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nuuumannn said:

Do like the Goshawk, I had the Monogram kit as a kid.

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I have four of the Lindberg 1/48 Goshawks stashed away. It ain't bad, and an article in an old issue of a magazine shows how to convert it to the dive bomber version.

dr 1 ace said:

Re: #4 there is an MPM kit in 1/48 Resin of the 187, not sure if it is still available

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The original single seat version?

I'd like to find a folding wing Seafire Mk.III. This was the Merlin-powered, first folding wing Seafire and the variant produced more than any other. Yet, I can't find a kit. I'd especially like one in 1/48 scale, as I find 1/72 a bit small.

Instead, available Seafire kits are of the Griffon-powered Mk.15 or later, aircraft that didn't appear until a few months before VJ Day or postwar.

Airfix 1/48 scale Supermarine Seafirw F.XVII by Jon Bryon
VICKERS Supermarine SEAFIRE XV, Hobbycraft HC1584 (1991)
Supermarine SEAFIRE FR46/47, Airfix 07106 (1996)

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Here's one, but in foreign livery, sigh. Supermarine Seafire Mk.III
Here's another, but clipped wings? Special Hobby 1/48 scale Supermarine Seafire Mk.III | Finescale Modeler Magazine

And here's the winner. Now to find a Canadian supplier Special Hobby 48052 - Supermarine Seafire Mk.III - Aircraft model 1:48 - The largest choice with 1001hobbies.co.uk

A good review here, though no folding wing option ? Special Hobby 1/48 Supermarine Seafire LF Mk. III | iModeler

Revell Germany makes a 1/32 Seafire Mk IB, which is nothing more than their old Spit Mk 1 reworked a bit.