Hi folks,
this is a Seafire MkIII PP935, as flown by S/Lt Morgan of 894 Sqn onboard HMS Indefatigable, January 1945. The aircraft probably took part in Operation Lentil where it provided air over for the fleet as Pangkalan Brandan was attacked on 4th Jan 1945. The aircraft had a mishap into the barrier on 6 Jan 1945. Firstly thankyou to@iang, @Troy Smith @Seahawk @Graham Boak and the others that contributed to this thread:
http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235032687-seafire-nn460-894-sqn/&tab=comments#comment-2933488
The kit is a mish-mash of Airfix Spit Vb fuselage, Seafire XVII wings, old Airfix Seafire parts and some resin undercarriage legs by Airwaves (I think). Finished with Hataka paints, Oil paints and pigment dusting. Plenty of filler used to blend various parts together but I guess it looks like a Seafire III. I have a Special Hobby kt on the go as well so I can compare once that's done.
All roundels were masked and sprayed, the letters and serial are decals from a mixture. The code letters Xtradecal supply with their offering of this aircraft (well NN460) are too small. The ones used were Xtradecals generic 'Sky' letters.
Thanks for looking and if any of you are near Midhurst on Sunday 11th, pop in to the Grange where Tangmere Sector modellers will be displaying and I will have mostly FAA with me on display.
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