for those interested , I just got to see them in the store the spit has split flaps , 71" span and nice lines with ora cover .
Retracts look strong and should work well .

The P36 is cool because its not over done like so many P51 ect , the good news is that it has split flaps and good overall outline .
The bad news is that the P36 had rotating gear and this one has P51 style gear , no counter balances in the tail ect --

Overall a nice outline for the scale bashers to start with , but the Spitfire has more out of the box potential