TAM60321 - Tamiya 1/32 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe - WWWEB10112557

TAM60321 - Tamiya 1/32 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIe - WWWEB10112557

Preowned, Resealed, Mint

The Spitfire Mk.XVI was essentially a Mk.IX airframe fitted with the Packard-built Merlin 266 engine, produced under licence in the United States. The "e" suffix denotes the E-type wing, which replaced the earlier universal wing with a simplified bay housing either two 20mm Hispano cannon or a single .50 cal, alongside a second 20mm. It entered RAF service in late 1944 and served extensively in the fighter-bomber role over the European front, remaining in RAF and export service into the early 1950s.

Completed model measures 302mm length, 311mm wingspan.

Box contents:

• Injection-moulded plastic sprues (grey and clear)
• Photo-etched fret
• Rubber parts
• Steel parts
• Canopy and wheel paint masks
• 30-gallon drop tank and two 250lb bombs
• 2 pilot figures (1 seated, 1 standing)
• Full-colour painting guide and 16-page photographic reference booklet
• Waterslide decals — 3 marking options:
  • Spitfire Mk.XVIe TE203/FD-AA, 1 (Pilots) Refresher Flying Unit, RAF Finningley, March 1949 — natural metal finish
  • Spitfire Mk.XVIe TB900/GE-D, No. 349 (Belgian) Sqn, flown by Raymond Cheval-Lallemant, RAF Wunstorf, July 1945
  • Spitfire Mk.XVIe TB625/OU-V, No. 485 Sqn RNZAF, flown by Murray Lind, RAF Fassberg, July 1945