Tamiya 61033 - 1/48 Spitfire Mk.Vb WWII  [61033]

Regarding the Supermarine Spitfire Mk.Vb

The Supermarine Spitfire is looked at by many as the most beautifully designed solitary chair fighter to look through second World War. Conceived by the celebrated British designer Reginald J. Mitchell, the protoype first travelled on 5 March 1936. It turned out an elaborate, low wing monoplane with a remarkably slim fuselage and smooth flush riveted steel epidermis.
The Mk we and II versions demonstrated their solid performance through the "Battle of Britain", and in addition by very early 1941, nearly all fighter squadrons had been furnished with this fighter. Improvements was at reality suggested by the pilots and every work was indeed designed to maintain steadily its performance advantages over its opponents. Early improvements triggered the Mk. V quantity of Spitfires which became the many commonly produced as a type of all Mk's. The main improvement had been the furnishing of three wing armament variants, besides the using the higher Merlin sort 45 motor, and "fishtail" flame damping exhaust stubs. Essentially the most numerous Mk.V ended up being the "b" winged variation with a blended armament of two 7.7mm unit tools and another 20mm cannon in each wing.

Although the famous elliptical shaped wing was indeed retained out of all the Spitfires, some Mk. Vb's had clipped wing choices for better low altitude manerverability. The Spitfire experienced many little and major modifications throughout its production life, and served with distinction on every battle front element of war.