Thanks, Bernie. You just confirmed my suspicions - I actually have all ( I THINK all - reboxed) of those models waiting for me to get off my a .. er, butt and work on them.
Allan, you're doing GREAT! The supermarine racer & the Italian planes always looked like what I thought "Fast" planes SHOULD look like. Since the Spit is considered a direct decendent of these types of racers, it's probably why I think the Spitfire looks so good!