Supermarine Spitfire
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The Spitfires I posted were modern well-detailed kits that fit together nicely. So I decided to post some of my more trying kits this time.
FM-2- This is the Sword kit. Thank god for spares boxes. This kit decided to fight me from the [...]
Here’s the other half (I posted the Bf- 109 earlier) of the duo kit from Round 2 ne Lindbergh ne Hawk Models repop of the Spitfire Mk. 22. Lots of rivets, no landing gear or cockpit detail and lots of memories of my uncle and I making [...]
Since people are posting Spitfires, here are some of mine (all are 1/48th):
MD-Tis an Airfix new mold Vb as "Buckeye Don"
NK-K is an Airfix Mk.IIa (from the Mk.I kit, Mk.II parts are in the box)
AN-A is an Eduard MK.VIII
And T-B [...]
One of the best things of coming back to this great hobby during the pandemic was coming across this website. I enjoy reading the articles and looking at all the images of these great builds. I really appreciate the positive and supportive [...]
Spitfire is my love. I build everything. All in 1/48. Eduard, ICM, Hasegawa, Tamiya,Hobbycraft, Academy... all. Because i love Spitfire 🙂
The Spitfire VA W3185 D-B Wing Commander Douglas Bader,
Tangmere, August 1941
Kit: Hobby 2000 1:32
This is the next completion in my "Battle of Britain" movie builds, the ICM 1/48 Spitfire IXc, modified into Spitfire Mk IXc, MK297 that was the aircraft marked as AI*A, flown by Squadron leader 'Skipper' {Robert Shaw} in the [...]
Having made what seems to be a career out of Spitfires & particularly Vc versions of late, I'm happy to have finished my first Eduard 1/48 Vc kit. All my other efforts for this mark have been mostly kit bashed, with the exception of [...]
My second build from "The Longest Day" box set.
Having built the first one this was a little easier as I'd got the snags out of the way.
Well, apart from the self-inflicted ones. :blush:
Primed with Tamiya Neutral Grey,
Painted [...]
This is build one from "The Longest Day" box set.
My first Eduard Spitfire and while it is beautifully detailed I think it may be a tad over engineered for 1/72.
The wheels came in 4 parts each the underwing radiators were 7 [...]