Description:
Product introduction
The Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire Mk.16e.

The Mk.16e is the ultimate Spitfire!
Faithfully reproduces the aircraft equipped with a bubble canopy.

The masterpiece Spitfire aircraft that saved Britain. Among others, the Mk.IX aircraft, which became the Royal Air Force's main fighter in the second half of the Second World War, was equipped with an e-wing powered by a US-made Packard Merlin 266 engine to cope with the shortage of Merlin engines, and from midway through production, a bubble-type canopy for better visibility was adopted. late 1944 The Spitfire was used mainly for ground attack missions on the European front from late 1944 onwards, and continued to fly after the war until the 1950s. The Mk.16e, the culmination of the Merlin-equipped Spitfire, joins the 1/32 Aircraft Series.

The
  • cockpit interior has also been modelled with Mk.16 features such as a new front bulkhead and additional fuel tanks at the rear
    • .
  • Newly prepared main landing gear parts
    • with
  • tyres perpendicular to the ground
    • .
  • Canopy
    • can be
  • opened and closed after completion
    • .
  • 30 gallon tank and two 250lb bombs, seated and standing crew. Includes
  • three types of markings
  • with crew dolls
    • in seated and standing poses.
  • Includes an explanatory booklet for a more in-depth look at the Spitfire.


    The ultra-thin engine cowl can be removed and attached after completion using small magnets. Engine faithfully reproduced down to detail and size.


    The US Packard Merlin 266 engine is faithfully reproduced with different auxiliaries from the Rolls-Royce original.


    The inside of the cockpit, including the modified forward bulkhead and the additional fuel tank at the rear, is also modelled with the characteristics of the low-back Mk.
    • Product specification
    • 1/32 scale
    • Unpainted
    • Assembled kit



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