Tamiya Malta Spitfire VB RFI

[JohnB]

Finished with this one. When I first saw artwork of these a/c in this color scheme with the yellow codes I really wanted to do one and the Tamiya kit is a great basis to start with. All that is needed is to come up with the right codes and figure out the right camo color to use. I finally decided on MM USN Intermediate Blue as it seemed to my eye to very closely match the correct color for the uppers. I used Mr. Hobby 36495 USN Light Gray for the lowers. When I started I didn't expect to find that these 2 paints would be the best match since various RAF colors were suggested. After market items are the Eduard PE belts and Super Scale yellow Luftwaffe numbers. I hope you like it. 🙂

[KevinM]

Nice John and I agree the USN intermediate blue was a great selection on the color needed.

[RalphSarc]

Spot on John. Love those 1/48 Tamiya kits.

[JohnB]

4 hours ago, RalphSarc said:

Spot on John. Love those 1/48 Tamiya kits.

Thanks Ralph. Agreed, they are very nice kits. 🙂

[RalphSarc]

9 hours ago, JohnB said:

Thanks Ralph. Agreed, they are very nice kits. &nbsp🙂

They’re all pretty mush perfect!!

[Keith]

A lovely looking spitfire job well done 👍 

[JohnB]

On 10/13/2025 at 12:58 PM, Keith said:

A lovely looking spitfire job well done 👍 

Thanks Keith. 🙂

[Fran]

👍 Good work!

[JohnB]

Just now, Fran said:

👍 Good work!

Thank you! 🙂

[belugawhaleman]

Very nice!