Some big Spitfire models

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As part of my on-going collection of Spitfire models, I expanded into 1/32 scale. The story so far.

The Hobby Boss Mk.Vb

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/CMVH/Big%20Scale%20GB/DSC_5188-edit_zpseb3c4e40.jpg

New Revell Mk.I (based on the Hasegawa kit)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/CMVH/Big%20Scale%20GB/DSC_5205-1-edit_zps8b34d801.jpg

Pacific Coast Mk.IXc

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/CMVH/PCM%20spit%20IX/DSC_7601-1_zpsebe1931f.jpg

Pacific Coast Mk.XIVc

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/CMVH/Spitfire%20models/DSC_7723-1_zpsad9dafca.jpg

and a Mk.XII converted from the Hasegawa Mk.VI and a Grey Matter kit.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v609/CMVH/Spitfire%20XII/DSC_7744-1-edit_zpsc37f5166.jpg

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Nice builds. There's something very appealling about a Griffon powered 5-blader Spit :)

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Hot-dang! Those are beautiful!

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Thanks for the comments folks. They are appreciated.

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Such a beautiful aircraft in all it's different MKs and colour schemes - congratulations on some fine builds.

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Nice builds there! Good finish too...great clean looking finishes. I've got these in the stash to build as I seem to have amassed a collection of 1/32 and 1/24 Spitfires myself. The PCM kits look nice in the box. How did you find them to build. Like yourself, I've got the low back conversion for the XIV, which I will be finishing as Spencer Flack's G-FIRE.

Grey Matter do some very nice conversions..and your XII looks fantastic. These conversions originated from Vasko Barbic of Warbirds Productions. I know Vasko. He's a great guy and knows his Spitfires inside and out. Love the Revell/Hasegawa MkI too. The Hasegawa kit, despite it's age, is still a damn good kit. The only problem I had with the new wing that comes with the MkI was the diahedral, which was a bit flat. Will you be getting the new Revell MkII when it comes out? It should be a great kit and affordable too!

I'm currently building two Airfix 1/24 Spits, a MkIa and a conversion to a MkXVI. Still good kits in my opinion, although I've gone a little mad on the scratch building.

Keep up the good work and look forward to seeing more of your builds.

Regards;
Fellow scale Spitfire nut,
Steve

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Thanks Steve. The PCM kits weren't too bad, just a bit of fettling here and there. The decals were superb though.
For the MkXII, I used the 91Sqn markings from the PCM MkXIV. I ended up getting a pair of Grey Matter 'C' wings as modifying the Hasegawa wings was just too difficult.

I was hoping the New Revell Spitfire might be at Telford. We'll see.

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Very nice! I have the Revell Spitfire I/IIa in my stash, plus I did the Matchbox (now Revell) Spitfire F.24 a few months back.

Interested to see the 1/24th scale Spitfire XVI conversion, though!!