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Review: Airfix Spitfire Mk XIV : A Few Fixes
This video explains two methods for improving the fit of the wing root and fuel tank cowl cover on the 1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk XIV. (link)%20Spitfire%20FR%20Mk%20XIV/airfix-spitfire-fr-mk-xiv-review.html
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Airfix Bf-109E1 (converted from E3 kit)
Hello, This is another Emil from my workbench. I converted a E3 to an E1 by removing the ammo bulges under the wings and recessing new hatches. The canopy is from spare parts, cause Airfix is providing the E4 - E7 canopy only. The decals [...]
Airfix 1/48 Curtiss Tomahawk II
With war clouds on the sky in 1938, the Army Air Corps determined it needed a fighter with better performance than the P-36. Curtiss had developed a design strategy stretching back to the P-1 if stretching an airframe as far as possible, [...]
Airfix 1/72 Mustang P-51D with wrong decals
Hi There,
It was decided by Innis that our next project would be a Mustang, but an RAF one. I had a couple of Mustangs picked up from Aldi, but no RAF decals. I managed to get some cheaply but they were for a Mustang III.
Still, The Wee [...]
Review: Airfix Spitfire FR Mk XIV Review Pt 2
This is part two of my review of the new Airfix Spitfire FR MK XIV in 1/48 scale. It covers the final construction and some final remarks. The Spitfire Mk.XIV was developed to improve on the high altitude performance of the Spitfire Mk [...]
Airfix 1/48 Spitfire FR XIV as an FR 18
It's a strange but interesting fact that the only "built for that specific powerplant" Spitfire to achieve a large production run was the Mk.I; while there were several other Marks specifically designed to make maximum benefit of [...]
Speed Silver Spit! 1/48 Airfix Spitfire Mk.XIV
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Airfix 1/48 Spitfire Mk.XIV
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When Airfix went to the red box, it was a revelation. One that signaled that they could indeed make attractive boxes that made you want to buy the kit. Adam Tooby’s fantastic [...]
B-25D Mitchell
So here's my take on the Airfix B-25. One of my all-time favourite aircraft. Let's start with the kit, I could do pages on the fit, the quality of the engineering, the 'buildability' etc, etc. So long story short, folks, it's bl**dy superb [...]
New Airfix Spitfire – teaser
Here are a couple shots of the new Airfix Spitfire XIV, done as a FR XVIII of 32 Squadron in Palestine in 1948, using kit decals, some Eduard decals, and Xtradecals for the individual markings. The FR XVIII is an easy [...]
Review: Airfix Spitfire FR Mk XIV Review
This is Part 1 of a review of the latest Airfix Spitfire FR MkXIV kit in 1/48 scale. This review is based on 4 kits that I purchased from both Airfix and Hannants Hobbies. [...]
