This is the Airfix Spitfire mk I.
The markings are for a Spit from 19 Sqn in September 1940. It's made for a
groupbuild (SIG RAF,AAF and IPMS the Netherlands) about the airplanes of the
Battle of Britain. The model is intended to be for our Show (Euro scale
ModelIing 2010) at the 30th of October in Nieuwegein. The Spitfire will be
companied by the Airfix 1/24 Stuka that I am building now.
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I used the resin seat
from Warbird Productions. This is a seat that was for the Mk V. It is not
entirely correct but it looks better than the kit seat. I also used
the seat harnesses from MDC. The rest of the details were self made. The
Decals are not the best I have seen. The stenciling was OK. For the
roundels and squadron codes did I use a Maskset from Montex (set K24022).
The only real flaw in the kit
is that there is no wheelbay details. I made them myself from some plastic
sheets. The whole kit was sanded so the rivets aren't standing out
anymore. After Painting they looked rather good.
Painting was done with Tamiya and
Gunze paint.
Arnold Cremers
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