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Lovelly aircraft! Especially the PR. XIX, that oil-wash looks very well done - what brand is it? Just bought that same kit plus some other Airfix "new tool" and love them for fast and cheap builds, you presented them very well too!

Extremely good looking, thanks for sharing her! The weathering seems just excellent, precisely enough! If there was something I would point out it is there looks to be moulding lines on the exhausts..? Or do they look like tha..? In that case I am sorry.

Well, for space reasons I should stay at 1/72 - I have a small apartment.. But there are so many nice kits in 1/48? With nice add-ons..? Don´t worry, 1/72 is my main-scale! Still have loads of kits in that scale to go through!

Thanks guys.

No idea what happened in your painting-disaster but it looks lovelly now! No problems there, great looking - for being a Jerry-fighter..

Hi, haven´t really built model airplanes since I was a kid around 12-13 (32 now) but found it relaxing getting back into the hobby. Still using a brush but have my eyes on an airbrush later on.. Hopefully I can learn by watching your stuff and asking questions - excellent forum this! I love these small, re-tooled Airfix kits but will move on to 1:48 variants soon-ish.. The Mustang is a bit.. ..sticky here and there. And the Spit need green wheel-houses and some other bits. Probably new decals as well.

Simply beautiful!

Yeah, the gun-barrel fairings. So all those shots of that placement are on "new" aircraft with replicas and so on? Was never place that way "for real"? Oh, there are some real nice flying in "A Piece of Cake". The victory-flying after the downing of the Heinkel is my favourite. It is worth it for that (and the flying under the bridge) if nothing else..? I have seen the film somewhere but I cannot remember where, as part of a news-reel or similar I think. Will search for it!

Haha, yes I know that (I read the book as well) - but the photot is still of some kind of Spitfire.. (And I still enjoyed it for the nice photage - that they didn´t nick from BoB or elsewhere.. But I agree on the rest.) I got confused about all those placements of the cannons. Tried to search for pics with that placement from "A Piece of Cake" but had trouble finding any - until I now searched on Mk XVIs. I was lazy and did a quick search but couldn´t find any info on those different placements.. Long fairing outboard or inboard..

One more question.. In "A Piece of Cake" there is this Spitefire (episode 1, while they transfer to France): http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g98/Grimfang/vlcsnap-2013-01-11-10h54m06s11_zps981af83f.png Is it just some mistake, putting those fairings that way, the long one outside the shorter one? On a restored Spitfire I mean, it looks like a Mk IX but I may very well be wrong. (And the cannon-fairings look a bit short?) The Mk´s with 4x Hispanos always have them this way? http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g98/Grimfang/Spitfire_001_zps236686f9.jpg (Didn´t manage to post the pics directly here, sorry.)

That´s interesting! Means I can build a Mk IX with 4x hispanos and not be flogged in public.. The later Griffons, I love them too so no problem! Just happens to like the overall shape of the Mk IX the best (right now)..

Sorry. Got it now. Found it and the kits mentioned. Thanks once again!

Thanks once again guys. The barrells are of no problem, I can get those separately as you showed me. However, I should probably know which brand AZ is short for but I don´t.. I just re-eneterd the hobby after a bunch of years out, since I was a small kid. Have really most build Airfix and Matchbox in 1:72 before but have started to build more advanced 1:72 and mainly 1:48 now..

The Airfix Mk V is not retooled yet, eh..? If I, for some reason, would like to build a "what-if" (Heaven forbid! ) MK IX with four 20mm cannons - is there any good brands that have both a Mk IX and Mk VIII that I could switch out parts from. Thinking motsly on those bulges on the wings here.. I think Italeri has - not sure about the compability though.

Thanks again guys! Funnily enough I have that Osprey book in the mail, probably coming tomorrow..! Have had my eyes on the VIII for some time but pushed it down the pile. Might have to rethink that now. It looks dead sexy with those four, long barrells.. There will be a Griffon, late series like the 21 later. But I am building my way from the start to finish so to say. Great info Mikemx - I didn´t know that so will check that one out.

Thanks a lot guys! That was really helpful! Too bad I cannot build a Mk IX with 4x 20mm cannons though. Might have to build a later Griffon-variant then as well.

Ah, ok - thanks! I was reading the wiki-article on the late Merlin-variants and it said 2x Hispanos & 2x .50 cals or 4x Hispanos on the E-wing. I should have known better than trusting wiki.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarine_Spitfire_%28late_Merlin_powered_variants%29 So if I want to build a Merlin Spitfire with 4x 20mm cannons I should look at a Mk Vc or possibly a Mk IXc..?

Hi! I have a little difficulty finding info and pics of Spitfire Mk IXe´s - with four 20mm cannons. If I can remember correctly some with the E-wing did have just that, or am I mistaken? I would love to build a kit with that option and any tips for which one have those options or are easy to upgrade with after-market options would be great. 1:72, 1:48 or 1:32 doesn´t matter. Info is greatly appreciated, even if I am mistaken on this option. If indeed some had this armament, how did those bulges on the wings look like? Thanks!