Supermarine Spitfire
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Here is a sneak preview of my entry into to the Airfix starter set challenge (video will be up next monday at 1500 GMT)
If youre unaware of the Airfix starter set challenge, It was started by Model Minutes on youtube, and is a challenge to [...]
I sit down to write this article again during a hurricane. However, this time I will not make up a fictionalized story, because we have a live coverage on tape that you can hear from Lieutenant Richard L. Lampe. This pilot flew in 2FS, [...]
Here is a model of a Spitfire MkI flown by the top scoring Australian Ace pilot of the Battle of Britain.
His name was Paterson Clarence Hughes. He served with 234 Squadron RAF as a flight commander.
He shared his units first aerial [...]
This is my third build on the theme of 'First and Last'.
This ‘First and Last’ build features the last day of the second world war, the 15 of August 1945, and the last recorded dogfight in the Pacific theatre. It is an oft told story, [...]
This is my last build for 2021. It was built for a club competition with a photo evidence deadline of 23:59 on 31 December and was completed with 5 hours 34 minutes to go. The reason for this deadline was the various Melbourne Covid-19 [...]
This is my newest model Aircraft. Spitfire Mark six was not the best or the most favourable variant but I want to make it because it is unique and it’s ways. This is one of my foot-long’s built from scratch. Built from Pine.
Shelf of Doom:
Eduard 1/48 Spitfire Mk IXc
This kit has been on my “Shelf of Doom” for about three years. I completed it in response to Roy Sutherland’s “Shelf of Doom” group build challenge on the Barracuda Studios Ready Room [...]
What can I say, not a bad little kit.
It went together quite well with minor scraping and filling.
Built OOB the only additions were a small piece of brass tube for a short shot in the cockpit and scrap photoetch for the rear view [...]
A fun kit with virtually no issues, built out of the box with masks and decals from Montex for this livery, Tamiya paints and hand-made masks for the camo scheme. Some light weathering with soft-pastels blended along the panel lines with a [...]
After much searching for this kit finally found one and decided to go for a Swedish example. Hopefully will post more pics later
thanks
Riccardo