"Spitfire Mk.Vb BM144 flown by Yan Zumbach,303 Sq.

◆Airfix 1/48 by Masahiro Ishizuka
from Replica Magazine Jul.1986 issue

Tkanks to Hisao Nonaka

Markings of Zumbach`s Spit

＜No.1：EN951＞ ＜No.2 : EP594＞ ＜No.3 : BM144＞

Zumbach`s Spitfire

　MkVb、with back miller.

About Airfix 1/48 Mk.V

Spit Mk.V of1/48 scale　were Airxix only in 80`s (Fujimi was 1/50). Airfix Spit has bery nice propotion rather than Tamiya and Hasegawa in sore now.

＜Spinner and propeller blades ＞
Spinner is too big.　Propeller blades are poor.

＜Wings＞
Wings are too thick. Machineguns ware made by 1.0mm&0.8mm metal pipe,、7.7mm guns ware made by1.5mm pipes.

＜Landing gears＞
　Need dertail up .

＜Appendix from modeller in Sep.＞
　Please watch out Osprey seriese "Polish Aces of World War 2"

Photo：Galland-Ou