Friday, June 13, 2014

Spitting fire in the desert


Another plane for you!  This time, one version of the Spitfire.


With the future emphasis on the North African campaigns, I thought I would try out some desert camo (Rich has the more traditional green covered already).


This is also a very fun pattern, with lots of neat colors.


Some comparisons with the P38 Lightning.


More to come!


I was working from a number of photos, including this:


5 comments:

  1. Lovely work on the paint job as always, but I think it might actually be a Bell Airacobra - the engine is situated behind the cockpit (note position of exhausts), and the wings lack the graceful elliptical silhouette of the Spitfire.

    Do I win the "Spot the Deliberate Mistake" prize...?
    ; )

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    1. He he... that's why I said in the text that it was not quite a Spitfire... a variation on a theme :-)

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  2. Very nice, But is definitely a P39 Airacobra. Your trying to be crafty and catch us all out! :-)

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  3. Jim isn't to blame, Rich is, he gave him the plane, but you all realize it is about painting.

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    1. Definitely about the painting. What beautiful work too.

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