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as some cockpit details.
Decals are supplied for
three schemes featuring
three early schemes:

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  1. Supermarine Spitire Mk.1,
     K9906, FZ-L, 65 Squadron,
  
  
  2. A very early inish with
     dark earth and dark green
     camoulage “A Scheme” with
     aluminium under surfaces.
  
  
  
  


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  2. Supermarine Spitire Mk.1,
     N3200, QV, 19 squadron,
     “Operation Dynamo “(Dunkirk)
  
  
  3. The normal upper surface
     colours but in the B scheme
  
  
  
  

which is a mirror image of the

camoulage pattern used on the

aircraft above. This aircraft

has the lower wings painted

black(Port) and white (starboard).

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  3. Supermarine Spitire Mk.1,
     P9495, DW-K, 610 Squadron,
     Battle of Britain,1940. Another
     aircraft in the B scheme
     with sky under surfaces.
  
  
  
  

The instructions are to Tamiya’s

normal standard, clearly showing

where everything goes and what

colour it is using paints from

the Tamiya range. Two separate

booklets include historical

information and some black and

white thumbnails of the example

in the RAF museum. The second,

which is in full colour, supplies

the decal placement guide and

also a 1/48 scale plan view of the

B scheme which will be handy to

produce some masking templates.

CONCLUSION

This new kit will cost £13 more than

the original version and supplies

a lot more detail and corrects the

very small dimensional issue of the

original boxing. It also supplies a nice

pilot figure, masks and etched metal

fret. So if you are in the market for a

Spitfire this is now the best option on

the market, but if you have the older

kit in the stash it is still worth building.

Our thanks to the Hobby

Company for supplying us with

this kit in advance of the kits

official UK release at the end of

November and a Quick build should

feature in the next issue, I hope!

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