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Just a quick note regarding the main wheel doors ( The larger ones ) If you are building your model as a CF - 104 then those doors did not have the bulge, as that was for the F-104G, which had slightly wider wheels. Both the CF - 104 and the Japanese F - 104J had the same "Plain " wheel doors. If I remember correctly Italeri did include both types of doors in the kit. If not, I'm sure no - one will notice, and I shan't tell anyone ! .

Enjoying this build with great interest, Thierry, as the Battle of Britain Mk. 1 spitfire is my favourite version. You probably know, but Fundekals do a sheet for the particular aircraft ( DW . K or DW ; Q ). I'm not sure of the scale, but you can download the instruction sheets from their website, and they have excellent info on the roundels, lettering and camouflage, which you might find of interest. HTH.

Absolutely brilliant . . . that's all I can say !

A week to build ! Crikey, I couldn't even build a 1/72 Hurricane in that time and getting it as good as that ! Thanks for sharing.

Just found a pic of 63000 on approach to Wethersfield during 1964 / 65, and it clearly shows the speed brake with the cutout, and the overall aluminium finish. HTH.

I have a set of close up walk round pics of 63000, taken in 1958 / 59, which clearly show the airplane painted in aluminium. There are some photos taken at a Wethersfield air show in the late 50's which show 63000 parked next to 53668, which was still in a natural metal finish, and you can see the difference in the finish. Not sure about the speed brake, but given that all the pics I've seen of the 20th. TFW's F-100's had the cutout in the speed brake i would say that 63000 would have been the same. HTH