Hasegawa 1/48 Spitfire Mk. VIII
Spitfire Mk. VIII flown by Flight Lieutenant 'Eddie' Edwards, No. 92 Squadron, Marci Anise, Italy, 1944.
Hasegawa's short fuselage was extended in 3 points for this build.
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That’s beautiful Rafi. Did you use the Hasegawa fuselage and do your own extensions? If you did, I cannot spot any of the three. I bought a Loon Models replacement for my kit. In my estimation, Hasegawa did an awesome job with their Spitfire, and would likely have never been aware of the length issue if I had not read about it.
Thank you, Russell.
I used an AeroClub corrected fuselage as a jig for all the 6x Merlin Hasegawa Spitfires that I built.
Ignorance is bless, or the more information you learn about, the more questions to ask. There are Spitfire Boffins who know the cross sections,diameter,stations, nuts,bolts and rivets in Spitfires. Once you cross that line your either a Fan Boy, eccentric or considered to be nuts. I've read forms were the discussions about Malta blue paint on Spitfires have gotten pretty heated with lots of chest thumping or discussion of painting Spitfires with matts or with a airbrush to make the camouflage have gotten heated. Which reminds me of the movie Doctor Strangelove. The line to paraphrase, "Gentlemen , there will be no fighting in the war room." This is a modeling form, its a hobby.
Correcting the Hasegawa Spitfire with a good knowledge base and making your self happy in doing is what its all about for its time. You can now buy a Edward kit and not give it second thought. Rafi Ben-Shahar your efforts in correcting the kit have paid off. Your choice of fading the paint and weathering the kit come close to the color photographs I have seen and do a good job of representing a Spitfire in a desert scheme. A real treat.
Thank you, Stephen.
Initially, when I wrote the post I thought that this is a Mk. VII, but could not find the reference to the aircraft. Finally, I found the link to the Hasegawa kit and the information pieces fell together.
I built many Eduard Spitfires and enjoyed almost every moment.
A wonderful result, Rafi @blackmopane
Absolutely no signs visible on the extension of the fuselage.
Thank you, John.
Excellent result and super job extending the fuselage, Rafi!
Thank you, Spiros!
She is a lovely bird! As always, love your paintwork.
Thank you, Greg.
That's a lovely build Rafi. There is something about a Spit in that scheme.
Very nice
Thank you, Guy.