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1/48 Hobbycraft Spitfire Mk.XIV


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I've been doing a couple of "quick build" Spitfires the last 2 weeks and the first one is done.....

This is the Hobbycraft 1/48 Mk.XIV Griffon engined Spitfire kit. Nice, basic kit for your shelf, but you'd want a more detailed kit for a contest build. Fit overall was good and the only decal problems were of my own making (pulled some off with some tape!). This is an OOTB build using the kit decals, with the addition of some German kill markings in order to replicate an illustration in the "Spitfire in Action" book.
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Questions, comments, and critiques welcome as always...

 

Gil :cool:

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That came out nice enough. Especially for a “quick build”. If you’ve built the Academy 1/48 Mk. XIV, how does the Hobbycraft kit compare?

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Haven't built the Academy Mk.XIV Spitfire, but would imagine it would be the better of the two if you were trying to pick the "best" kit. I built this one because of its simplicity and small parts count so that I could get it done faster, and because I had it in the stash! :smiley2:

 

Gil :cool:

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Not quite sure about the white bands.....but guessing they were either a unique squadron marking or a S.E.A. theater recognition device, as these planes were stationed in Singapore.

 

Gil :cool:

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