Martinnfb Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 another picture showing wear on the insignia williamj and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 soiled as heck williamj and MikeC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I believe this is Canadian spit as well, 416ish ? dennismcc, 109, Uncarina and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airscale Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) my desktop... arguably THE most beautiful Spit version Peter Edited January 29, 2019 by airscale MikeC, nmayhew, GMK and 6 others 7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 Holy smokes Peter, that's priceless , thank you for sharing. williamj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) If I remember correctly from the photos in Robert Bracken's books, some of the Canadian Spitfire XIVs got pretty grubby. Here's another I found: Edited January 30, 2019 by R Palimaka 109, Martinnfb, MikeMaben and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 'arguably THE most beautiful Spit version' I can dig it. Sincerely, Mark williamj and Martinnfb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted January 29, 2019 Author Share Posted January 29, 2019 3 hours ago, airscale said: my desktop... arguably THE most beautiful Spit version Peter That is a great pic..thanks a bunch Peter. And yes,arguably the most purposeful looking spitfire of the flock....will be weathering the the high back heavily...But just a bit on the low back... Out2gtcha 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 yes indeed unless....... somebody is secretly re-working old Matchbox kit... williamj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John1 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, airscale said: my desktop... arguably THE most beautiful Spit version Peter I’ll argue that the Mk I/II had the most pleasing lines. Ironically enough, those later versions were regarded as pigs, when compared to the impeccable handing characteristics of the early Spits. Martinnfb, Jolly Roger and williamj 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Palimaka Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) "Dorothy-Violet II" could have used a scrub, and looks like the rudder might have been patched? Edited January 30, 2019 by R Palimaka williamj, Martinnfb and Uncarina 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMaben Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 9 hours ago, williamj said: Notice all the elevators on parked birds are in the down.. That's the case on all Spitfires unless the stick was seat belted back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamj Posted February 3, 2019 Author Share Posted February 3, 2019 (edited) Quick update..went a bit nerdy in the cockpits..scratched up a few parts,bits and bobs kinda thing...ground down the kit side walls and went at it. Tried to make them look busy and spitfire ish..was all we were after. More later..thanks for following. Bill. Edited February 3, 2019 by williamj D.B. Andrus, Hartmann52, MikeC and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Crikey, Bill! That cockpit is extraordinary! Kev Martinnfb, williamj, Anthony in NZ and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out2gtcha Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Agreed, great stuff William! Anthony in NZ, williamj and Martinnfb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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