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Spitfire Mk. Vb Jan Zumbach's EN951, Hobby Boss


karambolis8

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Hello
 
In first wip i should introduce myself I guess :)
 
I'm Adam from Poland. I'm a modeller for few years so far and has built few tens of models, however The Large Scales were not my favourite ones. I was always admiring 1:32 and similar builds, often with incredible level of details, but simply cost and space are limits to me.
 
Recently I got 1:32 Spitfire Vb for a comission build and in some contest won another Spitfire, VIII Tamiya, so some of my limitations were bypassed ;)
 
Here I would like to present current state and further progress of Hobby Boss Spitfire Vb comission build.
 
Presented model will be Spitfire Vb EN951 of polish pilot Jan Zumbach. It is quite famous unit, at least in Poland ;)
 
I've started work with Eduard photoetched flaps
 
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Zumbach's Spitfire has thick armorglass in fornt of windscreen and Hobby Boss has this reproduced very blady, so this is first and the most important modification of base kit. At beginning just a non-transparent prototype.

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Work in cockpit:
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Who has ever worked with Eduard printed photoetches knows, how badly they looks like. It helps a little to cover them with matt varnish.
 

Flaps almost finished and closing fuselage is almost visible on horizon ;)
 
And the most recent state
 
Cheers :)
Adam
 
 
 

 

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Thanks everyone :)

 

That Spitfire has a very non-standard rearview mirror. That will certainly stand out compared to the common Spitfire model.

 

Mirror is second most important modification in this kit and present on my TODO list.

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Great subject, I'm a big fan of the Polish 303 sqn, all their achievements are worth recognition. The most notorious reputation of Zumbach Squadron was when the 303 was under the RAF during the Battle of Britain. Although at the begining of the Battle when Polish pilots were  not yet considered reliable by the RAF ( NOT  FAIR JUDGEMENT THOUGH!), after some time they were able to form their own squadron (303) which was in fact by the end of the Battle of Britain, the best squadron exceeding in performance even the British squadrons. They were such a magnificent group of brave pilots.     :piliot:

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