The kit comes in a surprisingly large top-opening box and is packed with four grey-coloured sprues plus one clear. Parts are of very nice quality, especially when you consider this is a low volume kit. There are also a lot of parts, there seem to be enough parts to make practically any late Spitfire/Seafire here. Different rudders, guns, radiators, propellers, the list goes on. A simple but effective A5-size instruction booklet is included with colour call-outs for Gunze-Sangyo paints. A very nice decal sheet by Aviprint completes the package. The decals provide two sets of roundels in both WWII and postwar colours; the instructions explain this is because contemporary colour photographs show the colours looking dull, possibly due to fading, and the modeller is thus given the choice of colours - a nice touch. On with the build then, inevitably this begins with the cockpit. Take note of the instructions, as the correct rear bulkhead needs to be selected early on. The interior is nicely detailed and goes together easily. The fuselage sidewalls are well detailed and careful painting is required to bring out this detail. I used Tamiya XF-71 Cockpit Green, which is pretty close to the RAF colour though it would seem some Seafire cockpits were black.
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