1/24 Trumpeter Spitfire Mk Vb

by Cyril Worley

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Order of Malta - St. John's Day 2008

 

A very fine model just crying out for more detail, especially the cockpit and the front end.

The aircraft I am depicting is RF-D serial EN 951 with Donald Duck on the port side, belonging to Polish Squadron Leader Jan Zumbach of 303 Squadron RAF back in September 1942.

This model has been extensively detailed as one can see from the photos of the build. A new cockpit tub has been scratch built as the original is very bare, so are parts of the engine, radio bay, oil tank, entry door and much more.

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The propeller, spinner and seat have been replaced by resin ones from Cutting Edge. The placards in the cockpit come from Waldron, and harness from MDC. Other materials used are brass tubing, copper wire and aluminum plate. Paint is by Testors and Humbrol.

Original wartime photo

A great model which I enjoyed building. Hope you like it.

Cyril

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Photos and text © by Cyril Worley