Group Build Description: A campaign for the Supermarine Spitfire and Seafire
Event Details: The Supermarine Spitfire is one of the (some would say THE) finest air to air fighters ever built. It has captured peoples’ imagination since its first flight in 1936. The sight and sound of a Spit never fails to increase one’s heartbeat, especially if it’s right behind you! As such, it has been a hugely popular subject for modelers since it first hit the sky. Pretty much every manufacturer of model airplanes has had a Spitfire in their line-up at one time or another, and I suspect that a pretty large majority of modelers have at least one in the stash. So how about a campaign that honors Mitchell’s masterpiece. Any Spitfire or Seafire, any scale, any country, any era.
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OK, how seriously must I take this? I have a real Spitfire Mk IX from Italeri and a Spitfire funny from Tiger. I’d like to try the funny, will it get me booted from the build?
A good question. I was looking at the Revell Iron Maiden Spitfire last night. I did put it in the maybe list for the build. My Sis bought me that for Christmas a couple of years ago and I really should build it!
NETFLIX (Canada) has a Spitfire documentary currently airing. History, footage and interviews with surviving men, and women, who flew Spits. On my “to watch” list.
An old friend of my wife’s family flew Spitfires in the War. I once asked him which Mk he prefered. Before I could finish the question he said, “Mk V’s, hands down.”
Last year, I purchased a 1/32 Revel Germany Spitfire Mk something or other that would work for this campaign.
If card models qualify and my fancy printer decides to work, there are at least a dozen 1/33 Spitfire models available to me. That would be kinda fun because I have never built a card model Spitfire.
