Models & Musings
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Low Level Recce – PR XIII
As I got a bit smarter about the Spitfire, I learned of the PR variants and the many coats of color they wore. Their missions were important, providing strategic as well as tactical reconnaissance of the theatre or battlefield, respectively. Spitfire numbering can be confusing, especially the PR ones. Initially they were modified fighters, and…
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East of Scotland IPMS Dundee Show
Saturday, 3 August 2013As far as I can tell there are 4 model shows within a 4 hour drive (one way) of where I live here in Cumbria. Bolton, Cosford, Birmingham and Dundee. Well, 5 if you include Telford, but technically I’d go regardless of how far it is — I may never be this…
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Mk Va, R7347, USA Summer 1941
Spitfire Mk Va, R7347, assigned to USAAF for testing, Summer 1941 It seems there is always much to learn about the Spitfire. When my interest in the Spitfire first began, I probably did what most modelers do: I made a list. The list started with Mk I, followed by II, III, IV, et cetera until…