Official Spitfire painting thread

[pbhawkin]

here is a 1/144 Mk.VIII resin model by Petersplanes.
Painted as 452 Squadron, 80 Fighter Wing RAAF, based at Balikpapan, Borneo in mid 1945.
In RAAF Foliage Green over RAAF Sky Blue.
http://imageshack.us/a/img600/5315/spitmkviiileft.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img4/3163/spitmkviiiright.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img843/7750/spitmkviiitop.jpg

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

:thumbsup:Nice job Peter.
Rob.

[flash]

Amazed it took so long for someone to post Spits ! ;)

[gully_raker]

:thumbsup: Sweet looking Spit Peter. Well done!

[Guntruck]

Very nice!

[Boney10]

19 Sqn 1940
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QV W F/lt W Clouston
QV Y S/lt Blake
QV J Flt/lt W Lawson
QV H Flt/sgt G Unwin

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67637&d=1354622049

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=67635&d=1354622018

[flash]

Tally Ho ! ;)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Hey Chris, have you suddenly found some extra time. You are certainly uping your production.
Again, a very neat Flight.
Rob.

[somaliavet]

Dare I say, "Jolly good show"? Well done! :thumbsup:

[Marechallannes]

A worthy opponent for JG 27 in North Africa:

3rd Squadron RAF, Supermarine Spitfire MK-I, Lt. A. Siradzki

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=71470&d=1358356380

With the desert movement deck from the Flying Legends Booster

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=71471&d=1358356380



My wingman MAX HEADROOM designed a wonderful card for this plane:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=72056&d=1358779540

[Flying Officer Kyte]

:(See what I mean Sven? Nice though the paint job is.
Rob.

[Marechallannes]

Oh Rob... :smack:

I like the Supermarine Spitfire very much - similar to the Sopwith Camel in WW I.

Can't wait for the Spitfire Mk.IX & hope for an Australian one.

[Nightbomber]

You took my breath away, Sven! WX-L, the famous code letters...amazing! Original pilot: Wacław Król. :salute:

[Carl_Brisgamer]

More Australian Spits for the painting showcase, Mk.VC's this time from 1 Fighter Wing RAAF. These are 1/200 Skytrex Action 200, no identification codes yet due to decal shortage but they will be 457 Squadron RAAF (black spinner) and Wing CO S/L Clive Caldwell's aircraft (white spinner).

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[Archidamus]

Very nice flight of Spits Carl :salute:

[Boney10]

Carl, nice spits there.
For your Sqn codes have you looked at Shed Decals, white lettering for £6 a sheet contains hundreds of letters of various sizes.
All the white codes on my models are all shed.
Let me know if you need a link, but google The One True Scale should get it for you, they are same decals as with the Helmet model aircraft.
If postage is expensive pm me

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Carl, nice spits there.
For your Sqn codes have you looked at Shed Decals, white lettering for £6 a sheet contains hundreds of letters of various sizes.
All the white codes on my models are all shed.
Let me know if you need a link, but google The One True Scale should get it for you, they are same decals as with the Helmet model aircraft.
If postage is expensive pm me

Thanks Chris. I use Shed decals, in fact the Australian roundels on the Spits are Shed RAF with the red centre dot cut out.

The problem is my production has outstripped re-supply! I'll put in an order through to Helmet this week, until then I'll see what I can find locally.

Cheers,

Carl.

[Boney10]

Ok then Carl, but rather than go through Helmet, try direct,via The One True Scale, I'm pretty sure he does RAAF roundals

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Thanks Chris, I will.

[kaufschtick]

Love the OP Australian Spit!

I do 1/144 scale, and these were some early attempts for me in 1/144 scale, at Minicraft Spits, which I was told were terrible. I tried them, and they came out not too bad. At the time I built them, there were no pre-paint options on E-bay, so I guess I did these about 4 years+ ago.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=106032&d=1377541143 (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=2497&attachmentid=106033)

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=106033&d=1377541143 (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=2497&attachmentid=106028)

Way, way back, when I first started collecting planes to use for the WWII side, before there were any official WWII minis, all I had as an option was 21st Century planes, that they sold in toy stores. The only ones I could find...were PINK!!!! They came in a two pack with an Me-262, and I thought that I'd never get the chance to grab Spits ever again, so I bought a pair of...gulp, pink Spits (sacrilege) and prepared for a repaint. I had exactly ZERO decales, so I was going to have to try to paint around the existing British markings!

