Model Airplane International – August 2019

42 MODEL AIRPLANE INTERNATIONAL - August 2019

KIT BUILD

instructions for the following versions:

● Supermarine Spitfi re FR Mk.XIV - Aircraft

fl own by Squadron Leader James Bernard

Prendergast, No. 414 Squadron, RCAF, B156

Lüneburg, Germany, May-June 1945.

● Supermarine Spitfi re FR Mk.XIV - No.

11(AC) Squadron, RAF, Second Tactical Air

Force (2TAF), RAF Bückeburg, Germany,

1950-51.

Having built what seems like an endless

procession of camoufl aged RAF aircraft of

late, I chose to tackle the painted aluminium

11 Squadron aircraft. Though rather bland in

comparison to its camoufl aged companion,

there is no doubt the Spitfi re suits an overall

colour where there is nothing to break up its

wonderful shape and that was certainly the

case here. Add to that the fact that I’d never

built a Spitfi re in this colour so it would contrast

well with all of my other 1:48 builds, and it

seemed like a perfect choice! ■

Cockpit complete and in place.

Rivet detail was added with an RB Productions Rivet R, each

row being added freehand.

The airframe is now complete and the ‘saddle’ in place,

adjusted as described in the text.

The gun barrels in the kit are really poor, so were

replaced with spare Eduard parts.

This glazed panel protects the camera that sits behind it. The

window has been masked with a disc from Eduard’s masking set.

Rivet detail was reinstated around the wing roots using a fi ne

drill...

...And then the panel lines over the spine, with an RB

Productions Scriber.

As with the panel lines, rivets were reapplied over the

cleaned-up fuselage seam.

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