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I'm opening a new W.I.P. topic while my work on the 1/72 Spitfire Mk.XIVe is slowly progressing toward (hopefully) a happy ending and BEFORE the Spitfire devil possesses me again in the form of a Mk.XII build. I bought the Arma Hobby Hurricane Mk I some months ago in the hope of building it with minimal modification. As it happens I started to build up info, pics, books and really I could no more consider an out-of-the box build. Worst of all I put my hands on a copy of Arthur Bentley's scale plans (considered to be the most accurate out there) and here I start this WIP. Please consider

Very nice!

Thanks for the answer Tony I should have read more carefully! Excellent job!

Très beaux Jean, complimenti!

Hello Bob-Tokyo Raider, I fear Graham is right and there is scarce possibility that Airfix ever produces an high-back Mk.XIV. Some chopping is required (even with a PR Mk.XIX fuselage-the windscreen being quite different) so why not try? The way proposed by TC seems to me the easiest one, requiring another high-back fuselage+ canopy as a donor. With other minor mods you have a most accurate Mk.XIVe. I'm currently working on something similar in 1/72 and had much more chopping to do! Good luck! Stefano

Hello Tony excellent Mk.Vc! You really addressed the weak points of the Airfix kit and turned it in to a beautiful accurate shape! Question about the livery: you choose USN Blue Grey as top color while Paul Lucas suggested Dark Mediterranean Blue for the same aircraft. I understand that the matter is quite complicated but I would like to ask your point of view on this argument for future reference (should I try a Malta Spit once in my life!). Thank you, great job! Hello Tony excellent Mk.Vc! You really addressed the weak points of the Airfix kit and turned it in to a beautiful ac

Gorgeous!

IIRC the panel line is a trademark of Castle Bromwich-built Mk.Vs. Could it be a legacy of that particular design on Mk.V to Mk.XI converted airframes?

Hello Tokyo Raider, to my eye Academy is not the best in terms of shape. Buying many £ of aftermarket to try and correct a flawed shape is not a good idea if another way exists. Take a look at https://modelingmadness.com/review/allies/cleaver/gb/spit/tc14e.htm for a rather simple way to get a correct Mk XIV highback using Airfix bubbletop as a basis. Hope it helps,

Wow! Beautiful and shiny, the chrome look is unbelievable!

Clean and nice! Great!

Wonderful build here!

Thank you Cookie!

Very very nice! Great job!

Great find! Thank you!