Airfix's Brand New 1:24 Spitfire Mk.IXC | Full Build | HD

Merry Christmas Guys!! My gift to all of you this Christmas is creating this video! However, this was brilliant kit to make and I cannot recommend it more. Hope you like the finished model :)

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[peterpaliwoda]

Reginald Joseph Mitchell was born in Butt Lane (village) Talke, Staffordshire…in a terrace house right opposite my dentist’s front door …every time I exit from my dentist my eye is drawn to the blue commemoration plaque on the house wall as a constant reminder ( after being drilled) …things could have been far worse..RIP Reggie…

[graemejwsmith]

CONSTRUCTIVELY:

"Throttle" - that was the "Chassis" (undercarriage) control on the right side of the cockpit. The Throttle and Prop control was the similar sized bit left side (you didn't show)

Compass - yes - that was the compass. It's a seay grey color in real life in the green metal bracket.

"Thick" seatbelts. The Sutton Harness IS "chunky" in real life. Heavily woven jute type material. Airfix actually got this correct.

"Tail pieces" I'm sure to allow for later mark Spitfires where the tail wheel also retracted.

"Wing Formers" - they are "Ribs"

"Landing Light in the wing" - no. Gun Camera window. The Mk IX didn't have landing lights (which were originally on flaps under the wings which opened on the earliest marks only).

Radiators "Main sort of jig". That's no jig! That is the actual radiator core. Like the ribbed/finned part in a car.

"Invasion stripes". Hand brush applied in the middle of the night prior to D-Day - in real life they were NEVER as "perfect" as they appear on models. Not to say the fitters were not trying to be neat - but they were not using masking tape!

"Fuel Tank place where fuel goes". That's the oil tank.

"Turbo" = that is the Supercharger.

"Intake system" - carburettor and air inlet.

"Wire fuel injector system". Spark Plug leads.

"Other set of wires" - More - Spark Plug leads.

Chin Tank - Oil tank

It IS a firewall.

You keep calling it a "frame". It's the Engine mount/bearers

"Shock Absorber" - well yes - that's what it does but it's an "Oleo Strut"

"Gear Cover" - "Gear Door"

Chipping Effect on "nose" (actually a "spinner"). IMO everyone completely over does this. It should be much more like very small scratches around the back edge at the fasteners that keep the spinner on.

Ammunition in the gun bay. The ammo was brass and lead colored - not steel.

Exhaust stubs. They go "blued" / rusty metal quite quickly.

Again - all meant CONSTRUCTIVELY.

[davidhinkson]

Looks like Airfix really thought of everything when it came to designing this model. I'm impressed with the standard of the fit!

[grndpagaming]

My kit will be here on the 10th of January just 4 days before my 70th birthday. This will be a nice birthday present for me

[marciomaiajr]

The Merlin engine detailing looks insane. Really impressive stuff. Loved the building and painting. Thanks for sharing your build with us.

[MrAlwaysBlue]

Cracking. My first model was an Airfix Bf110 in 1972. I sat on the front door step and made it in one go. I think Airfix had a 1:24 scale Spitfire Mk1 then. I haven't made a model now for 40 years. I would like to start again and make something like this in a few years when I retire and have time.

[kenstevens]

Nice to see the Sutton Harness pass through the seat rear armour plate to be connected inside the rear fuselage, a sort of 1940's inertia reel which enabled the strapped in pilot to lean forward to reach all the cockpit controls. Not often modelled in the smaller scales. Superb workmanship you should be very proud.

[Ramansdos]

Really am thinking of taking up model building again after seeing this. I've built many an Airfix kit over the years, but drifted away from it for some reason. The finished build in this video has really ignited my interest again. Absolutely absorbing.

[JeffUmstead]

Turbo supercharger on the Merlin. You guessed it right. By today’s nomenclature turbo’s are exhaust-driven, and super’s are gear/belt driven, but at the time, both were commonly referred to as superchargers.

Incredible detail in the kit, and incredible work getting it all together. I learned a bunch just watching.

[fhbooker]

Fantastic model, looks amazing. If only all their models were that good. The 1:48 Mk1 Spit I have just done was so thin you could almost see through teh plastic.

[jasonwalters]

I’ve built the last 1/24 spitfire she was definitely a challenge with fitting part….love to try this newly tooled version.

[Dean-qtjw]

Amazing video. I have never watched more than a 20min video I think, and I was enthralled right through the whole build. I am back into modelling after a long break, and I will be going through your catalogue of vids to try and get me up to speed. Thank you

[nafs]

I built this .. similar!.. model around 1968 and from memory, your cockpit probably had the equivalent number of parts to the whole of my '68 model; minus the pilot that is. 😆. A great effort and well explained (!) throughout; Airfix have done a great job and you built a lovely looking aviation model icon.. 👏👍

[salt]

One tip when masking is to spray the base color if a single color or some clear to seal the edges of the masking tape. Then you can spray the final color.

[garychester]

Well done on a top notch build, currently building it myself and finding your video extremely helpful. Cheers from Melbourne Australia

[Dalesmanable]

Wonderful. I did the original Airfix 1/24 Spitfire, the Mk1, almost 50 years ago. Was it really that long ago? The change in quality of the kits and the ancillary products and tools is phenomenal. I feel like someone who thought they were good watching a Rembrandt’s being produced and realising they did paint-by-numbers in comparison.

[steves]

Hi - looks like a great kit, and a nice build - thought that some kind of panel liner/wash would be a great help in bringing out all that detail though? Also reference photos help greatly in deciding on colours/pipework etc. Thanks for the vid, Cheers 🇬🇧

[garethjones]

Just watched your build of the Airfix 1/24th Spitfire IXc. Very interesting and informative. Youve done a Brilliant job with the build. Great Video. Well done.

[neilhaas]

I like this fighter plane wonderful work on model on all the parts. Detailed cockpit & gun bays in the wings. 👍🤗😁😀❤️💘

[janmajer]

The 2 pointy things at 40 mins 30 seconds are the drives for the camshafts.