A Spitfire for a British Lion

[Fatcawthorne]

I didn't initially have plans to do a WIP as virtually on the day that Revell released their Iron Maiden boxing of their MkII Spit, my good buddy Mark told me that Iron Maiden bassist Steve Harris was playing a gig in Colchester with his side project British Lion.  Now the gig was on December 19th and as Mark is very good buddies with Steve I knew I'd be invited along for a meet up and a chat.  Last time British Lion toured Colchester I organised a trip down to Merville Barracks for Steve where he was well hosted and entertained by 2 PARA's Corporal's Mess before the gig, but with 19/12 being after stand down and the start of Christmas block leave I had to come up with another idea to help him remember Colchester and hopefully come back again in the next couple of years.  The catch, well I had about 3 weeks to complete this if I was going to be able to present it at the gig.  There was a very brief WIP once I realised that I was on course to complete this on time.......

 

 

Anyways without further ado I present you with the Aces High Spitfire, ably piloted by no other than Eddie!!!

 

 You may notice a tiny speck of brass on the armoured windscreen frame, this is my nod to the spent cartridge case embedded there on the original cover of the Aces High Single and for our Sea-Hat friends following is not "the golden rivet"!!!!

 

 

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Anyways, here's the good home that the model went off to.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 28, 2019 by Fatcawthorne
I broke The picyures!!!

[stevehnz]

Brilliant, on every level.

Steve.

Edited December 28, 2019 by stevehnz

[Vulcanicity]

SO JEALOUS

Lovely model though!

[RMCS]

Fantastic 

[GREG DESTEC]

Brilliant!

 

Great model, and we'll presented. 

 

Cheers Greg 👍