Such Amaze - Very Doge!
OK here is the box picture featuring a lovely depiction of the Mk XVIe with an identification code that is reminiscent of a popular internet meme.
...and here is a picture of Doge for comparison.
As you can see they are quite different. Although it would amuse me to put Doge in the cockpit of a Spitfire with an id code that looks like its name, I'll be doing a different marking for this plane. I'll also be using the Big Ed set from Eduard for this build.
I quite like aircraft #1 and aircraft #3 on the decal sheet.
Being a Tamiya kit I am expecting it to fall together quite easily and be quite detailed. The sprues of the fuselage and wings have some lovely surface detail which I hope to bring out with careful painting.
There's a lot of plastic in this kit including a wonderfully detailed engine, which I will add wiring to from lead wire, and a great cockpit.
The kit comes with a stand and some of the technical innovations that Tamiya have put into it allow it to be posed with interchangeable wheels so you can have it in a flying position or a landed position whenever you feel like it.
They have also moulded the thinnest cowling covers I have ever seen. They even include tiny neodymium magnets which are hidden in the airframe allowing the cowlings to cling on without falling off.
The canopy is very clear but has a seam line running down the centre. Should be easy to take care of though.
The Eduard Big Ed set has a fair selection of extra detailing bits. I don't intend on using all of them though.
Lastly I'll be using the following references and some Google searches to try to keep this as authentic as possible.
I'll be starting this tomorrow.
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