At the time, all I wanted was a couple Spits to use for my son and I, so I wasn't concerned about a historical repaint. I chose light brown as the overall main coat, as it would hide errors over the pink color better. Then I added a generic green camo coat. As the years went by, I've hung onto these Spits, and as I aquired some spare decales, I added some better deacles.

On a side note, the pink Spit was a real paint scheme, I have since read. Used for recon. Before I repainted it, I played a game with one of my daughters, who of course, took the pretty pink airplane, and shot down one of Daddy's mean ole' Fw-190s! We proxied the 21st Century Fw-190A for Me-109s for the dawn of War game set. Now, I wish I'd kept those pink Spitfires...kids all growing up *sigh*. Anyway, here are what used to be my ole' pink Spitfires.

Now days, the options are plentiful for some super Spitfires from F-Toys, online.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=105983&d=1377540417 (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=2497&attachmentid=105980)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

The first of my Spitfires appears over Valletta.



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[Thomatchef]

The first of my Spitfires appears over Valletta.

Rob.

Again nice looking repaints Rob. We are starting to have a nice bunch of desert cammo planes here one the forum! The desert spitfire and hurricane are on my to-do list as well. If only I could get my painting supllies...

[Blackronin]

My 3 AIM Spitfires are here.
I've tried to give them the 1940 look. Almost fragile.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=119598&d=1388860731

The Spits are so elegant.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=119599&d=1388860738

Sorry for the shining effect from the decals.

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=119600&d=1388860757

Climbing to catch up some bogeys...

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=119601&d=1388860762

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

again, great paint jobs from everyone. I see more expense coming.....spits for Norway, spits for the Far East...the list goes on and on...

[7eat51]

These really are great. I have a Nexus Stuka in my hand right now, trying to get my head around how you folks paint these with such detail and realism. Very impressive.


again, great paint jobs from everyone. I see more expense coming.....spits for Norway, spits for the Far East...the list goes on and on...

Neil, this is the second mention of Norway I have read in the last few minutes. I look forward to seeing what you're putting together. My Mom was from Norway, and lately, I have had a growing interest in WWII history there.

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Another very fine set of birds Quim.
Rob.:clap:

[Blackronin]

Another very fine set of birds Quim.
Rob.:clap:

Yours is much prettier.

[grumpybear]

Super jobs all of you

[Blackronin]

A worthy opponent for JG 27 in North Africa:

3rd Squadron RAF, Supermarine Spitfire MK-I, Lt. A. Siradzki

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=71470&d=1358356380

With the desert movement deck from the Flying Legends Booster

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=71471&d=1358356380



My wingman MAX HEADROOM designed a wonderful card for this plane:

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=72056&d=1358779540

From what game are these mats, Sven?

[cisco cischetti]

Hello, you can find herebelow my Spitfire belonging to Eagle Squadron.
I simply re-Painted a Vybral's specimen. Then I put the decals "XR" on. I also added the eagle squadron symbol, the "C" letter and the vice-commander triangle ;)
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[pbhawkin]

Spitfire VIII
Peters Planes 'wargamer' version
79Sqn UPoF 'Hava Go Jo', RAAF, Flown by Flt. Lt. Norman Turnbull (Smithells), Morotai, Indonesia. Late Spring, 1945.
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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very smart aircraft Peter.
It makes a pleasant change to see one in RAAF livery.
Rob.

[Nightbomber]

Here is my humble attempt at Shapeways Spitfires V trop version in a custom paint scheme resembling some of the Skalski Circus planes [X] (they used V version for a very short time and did not score any kills with them - soon changed them for IX version). I like this desert design very much, so here they come to the rescue of Malta;)
Since I already have some of the Mark IX version, this was a must to get them.:D

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146632&d=1412535403

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146621&d=1412535158

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146631&d=1412535377

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146627&d=1412535288

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146625&d=1412535247

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146626&d=1412535267

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146629&d=1412535332

http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=146623&d=1412535206

[Flying Officer Kyte]

Some more very nifty aircraft from the Nightbomber workshops Andy.
They will be a much needed reinforcement for our beleaguered chaps.:clap:
Kyte.

