building a spitfire for a friend

[craigmason1971]

hi i am making a model spitfire for a family member who is ex raf and loves spitfires i am making him a copy of this one at elvington

were can i get decals for this spitfire

[Black Knight]

What scale are you building it in?

[Troy Smith]

the 'spitfire' above is a replica,  and not a very accurately finished example for a 609 Sq plane (the code letters are very unlike any I've seen for 609)

plus it has six pipe exhausts and cannon blisters.....

so, are you wanting to make a model of the replica, or a model of what the replica is trying to portray?

Also, what scale?

 

If you are not really goping to deal with complexities of RAF squadron codes (in short, they vary a lot ) xtradecal do shhets of generic RAF codes,.

these are the 72nd

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X72145

they also do a couple of 609 Sq planes on this sheet

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X72224

 

 

 

more on 609 sq codes, and showing how poorly they are done on the replica..

HTH

 

On 18/4/2016 at 14:02, tonyot said:

I`d say that the letters need beefing up myself.

I hope that yours is a different PR-E,......for this one has a different camouflage pattern, the fuselage roundel has a small centre,....also note the small upper wing roundels with the anti gas patch and check out the scuff marks on the wing root!

Here are some more;

 

 

[craigmason1971]

i plan to do a 1/72 scale model cheers this sheet has the decals i require

https://www.hannants.co.uk/product/X72224