MikeR Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 (edited) Hi peeps, Here are my last completions for the year - a trio of 1/72 Spitfire Vc's all depicting subjects used against the Japanese: First up we have the Sword kit depicting SEAC based MA292 KW-D "Verna June II"of 615 (County of Surrey) Squadron RAF as flown by Flying Officer "Lawrence" Weggery RNZAF during 1944. Mostly OOB although I used the Rotol prop and wheels from the Tamiya kit further down and the cannon barrels and stubs are by Master. Paints are Humbrol throughout: Next up we have Darwin based BS164 DL-K of 54 Squadron RAF as flown by Squadron Leader Eric Gibbs during 1943. The model is a heavily modified Tamiya Mk Vb; a 2mm extension rear of the wing took care of the kits short length aft of the cockpit and the wingtips were reshaped to a more accurate profile. The DH prop, cannon bulges and rearview mirror were from the Sword Vc whilst the vokes filter was spare from a Sword Seafire III. Cannon barrels and stubs are again by Master. Markings were from the Sword kit whilst the stencils are by Techmod. Paints are primarily Humbrol whilst the lighter green used to depict the reduction in size of the roundels was from Sovereign Hobbies: Finally we have the newish KP Vc kit built to depict BS236 QY-N of 452 Squadron RAAF as based at Strauss Airfield south of Darwin in 1943. This aircraft was flown by Flight Lieutenent John Bisley RAAF during the Imperial Japanese Army's 20th June Raid on Darwin during which he downed one bomber. The only alterations to the kit are the use of a DH Prop hub spare from the Sword Seafire III kit with Airfix Spitfire Mk I blades and a scratchbuilt rearview mirror as I lost the original to the carpet monster! Markings are from DK Decals and the stencils are again from Techmod. Paints are once again Humbrol throughout: A shot of the two Darwin based machines: Comments welcome! Mike. Edited December 16, 2018 by MikeR 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 That's a lovely trio, Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Interesting and well-finished trio! Nicely done! Miguel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share Posted December 17, 2018 Thanks guys! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberleutnant Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Nicely done. The more Spitfires the merrier! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil.C Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Very nice trio with some interesting back story. Enjoyed those. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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