[Barkmann]

Marvelous planes everyone!
I especially liked your Spitfires Andrzej! I've been searching a lot about Skalski and Beurling to decide who am i buying. So its great to see the Skalski Circus!:)
Thanks


Nick

[Lt. S.Kafloc]

Love the desert variant spits Andy. Can't wait to see them in action.

[Blackronin]

Marvelous Spits, my friend.
I can't give you more REP...

[clipper1801]

Had to have one, now I have one . . . photo recon Spitfire in pink!

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/2013%20new%20wow/WWII/20150427_094137_zpszjj1wvsq.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/2013%20new%20wow/WWII/20150427_094137_zpszjj1wvsq.jpg.html)

http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h379/Revchaos/2013%20new%20wow/WWII/20150427_094146_zpsgdbg4azd.jpg (http://s1106.photobucket.com/user/Revchaos/media/2013%20new%20wow/WWII/20150427_094146_zpsgdbg4azd.jpg.html)

[Flying Officer Kyte]

We will be expecting much better intel from now on then Dave.
That is one pale pink beauty.
Rob.

[DarrylH]

My 19 Squadron Spitfire Vs on a sweep over France, sometime in early 1942. Shapeways models by Decapod, with decals by Mehusla.


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[DarrylH]

Since the USAAF could never allow itself to go unnoticed in a thread even if it meant occasionally admitting to 'Reverse Lend-Lease,' here's a couple 31st Fighter Group Spitfire Vc (trop)s somewhere over Italy in 1943. Decapod FUD models; decals by I-94 Enterprises and Microscale.



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[Tonx]

Fantastic repaints everyone! Guess one can say that the Supermarine Spitfire is definitely being shown here in it's iconic true colours ...

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[fast.git]

Great looking repaints! Taking it to the Germans despite the lousy weather... ;)

[Nightbomber]

...and there are no ARES oficial minis nor even plans for them :brickwal: How come?
BTW - beautiful models, Darryl. :thumbsup:

[Teaticket]

Here are a nice flight of MVs I just received from Joaquim. What a wonderful surprise to find in my mailbox coming home the day after running games at an out of state show! What can I say about Joaquim that we already don't know. He is above and beyond a class act. Thank you my friend.

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[Nightbomber]

What a gorgeous gift:). Quim at his best :clap::hatsoff:

[Jager]

Indeed; quite a spectacular gift. The Black Flights are growing :eek:
:thumbsup:
Karl'

[Teaticket]

Indeed; quite a spectacular gift. The Black Flights are growing :eek:
:thumbsup:
Karl'

Yes, we're definitely going to have to come up with some playable night rules!

[Blackronin]

Thanks, my friends.

The Spitfires V used in night fighting weren't very successful.
Reasons differ:

The RAF report said that Spitfire's frontal vision was weak for night fighting and landing and take-off was difficult. There were a number of accidents.

The pilots of the 111th squadron don't agree completely. They said that they didn't had enough time to get the hang of it and the airstrip wasn't friendly.

After 3 months they were relegated to day combat. The interesting part is that they asked if they could keep their Spitfires black. It gave them confidence, they said. But after a few weeks the Spits were painted back to original green/brown colors.

I can see their point of view. ;)

[DarrylH]

Two former Eagle Squadron pilots (William Daley and Don Blakeslee) in their 4th Fighter Group Spitfire Vs, November 1942. Shapeways FUD models by Decapod. Vallejo paints and Mehusla and I-94 Enterprises decals.


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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Those make a refreshing change Darryl.
Any idea what the American pilots thought to the Spit?
Rob.

[DarrylH]

Most liked them very much, Rob. Possibly no one more so than Don Blakeslee, who absolutely despised the Thunderbolt when 4th FG transitioned to the P-47 ("It ought to be able to dive. It certainly can't climb."), and who pulled strings and did whatever it took to get his group into Mustangs as soon as they were available.

