1/72 Airfix Spitfire Mk.I

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Daz
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1/72 Airfix Spitfire Mk.I

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Hello everyone.

A long time since I've frequented this part of Forum's. And its also a long time since I've built a Spitfire. So I aim to put that right.

This is re-tooled Spitfire Mk.I which I'm building as a pre-WW2 example with the wooden Watts two-blade propeller.

I've not done much at the moment. As can be seen.

ImageDSC_3760_12098 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr
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Hope you enjoy this one Daz.

I have done loads of these and have a few more to do. Watch the fuselage fit with the cockpit frames in place, sometimes they need a little file down to fit them.
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Thanks for the heads up Geoff.

Sorry for the lack of progress as I'm waiting for a resin seat and a decal sheet for pre-war Spitfire's.
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Cockpit with seat. The reason for the red brownish colour seat was because they were made of Bakelite

ImageDSC_3813_12146 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

ImageDSC_3814_12147 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

Pilot I've done him wearing a White pre-war flying suit. The life presever I've done Yellow (which is probably wrong. But I don't care as it adds some colour)

ImageDSC_3817_12148 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

Instrument panel.
ImageDSC_3818_12149 by Darren Greenwood, on Flickr

Now to install the control column and get the fuselage together.
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