Supermarine Spitfire
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Airfix 1/48 Spitfire FR XIVe
My fourth iteration of this kit (with one more left in the stash while I try to decide which markings/version to do). Did I mention I love this kit?
History:
t's a strange but interesting fact that the only "built for that specific [...]
Quick comparison.
I dont have any models to build at the moment. I've finished all major projects. But I was looking through my model pics, and I cannot believe how much I've improved. Below I have two spitfires and two stukas, and they could not be more [...]
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk1A – In Turkish Service
Tonight I have finished my second Spitfire but this time in Turkish Colours.
This one has been put together in secret as it will form part of the Christmas Eve Box for Innis, my nephew who normally helps with the builds.
The kit was an [...]
Roundup of recent builds
Well, I realised that I hadn't uploaded my last few builds so here is what I've been working on. First up we have the new Tamiya Spitfire in 1:48. A great kit despite the errors in it. This will be featured in a new series in Model [...]
1:48 Airfix Spitfire FR. Mk XIVe, Kuala Lumpur
This sortie worn Spitfire FR. Mk. XIVe is modeled after one assigned to the 28th RAF Squadron in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya mid1946. I used Hannants Xtradecals, sheet X48127 for the markings.
Much has been written about this latest [...]
Beauty is not a question of taste – at least with a Spitfire Mk.II!
Beauty is a matter of taste, as one so aptly says - that a Spitfire represents a formal aesthetic pleasure, only very few doubt it. I would like to make this remark at the beginning of this report, because also in the kit description a lot [...]
Yeah, It’s Another Spitfire
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 Heller of a Spitfire
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 [...]
Eduard Spitfire HF Mk.VIII 1/72.
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 [...]
1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.XVIe
This is my recently finished 1/32 Tamiya Spitfire Mk.XVIe (TD242) coded ZF-E of No.308 Squadron RAF, Varrelbusch and Ahlhorn Germany 1945,46.
Cockpit modified by Eduard PE zoom set and Barracudacast seat.
Other modifications are: [...]