[OldGuy59]

Hmm...
WWII Allied Fighters - American Desert Spits (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=3003&attachmentid=123516)

Not the right colors for your planes, nor the right squadron. But...

[DarrylH]

Hmm...
WWII Allied Fighters - American Desert Spits (http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/album.php?albumid=3003&attachmentid=123516)

Not the right colors for your planes, nor the right squadron. But...

Close enough for government work, Mike :) . Thanks again!

[OldGuy59]

OK. This is a mess.
The markings on the planes do not match the squadrons for which the pilots are supposed to be commanders.

Both Blakeslee and Daley were Sqn Cmdrs for the 335th, but couldn't have been at the same time.

XR - 71 (Eagle) RAF sqn became 334th? QP is listed in the same reference as 334th FS 4th FG.
WD was for 335th sqn in one reference I could find.
AV was 121 (Eagle) Sqn RAF before being given to the 335th?
MD was 133 (Eagle) Sqn RAF, but another reference lists that code for the 336th.
VF was listed for 336th, 4th FG.

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If these don't work, it's not my fault!

[DarrylH]

Not a problem, Mike--even the Wings Palette source I used for the model said that the codes for the Spitfire that he (among others) flew didn't correspond with what was his squadron at the time.

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Next on my list of WGS repaints are two extra Series 1 Le Mesurier Spitfire PR Mk.Is. Torn between European and Middle East colour schemes I went with the Channel Front as my research indicated no early Spits made it to the Mediterranean or Western Desert theatres of operations. So my former photo reconnaissance Spit Mk.Is are now 452 Squadron Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Spitfire Mk.IIas UD-R and UD-C flown by Australian aces Flight Lieutenant Keith 'Bluey' Truscott (16 victories) and Sergeant Pilot Keith Chisholm (6 victories). Formed in the UK as part of Fighter Command's No. 11 Group, 452 Squadron RAAF operated the Spitfire Mk.IIa from May to August 1941 in the skies above occupied France and Belgium, where it escorted bombing raids and conducted sweeps to engage enemy aircraft. During its first year of operations 452 Squadron established itself as one of the most successful squadrons in Fighter Command, destroying 62 enemy aircraft and damaging another 17.

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For these repaints I left the original grey as a base and painted dark green camouflage on the upper surfaces.....

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... and sky for the undersides and spinner. Roundels, fin flashes and ID letters are Shed Decals.

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'Bluey' Truscott scored his first confirmed aerial victory flying a Spitfire Mk.IIa in August 1941. In this newsreel still Truscottt taxis for take off in a later Spitfire Mk.Vb UD-R. The original footage is available on youtube here https://youtu.be/r6IB8uihV64.

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In this photograph Keith Chisholm's Spitfire Mk.IIa P7786/UD-C comes in for a landing at Kirton-in-Lindsey in mid-1941.

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400213 Flight Lieutenant K. W. 'Bluey' Truscott (left) and 402150 Sergeant Keith Bruce Chisholm (centre) of No. 452 (Spitfire) Squadron RAAF at RAF Kenley, with the Squadron Intelligence Officer. Both pilots joined 452 Squadron RAAF in May 1941.

When Bluey Truscott left England in 1942 he was a household name across the Commonwealth. He flew P-40's against the Japanese in New Guinea commanding 76 Squadron RAAF. In early 1943 Truscott was killed in a flying accident when he hit the water off the Western Australian coast making a practice run at a low flying Catalina. For his service Truscott was awarded the DFC and Bar and was Mentioned in Dispatches.

