Thanks StevenLovely paintwork(s) Joehave fun
Airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire IXe
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Great paintwork Joe
Bit late seeing this. Sorry Joe. Really neat build set off by a very nice paint job. Always like to see Invasion Stripes.
Cheers Tony
Cheers Jim. Hate painting them but they do add contrast to an otherwise common scheme.
Lovely job Joe. Decals next?
Yep, decals next once I get to spend time on it again.
SWMBO decided she wanted a refresh of the house paint so I have been busy during my 'off' time with Dulux paint, which means modelling has taken a back seat for a bit.
You werent tempted to do invasion stripes in the living room then ?
There's a thought!You werent tempted to do invasion stripes in the living room then ?
Lovely work Joe. I just love those stripes.
Looking excellent joe , shame the SWMBO ministry wouldnt accept the procurement request for the stripes
Beautiful Bird Joe.
Cheers Lee
Quick update, nearly done.
Nearly finished, just a few small things to paint and tidy up. Completed thread to come soon.
A striking finish Joe. Brilliant mate.
Very nice work indeed Joe 
Just wondering what squadron are the markings for they look a bit different to the usual size and spacing?
Geoff.
Just wondering what squadron are the markings for they look a bit different to the usual size and spacing?
Geoff.
The aircraft is ML407, flown by Flying Officer Johnnie Houlton of 485 (NZ) Squadron on D-Day. Houlton was credited with shooting down the first German aircraft on D-Day, a Ju 88. I have a photo of a diagram drawn by Houlton depicting the Ju88 kill, which I will post on the complete thread.Very nice work indeed Joe
Just wondering what squadron are the markings for they look a bit different to the usual size and spacing?
Geoff.
The markings look different because this Spitfire had invasion stripes applied starting over the Sky fuselage band. The stripes also obscured the serial code. The OU codes are the normal Sky codes for 485 Squadron. The white V is the individual squadron code temporarily applied, which happened to stand for Vicky, Houlton's wife.
ML407 lives on, best known now as the 'Grace Spitfire', as a two-seater. Johnnie Houlton got to fly in ML407 again in 1985 for a documentary.
Tad late Joe, lovely model of a lovely aircraft!
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