Category: Cold War
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Swedish Spitfire
Supermarine S.31 Spitfire, 31040/60 of Flottilj 11, Swedish Flygvapnet, Nykoping, July 1955 This is the second part of a 2 part effort to clear my shelves of the MPM PR XIX kits I have. The first part was the interim and unpressurized PR XIX (Type 389) delivered in mid-‘44. This is one the standard pressurized…
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Sometimes, you just have to take it easy.
Fairey Firefly FR.5, WB351/202/K, HMAS Sydney, RAN, Korea, 1951-52 This was a “free to me” kit found on the spare parts table at a recent club meeting. The Subject The Royal Australian Navy had a few Firefly FR.5 aircraft just prior to the Korean war but these were in a modification program to upgrade them…
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Who’s who?
Spitfire Mk XVIII, TZ233/T, 208 Squadron RAF, Palestine 1947 This was a long term project, mainly because this MPM kit is a limited run kit, meaning I had to supply some details, scratch others, and generally fix all the errors. The Subject The Mk XIV was meant as an interim solution until the “Super Spitfire”…