Spitfire mk.iia P7666 EB-Z, RAF Air Command Gate Guardian

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Gnarkill1984

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Posted 1488463707 · Edited	Reply with quote #1

i finally managed to get some photos of the Spit, although not 100% factually acurate its pretty spot on. hope you enjoy __________________
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Alba83

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Posted 1488469150	Reply with quote #2

Cool... cheers for the heads up mate __________________ Steven Glasgow, Scotland
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TedUSA

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Posted 1488492012	Reply with quote #3

Nice set of photos! very useful for reference to the basic airframe. seems like most of these post war displays are not wholly accurate? I guess they do well to obtain, restore as best as possible, and share with the public. Much appreciated. Job well done! __________________ Ted pinterest pg. of scale models/dioramas: http://www.pinterest.com/intrstinpintrst/awesome-scale-models/
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Gnarkill1984

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Posted 1488496632	Reply with quote #4

Cheers ted. This is actually a very very large scale mode in its own right, not quite 1/1 but I would say no more than 20% smaller at the most, it was fabricated in Cornwall by gate guardians uk and I believe traditional teqniques were used to create it. Obviously these is no engine fitted and I can imagine the interior is completely bare, bar the seat. Obvious inaccuracies are the later mk oil cooler and exhaust stacks and some of the panel lines/moving parts are either moulded into one piece or completely closed (this is more apparent on the hurricane photos I will get up eventually) Still all that said it still makes me smile every morning after 6 years of passing it __________________
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