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Desert Air War Group Build – Eduard 1/48 Spitfire Vb floatplane

by Tom Cleaver on October 22, 2021
in Aviation — 13 Comments

The Spitfire Floatplane: The Spitfire was the descendant of racing seaplanes. As the war developed, it appeared there were places where a high performance seaplane fighter might be useful, which led to the development of a modified [...]

Spitfire Mk.Vb (Eduard 1/48)

by Dmitry Stropalov on October 3, 2021
in Aviation — 28 Comments

New Spitfire Mk.Vb by Eduard in 1/48 scale. I was waiting for the trop version since I saw the sprue of Mk.I last year. And here it is, the first on out of the Eagle's Call dual combo box. Kit is no surprise – a "standard" [...]

RAAF Spitfire Mk.Vc, 54 Squadron, Darwin, Australia.

by Tony Prince on October 3, 2021
in Aviation — 15 Comments

Special Hobby's 1/48 kit was the only one of this mark available until very recently, when Eduard announced their forthcoming kit. I had already ordered the SH one & since all my previous efforts at a Vc had been kitbashed by various [...]

Review: Eduard 1/48 Spitfire Vc

by Tom Cleaver on September 24, 2021
in Aviation, Reviews — 17 Comments

The Airplane: The Spitfire Vc was developed from experience with the Spitfire Vb and began to appear in 1942. Unlike the earlier version, which was essentially a Spitfire I airframe “beefed up” around the engine mounts to allow use of [...]

It’s a Mk1a Spitfire!

by Paul Barber on September 15, 2021
in News — 10 Comments

For anyone awaiting the news from Kotare Models (the old Wingnuts crew) - here it is: Fittingly announced on Battle of Britain Day - a 1/32 Mk1a Spitfire! Not a World War 1 Subject and not a WNW hangover! Equally fittingly the box art [...]

Eduard 1/72 HF Mk VIII Spitfire

by Robert Joseph Cookson on September 11, 2021
in Aviation — 22 Comments

Just finished the Eduard 1/72 HF Mk VIII Spitfire. It won't escape your notice that this one doesn't have any HF wingtips, but I just couldn't bring myself to do away with the elliptical wings, so strictly speaking I don't think this one [...]

1/48 SAAF Spitfire MkIX

by Neill Roos on September 9, 2021
in Aviation — 20 Comments

Hi all! First post after lurking for a while. The South African Airforce has a wonderful history with the Supermarine Spitfire. First flying them in WW2. The Spitfire also produced one of the great South African aces in Adolf 'Sailor' [...]

Review: Eduard 1/48 Spitfire HF Mk. VIII

by Tom Cleaver on September 3, 2021
in Aviation, Reviews — 28 Comments

The Airplane: 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 [...]

Video: SPITFIRE Mk.I – Full video build EDUARD 1/48

by iModeler Youtube Picks on August 30, 2021
in Aviation — 1 Comment

EDUARD Spitfire Mk. I early 1/48 (82152) Very easy to build with excellent details. Highly recommended! For more details about this Eduard kit, please visit: https://www.eduard.com/ Disclaimer: I am NOT! being paid to promote this kit, [...]

1/72 Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 1a

by James Kelley on August 30, 2021
in Aviation — 19 Comments

1/72 Airfix Supermarine Spitfire Mk. 1a. (2010) Built entirely out of the box. Tamiya tape Sutton harness. Paints were a combination of Mr. Color, Mr. Hobby, Tamiya and Alclad II. UVDR aerial wire. This is a really great kit without [...]