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V-1 Defender
Spitfire XIV RB159 / DW-D 610 Squadron RAF, Spring 1944 I tried kit bashing, something I have done rarely and only with the Spitfire, to make a XIVc from the Airfix IX and XIX kits. The Subject The XIV began showing up in squadrons late 1943 and early 1944. Initially they were used to replace…
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Belgian Spitfire XVI
TD231, MN-J, 350th Squadron Belgian Air Force, Fassburg 1946 The last of my Heller XVI kits. The Subject With the war over, many squadrons were allowed to revert their RAF roundels to their home country colors as liberated countries re-constituted their air forces from their RAF organizations. In the case of Belgium, red, yellow and…
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Airfix Wildcat
Grumman F4F-4, 9-F-20, VF-9, Operation TORCH November 1942 This is an enjoyable build that allowed me to try a couple of new techniques. Feathering (aka free handed airbrushing) and tonal variation using simply gloss, satin and matte finishes. The Subject VF-9 was created in March 1942 and quickly given Wildcats before she deployed on RANGER…