Airfix new tool 1/24 Spitfire Mk.IXc Build. Part one 

Great presentation, really helpful level of information. Thank you.

Airfix have really got there game sorted these days, long may this continue.

Great video Nigel.

This is my second video today with you Nigel. Not that I am complaining. 😊

This is going to be good, bring it on

I remember building 1/72 scale Airfix kits from the 70s. 2 sprues and minimal detail. This looks a galaxy of difference.

I'm a new subscriber and looking forward to more of your videos Nigel - you appear to be a perfectionist and I like that. I'm hoping to improve my own modelling skills

Well you did promise some months ago that when the Spit arrived that you would stop everything else and do the Spit. Thank you. 👍

Me: Not another series to watch, wish he would slow down as I cannot keep up with them. A few days later.... Notification my kit is on the way... great, must watch this series, please don't stop! Informative and useful as usual.

just wish you would show things like what superglue you are using -ie labels Your attention to detail is amazing- going back to drill lightening holes and fill that ejection mark

I like the way you explain and show all what you do,beginners can learn a lot from you

I want one. I have built the Hellcat(almost) and the Typhoon. The Typhoon is great in 1/24 scale!

For small CA jobs i use the Tamiya CA accelerator in the small bottle and brush..quik swipe and job done..

Hey Ho. What is happening here? Looking forward to this build. Have fun.

Nice start !

Just got mine in from the UK. This will be a huge help. Thanks Nigel

Great video Nigel Looking forward to part 2

This one looks like it's going to be fun! Don't go too deep with it, just enjoy putting it together OOB and giving us a heads up if there's any problems. Let the Lancaster have a rest.

Looking good!!!

Another state of the art kit from Airfix. Nigel, thank you so much for doing this build.

dreat start Nigel, looks like an amazing kit, thanks for sharing

Thanks for the video Nigel. Very inspired to build a Spitfire.

Wonderfully done. Thanks

Thanks Nigel - another must watch video! I have my model on the way so will be watching your build with interest!

Really looking forward to watching this build. Waiting for mine to arrive from emodels. Pleased you decided to do it. Cheers Nigel.

Nice one Nigel. Can't wait to get one when they are available down here in Oz

Loved part one, finding it most helpful, such a fun build too, love how the rudder pedals assemble 🤩

Brilliant THANKYOU

Excellent 👌

Hi Nige, the battery that you refer to is the same radio. The twin tanks are air reservoirs for the pneumatics, undercart, guns etc. great build. Paul

Picking up this kit next week from my local model shop, great to see you pushing on with the build Nigel, take care matey.👍

Really informative video. It looks so far, to be a really smooth build.

Hiya Nigel, A great start to what looks to be a another great video series. Hope the food shopping was not too tiresome! Looking forward to Part 2 😃👍👍👍 Model On!

Now that's a great looking kit! Excellent tweezer technique BTW. I would have pinged that tiny part across the room for sure.

Hi Nigel, The spitfire kit really looks nice. I really like how they have grouped their parts on the sprues. Thanks for sharing. I hope you are feeling better. Have a great day. Jeff

Great video my friend excellent first update got lots done thanks for taking the time to explain everything you did that cockpit is going to look impressive when finished nice easy to follow instructions be watching more thanks for sharing 👍👍

Great start to this great kit Nigel, looking forward to the next instalment.

Great stuff, Nige, thanks. Your attention to detail is magnificent!

Definitely Tamiya quality.

These videos are great but can you (in subsequent videos) zoom the camera in tighter? It's hard to see the details you're doing, yet there's loads of the mostly empty green mat showing. If you could zoom in beyond tighter than even the small, green, inner mat, it would show so much more of what you're doing.

I assume the parachute filled the seat and made it more comfortable as it was strapped to the pilots backside

Hi Nigel, Looks like a great new addition from Airfix. Also looks like you have drank the superglue koolaid 😂

...лучшая модель этого года!...

It appears that part D36 (the windcreen de-icing system) is a fault in the mould, as it's the same in all the builds I've watched and in my kit. I've resorted to surgery based on photos.

Just a comment for the algorithm

Nice start Nigel. Looking at a few Google images of the seat. It looks like there was a seam line at the bottom of the back of the seat. It looks to be about 4 inch above the bottom curve in the pictures.

Thanks very much for doing this on camera Nigel. Would you be able to say which references you are using or would recommend?

Hi Nigel, thank you so much for this series on 1:24 Airfix Spitfire IX, they are brilliant!! Can you please suggest sources of a suitable Pilot and ground crew as I would like to build a diorama built into a coffee table. Built quite a few kits in the past but consider myself a newbie at 63 to the intricacies of fine scale modelling 😂

My kit arrived today. I did find that some of the transparent parts had come off the sprue and were rattling around in the bag, including the correctly shaped canopy.

They had most , if not all variants of this model on show at Telford and I must say they are all tempting . But that’s a lot of money.

flares were on the early spitfires, but removed as they got in the way of the pilots (put a 4 inch wide book at the front of your seat while driving - it feels odd) - and found not to be of use.

Back again . Good video. Do you think that if Red fox or Quinta brings out 3D for the cockpit would you consider it worth the outlay seeing that o o the box is good ?

careful Nige your falling down the ejector Pin trap like the Hellcat build, nice work btw

Fantastic video but where did you get the paint cards from,

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Nigel looking at the separate seatbelts in this kit I think Airfix should have opted for PE seatbelts instead. The plastic ones aren't realistic looking and are too thick.

Hi Nigel, great informative video. Just one point I want to raise. At the bottom of the first page of the instructions under the title "For Best Results" it recommends the sprues are washed in warm, soapy, water. At the beginning of your video you decided not to do that. I'll follow the instructions as I don't want to come any release agent, greasy fingerprints etc..

What is the paint part ratio for the Cockpit Green using Tamiya XF-71 and Tamiya XF-21. Thank you

Does anyone make a seated pilot figure that would do this justice?

Hi Nigel. That part that ‘fits’ on the side wall you’re having trouble with, do you suppose heating it up with a hair dryer first might help?

So how do you tell if a airfix kit is new tooling or not?

Hi Nige, I'm sure I had an email address for you somewhere but I can't find it - something I'd like to send you re the Airfix Spitfire...

Wash your mouth out Nige calling a rule a ruler! Other than that a great build kit looks like its not fighting back so all good.