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Tag: Airfix

  • Spitfire Mk III – fin!

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    Spitfire III Prototype, N3297, Spring/Summer 1940 Finished! This is the prototype Spitfire III, of which only this and another were ever made; the type being superseded by the Spitfire V. The Subject The Spitfire III was meant to be the ultimate Merlin engined Spitfire; a truly air superiority aircraft that would outperform anything expected from…

  • Airfix announcements at Telford 2014

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    All 1/72 — Sea King, He-111P, Defiant Sprue shots for the Defiant. And the Heinkel: They also showed the boxes for the Defiant, and mentioned it would be a first quarter release.  The Heinkel would be a third quarter and the Sea King a fourth quarter release. Thanks for looking…

  • Comparing the Airfix and AZModel Spitfire Mk IX

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    These are the two most recent Mk IX kits on the market. The Airfix Mk IX is older, having been released in 2009 and re-released in 2014 with new decals. The AZModel Mk IX was released in 2012. While both are nearly the same in terms of timing, and are generally accurate in shape, the…