Keith Chisholm was awarded the DFM for shooting down six Messerschmitt Bf-109 over France and Belgium. Chisholm was himself shot down off the French coast in October 1941, taking to his parachute. He was picked up by a German rescue launch and taken to a prisoner of war camp in Germany. Commissioned a Pilot Officer whilst in captivity, almost immediately Chisholm began to make plans to escape and his first actual escape took place seven months after his capture. Pilot Officer Chisholm, in company with two other prisoners of war, made their way to Brno in Czechoslovakia, Poland, Holland, Belgium and France. During the latter part of his travels he made contact with various underground movements and eventually joined the F.F.I. and fought with them against the Germans, in the streets of Paris the city was liberated by the Allies. For his ingenuity and outstanding courage and determination Keith Chisholm was awarded the Military Cross. After the war Keith arranged for a member of the Polish family who had helped hide him emigrate to Australia. He married a French woman in the 1950's and in 1957 moved to Andover, Massachusetts in the US working as a wool buyer. Keith Chisholm passed away in 1991.

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Flight Lieutenant Keith 'Bluey' Truscott and Sergeant Pilot Keith Chisholm of 452 Squadron RAAF formate with Flight Lieutenant Tomáš Vybíral of 312 (Czech) Squadron RAF.

[Flying Helmut]

Really nice work once again Carl! :thumbsup:

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Thanks Tim, pretty happy how they turned out and only took a few hours all up.

Looking forward to running then in a game, maybe a 'Ramrod' mission escorting a Lockheed Hudson like the YouTube clip.

[gully_raker]

:thumbsup: Not only great Spitfires Carl but interesting historical background as well.:hatsoff:

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Thanks Baz, makes we want to do the rest of the squadron!

[nicholasyt]

Some Scotia Grendel Mk1As...

Need to get some roundels, didnt have the exact matching green but i did my best!!

got some MkXIVs next... mmmm Griffons

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[Marechallannes]

1/444 direct is a good adress for decals.

Good quality & service.

[nicholasyt]

1/444 direct is a good adress for decals.

Good quality & service.

Thanks! I got a few off their ebay store =)

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Anyone know whether these spits exist? Theyre scotia grendel, listed as Mk.XIIIs, but they seem to have Griffon engines?!?

Im painting them as XIVes with clipped wings, anyway =D

[nicholasyt]

Colored Canopies and added some details and trim:

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[nicholasyt]

Decals + Matt Coats one! Made a world of a difference!

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[Carl_Brisgamer]

This week's WGS delivery included two Squadron Pack Spitfires. With two complete flights of 610 Squadron Spits already in the hangar I bought these to fly with P/O Allan Wright's 92 Sqn RAF Spitfire QJ-S from the old Deluxe Starter set. I bought the 92 Squadron decals from miscmini's shop here on the forum (thanks Kevin).

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I added yellow tips to the propeller blades on the new Spits to match the Nexus miniature.

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The first one I finished as Spitfire Mk.I s/n R6908 coded 'QJ-F'. This aircraft was first flown in July 1940, and later converted to a Spitfire Mk.Ib armed with 20mm cannon. Assigned to 92 Squadron RAF it was flown by the acting squadron commander Flight Lieutenant Brian Kingcome. Kingcome was the longest serving member of 92 Squadron, finishing the war as a Group Captain decorated with the DSO, DFC and Bar and MID. His victory score was 8 enemy aircraft destroyed, three shared, five probable and 13 damaged. Kingcome passed away in 1994.

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The second Spit was finished as K9998 coded 'QJ-K', one of the first production batch of Spitfires originally ordered in June 1936, and built at Woolston, near Southampton between May 1938 and September 1939. it was assigned to 92 Squadron RAF on 2 July 1940 until 1 November when is was transferred to 7OTU. Whilst at 92 Squadron 'QJ-K' was flown by Pilot Officer Geoffrey Wellum who served as wingman to his acting CO F/L Kingcome. Geoffrey Wellum ended the war a Flight Lieutenant with three confirmed kills and a DFC. He retired from the RAF as a Squadron Leader in 1961 and aged 95 lives in retirement in Cornwall.

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Flight Lieutenant Brian Kingcome (left) and wingman Pilot Officer Geoffrey Wellum (right) stand in front of a 92 Squadron Spitfire.

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'QJ-F' after conversion to Mk.Ib standard in late 1940.

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A Battle of Britain Flight Spitfire Mk.I finished as Geoffrey Wellum's 'QJ-K' in which he shot down a Heinkel He-111 on 11 September 1940.

