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General Modelling Forum => General Modeling topics => The "WHIF's You Have Found" => Topic started by: Merv_P on February 24, 2013, 11:08:08 AM

Title: Skipper's Spitfire
Post by: Merv_P on February 24, 2013, 11:08:08 AM
I came across a decal sales site with a page giving the colour scheme for the "Skipper" character's Spitfire from "Battle of Britain".

http://www.fundekals.com/MH434_Spitfire.html (http://www.fundekals.com/MH434_Spitfire.html)

There's a downloadable PDF available which gives a good quality 3-view of the scheme - including detailing the minor mistakes the film's production designers made. In fact, it looks as though all of the decal sets offered on the site have these previews.

(https://www.whatifmodellers.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fundekals.com%2Fimages%2FMH434_AI-A_Spitfire%2FAI-A_Inst.jpg&hash=f06764e4a69cdc30c943693ac37793abdb1a1718)

Title: Re: Skipper's Spitfire
Post by: philp on February 24, 2013, 01:31:08 PM
Thanks for the info.  Ordered this one and a few others in 72nd from them.
Title: Re: Skipper's Spitfire
Post by: The Wooksta! on February 24, 2013, 06:18:49 PM
You'll need to start with an Airfix mk IXc, which apart from needing some possible rescribing and sanding on the wing (To remove the cannon blisters - you need to keep the wheel blister as it's a post war machine), looks to be the perfect basis.

Best way to fill the holes for the cannons?  Attach and sand back.  Did it with a PR conversion of the Airfix IX.