Since I saw the movie 'Dunkirk' a few weeks ago I could't get this bird with its appealing lines out of my head. When I read that Eduard is going to release a limited edition of their great kit for a bargain price the decision was made: get this kit and start building a Spitfire!Wikipedia wrote:Israel bought their Spitfire LF IXc from Czechoslovakia in 1948. In 1952 an additional 35 LF IXc/e aircraft were purchased from Italy, at which time the Spitfire in IDF service was known as "Yorek" (Eng. Spit). After a few years of operational use and major action during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War these Spitfires were sold to Burma.
The topic Eduard has chosen for this boxing is extraordinary. Four of the six schemes depict planes from Operation Velvetta, a secret service action in which over 30 Spitfire were transferred in a risky flight from Czechoslovakia to Israel. With the other 2 schemes the owner of this well filled box can build one of the fighters that came from Italy to reinforce the IAF. And that is exactly what I'm going to do.
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The following picture shows a naked Italian beauty
Every romance begins with the first date. Here she is lying on my doorsill, wearing nothing but cardboard
Had a nice Sunday afternoon by playing with some cockpit parts. Drilled out the light-weight structures, added a bit of scratch and glued in the sidewalls
Couldn't resist to do a check of the fuselage fit. The Brassin upper cowling fits well as the rest does. That part should save me from dealing with the centerline seam
Seat's done, too
Had to force myself from the bench to show you what's up. But now back to business.
Torben
