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  1. My 1/72 double triple Spitfire build to begin 2017 is now complete, with the last two being an out of box Airfix Mk 22 and a Spitfire 21 made from the wings and nose from the Airfix 22 kit, fuselage from an Eduard Mk VIII overtree, vertical tail from the Special Hobby kit, and a prop from the Sword Mk XIV. The Spitfire 21 on the left and 22 on the right. Both were painted with Colourcoats enamels and the out-of-box 22 was left clean, while the Mk 21 was weathered to match a reference picture (see further below). The Mk 22 represents a Spitfire from RAuxAF 613 Sqn using a sheet from Xtradecals. The Mk 21 represents a 91 Sqn Spitfire that saw active service in the final month of the war based on this REFERENCE PICTURE. Even though it's only a month old, you can see how cross-Channel operations took a toll on aircraft. Here's my attempt at recreating that pic. Special Hobby vertical stabilizer grafted to the Eduard Mk VIII fuselage. Then mated to the Airfix Mk 22 nose and wings. Now is a good time to confess that this was my second attempt at a MK 21 kitbash. The first, involving a spare Sword Mk XIV fuselage, did not go so well, but live and learn!
  2. Tuesday 9th October 1951, Royal Air Force North Luffenham, Rutland, England. This Griffon engined Supermarine Spitfire 22 serial PK431 is operated by the 102 Flying Refresher School coded 'M-41', her purpose is to help convert RAF Voluntary Reserve pilots onto the new jets, their first jet flight will be in the Vampire FB.5 just over a week later. The Spitfire 22 is virtually the last mark of these legendary fighters, too late for service in WW2 and destined to be sold for scrap just over a year later. To Flying Officer D.W.Baldock she was a true 'dream machine' and on that day he flew her cross country sortie at 15,000 feet to Llandudno, then Malvern, then back to North Luffenham. The flight was 1 hour 45 minutes duration. My tribute to my father and that day so long ago, thanks to the 1/48th scale Airfix Spitfire F22/24 kit plus some additional decals. This build meant a lot and am happy with the finished model. IMGP3403 by Ghostbase, on Flickr IMGP3404 by Ghostbase, on Flickr IMGP3406 by Ghostbase, on Flickr IMGP3399 by Ghostbase, on Flickr The Airfix kit dates back to 1996 and goes together fairly well. This is the First Spitfire I have ever made and the cockpit layout was a little odd to me but I soon adjusted. I used a little filler but that was all it needed. The dull aluminium paint was achieved by using Halfords automotive aluminium in a rattle can and I oversprayed that with acrylic matt varnish and I am very happy with the finish. I am considering whether to add a little weathering on the wings to replicate the ground crews boot marks! The decals were from the kit apart from the M-41 codes and the 1 on the end of the serial. Regards the historical accuracy of my build I had to make some assumptions. My father religiously wrote the serials and codes of the Spitfires he flew in his pilots flying log book so I know I have those correct for that day. He took a number of scenery photos from the cockpit which look like the Welsh coast and they show a silver wing so it was not a camouflaged Spitfire. The Spitfires that made up this unit were hand-me-downs from various units and some aircraft might have had coloured spinners from those units. I did enjoy this build and I would like to make some more aircraft from this era, the Spitfire is kind of cute compared to an F-4 or an F-14 Tomcat. Michael. A couple more photos:- IMGP3398 by Ghostbase, on Flickr IMGP3407 by Ghostbase, on Flickr
  3. After finishing my Ta 183 in Argentinian colours, I decided to pull out my Spit F.22/24 and build it as an aircraft I saw in the Strike Witches anime. It'll be a Supermarine Spitfire M.22 coded DW°N, and painted in a what if camouflage of a darker brown, dark green, sky and a sky/red propeller nose cone. I'll be posting updates as soon as I can. The boxart: Sprue shots, with the fuselage test fitted. Wings glued with the flaps in the up position. Airfix indicates on step 9 to add piece 24, but after gluing it, said piece resulted in the wings having a gap with the fuselage, so I removed it.
