Spitfires are probably the most
modelled aircraft, and I have to admit it's a beautiful airplane. I myself have
about 14 Spitfires in my collection, with another five still in the box! This is
my 1/48 scale Academy FR Mk.XIVe late-war Spitfire which I built OOB but with
markings from my decal spares. It is finished as a SEAC (South-East Asia
Command) photo-recon aircraft of No.273 Sqn RAF flying against the Japanese from
an undisclosed airfield in the Far East, possibly Burma, at war's end. So we are
talking August 1945.
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The colours
are Ocean Grey and Dark Green over Medium Sea Grey by Humbrol; all toned down
with white to create a bleached effect. The original RAF roundels were
oversprayed as on the real aircraft with fresh Dark Green and MSG, creating the
circles. I am not 100% sure whether this is the correct camouflage, as many
Spitfires bound for the Far East were painted Dark Earth/Dark Green. Help,
anyone?
The aircraft
involved had only two Hispano 20mm cannon; the blue patches were intended to
imitate muzzle protection patches; quite superfluous as no guns were installed
in the so-called 'e'-Wing. For additional range, a slipper-type droptank was
fitted. The cameraports are filled in with MicroScale Crystal Clear; the canopy
is a vacform replacement from Squadron productions. Codes and identification
letter are from an old Letraset dry decal sheet. The black and white picture is
from Spitfire in Action, page 41 (squadron/signal pubs. Aircraft No.39)
Robert-Jan
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