Supermarine Spitfire
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The RAF allowed Squadron and Wing Leaders to use their initials as their code. Famous ones are JEJ, DB, and RST. As I always fancied myself as an Sqn. Leader in an Eagle Sqn, Why not have my vanity codes? The problem was the only aircraft [...]
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One may hazard a guess from the Mig-3 and Yak-9 I built from ICM, that all of their kits are, well (I'll be nice) not up to modern standards. That is not true. ICM's twin-stage Merlin Spitfire series was the best on the market [...]
My version of ES352 of No. 43 Squadron, based in Italy in 1943. The kit is the relatively new one from Airfix, purchased a year ago during a trip to Hendon, and built pretty much completely out-of-the-box.
It fell together easily enough - [...]
This started out with a built 1/32 Spitfire I purchased on eBay for an unheard of $4.99. The original builder had simply assembled it and put the kit decals on, with no paint or other work done.
For years, since I was a young child, I [...]
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Been a long time since I actually finished a kit, though I have plenty on the bench at the moment.
Bought this kit a few years back in second hand, box a bit bruised but contentes were as new and sealed.
Added some brassin [...]
RAF No.92 (formerly known as “East India”) is a Test and Evaluation Squadron based at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. It was formed as part of the Royal Flying Corps at London Colney as a fighter unit on 1 September 1917 and deployed to [...]
Here’s another OOB build. The kit is Italeri’s 2696 Spitfire Mk. IXc "Beer Truck“. A relatively simple kit, but fun to build. Hope you like it! A bit of history on the Spitfire in Dutch service below.
After WW2, the Air [...]
K32001 Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia (Mid)
Highly recommended!
High quality injection moulded plastic scale model kit set requiring assembly and paint - 117 high-quality injection moulded plastic parts - 35cm wingspan - Optional DeHavilland [...]
This lovely looking thing arrived from NZ in the week.
I’m not going to say too much. I’m impressed by the quality. The instructions are exactly the same as a WNW booklet but then again that company probably produced the best [...]