Spitfire VIII Database

The Spitfire VIII Database at iModeler

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Restored Hasegawa/Aeroclub Spitfire VIII

by Tom Cleaver on May 25, 2022 · in Aviation — 11 Comments

Going through things in storage here at the house, I've come across some models. Over the years, they got dinged in storage, but they were good models, worth restoring. This is from 2006. A Hasegawa Spitfire VIII with the Aeroclub drop-fit [...]

Eduard 1/48 Spitfire VIII – Clive Caldwell

by Tom Cleaver on October 29, 2021 · in Aviation — 28 Comments

History: The RAAF was always on the far end of a very long supply line - either from Great Britain or the United States - throughout the Second World War, which meant there was a constant struggle to obtain first-class combat [...]

Mean and Green Down Under...1/48 Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VIII, 79 Sqn RAAF

by Reinhard Spreitzhofer on May 16, 2021 · in Aviation — 8 Comments

Eduard kit built in 2016. Wanted something different than the usual two-tone camo so I suggested my dad to do a Foliage Green Aussie Spit. Sadly the decal aftermarket for green Spits isn´t big. Finally I found a nice sheet from DK Decals [...]

Eduard 1/48 Spitfire VIII

by Tom Cleaver on July 30, 2015 · in Aviation — 20 Comments

While the Spitfire IX was both better-known and produced in far larger numbers, the Spitfire VIII represents the high-point of development of the Merlin-powered Spitfire variants. Basically an unpressurized Mk.VII, the Spitfire VIII had [...]