I've been working on this for the past two days - it arrived on Wednesday and after one look in the box I was on my way.

This is definitely not the 1/32 kit. The fuselage and wing parts are molded type-specific, so there's not any of that extra fitting and fiddling. Everything goes together easily.

The kit is definitely from Eduard (down to having Tempest V trees from that kit), much similar to the Tempest V, except the fit is overall better in detail, and the wing doesn't have that split between upper/lower down the middle of the flap. As you can see from the photos, it came together with no putty or filler needed anywhere.

I used the Eduard p-e instrument panel from a Tempest V kit - the kit doesn't have that on its own. I also used the Barracudacast resin seat I had for a Tempest V just because it made things easier, though it's not necessary.

I didn't use the resin engine, which is quite nice, but I'm thinking I will use it on my next Airfix Sea Fury.

Overall, this is a definite winner.

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Nice to see it goes together well.

Looking really great, my friend @tcinla!
A great start and (as usual) closing the finish line at lightning speed 🙂

Moving on at lightning speed indeed, @tcinla! Very nice job on preshading and painting.

This looks great, especially the interior, Tom (@tcinla). Special Hobby kits seem to get better and better. Looking forward to the rest of the build.

Great paintwork and nice comparison between the II and V Tempest, Tom @tcinla.
The fuselage marking on the II looks very sharp.

They both look great!

Tom (@tcinla) - did this kit land on your doorstep or did you find some place that had it in stock? This is a number one on my list of models to build. No one seems to have it in stock. Hopefully SH has a huge shipment headed our way soon