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  • Early Spitfire Mk I K9794, WZ-T, 19 Squadron

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    Airfix Spitfire Mk I/IIa (kit #A02010) Spitfire Mk I K9794, WZ-T, 19 Squadron RAF, Duxford, August 1938 This is the new tooling of the Mk I from Airfix, their second issue with the bits to make either an early Mk I, late Mk Ia or the IIa.  I completed this kit back in 2011 as…

  • “Rice or Beans?”

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    Fuerza Aerea Mexicana, Escuadron 201 “Aguilas Astecas”, P-47D s/n 1016, 1945 Here in the USA when we order an entrée at a Mexican restaurant, we are typically asked, “would you like rice or beans with that?”  On a play of that phrase, our challenge was to build a subject representing either Japan or Mexico. Kudos…

  • Spitfire Mk III Redux

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    Back in 2011 I got excited about building a Spitfire F MK III.  Why?  It’s a unique mark that is as unique as K5054 or the Speed Spitfire (K9834).  It also marks the transition from the early Mk I/II series to more significant Spitfires that came later — The Mk IX/XVI and ultimately the Griffon…