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Fujimi Spitfire Mk. Vb 1/48 scale

I hope this is okay to post a build I made many years ago. This Spitfire was built in 1990, my last build until I recently got back into building kits again. This is Fujimi's 1/48th scale Spitfire Mk. Vb...The box will say 1/48th but [...]

1/32 Pacific Coast Models Spitfire Mk.XIVe

This is PCM 1/32 Spitfire Mk.XIVe with the markings of “MV268 JEJ” of Grp. Capt. Johnnie Johnson No 127 Wing in Soltau Germany May 1945. Base kit is PCM s Mk.XIVc kit. I have used Grey Matter resin part for teardrop conversion. Other [...]

Video: Matchbox 1:72 Spitfire Mk IXe -Vintage Build-

A HUGE thanks goes to GYRUSS who sent me this kit to build. Please do yourself a favour and check out his fantastic channel, you won't be disappointed: (link) This build covers several areas in my 1:72 Spitfire collection. I wanted to [...]

Hawk 1/72 Spitfire Mk. 22 converted into a Mk. XIV

This is a kit bash of the old Hawk kit of their Spitfire Mk. 22 and using Heller's Spitfire Mk. XVI wings, interior and landing gears. The Hawk kit is an old kit from 1967 labeled as a Spitfire Mk. 22 but it is actually the prototype of [...]

AIRFIX 1:48 SPITFIRE MK.I (Kit Number A05115A)

I built this in tandem with the build I posted yesterday using the earlier and slightly easier to build kit. This is the other famous 57 OTU aircraft, LV⦿N, s/n AR212. I shamelessly copied from yesterdays article...Innards were painted [...]

Airfix 1:48 Spitfire Mk. I (Kit Number A05126)

The newest Mk.I kit with the fuel tank cover and landing gear issues. Other than that, a great kit. This is WZ⦿H of 19 Squadron, Duxford, 4th May 1939. Innards were painted with Tamiya XF-71 Cockpit Green. Masking tape harnesses. The [...]

Eduard Spitfire Mk.1 completed.

In my second post today, here are some photos of my Eduard 1:48 Spitfire Mk1, built as GR-U, N3290 as it was on the 23 May 1940 just before being shot down whilst on evening patrol over Dunkirk. F/O Gillies was taken prisoner. This will be [...]

1/72 Multiple Aircraft Commission Build Completed!

The multiple aircraft commission build is finished! This build consisted of the Airfix Spitfire MK-1a, the Airfix Spitfire MK-1a converted to a MK-II using 3-D Kits conversion set, the Eduard Spitfire MK-IXc, the Tamiya P-51D and Academy [...]

Trumpeter 1/24th scale Spitfire MkV

Trumpeter's 1/24th scale Spitfire MkV was an interesting build. Out of the box, there's lots wrong but thankfully Grey Matter provide replacement stabilisers (the kit's are moulded fabric-covered), new exhausts and a new seat (but you have [...]

Supermarine Spitfire HF 8, A58-602 RG-V, 80 Wing RAAF Moratai 1945.

1/72 Eduard, built for the teeth and fangs GB, more details and pic's there, the subject of this model was flown by W/C Robert Henry Maxwell "Bobby" Gibbes, DSO, DFC and bar.