Supermarine Spitfire
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Eduard 1/48 : Supermarine SPITFIRE Mk.I K9797,19Sq, RAF Duxford,1938.
Build this EDUARD kit is a pleasure, it offers many details and even more options for upgrading..
Profipack has many accessories, but a wire or two is added by the modeler.
I painted with Mr.paint and the exterior with HATAKA orange [...]
ICM 1/48 Spitfire LF VIII
The model represents a Spitfire that was flown from Sardinia and southern France by F/Lt A.W. Guest. The aircraft was assigned to No. 43 Squadron on July 13, 1944. MT714 was written off on March 14, 1946.
Kotare Spitfire
My latest completion is a Kotare Spitfire. This is a commission build for a regular customer of mine, he's now planning several more he wants to add to his collection! I used the kit decals apart form the codes which were from FunkDecals, [...]
Hell Island (Malta) Spitfire: 1/48th Tamiya Spitfire Mk.Vb
The Tamiya 1/48th scale Spitfire Vb is certainly a go-to kit of mine if I am looking for a stress free build. The parts fit and engineering are still highly competitive although the kit came out over 25 years ago. You can typically find [...]
Converting Tamiya's 1/32 Spitfire to Mk. IXE
The conversion relied on the availability of spare parts in Tamiya's IXC boxing to represent the later IXE, such as elevators, rudder and clipped wings. Scratch work involved the conversion of the C to E wing. I modified the gun bay area [...]
1/24 Scale Spitfire kit by Airfix
Well, this was a project for my 36th model of the year. The big 1/24th scale Spitfire by Airfix.
I had high hopes for this kit after hearing rave reviews over and over "this is the best kit ever!" was one thing I heard...a [...]
Clostermann's Spitfire: Hasegawa 1/48 Spitfire IXc
Hasegawa's Spitfire IXc with revised fuselage to match the required dimensions to the otherwise short mold. Aeroclub's corrected fuselage was used as a benchmark and the fuselage was extended in two locations.
SE.5A (Hispano Suiza), 1:48, Eduard, Lt. William Gordon Claxton, 41 Squadron, 37 victories
The Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a is a British World War I biplane fighter aircraft. It was developed at the Royal Aircraft Factory by a team consisting of Henry Folland, John Kenworthy and Major Frank Goodden. It was one of the fastest [...]
Group Captain George Kemp Gilroy DFC and Bar.
George Gilroy was a neighbouring farmer and his family still live nearby. He was an interesting character. He would buy straw from my Dad and roll up with his Massey 135 abd baler, knotted handkerchief on his head and a pair of flying [...]
