Eric B. Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Hello A fancy AeroMaster decal sheet attracted me to this nose art adorned Spitfire a few years back. I did not know about this aircraft at the time but a Spitfire with a huge painted lady was a bit surprising. Later on, a newer and even more precisely designed Kitsworls decal sheet increase the interest. I started documented the aircraft, only to find the aircraft was part of long range Spitfire tests mostly conducted at Wright Field (USA) and basically combining an additionnal fuselage tank and underwing P-51 tanks. Release of the splendid Eduard Spitfire Mk.IX models gave me the occasion to revive my project. Pilot was Lt Colonel Gustav Lundquist. Aircraft was equipped with a DF Loop for its flight back to England. That is during the return flight that the aircraft had to belly land in Greenland. Nose art was painting on the field during repair works. Building was straightforward and this was my first out of the bow build in a long time. Model is perfect, easy to build, sharp, accurate and detailed Paints mostly are Gunze and Tamiya. I was missing a few details to build the aircraft as I originally planned (ie with P-51 tanks). I then decided to complete this build without tanks but I hope I will eventually be able to grab additionnal information on specific pylons with plywood brace. I could not find photos of the aircraft with DF loop. I therefore stole a DF loop from a Hasegawa P-51 kit, kept fairing but rebuilt the loop from metal wire. My guess is based on the ground tests being held in the USA, long range navigation equipment may have been adapted from existing stock. And a few daylight photographs!! Eric B. 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarkmodels Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 Hi Eric, Really nice work on this baby. Excellent paint and weathering. Having built an Eduard Mk IX myself I can say you did an excellent job. To me is probably one the best 1/72 kit out there and an absolute pleasure to work... I may have to do another one, now that your one reminded me of it! jorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted May 6, 2021 Share Posted May 6, 2021 As a Hurricane fan, I have never liked the Spitfire but IMHO the Mk1X Spitfire was the best fighter aircraft of the war, well tidy model, well tidy indeed. Regards celt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Wow!! Absolutely stunning result with your Spitfire! Very well done. Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Beautiful Spitfire build, looking very authentic (except for the straight elevators, of course 😉 ). The model could easily be mistaken for 1/48th, not least because Eduard has managed to mould prop blades close to scale thinness. You almost have to stand next to a real plane in order to appreciate how thin and sharp prop blades are IRL. Great modelling! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joao Augusto Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Excelent work, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimT Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Does indeed look larger than 1/72; your paintwork really gives it a sense of weight and scale. Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric B. Posted May 8, 2021 Author Share Posted May 8, 2021 Hello Thank you all for your kind words. I really appreciate if you like it. Jorge, Joachim : I concur, the Eduard kit is a gem of a kit and I'll probably build more.. Regards Eric B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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