Hello All,
This is My Turkish Spitfire Mk.I from Tamiya in 72nd scale. Black 1
was one of 2 Mk.Is that Turkey received. They have served in Corlu,
near Istanbul. Poland had ordered 15 MK.Is. But after the Nazi invasion
these planes could not be delivered to Poland and 2 of them were given to
Turkey.
I have used Gunze's laquer RAF colors and Humbrol matt black for the undersurfaces.
As for aftermarket I used Turquise decals. The black 1 was printed by my dear
friend Cagri Acikgoz. I tried to make Seatbelts from Tamiya tape.
Well, I admit nothing is visible after closing the canopy! :(
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images below to see larger images
There is no need to talk much about the
kit; it is just a smaller version of well known Tamiya 1/48.
Engraved panel lines, good fit is enough to please a modeller.
But I don't know why Tamiya tries to proof how a decal can be
extremely thick in its kits? I used some extra gloss coat to
cover thick decals. That was the only difficulty that I faced.
At the end, I would like to thank Cagri Acikgoz for home made decals and
pass my regards to Thanos from Greece for sending great gifts for my
wedding..
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Happy modelling to All!
Zafer Yilmaz
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