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Thanks. Some great problems pointed out in Bill's and Steph's builds so far. Have plenty of putty though. But it seems that some of that can be minimize going in with knowing there will be issues.Very soft plastic, tricky cowl fits and poor wing to fuselage joints. What could go wrong?
Take your time and read the other ICM builds and you should fine Ralph
Not sure I understand? No bands or wing stripes? Or what am I missing? What little I can find indicates these were used in Operation Overlord, mid 1944, to deliver the beer to advancing allied troops. Were the additional marking added for these special 'delivery wagons'? Were not these stripes and bands present on all aircraft during this operation (well, most)?Definitely an error. A better image https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/...-RCAF-with-250-lb-bombs--Heesch--NE--IWM.jpeg
Aaaah! I see. And of course the SN for 'J' is hidden by tail!Serial number MJ452 is for L not J according to the info.
Found this to confirm asn.flightsafety.orgAccording to this site, Canadian Warplanes 3: Supermarine Spitfire VZ⦾J s/n is MJ275
Good info. One of the readons I was attracted to this kit was the stripes. Well that, and the beer barrels!Ralph, just to clarify.
Your subject should be "L", and the black & white AEAF stripes would have been present from June 5th to around late July, 1944.
At this time, the stripes were removed from the upper surfaces and lower wings, leaving just the lower fuselage stripe pattern visible. These remaining stripes wold also be removed later, probably from around August /October 1944., although some aircraft retained them later, due to time constraints in the field.
The photo of your subject was, from memory, taken in Holland in early 1945, well after the removal of the stripes.
When carrying the beer barrels, the aircraft would have had the full "invasion" stripes, applied using "washable" paint.