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Thanks for the warning, Tony, I'll bear that in mindGood to see this one Mark. That kit looks like it has all bases covered. One thing I've noticed since coming back to the Spits after 10 years is that in both 72 and 48 the modeller is absolutely spoiled nowadays. Word of warning, I got hold of a copy of Morgan and Shacklady recently and it's easy to get utterly lost in it!
The KP kits are certainly good for spares - when they make a variant, the bits are are on extra sprues so you still get the "original" variants parts, too. I've already got several spare fuselages and wings.....!
I want to try out some Eduard's 72nd Spitfires, particularly the Mk.VIII, but I think that's been discontinued so I need to snaffle one asap!Eduard are much the same in '48 - my spares box runneth over. I had four different props, two different fuselages, three different canopies etc. come with the Mk I I built recently.
Quite amazingly, they're really not!Will follow along with interest. Looks like you have your references covered - and I'm sure they are all consistent in their data.
I want to try out some Eduard's 72nd Spitfires, particularly the Mk.VIII, but I think that's been discontinued so I need to snaffle one asap!
Thanks, Tony, I'll snap one up on payday!Weekend Edition is available on Amazon
one of our members is very involved with that project "kings coy" he is a dutch Para , he is the tall guy in all the picturesI thought this might be interesting to the Spitfire buffs on here. Apologies if its old news, but I've only just come across this page on Facebook:
Spitfire PR IB N3069 - Remembering F/O Mervyn Wheatley
The entire page is a fascinating tribute to this early PR pilot, F/O Mervyn Wheatley who met his death on 22 March 1940 when he was shot down by Lt. Harald Jung of I./JG20.
There are some incredible photographs posted, some of which are well-known but which have been taken from first-generation copies and which are far clearer than any I have seen previously. Such as:
PR IA N3069 Colourised
PR IB P9331 Colourised
PR IA Detail Photos
While I'm not convinced by the validity of the colourisation, I think the clarity of the photos is astonishing. There are many other interesting items and its well worth a look through for anyone interested in PR Spitfires.
Cheers,
Mark
It's fabulous, isn't it?
Fantastic! It's an amazing project and a wonderful tribute to those unsung pilots. Excellent!one of our members is very involved with that project "kings coy" he is a dutch Para , he is the tall guy in all the pictures