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[Ian M]

Well chaps, the new 1/32 scale aircraft from Tamiya is....

Tamiya America Item #60321 | Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe

A Spitfire XVIe. Start saving.

[Guest]

Is this the third one?

[Ian M]

yep!

[stona]

Yep,IX,VIII,and now a XVI.

I might be tempted by the MkXVI but I'd really be interested in a MkI.

Cheers

Steve

[tr1ckey66]

Totally Steve!!!lease:

Paul

[Ian M]

This new one opens the way for a few cross kit builds to. Should be able to do a few other versions by using two kits. Mk XI Any body.

One thought! The XVI would be wicked in the silver sceme with the red stripe as per the Airfix club version......Hmm:tongueout2:

[stona]

Like this one? Not mine,piccy nicked off t'interweb.

It does look very nice.

Steve

[Guest]

I wish they would do a really early one............and a 109E to go with it!

[Ian M]

Like this one? Not mine,piccy nicked off t'interweb.Steve

Does look nice dont it! Can you imagine this bird done in AlcladII. Wow !

[stona]

Does look nice dont it! Can you imagine this bird done in AlcladII. Wow !

Aaaah,but were they in natural metal or painted with an "aluminium" lacquer like high speed silver. One for someone more knowledgeable about Spitfires than me!

Cheers

Steve

[Ian M]

See now you gone and opend that worm can again!!! I see a lot of googleong on the horizon!

My thoughs are why paint a plane build of allu, allu colour. Why not just strip and polish it. Further though could of be the result that paint is much easier to keep clean and bright that alluminium.....

[stona]

Ian a quick check confirms that these late models were finished in "high speed silver". It appears that this was infact exactly the same as the "aluminium" applied way back in the 1930s. In the case of Spitfires this was presumably applied over the ubiquitous grey primer.It was essentially an aluminium pigmented cellulose dope. The advent of polyurethane aircraft paints prompted the change to Light Aircraft Grey.

Cheers

Steve

[Ian M]

I found a few pictures on t'interweb and have come to the same conclusion Steve. Mind you its still a beatiful bird.