Tag: Airfix
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Another Anniversary
Mk I, K9797, 19 Squadron, Duxford 1938 This is my second attempt at an introductory Spitfire. My previous attempt was a squadron-mate from just a few months later in the year, but essentially the same kit. The relatively new tooling of the Airfix Spitfire Mk I/IIa. The Subject 19 Squadron was the first Spitfire squadron,…
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Hurricane I, BR 2337, 52nd Group, 2nd Regiment, Yugoslav Air Force
Niksic airfield, 15th April 1941, flown by Vojislav Rakic. This kit is the new Airfix rag wing Hurricane released at Telford. I was lucky to pick up 4 kits that day and it looked so nice in the box I had to build one right off. The Subject This is meant to be a Zmaj…
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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…