  4. Back to work next week, managed to finish this one before the end of the holidays. Had a few issues with the decals, clearly a bit out of practice. Straight out of the box, main paint scheme a Tamiya rattle can. Thanks for looking.
  5. I'm finally going to start a project that I've been planning for a long time. Hopefully posting the progress of the build here will give me a push to finish it... This is the background story. I work at the local museum at former Swedish Air Force base F 10 at Ängelholm, Sweden. I love to just sit and browse through the extensive photoarchive now and then. It is absolutely huge and full of interesting photos from 1940 up to 2002 when the base was shut down. Sometimes I happen to stumble over something that I haven't seen before. A couple of years ago I found some pictures of a different looking Spitfire at a different airbase. I discovered that these pics were taken at the F 14 base at Halmstad, Sweden. It turns out that no other than Jeffrey Quill made a sales tour to Sweden in this Spitfire 22 in June 1946 with the mission to sell airplanes to the Swedish Air Force. As you can see it was a slightly different looking Spitfire, it was equipped with a contrarotating propeller like the Seafire 47. Unfortunatly the timing was awful since the same day Jeffrey Quill landed his Spitfire in Stockholm the first of the new DH Vampires for the Swedish Air Force was delivered! The Spitfire was by 1946 old news when compared to the Vampire jets... However, the Swedish Air Force did eventually bought the Spitfire XIX and used them as S 31 for a couple of years. I'm very thankful to the photographer for this pic. Note that there is no gunsight. Jeffrey Quill and some beautiful details... :-) I actually did a quick build of the Airfix Spitfire 22 in 1:72 scale two years ago. I stole the propeller from the Special Hobby Seafire 47. I'm sorry for the lousy quality of this photo... Now I want to build me a bigger version of this rather sexy looking aircraft. I'm going to use this Seafire 47 in 1:48 from Airfix. Most parts including the propeller is already in the box. I think that the only thing missing compared to the Spitfire 22-kit is the lower portion of the tail rudder. I've collected quite a lot of aftermarket "candy" that will be used on this build. What do you think? Anything I need to think about before starting? I'm mostly interested in Swedish aircraft so this will be something new for me. To be continued... Andreas
  6. Photo Etch Set for Airfix Spitfire F Mk. 22 (self adhesive) 1:72 Eduard Airfix’s Spitfire F Mk.22 was something of a surprise when it was announced last year, as most modellers were expecting another one of the wartime marks of the famous fighter. Nevertheless, the kit was warmly welcomed by the modelling community as it combined detail, buildability and value in one tempting package. Now Eduard have turned their attention to the kit with a set of photo etched detail parts. As with many of their sets, this package from Eduard is comprised of two frets. The first contains pre-painted, self-adhesive parts, mainly for detailing the cockpit of the kit. The second is a plain fret which contains a host of parts for the rest of the airframe. Among the goodies on offer are a new multi-layered instrument panel, a gun sight, rudder pedals and a new seat complete with armour and harnesses. The cockpit sidewalls also benefit from a host of additional details. Also included are a couple of panels for the rear fuselage and details for the under-fuselage radiators and the oil cooler. The landing gear benefits from additional details including replacement scissor links and brake lines, and the landing gear bays are similarly appointed. Finishing touches include various aerial and other fine details. Conclusion Although the base kit from Airfix is very well detailed for the scale, this set from Eduard will help to give the kit enough of a lift to elevate it to the next level. The only thing that could conceivably be missing is a set of flaps (these were included with the set for Airfix’s Mk. I Spitfire) but other than that this set can be thoroughly recommended. http://www.eduard.com/store/Eduard/Photo-etched-parts/Photo-etched-set/Aircraft/1-72/Spitfire-F-Mk-22-S-A-1-72.html?cur=1'> Review sample courtesy of http://www.eduard.cz'>
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