The Spitfire Channel at iModeler (367 articles)

The Spitfire Channel at iModeler

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367 articles
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Yeah, It’s Another Spitfire

by Scott Nelson on October 26, 2019
in Aviation — 5 Comments

Adding to my continually growing Spitfire collection (I may have a problem), here’s my tenth completed kit for this year, the AZ Model 1/72 Spitfire Mk. VII. This is a pretty good kit. It has good detail and good fit. I decided to try a figur[...]

A Heller of a Spitfire

by Scott Nelson on October 22, 2019
in Aviation — 10 Comments

Here’s my old school version of the old school Heller 1/72 Spitfire I. I bought this kit for a buck at a contest last summer and since it wasn’t even close to modern kit standards, I decided to build it like I did when I was a kid: out of the bo[...]

Eduard Spitfire HF Mk.VIII 1/72.

by Nuno Lima on October 15, 2019
in Aviation — 13 Comments

Hello fellow modellers. Here I'm ageing with yet another spitfire. This time I had a go on the Eduard kit and just say, loved it. I have acquired the profipack edition which means that it comes loaded with photoeych and masks for your canopy. [...]

Airfix 1/48 Spitfire MkIa

by Michael Woodgate on October 12, 2019
in Aviation — 24 Comments

Here is my Airfix Spitfire MkIa. I built the model straight from the box, only adding Eduard coloured photo etched seat belts This is a really nice kit. Detail is good and fit is great. I mixed my own camouflage shades from Tamiya paints.

Eduard Spitfire Mk IX 1/72

by Jérôme Chapelle on September 15, 2019
in Aviation — 19 Comments

Hello, this is my first post on iModeler. I want to share with you one of my 2019 builds : an Eduard's Spitfire Mk IX Profipack in 1/72nd scale. A pleasure to build, really nice little model, like almost every Eduard's most recent productions. I[...]

Red Arrows and more at the Spirit of St. Louis airshow.

by John Healy on September 9, 2019
in Show Reports — 9 Comments

I spent a great day at the Spirit of St. Louis air show in Chesterfield, Missouri yesterday. The Red Arrows put on a great show. They’re about half way through their North American tour. Make a point to see them. The Spitfire in formation with [...]

Airfix Desert Spitfire IX 1/72

by Aldo Missio on August 25, 2019
in Aviation — 16 Comments

Hi iModelers: I built a lot of models up to my teens, then abandoned the hobby for years. With my recent retirement, I've built a couple and hope to build a lot more. This is my first one (after a special car model I built as a present for my[...]

Another one Spitfire FR Mk.XIV (Airfix 1/48)

by Dmitry Stropalov on August 18, 2019
in Aviation — 36 Comments

I know, I know, but I just can't stop building Spitfires, and it's another one in the headlines from my side – a new Airfix FR Mk.XIV. I was waiting for this kit to appear in my local hobby shop, and here is the result. Spitfires are my most fre[...]

Airfix 1:48 Spitfire Mk.Vb

by George Henderson on August 18, 2019
in Aviation — 31 Comments

This aircraft was flown by Pilot Officer Robert W. "Buck" McNair D.S.O., D.F.C (2 Bars)(RCAF). No. 249 (Gold Coast) Sqn. at Ta' Qali, Malta, Mar. 1942. This is the newest Airfix boxing with all the issues that everyone else has posted about: f[...]

1/48 Spitfire FR. XIVe

by John Healy on August 17, 2019
in Aviation — 32 Comments

This is my second crack at the new Airfix kit. This one represents an Indian Air Force example assigned to the training center at Ambala, India in 1945. The internet is full of excellent reference photos for these low back Griffon engined Sp[...]