Do you remember the Spitfire Mk.V v Messerschmitt Bf109 Airfix dogfight double? The mashup one.
Well here’s the Bf109 with the Spitfire’s Merlin engine.
The "Messerspit" I completed in Luftwaffe colours inspired by the actual Messerspit they built, so for the - "Mittfire" - I thought I’d complete it in British prototype colours for a real “what if” build.
This Airfix Vintage Classic release of the Handley Page Hampden Mk.I has been great fun but as a finished model it’s not going to be winning any prizes.
I do feel these Vintage Classics are an acquired taste. There are some amazing modellers out there who could probably make a real silk purse out of this kit, but I’m definitely an “out of the box” modeller. What’s in the box, is normally what you’ll get.
I really did like the impressive detailing Airfix put into the undercarriage and engines and way they could both be added at the end, thus avoiding breakages and allowing the spinners to spin!
Here’s my second Christmas F-86F Sabre, Capt. Charles McSwain’s “Mikes Bird”, which coincidentally flew in the same squadron as my first F-8...
