1/72 Spitfire Mk Vb

b_molloy · 10-11-09, 02:32 AM

looks good, didn't that mark of spit get mistaken for a me 109 sometimes with the clipped wingtips, i thought i read that somewhere. seeing these pics makes me want to make models again...

ajrimmer42 · 10-11-09, 03:53 AM

Thanks a lot guys. Also stay tuned! Got a P47 coming soon!

conus00 · 10-11-09, 09:47 AM

Good job, I like your weathering.

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Originally Posted by b_molloy

looks good, didn't that mark of spit get mistaken for a me 109 sometimes with the clipped wingtips, i thought i read that somewhere. seeing these pics makes me want to make models again...

Yes it did and this version of Spit was (along with version VD) hated by British pilots. Matter of fact, they were pronouncing the VD version (roman numeral 5 and D) as "vee-dee" which is an acronym for veneral disease.

10-11-09, 03:53 AM	#2
ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Thanks a lot guys. Also stay tuned! Got a P47 coming soon! __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.

10-11-09, 02:32 AM	#1
b_molloy Swabbie Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	looks good, didn't that mark of spit get mistaken for a me 109 sometimes with the clipped wingtips, i thought i read that somewhere. seeing these pics makes me want to make models again...