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1:32 Spitfire Mk.IXc - Pierre Clostermann


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Hi All,

 

My latest completion is Tamiya's beautiful 1:32 Spitfire Mk.IXc. As many of you know this is a superb kit, and it's out of my normal 1:48 comfort zone. Although I was severely tempted to model the kit scheme EN398 JE*J, as flown by Wg Cdr Johnnie Johnson, I ended up modelling as MJ586, as flown by P/O Pierre Clostermann, whilst he was part of 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn, which formed part of 2 TAF based at Longues sur Mer during July 1944. Here's a couple of pics of the aircraft:

 

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And here's Clostermann in the cockpit:

 

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Here is the WIP thread if anyone is interested:

 

 

I added a few extras for this build:

 

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The Montex mask set depicts another of Clostermann's aircraft MH526, so I had to be a little creative in cobbling together the aircraft serial number! Anyway, on with the pics:

 

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Here's a couple of the engine from the WIP:

 

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I'm glad to have finally got this one over the line - it's a superb kit and I really don't feel that I've done it justice, but it's turned out all right!

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Roger

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4 hours ago, Josip said:

Is this the latest trend or am I having troubles with my eyes? Shouldn't it be painted dark green instead of olive drab? 

Otherwise it's a lovely tribute to P. Clostermann. 

Thanks for the kind words Josip. It may be the lighting, as it is painted using Tamiya XF81 Dark Green,

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

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15 hours ago, Buzby061 said:

Lovely job, it's a great kit. The Montex masks certainly make a difference, I must have a go with some.

 

Pete

Thanks very much Pete - they are a bit of a fiddle but they do add another level,

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

13 hours ago, GREG DESTEC said:

Excellent Spitfire, very well done 👍

 

12 hours ago, russ c said:

Great looking Spitfire there Roger, beautiful job

 

11 hours ago, bigbadbadge said:

Cracking work Roger, this turned out really well fella,  hopefully a Mojo booster too.

Looks absolutely lovely.

Chris

Thanks for the kind words gents - much appreciated!

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31 minutes ago, Doccur said:

I love it! I’ll have to get my hands on one! You’d say it worth the expense?

 

Ash

Ash,

 

There is no doubt it's not a cheap kit, but it is superb. Highly recommended although the cowling engineering can be problematic. Good luck with it - look forward to seeing a WIP!

 

Cheers,

 

Roger

38 minutes ago, Redshift said:

Excellent result.

 

15 minutes ago, Flight Line Media said:

Great work! Thanks for sharing it.

Thanks for the kind words gents!

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4 minutes ago, stevehnz said:

Can't see why you feel that. 

My word it did, nice one indeed.  👍

Steve.

Thanks for the kind words Steve - much appreciated!

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52 minutes ago, Roberto said:

Well done, I like it 👍

 

18 minutes ago, Sky Keg said:

Superb Roger!!!!! Very nice all around!!!! :goodjob:

 

Mike

Many thanks for the kind words!

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