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No,sadly I haven't got an early release of the Kotare Spitfire 1 (early), but in anticipation and as a placeholder as is my wont, I've been doing a bit of research. Two definite requirements as far as I'm concerned about which aircraft I'm doing: a) must be a two-bladed Spit and b) must have the flat canopy. This limits my choices to some very early production ones, and 19 Squadron's were in the initial batch of 310 serial range K8797 to L1096, ordered 3rd June 1936 and delivered from July 1938 to Specification F.16/36. 19 Squadron started receiving theirs in August 1938, the first service squadron to be equipped. A few pictures of probable candidates: Sadly a few days into the war K9795 was damaged in a crash and relegated to ground instruction work! What’s interesting about the Section picture below is just how varied the camouflage pattern is on each aeroplane: And a couple of extracts from the ORBs during the "Phoney War": Glamorous duties for the Spits.....fishing fleet patrols!! You can imagine the frustration of the eager young men in Blue Section when this happened: Example above of how ORBs, despite being written “on the spot” are still subject to human error, can be wrong and therefore not trusted 100%! The date is wrong, this event took place on 21st October not 22nd. More research for sure before the kit arrives. A distinctly possible contender: