Well this was a really nice kit to build, very good fit with almost no filler required. This is straight oob, nothing added apart from the masking tape seatbelts, but it didn't really need anything else. I bought the kit last year at the Shuttleworth airshow; it's second hand so one of the rockets was incomplete, hence two on one side and one on the other!
I made VN489 as she would have appeared while serving as part of the BAFO in Germany in the late 40s, before the unit moved to Kai Tak, HK in late 1949 and subsequently gaining black & white wing stripes. I prefer these earlier, more understated markings. No 80 squadron's Spitfires were replaced by DH Hornets in 1951.
Colours are as per instructions; DSG, dark green (Tamiya AS-30) and medium sea grey undersides, all from spray cans.
Any thoughts and useful criticisms welcomed ...