1/48 Academy Spitfire FR. Mk.XIVe

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This is my build of the Academy 1/48 Spitfire FR. Mk.XIVe. I built it OOB aside from adding a seat harness and an acetate lens for the gunsight. I did replace the roundels and fin flashes with some Aeromaster decals, since the kit did not include the 1945 style upper wing roundels, which the markings should be. Otherwise, contrary to reputation, the Academy decals worked perfectly. The markings are for 451 Squadron at RAF Gatow near Berlin during the Allied occupation in 1945. I used Tamiya paints for the RAF Temperate Day Fighter scheme.

Since this model was built for the CAF Museum at Falcon Field in Mesa AZ, as part of Phoenix IPMS project, I kept weathering to an absolute minimum.

Thanks for looking, comments and critiques are welcomed.

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Very nice work Stik! I’m sure they will be very happy with it.

Stay safe.

Jim [cptn]

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Thank you Jim. I like to think you’re right about the museum will be liking this.

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Nice one, Stik. Clean and proper.

Gary

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Thank you Gary. I’ve been keeping with a cleaner look on my aircraft builds in the past couple of years.

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When I started restoring planes for the museum, the guy I used to see said he wanted them to be “war weary”. Another guy said he didn’t like them that way because it made them look like they didn’t take care of their planes. Soooooooo, I split the difference and that seemed to make them happy.

Stay safe.

Jim [cptn]