LOL, same here. The 3D printed parts are really nice and add allot to the kit. The PE less so. I really like that they went away from PE placards in the cockpit back to decals. Look much better IMO.

Yea, kinda leaning that way. Just can’t get past the purplish cast of the PE version. That and the surface texture.

Confirmation bias at work? Our best selling kits are spitfires ==> make more spitfires. Also, I suspect that at this point the upfront investment for another spitfire is far less than a newer subject. Capitalism has its rules.🤷‍♂️

P-40E Warhawk in American parlance. Not sure how that translates to the British names.

Thanks!

His JFF approach really helped me get back into modeling. Thanks for the update.

Strong A here. Model building for me is about the joy of completion. I occasionally have multiple projects at the same time but it makes me unhappy.

Was lucky to have visited that Tamiya store back in April. Made me feel like I had completed a life long pilgrimage. The shopping experience was amazing.

Couldn’t agree more. They just keep getting better and better. The zero series is amazing. The P-51 and especially the B’s are as well. This looks to be completely next level.

That’s brilliant looking. Not an armor guy at all but, I have been tempted by that kit more than once.

Ah. The Vallejo color looks correct-ish to every Pzkw I I’ve ever seen. Not sure I have seen a true flat brown used on an early war tank, they always appear some shade of grey.

Love the exhaust heat coloring.