Spitfire MkIIa

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In my quest to fill my shelves with Spitfires,following on from my MkI,i have just started building a MkIIa from the Tamiya MkI kit.I am making this one with the cockpit open and using an Eduard Zoom photoetch kit to add interest to the interior.I will be using a Rotol prop from Aeroclub and decals from Xtradecal.The aircraft i am planning to make is P8522 RF-W of No303(Polish) squadron,'Melton Mowbray and District',based at RAF Northolt,July 1941.

The progress so far.

Cockpit sidewalls detailed.

Interior detailed.

Since doing these photos i have cocked up the p/e seatbelts and seat and had to resort to the kit seat which is a bit of a tight squeeze withe the extra sidewall details.Photoetch and 1/72,combined with sausages masquerading as fingers are not a good mix!

Thanks for looking.Cheers