Subject: Re: 1/32 tamiya Spitfire Mk VIII
From: "Submissions for ARC" <[email-masked]>
To: "Vikram Singh" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:52:18 -0700

Hi,
I just wanted to let you know your article went on ARC today.  Thanks again for sending it in.

Steve Bamford
ARC Air - Aircraft Resource Center
http://www.arcair.com

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  From: Vikram Singh 
  To: [email-masked] 
  Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2013 8:39 AM
  Subject: 1/32 tamiya Spitfire Mk VIII

  Tamiya 1/32 IAF Spitfire Mk VIII

  Polly Singh

  This is one of the rare IAF Spitfires with nose art apparently handed down by a previous RAF Sqn before she came to 2 Sqn IAF at Kohat in Jan 46.  2 sqn had just returned from Burma where it flew the Hurricane IIc.  The squadron used its Spitfires against belligerent tribals in the Razmak, Palmana and Zhorai areas of the North West frontier province until Jan 47 when it moved to Poona to convert to the Tempest II.  MT 841 was received on 20 Jan 46 along with seven other Spitfires and was found to be decorated with a top less young lady with the inscription “Pauline Mc Wee… Smashing!!”  or words to that effect....This aircraft was lost when Plt Offr Pat Callaghan suffered an oil leak leading to fire and belly landed the machine at Kohat on 29 Jan 47. It had earlier been force landed successfully when with 4 Sqn IAF near Arkonnam on 13.7.45 and repaired. The Tamiya kit only offers decals for the much seen RAAF ‘Grey Nurse’.  I used decals from Kits World, UK, which were great.

  Theres really nothing to say about the kit that’s not already said and I used Vallejo Air paints and an Eduard PSP base and spare equipment in 1/35 scale.

  Hope you like it!!

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