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Hello everyone... Ive been wanting to do this for a number of years. I have a few favorite pilots from WW2 and other era's as I'm sure we all do. My favorite R.A.F. pilot was Robert Roland Stanford Tuck. Somehow he has always struck a nerve and made me think quintessential R.A.F. pilot. There is no doubt that he was a good pilot and his record shows this. Much the same reason i admire Gregory Boyington and Josef Pips Priller. I was inspired to start a thread and ask questions about Tuck's Spitfires and Hurricanes. This in turn inspired me to start my 2nd of three long term project’s. I will be attempting to build every major variant of aircraft that Tuck flew from 1938 to 1942. R.S.Tuck build Spitfire Mk.I - FZ*L pre sept.1939* Spitfire Mk.I - YT*L post Sept.1939 (Still need to find) Spitfire Mk.I - GR*P B.o.F. 1940* Spitfire Mk.I - QJ*RXYZ B.o.B. 1940* Hurricane Mk.I - DT*A September or later 1940* Hurricane Mk.IIc - FM*A 1941 (Still need to find) Spitfire Mk.Vb - 1941-42 W/C Biggin Hill RS*T = done see below for a link to the build. * = Indicate builds to be done with decals or kit in hand. A quick look at R.S.Tuck’s biography before moving onto the build. This is taken from his Wiki page. “Wing Commander Robert Roland Stanford Tuck, DSO, DFC & Two Bars, AFC (1 July 1916 – 5 May 1987) was a British fighter pilot, flying ace and test pilot. Tuck joined the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1935 and first engaged in combat during the Battle of France, over Dunkirk, claiming his first victories. In September 1940 he was promoted to squadron leader and commanded a Hawker Hurricanesquadron. In 1941–1942, Tuck participated in fighter sweeps over northern France. On 28 January 1942, he was hit by anti-aircraft fire, was forced to land in France, and was taken prisoner. At the time of his capture, Tuck had claimed 29 enemy aircraft destroyed, two shared destroyed, six probably destroyed, six damaged and one shared damaged.” So in conclusion you can watch me trip and fall and look like a fool. Or if I'm lucky you can watch me build Seven aircraft over the next year or so, and please enjoy the builds ? Here is a link to the first of three threads dedicated to my favorite pilot's. I will be Starting the Boyington thread soon please keep an lookout if you're interested in these two threads. This ⬇️ is a link to the first of the seven of Tucks planes. It is his Mk.Vb and was built in the recent Spitfire STGB. Here is the current work in progress for Tuck’s B.o.Britain Spitfire Mk.I This will be a QJ coded aircraft from 92 Squadron. This is being built in the Battle of Britain build but I will post progress here as well. This is the current Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.I and I do hope you like it. This is where I am at the moment, the build will temporarily pause as I am waiting on the decals. These are coming from another member in the UK. Until They arrive i wont know if this will be an “A” or “B” pattern machine. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and or add thoughts. Dennis