"Spitfire Mk.Vb Figaro" flown by Ian R.Greed

Airfix 1/48 by Masahiro Ishizuka

from "Replica"( japanese Airmodel magazine) Jan.1987 issue Vo3.2 No.1

Courtecy of Sumio Nonaka

IRG

References

1)AIRCAM AVIATION DERIES No.3 SPITFIRE Mk.l~16 P.20
2) PROFILE PUBLICATIONS No.166 SPITFIRE V-SERIES P.8
3)AIRCRAFT ILLUSTRATED (IAN ALLAN) 1971年8月号P.322
4)MEDITERRANEAN AIR WAR VOL.1 (IAN ALLAN) photo No.189
5)Aviation  Aug.1981 P.92
6) SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE (BISON BOOKS) P.30
7) Model Art Magagine(Model Art Inc., Japan) Nov1.985 P.49
8) Super Illustrated Series Spitfire (Kawade-Shobou, Japan) P.25
9) Osprey Aircraft of the Aces Series Spitfire Mark V Aces 1941-45
11)Famouse Aircraft of the World Spitfire (Bunrin Do, Japan)
10) Famouse Aircraft of the World(Bunrin Do, Japan) #No25. p45
11)Soitfie ( Model Art magazine. Japan) p50.5
(12)Koku Fun(Bunrin Do, Japan) 1993/6/p116-152 
(13)Stories of World Aces No13 (Kantou-Sha,J apan)


 

Making of...

The Airfix kit was good propotion .
Canopy is armament type.
Leftside intake was self-made.
Radiator is big type.

1)Nose bulge was made by plastic 0.5mm board.
2)Filter was self-made.

3)Clipped wing was cut from kit parts.

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