Artie Posted June 1, 2018 Share Posted June 1, 2018 Hi all....Please, let me show you my latest model. It's an ICM Spitfire LF.IXe, in 1/48 scale.....Built OOB, except for some seat belts made from lead foil. Entirely painted with god old Humbrol enamels, and slightly weathered with pastel chalks. My inspiration came after watching an excellent movie, "A dark blue world". Please, fell free to leave any comment... IMGP0014 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr IMGP0012 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr IMGP0010 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr IMGP0013 by Arturo Navarro, en Flickr 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Great Spitfire 👍 ... Thats a great movie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Nice Spit although the wings look a little flat . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Great looking Spitfire Artie. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Very, very nice Spit. I like this Czech markings, and moderate weathering. Best regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Good looking Mk IX! A small nitpick: From the Mk V, Spitfires carried VHF radio sets and the short antenna was integral to the antenna mast. So, definitely no aerial wire on a Mk V and later Spit. 😉 Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 To nit-pick the nit-picker, some MkV outside UK may have still had TR9 HF radio sets, so then would have the external aerial. This is set out in the Manuals for the MkV. Cheers Will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Very nice Czechoslovak bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 (edited) Thank you very much for your kind comments, and added information.... I enjoyed it a lot while building this model...The ICM kit is not up to, lets say, Eduard standards, but still a nice kit, if we spend some time trimming and dry fitting. Just a hint: the kit's decals are a real nightmare, be very careful with them... Well, to be honest, I've got a bunch of them in my stash, and I'm not planning to get rid off them...... The story behind those czech pilots made think about how things turnd out after five years of war, becoming prisoners of their former "allies", being guilty of defending their homeland, and our freedom....How stupid can we be..... Best regards from Tenerife... Edited June 3, 2018 by Artie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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