Jackson Duvalier Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 (edited) A good while back now, I purchased Fundekals' extensive Spitfire decal sheet just to get at the markings for this USAAF Mk.Vb, flown by the 107th Observation Squadron of the 67th Observation Group as they trained with RAF units out of Membury in 1943. If you aren't familiar with Fundekals, the website is a treat. They offer extensive online documentation of subject aircraft with colour profiles, photos, and written copy. I used Tamiya's 1/72 Mk. Vb kit and finished the model with Tamiya acrylics; kit decals were used for the stencils as Fundekals don't provide them. While it doesn't fully capture the Spitfire's elegant lines, and the canopy is not brilliant, it is an easy and fun build, and goes together quickly. I think she still needs a bit more weathering to match the photos, the 107th flew some dirty birds. Edited January 8, 2020 by Jackson Duvalier 35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 This looks very nice. Great work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Another gorgeous Spit,....... you`ll have to have a go at some of the PR Spits from Mounts Farm mate to complete your collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Duvalier Posted January 8, 2020 Author Share Posted January 8, 2020 1 hour ago, tonyot said: you`ll have to have a go at some of the PR Spits from Mounts Farm mate to complete your collection. Absolutely! Can you recommend any particular kit? I need to find a good PRU blue as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 32 minutes ago, Jackson Duvalier said: Absolutely! Can you recommend any particular kit? I need to find a good PRU blue as well. If you model in 1/72nd, then Special Hobby do an excellent little Spitfire PR.XI; https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mpm-72-mpm72086-supermarine-spitfire-428349564 And Freightdog Models do an excellent resin conversion set to use with the Airfix Griffon engined pr.XIX; https://www.72news.eu/2017/04/freightdog-models-spitfire-prxi.html Special Hobby also do a PR.X,..... but you would need to find a suitable PR canopy as this variant had a fighter windscreen; https://www.super-hobby.com/products/Spitfire-Pr-Mk-X.html Keep up the great work, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Lovley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binbrook87 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Another fantastic spitfire 👏 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RidgeRunner Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Another triumph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mig88 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Very nicely finished 👍! Miguel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 21 hours ago, Jackson Duvalier said: I need to find a good PRU blue as well. Vallejo's PRU Blue (71.109) is pretty good as a reasonably factory fresh PRU. You could do it with a drop of light grey for faded paint effect if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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