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Models have been along periodically since childhood.
Over the years, I built close to 1000 models.
The majority of Spitfires in the IDF service were Mk. IXe delivered from Czechoslovakia and Italy.
Spitfire no. ד 130 (for "D"). The first Spitfire in the IDF was assembled from junkyards left by the RAF and downed Egyptian [...]
An excellent kit by Meng depicting the Israeli version Doobie (teddy bear).
I added Voyager's slat armor, which resembles the real armor than the plastic option.
It is a complex and time consuming build, but well worth the effort.
The definitive Tamiya 1/48th scale Thunderbolt has been my favorite model of the topic. Recently, a sale of Hasegawa's 1/32nd scale provided the opportunity to try the larger scale. The purchase of Trumpeter's match model followed shortly. [...]
