Special Hobby 1/32 Special Hobby Tempest Mk.VI Plastic Model KitDuring World War Two the opposing sides were constantly competing against each other to keep abreast of the latest technological developments and as a result this led to ever more powerful and effective warplanes. In 1941 the new German Fw 190 fighter aircraft began to enter service and as its main response the British hastily developed the Spitfire Mk. V into the Mk. IX with a better Merlin engine, although they also introduced a new type called the