Greenshirt Modeler

Category: 1/72

  • Airfix announcements at Telford 2014

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    All 1/72 — Sea King, He-111P, Defiant Sprue shots for the Defiant. And the Heinkel: They also showed the boxes for the Defiant, and mentioned it would be a first quarter release.  The Heinkel would be a third quarter and the Sea King a fourth quarter release. Thanks for looking…

  • Comparing the Airfix and AZModel Spitfire Mk IX

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    These are the two most recent Mk IX kits on the market. The Airfix Mk IX is older, having been released in 2009 and re-released in 2014 with new decals. The AZModel Mk IX was released in 2012. While both are nearly the same in terms of timing, and are generally accurate in shape, the…

  • Friends and Enemies Part 2

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    Spitfire IXe 2011/26, 101 Squadron Isreali Air Force 1949 This is part of a “friend versus foe” theme build at our local club. I wanted to make a pair of Spitfires that were on opposing sides of a conflict, and this plus an Egyptian Spitfire fit the bill. While I could have used the same…