Supermarine Spitfire
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Here's a little article on the old (and I do mean old for a model) Spitfire Mk.1 that was initially released by Revell back in the year 1969 or so. This is a re- release of the kit from approximately 1990. It's kit number 4555.
I built [...]
My next build for Model Airplane International is now complete. This one is a bit different. For some time now I've been helping John Mollison with odd bits of research, John runs the old guys and their aeroplanes website [...]
To keep with the theme of things Airfix this is a recent out of box build of their Spitfire Mk1a starter set: Purchased for the princely sum of $10 a year or so ago from my local Aldi Supermarket in the Northern Suburbs of Brisbane, this [...]
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This time I would like to present completed build. This time it is Spitfire Mk.XIVe version from Academy. The build take me a two year or so but not because the kit is woeful but I have long brakes working on different project. [...]
This is Eduard's 1/48th Profipack boxing of the Spitfire Mk VIII finished as JF470, a squadron "hack" plane belonging to the 31st Fighter Group, 308th Fighter Squadron based at Fano, Italy in 1944. It is box stock with the [...]
The Last Day of World War II:
The first quarter moon hung in the western sky gleaming dimly through scattered clouds over the Pacific; the moonlight was sufficient to illuminate the many wakes of the huge formation of ships below. At 0300 [...]
Well I think that's my cockpit is about done, getting closer though.
One of the RAAF's best known aces, Group Captain Clive R. Caldwell, flew the original in early 1945, with 452 squadron & due to his rank, was able to have his initials on the aircraft.
My references show her in Darwin preparing to [...]
Well folks got to do a little more on the spit and I have to admit its going together really well the way fit of the parts of is excellent and I'm r Enjoying the build, I've got a lot more detailing to add,but I'm pleased with the way [...]