Supermarine Spitfire LF VB – Tamiya 1/48
Flying Officer Jack Sheppard, No. 401 ‘Ram’ Squadron, Biggin Hill, England, July 1943
Cockpit Area
Fuselage
Landing Gear
Wings
Paint and Decals
References
- all internal structures drilled out as appropriate
- photo-etched seat belts installed
- MV Products lens added to represent gun sight objective lens
Fuselage
- generator air intake drilled out
- exhaust manifolds drilled out
- formation light on fuselage spine drilled out and bulb painted silver
Landing Gear
- landing gear up position locking lugs drilled out
Wings
- all gun barrels drilled out
- radiator outlet door thinned to a more scale appearance
- gun heating hot air outlets drilled out
Paint and Decals
- airframe painted with Xtracolor X1 Dark Green BS241, X6 Ocean Grey and X3 Medium Sea Grey BS637
- all national insignia and personal markings from the Hasegawa Spitfire except for the “A” and white disk under the nose, which are made from Letraset and decal film
- aircraft weathered with chalk pastels
References
- Spitfire The Canadians by Robert Bracken
- Spitfire at War, by Alfred Price, Ian Allen Publishing