The Little World

Universal if you want to make a Spitfire, that is. Not a lot of good if you are trying for a ’59 Ford Anglia…

This Italeri kit comes with more parts than you’d think. I note the wing tips are flat with a key-slot and you can join rounded elliptical tips or clipped square tips.

Under the nose there seems to be a choice of four different shapes for chin with air scoops, sand filters, etc.

The wing-mounted 20mm cannon are moulded in, but any change in armament is just a knife blade away. Three sorts of canopy – straight, blown, and Malcolm hood. You really can play up and down the keyboard on this model aircraft.

I have no idea whether Italeri made the moulds or took them over from another maker.

The result of one club morning was a complete cockpit tray to slide in, a basic fuselage comprised of four parts, and the wings. There should be little in the way of gaps at the wing roots. It is a surprisingly delicate design compared to some of the later types.