But why "suddenly" a Spitfire ? Plan was to build a P-47, intrigued also by Revells new P-51 D and now, out of the blue, a RAF bird ? Besides, a bird I have never really liked that much..
Good question, I need myself to chew on this decision.. but I think the fact that Brussels Air museum has a Spitfire IX in their "portfolio", resulting that I have a very good or actually excellent source available (and only a 45 minutes drive to reach it).
I have already a decent amount of close-ups of it and can increase that collection pretty much whenever, so let's make a plane that has some details picked from the real one !
The kit:
The kit itself has got some pretty ok reviews of this kit, however it needs some slight improvments "here and there"
No seat belts "what so ever" included, in other words not even decals --> AM stuff will fix this
Wheels are not that bad, but resin wheels will do the extra trick to make them better
Masking set, much round shapes in the canopy, masking "by hand" will not result in good result
Will not invest in any PE parts, will also skip an AM IP panel, the one provided is good for me.
What paint scheme the Spit will get, is still a questionmark. But need to get a "connection" to some specific one.
Perhaps a subject belonging to the 350th Squadron. Will see...
The absolute first thing, was to re-do the silly Revell box, something I learned from Thomas!
Let's see what next!
- Kari
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