Steve 1602 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 “I found the engineer officer and together we had a look at her, gleaming and bright in a new spring coat of camouflage paint. Later I took her up for a few aerobatics to get the feel of her, for this was the first time I had flown a Mk IX. She seemed very fast, the engine was sweet and she responded to the controls as only a thoroughbred can. I decided that she should be mine, and I never had occasion to regret that choice.' Wing Commander James Edgar ‘Johnnie’ Johnson “Wing Leader” Here is my interpretation of ‘Johnnie’ Johnson’s EN398 whilst he commanded the Kenley Wing in 1943. The build thread is here: Those who are offended by the presence of Green maple leaves on Spitfires should look away at this point…..⚠️ 😉 I had fully intended to use red maple leaves on the model, but nostalgia about the old Airfix Mk IX and some additional thoughts and comments during the build led me to go with green. If it bugs me later I can always apply red over the top. I’ve also taken a bit of artistic licence with a Wing Commander’s pennant on the port side - this inspired by the Spitfire site’s interpretation http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/johnnie-johnsons-spitfire-revisited.html Kit is the Eduard 1/48 Spitfire F MkIX (Early) weekend edition. Aftermarket parts are Eduard seat harnesses, Montex canopy masks and decals by Victory Productions (Aces of Empire sheet). Paints throughout are Vallejo model air. Anyway, photos are below; I’ve kept it fairly clean as it’s Greycap Leader’s mount after all! Steve 36 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve27752 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billn53 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Beautifully built! I especially enjoyed reading through your WIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Your model is exactly the same as the real thing, absolutely beautiful. You should be as pleased with this as much as Johnnie Johnson was with his. Well done Steve. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Nice clean build and finish. I really like the chipped paint on the door. Eduard should have made the bar a separate piece, not your fault of course. Thanks for sharing. BB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomcat101 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Beautiful Spit. Excellent build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 1602 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 12 hours ago, Steve27752 said: Very nice. Thank you! 8 hours ago, billn53 said: Beautifully built! I especially enjoyed reading through your WIP. Thanks - glad you enjoyed the WIP; it’s a really nice kit to build 7 hours ago, cngaero said: Your model is exactly the same as the real thing, absolutely beautiful. You should be as pleased with this as much as Johnnie Johnson was with his. Well done Steve. Thanks - that’s very kind 7 hours ago, Bill Bunting said: Nice clean build and finish. I really like the chipped paint on the door. Eduard should have made the bar a separate piece, not your fault of course. Thanks for sharing. BB Thanks BB. I agree that a separate part here would very much add to this area. I have built a couple of their Mk XVI kits with their PE and these include some parts for the door closure mechanism which look really good once in. The crowbar remains one piece unfortunately 6 hours ago, Tomcat101 said: Beautiful Spit. Excellent build. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valleyforge Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Super finish on this. Fantastic results. Really enjoyed following you on this one 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 1602 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Valleyforge said: Super finish on this. Fantastic results. Really enjoyed following you on this one Thanks VF - I appreciated your inputs during the build! 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Alan Bardell Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 This is a great looking Spitfire - fantastic work. B R 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 1602 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 7 hours ago, Paul Alan Bardell said: This is a great looking Spitfire - fantastic work. B R Thanks Paul! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy J Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Fabulous Spitfire Steve and a very enjoyable build to follow....top job mate 👍 👏 👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 1602 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Andy J said: Fabulous Spitfire Steve and a very enjoyable build to follow....top job mate 👍 👏 👌 Thanks Andy - and I enjoyed your support through the build 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Lovely little Spit. I enjoyed the quote too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 1602 Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 33 minutes ago, Bertie Psmith said: Lovely little Spit. I enjoyed the quote too. Thanks 🙏 I’ve added ‘Wing Leader’ to my must-read list Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mason Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Very nice work. Great subject. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 9 minutes ago, Steve 1602 said: Thanks 🙏 I’ve added ‘Wing Leader’ to my must-read list Steve I've read it many times. It's a good read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 she's turned out really nice and I enjoyed your build thread rgds John(shortCummins) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 1602 Posted February 2, 2022 Author Share Posted February 2, 2022 On 1/31/2022 at 8:51 PM, Paul Mason said: Very nice work. Great subject. Thanks Paul 👍 On 1/31/2022 at 8:51 PM, Bertie Psmith said: I've read it many times. It's a good read. Based on that…. A copy has just arrived from Amazon…. No idea how that happened…. 😁 12 hours ago, shortCummins said: she's turned out really nice and I enjoyed your build thread rgds John(shortCummins) Thanks John - I’m enjoying following yours as well. It was fun seeing them come together in parallel. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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