Academy 70th Anniversary Normandy Invasion kit - 1/72 Spitfire Mk.XIVc & Typhoon Mk.Ib - FineScale Modeler - Essential magazine for scale model builders, model kit reviews, how-to scale modeling, and scale modeling products

Grant Dalzell

Member since
April 2014

Academy 70th Anniversary Normandy Invasion kit - 1/72 Spitfire Mk.XIVc & Typhoon Mk.Ib

Posted by Grant Dalzell on Sunday, August 24, 2014 1:38 AM

Hello guys, finished off these 2 today. I decided to not put rockets on the Typhoon and kept chipping to a minimum on this build. So the history of these 2 aircraft-

Spitfire Mk.XIVc, No. 91 Squadron, Royal Air Force. West Malling. The serial number for this aircraft - RB174 DL-T was painted over the day before the invasion.

Typhoon Mk.Ib MN529 / BR-N, No. 184 Squadron, Royal Air Force, Westhampnett, June 1944. The aircraft code "N" is overpainted on the tail flash, as the original is hidden by the invasion stripes.

Academy has released a real gem of a kit here and with the inclusion of Cartograf decals for around $25 AUD online, it is a bargain.

I used Tamiya, Vallejo, Italeri acrylics, a dark dirt wash and Klear for gloss coats and vallejo polyurethane matte for final clear coat.
Thanks for looking.

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Bish

Member since
December 2002
From: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England

Posted by Bish on Sunday, August 24, 2014 4:31 AM

Sweet looking builds, very nice.

I am a Norfolk man and i glory in being so

On the bench: Airfix 1/72nd Harrier GR.3/Fujimi 1/72nd Ju 87D-3

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Rob S.

Member since
January 2014
From: Toronto

Posted by Rob S. on Sunday, August 24, 2014 7:21 AM

Fantastic classic pair of iconic aircraft!!

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Texgunner

Member since
February 2003
From: Cameron, Texas

Posted by Texgunner on Sunday, August 24, 2014 8:22 AM

That's a couple really great builds Grant. Bow Down Beauty mate!

btw: Grant, what is the base on which the models are posed?

Gary

"All you mugs need to get busy building, and post pics!"

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patrick206

Member since
March 2013

Posted by patrick206 on Sunday, August 24, 2014 4:59 PM

Beautifully done, Grant, so well finished. Your treatment of the panel lines looks great, and your camo masking gives me some good insight, (my weak point.) Thanks so much for the post.

Patrick

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r13b20

Member since
April 2014

Posted by r13b20 on Sunday, August 24, 2014 9:25 PM

Ditto! The "tiffy" was quite a large a/c wasn't it? Were "spits" getting 5 blade props before the war's end? Bob

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Grant Dalzell

Member since
April 2014

Posted by Grant Dalzell on Monday, August 25, 2014 4:06 AM

Hello Gary, mate I bought a heap of different bases (this one is marsden matting) in 1/72 and 1/48 scale from flyingmule.com Although there are probably plenty of places that have them.