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Thanks Kev! Please do publish it and many thanks for doing so! Cheers Ron! Many thanks Joe! Much appreciated. Thank you! Many thanks Dennis, I wanted to get the look you described, I did not to over weather it which is something I have been guilty of in the past!

One of my favourite schemes on the Mustang and very well done. Love it!

Beautiful work! I love the display base too!

Very well done indeed! Superb painting and finishing!

Cheers Jim! Much appreciated!

Some more pics.......... Post Script: I found this photograph of Geoffrey Wellum DFC with HRH prince Charles, I thought it was so charming that I wanted to share it with everyone looking at my build. It was taken on the day of the BoB memorial service in London.

Hello Everyone! Here in the UK we have been remembering the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. I had wanted to finish this build by 15th September, but the fates denied me that pleasure. Not to worry though, I got there two days later! This is one of my tribute builds to salute "The Few" and one man who's story that never fails to touch my heart and inspire me. This is my build of Flying Officer Geoffrey Wellum's Spitfire Mk.Ia, K9998. For those of you who might not know, Geoffrey Wellum DFC was the youngest fighter pilot in the RAF during the Battle of Britain. He was eighteen years old. He flew all the way through the battle and then onto the siege of Malta in 1942. He published his memoir "First Light" when he was 80 years old and it has widely become known as one of the must-read accounts of the battle. I have wanted to build Geoff's 92 Sqn Mk.I a for ages! With the 75th anniversary this year, it seems quite appropriate to dust off Revell's 1/32 Spitfire. M.II. I did a little backdating and a lot of research and I think I have got this one right. We all have our views about this kit, for me it's wonderful. It's a model of a Spitfire! That's all I need! With the kit, I also used Barracuda resin, Eduard PE and Xtradecal codes to make K9998 as there is no sheet with these markings currently available. I used Mr. Hobby RAF Earth/ RAF Dark Green for upper surfaces and Tamiya Sky for the under surfaces. I enjoyed this build immensely and will certainly build another one of these kits in the future, I think they are great! I hope you enjoy my tribute to the "The Few". Geoff Wellum once said: "If you remember one of us, then you must remember all of us"

Thank you very much Kev! The article looks great! Merci beaucoup Alain! Many thanks indeed Jack! Much appreciated!

Thanks Dennis! It took a bit of work to get it like that, but that was part of the fun. Many thanks Brian! Much appreciated!

Thank you Joe! Very kind of you! Thank you Michael! I could not agree more! I'm on the hunt for a Mk.I next. Cheers!

Thank you Max! The Grey Maters cockpit is a tricky little sod to put together! Take your time and it will be fine. Hope I get to see your build in the near future.

Many thank's indeed Frank! I really appreciate your kind words. Cheers!

Thanks Jay! Hurricanes in the tropical scheme always look the part, they really do have that workhorse look about them!

Thank you very much indeed! Thanks! Many thanks Peter! Thanks John! Very kind of you- it took a bit of work but it was worth to me. Thank you Kev! Much appreciated! These older kits can still give a builder some fun and turn out nice. Maybe we'll see a few more Hurricane's in future? It would be great to see this one published on the website-thank you!

Many thanks Bill! Cheers Mark! Thank you David! Much appreciated!

Very, very nice indeed! Love it!

Thanks Harv!

Here are some more photo's...........

Hello All! I wanted to share my latest with you, here is my Revell/Momogram 1/32 Hurricane Mk.IIc. I have wanted a Hurricane in 1/32 for a long time but never came across one for a "good price". Eventually I saw this kit on an auction site and despite the vendor stating that a "few" parts had been glued together I thought I would bid a low price on it and see what happened..... What arrived on my workbench was as described, plus all the flying surfaces had been removed. Badly. After some bad language................. and a cup of tea I thought "Nothing ventured-nothing gained." So I played the cards I'd been dealt and set to work! This kit can easily be built OOB, but it screams for some more detail to be added! To this end, I re-scribed the airframe (not too well, but never mind!), modified the cannon barrels and the exhaust stubs. I purchased the Grey Matter resin cockpit which for me, was a real faff to put together as my right hand was not too well at the time. (its on the mend now!) It was very frustrating, but all of my red faced huffing and puffing gave way to a half decent office! With the cockpit out of the way, I made repairs to the moving surfaces and it was necessary to modify them slightly in order to get a good fit to the airframe. This is not museum quality work here, just good enough to please my own eye! Building was much easier after all that! Soon came the painting and I used Mr. Hobby RAF Dark Earth/RAF Middle Stone for the upper surface with my own mix of Tamiya Azure Blue on the lower surface. The kit decals despite their age, did appear to be usable but I did not want to risk it so I bought an aftermarket sheet made by Techmod. The scheme I chose was that of Hurricane BP588 from 33 Sqn. RAF, based in Libya during November 1942. It was the mount of Squadron Leader S.C Norris. Once all the markings were sealed, it was the fun bit-weathering! I used my own panel line wash and let it dry. Next step was to add some paint chipping with some Prismacolour pencils, first time I used this product, I need more practice but I like the results I ended up with. Last step was to spray my own mix of dust over the entire model to bring a uniform finish to the airframe. The display base was my usual home-made fare. And there we have it, a 1/32 Hurricane built on a budget! Hope you like this one! Until next time- Happy Modelling!

A true pleasure to look upon....................very well done indeed!

Hi Thomas! I love this 109! The build and finish are very well done, the paint scheme you have chosen is fantastic, I really like it a lot. Cracking job mate-Well done!

Good looking 109! Like that scheme too, it's one I haven't seen before.

Very well done! Love how you have weathered this one!

Thanks! Glad you like it!

Being a bit of a Spitfire buff myself, and speaking as someone who is currently building the very same kit I would like to add my two pennies worth................... I just wanted to congratulate you on what I feel is a superb model built and finished in great style. The kit itself has come in for much criticism but I think it was a brave move by Revell to produce a new tool, low cost 1/32 Spitfire. Lets face it, good or bad there was market for it. You give yourself a 6/10 for this one, sorry but I strongly disagree. This is a 9/10 hands down anywhere, anytime. You should be very proud of this one, I certainly would. I have to mention that the detail work on this build is nothing short of spectacular! Well done and thanks for sharing a cracking build with the rest us!