About 60 parts on a single sprue are moulded exceptionally clean as flash is limited to a minimum and the other imperfections like visible tool separation or sink marks are not present at all. The surface of larger parts is polished to a high gloss and features fine engraved panel lines, as are all other details like the cowling and gun bay cover fasteners, spent cartridges chutes or the interior of the wheel wells. The clear sprue contains a single canopy and gunsight; the former being both thin and crystal clear. The cannon barrels are perfectly cast in resin, but etched parts are not included. The decal sheet, printed by Techmod, is beautifully printed in perfect register and having good colour density, including a set of stencils. While the first box (#72037) offers machines from the European theatre of operation, this issue covers 'tropicalized' machines of the RAAF (BSI64, No.54 Squadron), USAAF (JK707, 307th Fighter Squadron, 31st Fighter Group) and RAF (BR30I, No.249 Squadron & MA292, No.615 Squadron). The kit also provides many alternative parts, for instance different main wheels (five-spoke and with covers), propellers (de Havilland and Rotol), standard and short-span wing and two sets of upper wing gun covers.
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