshing after a nightmare build of an ICM Mk.iX. Their plastic is so soft and though copius amounts of detail,nothing goes together when build the engines and gun bays etc. Very refreshing watching you build this one after ive had to force myself to finish the ICM kit. Mr.Johnnie Johnson would have had something to say!!!! Keep up the good work Andy!

Hi Andy, I'm only just rejoining the modeling ranks as a novice despite my age and so I am catching up with the experts videos. I have this kit but since I am trying to bring an airfix "Spit" that I ruined to some degree of splendour, I won't touch the Tamiya until I'm more confident. However regarding your thoughts on the camouflage detailing, the British Air Ministry code 1939 - 45 stated that the edges should merge and not form a rigid line. So you you were quite right to do it "your way". Fantastic result, sir.

This is the sort of quality that we should be expecting from Airfix .... it’s a shame they don’t set the bar quite high enough. Shows you don’t need reams of plastic and resin. Lovely work and nice and accurate. Price seems a little high, but I suppose that the photo-etch and extras make it more than worthwhile.

i love it man i built one my self

I have the old tool kit on the shelf, still looks excellent. Perhaps if I find a particularly interesting decal set I’ll buy this upgraded one as well.

yes looking good thare wil see more

that was definitely sponge worthy

Very nice

Awesome as always! Wish you would do some 1/35 figures.

Thanks for the build Andy. Those controls surfaces are ailerons not flaps. The split flaps are under the wing near the fuselage. ;)

Any chance of you doing a video on weathering techniques for beginners? I've seen 2 so far but I'd like to see what you suggest Also excellent built

The No Step lines shouldn't go all the way to the wingtips like that. Nice job it looks awesome.

Andy, I'm working on the kit. Have drilled out the 2 holes on the starboard side nose as indicated but what are they for?? Can't see anything in the instructions.

Great video....can't seem to find the video you refer to at the beginning about the sprues of the kit. Cheers John

The Spitfire is the coolest aircraft in history

Andy nice build as for the pilot as you saw the spitfire cockpit is very tight can you picture bailing out with all that flight gear on just made the list of kits to get thanks for the look lot of info on various parts have a nice day Bruce

The way the RAF painted the camouflage on their aircraft was by laying large soft rubber matting on the aircraft in the shape of the camouflage patterns. It gave fairly crisp lines and it was easy to do. Masking them off with paper and tape wouldn’t have been feasible, large rubber matting worked just fine and the matting was just pulled off the airplane when the painting was done. I saw a photograph of brand new Mosquitos lined up and the camouflage pattern was exactly the same on every one of them. As for you just getting really fine lines with your airbrush, it looks terrific just like everything else you do so masking it off wasn’t necessary.

That wing root fit! They're killing the hobby!!!

Fantastic-looking build, Andy. Might make an aircraft man out of you yet. (On second thought, your armor builds would be missed, so I guess you're just gonna have to keep doing both!)

Great build. Can't wait to get this kit. I'm curious about what you said about Tamiya Flat ruining decals?

I really like these videos. They've taught me a lot of model tricks, and its fun to watch. But honestly, what about the R2D2 astromech? Just asking. I really am curious.

Nice done! Looks great! And fitting of model is also nice. Try to find RB Model Pick Up Pencil, or similar device for small details, it is better than tweezer for them. ;) All the best for you! ;)

Gran trabajo Andy 👍. ...Una pregunta, ¿el xf-21 se puede usar como rlm 84 de la Luftwaffe?

What is the Item Number? I love the horizontal stabs, wing roots and really love how the landing gear goes in

Never seen a model that needs a diorama,,, "MORE!",,, Dino. Beauty Yank.

Andy, sorry to digress but have you any feedback/info on Trumpeters sprue nippers????I am in the UK and god hands etc are not available BUT the trumpeters are and look similar. thanks

ciao Andy, always a great job! Have you never considered to use masking putty, or something similar, for this scheme of camouflage? I usually reproduce on the stencil the form of the area to be masked, apply it on the model and than spray the 2nd color (smae in case of 3rd color). But I know that "hand made" method is much more rewarding ;) best, Alessandro

I don't see why you hadn't done the open cockpit version, the details are amazing

Another great build done by Andy. I wonder when he starts the 1/16 Trumpeter Panther tank.

Your off the hook for Now! figure looks good m8

"I'll come back in a few minutes and show you how we do that with the decal"...."Okay guys I went ahead and finished the model" :P haha, classic.

Any ideas about building this one 'wheels up'? Anyone know of some aftermarket parts?

Maybe I should start buying Tamiya’s planes.. they look amazing

when is this model going to be available in the U. S. Thank you for this video great job keep it up

Love these videos of yours - so helpful. I am a relative, although not complete, beginner and just wondering whether this would be good for someone like me. Also can you recommend a decent beginner(ish) ship model? Was thinking of the Trumpeter Zara you have built as it comes with photo etch.

Hej Andy. Great build..2 questions..what colour green didyou use?? And how did you do the antenna??

Nice tip, foam brushes.

Do you have a video on how you fill the seems on your planes?

what super glue do you use for the photo etch? I've tried a few different ones and they haven't been great.

Hi Andy: What color did you use for the seat belt harnesses? Thank you in advance.

Hi Andy, great video like usual, one month ago you have presented the new Yamaha R1 kit from Tamiya, when do you things that you gonna make this kit, really impatient to see this video soon.

20:19 Andy, the early Spitfires were painted using masks. In real life, the separation line (the fuszzy transition ) was about half an inch wide. In scale 1/48 that fuzzy line would therefor be about 1/96th of an inch wide....... Impossible to do, even with the smallest airbrush ! That means, that on this model, in this scale, a hard line is the most authentic rendering. I also noticed Tamiya made a mistake. Again..... They put a crow bar in the little hatch. It's not supposed to be there. The Mark V was the first one to have one on board. And please....NEVER paint the crow bar red..!!! That did not become compulsory until early 1949.....!!! Most of the time they were cockpit green. Sometimes bare metal and occasionally matt black. But the bottom line is : nice build, Andy !! Looks great.