Ok after leaving this one almost finished for far too long whilst i built other kits, i decided to finish this off before starting my next build.
Trumpeter's Vampire kit is much maligned here in the UK but the errors in the kit dont worry me too much, it looks like a vampire and i am no rivet counter !
The kit is labelled as an FB.9 but is actually an FB.5 as it lacks the air conditioning unit in the right wing root.
This is done as the OC's machine from when it was based at RAF Thornaby, where i used to live and parts of the airfield were still there when i was a kid and i used to play in the air raid shelters when not at school in the early 80's.
It carries markings of both 607 sqn and 608 sqn, one on each side !
Trumpeter's Vampire kit is much maligned here in the UK but the errors in the kit dont worry me too much, it looks like a vampire and i am no rivet counter !
The kit is labelled as an FB.9 but is actually an FB.5 as it lacks the air conditioning unit in the right wing root.
This is done as the OC's machine from when it was based at RAF Thornaby, where i used to live and parts of the airfield were still there when i was a kid and i used to play in the air raid shelters when not at school in the early 80's.
It carries markings of both 607 sqn and 608 sqn, one on each side !
