"Sailor" Malan's Spitfire - Eduard 1/48 Spitfire Mk I | The fighter that saved Britain | 

Great build , Thank you for sharing. And thanks for the tips , good to know problem areas. Hope you have a great/safe week !

I like the silent gallery at the end. Many feel obliged to put a soundtrack, and looking at it I realized they are wrong. Excellent work. Incidently, the backlash on Eduard decals is based on nothing, and I am glad you demonstrated it.

Wonderful as ever Mr Guy

Just subscribed. I like your instructional manner and your techniques. Thank you and looking forward to more.

Great job! For a quick build, it came out very nicely!

That is lovely, great work 👏

Fantastic build. I have a spitfire model and a glider. 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿👍🤗😀😊🤩🤠😁❤️💘 Nice model spitfire.

Great result Robbie! I’m working on the Eduard Spit Mk II at the moment and I’ll be happy if mine comes out half as nice.

Excellent work!

Great video and great build keep it up 👍

I have enjoyed watching the Spitfire that you have assembled as well. I also have few Spitfires as well in the same scale as yours, only different companies. Also I have the decals of the Yugoslav Spitfires as well. You can watch them on some of my update videos as well if you are interested. Keep up the work.

Lovely job 👍

One minor issue that catches us all out is that wehile happily weathering the airframe, we forget to weather the decals as well. Don't forget roundels, insignia and codes must all be weathered to the same degree as the airframe. (Just my 2c) 👍

Been waiting for this one

Nice looking Spit 👍

A fact of which few modelers seem aware: Spitfire exhausts (individual & manifold types), as well as those of many other British & U.S. aircraft, were made of Inconel metal, which is ~80% nickel. That means highly heat resistant, and NO RUSTING. There remained, however, heat temperature and engine exhaust residue discolorations. Ah....the advantages of having few limitations in strategic metals in one's war industry!

I have a spitfire model and glider. Besides the spitfire prelude and fugue music. Love the spitfires good aircraft. Besides the Israeli air force and swedish air force and Belgian air force.

Like your videos' format! Any kin to Bob the Science Guy?

Stunning build!!! I love the masks - is that the cricut machine coming out? Also love the background you give on the pilot - kudos to you for doing your research 🤘

Great looking spitfire! I really like that you tried the eduard decals out without peeling the film. I have a bottle of super strong and will give it a go on the wildcat. I have two questions: 1. How did you cut the camo mask? Did you do it by hand or using a cricut/silouhette? 2. As you have tried going OTT wirh layering in the cockpit and gone softer on this one, do you think it actually does make a noticable difference once it is all closed up?

Looks great I agree with that you said about weathering but I do think it is important to know we're your aircraft served as that plays a major role in how beat up the model can be

Lovely build, great finish. How did you do the exhaust staining? That looks fab, something I struggle with .

Truly breathtaking!! What colors did you use for the dark green?

LOVELY build! How do you avoid getting ridges of paint at the edges of your masks?

Forgive my bad hearing but what is the template called again? I heard "yooshie" 😒. And what brand is the masking tape?

Due to my lack of patience, all my builds are slammer builds

I’ve seen pics of spitfires that were even dirtier on the bottom

Come to my city home of the spitfire Southampton we have a museum here with one in side also Southampton Airport where the first spitfire took of from and sailor Malan picked up his first spitfire

One of my co workers is a relative of Sailor Milan

It's interesting how some YT viewers become heated over statements made in context to the YTer's build.....it's not about the absolute reality but something provided to emphasise a historical event. What was considered "real" back in the 1940s is put into better context when time and research reveals that things may not have been as remembered by those experiencing such events at the time. My (Italian) mother lived in Milan during WW2 and told me many stories about the allied bombing as described by the media of the time. In truth, some aspects as remembered were skewed by what was said, written in newspapers or told on the radio. Following the release of classified documents after years following the end of the war revealed a different story. That said, if my mother believed what she was told then that is her truth and I accept that. Who am I to correct her when she was the one who endured the bombing and the loss of family and friends. Thank you, Robbie for sharing your story and the beautifully build, camouflaged and weathered Spitfire. I have the old Revell 1/32 Spitfire MkI (Lone Eagles) kit on the bench ready to go so have enjoyed watching your video and the tips and techniques provided which I will put to good use.

The fighter that saved Britain, maybe too big a claim, the Hurricane shot more planes down.

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I’m sorry but the title is wrong. The Hurricane was “the fighter that saved Britain”. There were twice as many of them in 1940 and they shot down twice as many aircraft. For more detail on this, read Leo McKinstry’s book on the Hurricane. Then read any historical account of the Battle of Britain. Nice model but please get your history right.

Sorry, but the Spitfire didn't save Britain... The Hurricane did. During the battle of Britain, the only Spitfires that flew were Mki and Mkii variants and those were in relatively low numbers comparatively to the workhorse that was the Hurricane. Both variants of Spitfire were barely better than that of the Hurricane and it wasn't until the later marks further into the war that the Spitfire truly came into its own. It's disrespectful to the pilots of the Hurricanes to even suggest this... Much like the people who think the Lancaster was the bomber to save Britain, when it was the Wellington. Both Spitfires and Lancasters stole the limelight due to mistold histories over the years, overshadowing their more numerous workhorse sister aircraft.

Hi, The Spitfire or Zero are my go to slammers. I must have done 12 or more between them. Thanks as always for a great video.