Nice idea, I made a Mk.Va a few years ago by cross kitting the Airfix Mk.Ia and Vb, I used the basic Ia kit with the propellor, spinner, canopy and underwing oil cooler from the Mk.Vb, also did it in the markings of Douglas Bader’s Spitfire. Bader used the Mk.Va because he, apparently, didn’t trust the cannons fitted to the Vb, he preferred machine guns because he considered them more reliable in combat.
Beaut job....build, paint, camo and weathering. I look forward to your builds when I receive notification and am never disappointed. Congratulations....keep them coming!!
Hello I’ve just watched your video showing how you build the Tamiya 1/72 spitfire and must say I think you do an excellent job I’m a beginner who has been buying the necessary tools etc and have yet to buy my first kit I want to specialise in 1/72 scale ww2 fighter planes but your video has shown me what can be accomplished given time and patience. Paul
Nice build. One slight flaw in the video though - Bader’s name is pronounced with a long, hard “a” like the “a’ in “far” and sounds very similar to “Barder”.
There is one external visual difference between the Mk.I and the Mk.Va, the oil cooler beneath the left wing, on the Mk.I it’s fairly shallow with a semi-circular intake, on the Mk.V they increased its size and gave it a circular intake.
I got a supermarine spitfire for my birthday its mark va and 1:72 i think it it super hard please could you make a vid doing it in deatal please please
This spitfire kit was easy and basic if you omit the photo etch. Generally speaking though, WWII 1/72 scale is smaller and won't require as much paint. Tamiya and Eduard are my 2 favorite brands for these types of planes. I havent built any but the Eduard weekend series is supposed to be fairly basic. Or you could search thru tamiyas catalog as they also have well engineered kits, and some of the smaller and older kits have less detail which equates to an easier build.
I really hope you don't take this as a nonconstructive criticism, but there is one error I'm seeing in a lot of Spitfire models which negatively affects the visual outcome of a lot of models. Vickers and Supermarine experimented to see if they could reduce the amount metal used in the construction of the Spitfire. The main area where this plan worked was the pilots seat where they used SRPB - Synthetic Resin Bonded Paper, which a lot of people mistakenly call Bakelite from all aircraft made after May 1940. The colour of this seat was a brownish orange, not the standard Interior Green, which will add interest to your cockpit if you look here... i.pinimg.com/originals/d5/7e/f3/d57ef3a5e5da4ceb4b613e75a2621aff.jpg This applies to all Spitfire Mark II's onwards...
I am a simple man - i see the notification for your new Video, i press like :D
lol Thanks! Glad you clicked on it!
Nice idea, I made a Mk.Va a few years ago by cross kitting the Airfix Mk.Ia and Vb, I used the basic Ia kit with the propellor, spinner, canopy and underwing oil cooler from the Mk.Vb, also did it in the markings of Douglas Bader’s Spitfire. Bader used the Mk.Va because he, apparently, didn’t trust the cannons fitted to the Vb, he preferred machine guns because he considered them more reliable in combat.
Beaut job....build, paint, camo and weathering. I look forward to your builds when I receive notification and am never disappointed. Congratulations....keep them coming!!
👍👍👍👍 Thank you!!!
Great build and finish 👍
Thank you! 👍
Hello I’ve just watched your video showing how you build the Tamiya 1/72 spitfire and must say I think you do an excellent job I’m a beginner who has been buying the necessary tools etc and have yet to buy my first kit I want to specialise in 1/72 scale ww2 fighter planes but your video has shown me what can be accomplished given time and patience. Paul
Thanks, glad I can help and inspire! I'm always watching videos to learn and wish RUclips existed when I first started the hobby
Nice build. One slight flaw in the video though - Bader’s name is pronounced with a long, hard “a” like the “a’ in “far” and sounds very similar to “Barder”.
Fair enough lol. British vs American accent. Thanks!
This is great work!
Thanks a lot!
She's a beaut mate, nice work :)
Thanks!
Excellent work! Lots of fine details!👍👍👍👍
Thanks! 👍
Wow 1/72scale and it looks so great.....wondering what you could do with 1/48or even 1/32 scale!
Thanks!!!!
There is one external visual difference between the Mk.I and the Mk.Va, the oil cooler beneath the left wing, on the Mk.I it’s fairly shallow with a semi-circular intake, on the Mk.V they increased its size and gave it a circular intake.
👍 thanks I'll need to take a closer look at the pics
Looks great
Thanks!
Scale model assassin where did you buy a spray thing like painting
My airbrush is badger brand and I'd recommend searching "badger airbrushes" for where best to buy them
素晴らしい👍👍🎌
very good
Thank you! 👍👍
I got a supermarine spitfire for my birthday its mark va and 1:72 i think it it super hard please could you make a vid doing it in deatal please please
What air brush do you use
Badger Sotar 20/20 with a 0.2mm "fine" needle
There was two additional antenna wires.
Hey bro, Do you have a recommendation for a model kit that is easy and doesn't need a lot of paint?
This spitfire kit was easy and basic if you omit the photo etch. Generally speaking though, WWII 1/72 scale is smaller and won't require as much paint. Tamiya and Eduard are my 2 favorite brands for these types of planes. I havent built any but the Eduard weekend series is supposed to be fairly basic. Or you could search thru tamiyas catalog as they also have well engineered kits, and some of the smaller and older kits have less detail which equates to an easier build.
I really hope you don't take this as a nonconstructive criticism, but there is one error I'm seeing in a lot of Spitfire models which negatively affects the visual outcome of a lot of models.
Vickers and Supermarine experimented to see if they could reduce the amount metal used in the construction of the Spitfire.
The main area where this plan worked was the pilots seat where they used SRPB - Synthetic Resin Bonded Paper, which a lot of people mistakenly call Bakelite from all aircraft made after May 1940.
The colour of this seat was a brownish orange, not the standard Interior Green, which will add interest to your cockpit if you look here...
i.pinimg.com/originals/d5/7e/f3/d57ef3a5e5da4ceb4b613e75a2621aff.jpg
This applies to all Spitfire Mark II's onwards...
definitely constructive. Thanks for sharing this and especially the link
Just realise that Douglas Bader's fuselage markings were D B
My world has completely changed
haha yup, lucky him for getting his initials on the fuselage
Wing Leaders had their initials instead of the normal Squadron ID codes. Bob Stanford Tuck had RS-T on his plane..