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Airfix Spitfires
Airfix released 23 Spitfires in 4 scales over the last 57 years and their objective is to release one of each mark, in 72nd scale anyway. As the premier kitmaker foe Britain youd think their kits of their most iconic aircraft would be the best there is. Unfortunately, some have been pretty horrible as…
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Fujimi FR Mk XIVe
Supermarine Spitfire FR Mk XIVe, ‘F’, 2 Squadron, Germany, 1947. I wrongly collected 2 extra Fujimi kits of the Mk XIVe rear view (bubble top) Spitfire thinking these were externally identical to the Mk XVIII. My desire was to build two Far East subjects, only to find out later I’d mis-interpreted the information I had.…
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“Land of the Morning Calm”
CMR Seafire FR.47 Vickers-Supermarine Seafire FR.47, VP459, 179/P, 800 Squadron, HMS Triumph, 1950 Introduction I’d longed for a Seafire FR.47 for years; I was tempted to get the old vacform by Rareplanes but kept putting it off. Mainly due to cost as it was a rare kit to find but also because the other Rareplanes…