First start up of the Hachette Spitfire Mk 1a with modified base

This is the Hachette Partworks 1/18 scale Mk 1a Spitfire. The plane comes with a very large base. I have made a smaller bespoke base using the supplied lift motors. Total cost approx Au$2400 (1000 UK Pounds). The kit was initially released in the UK and then subsequently limited release around the world. The kit has a few technical issues which many other builders were unhappy with. But a good model builder can easily resolve these issues and produce a top quality finished model. I have made a weathering tutorial for this Spitfire and it can be found here. I have also made an operational Lancaster model (1/48 scale Tamiya kit) which can be found with the following link. Thanks for watching. :-)