[Flying Helmut]

Well done on those Spits, Carl! :clap:

[OldGuy59]

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[Carl_Brisgamer]

The weekly ferry run saw two more Squadron Pack Spitfires land at my place. With a substantial number of Battle of Britain aircraft already added to the RAF roster, I have shifted focus to what came next - the Channel Front battles of 1941. In March 1941 No.303 "Kościuszko" Squadron RAF (having exchanged their Hurricanes for Spitfire Mk.Is in January) converted to the Spitfire Mk.II. I have completed these two Spitfires as Mk.II models assigned to No.303.

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'RF-R' is Supermarine Spitfire Mk.II serial no. P8039. This aircraft was delivered to the RAF on 23 February 1941 and was one of the first Mk.IIs assigned to No.303 Squadron based at RAF Northolt on 4 March 1941. 'RF-R' was flown by F/O Mieczyslaw Waszkiewicz, who had also served in the French Air Force in 1940 before joining the RAF. On 16 April 1941 'RF-R' was shot down by Messerschmitt Bf109s off Dungeness during the 'Circus 8' operation with F/O Waszkiewicz was killed in action.

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'RF-M' is Supermarine Spitfire Mk.II serial no. P8331. This aircraft was delivered to the RAF's 12 Maintenance Unit (12MU) on 14 April 1941, and assigned to No.303 Squadron on 13 May 1941. 'RF-M' was flown by Wing Commander Piotr Laguna, appointed to command the Northolt Wing on 27 May 1941. Born in 1905, W/C Laguna had served in the Polish Air Force before the war. After Poland fell, he escaped to France and in early May 1940 he was in the Groupe de Chasse Polonaise de Varsovie I/145, flying MS406 aircraft. When the blitzkrieg started on May 10th, the unit was at Lyon-Bron airfield. Laguna was in command of the unit when it was evacuated by ship to England on 19 June 1940. Assigned to No.302 Squadron in July 1940, Laguna was promoted to Squadron Leader on 31 December 1940. On 27 June 1941 W/C Laguna took up 'RF-M' when he led the Northolt Wing over France. He was shot down at low-level by ground fire near Coquelles in the Calais area and posted 'Missing, presumed killed'.

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The conversion consisted of painting the spinners sky and masking and hand-painting a sky fuselage band. As well I added the yellow tips to the prop blades. I used spare Hurricane Squadron Pack decals for the No.303 Squadron unit code and 'Kościuszko' badges. The individual aircraft 'R' letter codes were also cut from spare Hurricane decal sheets and the 'M' letter codes from a Spitfire Squadron Pack sheet.

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[WarBoar]

Love them! , i have an obsession with the free poles in WW2 so thanks for sharing!

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Glad you like them Rob, I am putting together a few Polish aircraft to play out a campaign 1939-45. My next lot of Spits will be converted to Mk.Vbs, just need to make some cannon barrels.

[tikkifriend]

Great work Carl Nice to have the background on the pilots as well.

[OldGuy59]

The weekly ferry run saw two more Squadron Pack Spitfires land at my place. With a substantial number of Battle of Britain aircraft already added to the RAF roster, I have shifted focus to what came next - the Channel Front battles of 1941. In March 1941 No.303 "Kościuszko" Squadron RAF (having exchanged their Hurricanes for Spitfire Mk.Is in January) converted to the Spitfire Mk.II. I have completed these two Spitfires as Mk.II models assigned to No.303.

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PS: I didn't have a line drawing for a Mk I/II Spitfire. I had to go do the base plane type template all over again.

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[Carl_Brisgamer]

Damn Mike you are fast! I wish I could REP you but the forum says no. All I can do is say thanks a million for your efforts.

Maybe someone else can REP you for me!?!

[tikkifriend]

Rep on its way

[Dieter W.]

here is my spitfire. it is a spitfire mk.VIII of the RAF 145th Polish squadron ZX-W in north africa 1943.

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[OldGuy59]

here is my spitfire. it is a spitfire mk.VIII of the RAF 145th Polish squadron ZX-W in north africa 1943.

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OK, I have this version of a Spitfire plane and markings. But, I can't find anything on the plane, nor the pilot:
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[Nightbomber]

Just big WoW, chaps. Nice Spits there;).
I will surely print your new cards, Mike!
Thanks!

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Just big WoW, chaps. Nice Spits there;).
I will surely print your new cards, Mike!
Thanks!

I will need more Polish Spits of all marques Andrzej. I have not posted this anywhere else yet, but last weekend I started a local face-to-face WGS campaign - you saw it here first!

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There will be Spitfire Mk.Vs and Mk.IXs with Polish markings rolling out as the campaign progresses. Mustangs also, but that will be another thread!

[Carl_Brisgamer]

Last weekend the proprietor of our FLGS Paul Hannouf was cleaning out his drawers and gave me a Nexus Falkowski Spitfire Mk.II 'PK-K' with one tailplane broken off and missing. Never one to look a gift horse in the mouth I readily accepted Paul's cast off and promptly manufactured a replacement piece out of plastic sheet.

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By the end of the day my spare Falkowski had a new tail, painted in dark earth and dark green. All that remained to re-identify the aircraft, so I changed her ID to 'PK-H' using cut down Microscale letters. Both my original Falkowski Spitfire 'PK-K' and his new wingman 'PK-H' are now ready for deployment to the Channel Front when my WGS Polish Air Force Campaign reaches 1941.

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Spitfire Mk.II 'PK-H' serial number P8387 was mostly flown by Sergeant Stanislaw Blok, later Flight Lieutenant Blok DFC VM (picture above right). P8387 was built at the Supermarine 'shadow' factory at Castle Bromwich and provided to 9MU on 30 April 1941. It was first assigned to 611 Sqn RAF on 9 May 1941, before being handed over to 308 (Polish) Sqn RAF on 25 May 1941. It reached 315 Sqn RAF on 16 July 1941 and flew with that unit until 2 September 1941 when it was received by 266 Sqn RAF. The aircraft was finally assigned to a training unit, until it crashed after a mid-air collision on 19 August 1942 and was 'SOC' (struck off charge) on 30 August 1942.

[Setarius]

My addition to the thread.
Left to Right

Flugkapitan Fritz Wendel, Leutnant Hans-Werner Lerche, Pilot Officer Charles Bertram Barber.
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[DarrylH]

Two 40 Squadron SAAF Spitfire V LFs off the coast of Algeria, 1943...


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....and a couple of 2 Squadron SAAF Spitfire LFs over Sicily, later the same year.


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Decapod FUD (now Smooth Fine Detail) prints, with Vallejo paint and Miscellaneous Miniatures decals.

[pflanzer]

Spitfire Vb 74 Sqdn RAF Testors Russian Armor Green / US Navy Blue Gray over Lt Ghost Gray

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[Flying Officer Kyte]

Very nice renderings to both Tony and Darryl.

Rob.

[Teaticket]

Lots of great Spitfires!

Love Daryl's American Vs, have to do some of these! SAAF Vs, have never sen the likes of these before, very nice.

Tony, your trio is gorgeous.

[chee911sc]

Sptifire MkI, (IIa) Vb & Vc - 74 Squadron

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Cards & Pilots

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ZP o E MkVb ;)

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And the family : MkI - IIa - Vb - Vc - IX - XIV

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6 from "Blood Red Skies" box & 9 WoG + developments

[Teaticket]

Nice looking Squadron! Looks like 2 more Spits in the still shrink wrapped boxes behind.

[Caveman]

Nice collection chee911sc. I really like what you did on "H."

[camelbeagle]

chee911sc, those are some wonderful looking planes!!!!!

[Rebel]

There are a lot of great paint jobs in this thread but, disappointingly, remarkably very little info on paint colours used! I thought this was supposed to be a PAINTING THREAD!:brickwal:

[chee911sc]

Colors used for squadron #74 planes:

« dark earth – dark green – sky type s » - MkI or IIA
« ocean grey – dark green – medium sea grey » - MkVb
« mid stone - dark earth – azure blue » - MkVc trop

2 different patterns for the Spitfire : for exemple the WoG with DWoP code is a "A" scheme

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[camelbeagle]

Nice pattern reference!