Spitfire and...?

[conkerking]

I've decided to specialise in the Spitfire and its many marques and variants in 1/72 scale and certainly don't have any shortage of options to go at, however along the way to add some variety to the massed ranks of similarly-proportioned fighters I want to do some pairings with other planes, probably wheels-up on stands.

Doesn't necessarily have to be a combat/dogfight situation, could be escorting another allied plane for example, however I would like to make them authentic representations of actual episodes in the Spit's history, e.g. rather than pair a random Spit with a random Bf-109 to represent the Battle of Britain, it should be a specific pair of planes that are known actually to have been engaged in combat at some point. Does anyone have any suggestions on pairings I could do? I guess this might be less about kit options, more about availablity of decals?

I'd love to be able to do pairings for e.g. Battle of Britain, Malta, North Africa, D-Day, Burma...

Thanks!

[kgambit]

You might try this site for some ideas:

Aviation Art by Geoff Nutkins - Aviation art prints, rare pilot signatures

Here are some samples:













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Lots of details on all of the planes, pilots and units involved. I'm sure there are other sites like this one. I found this by googling imges of "Spitfire in combat with Me 109".

[Wayne Little]

Originally Posted by conkerking

I've decided to specialise in the Spitfire and its many marques and variants in 1/72 scale and certainly don't have any shortage of options to go at, however along the way to add some variety to the massed ranks of similarly-proportioned fighters I want to do some pairings with other planes, probably wheels-up on stands.

Doesn't necessarily have to be a combat/dogfight situation, could be escorting another allied plane for example, however I would like to make them authentic representations of actual episodes in the Spit's history, e.g. rather than pair a random Spit with a random Bf-109 to represent the Battle of Britain, it should be a specific pair of planes that are known actually to have been engaged in combat at some point. Does anyone have any suggestions on pairings I could do? I guess this might be less about kit options, more about availablity of decals?

I'd love to be able to do pairings for e.g. Battle of Britain, Malta, North Africa, D-Day, Burma...

Thanks!

That sounds interesting...wil give it some thought!

[conkerking]

Thanks, it's great to have access to some expert knowledge!

Would particularly like to be able to do this,it's one of the pics kindly supplied by kgambit above:

http://www.aviartnutkins.com/limited...lemans_War.php

[A4K]

Great idea Tony! Likewise with Wayne, I'll give it some thought.

Great find too Keith! that second one down's a classic!

[conkerking]

Got one! Not quite the route I expected but... I have decals to do a Mk V and a Mk IX in Battle of Britain Memorial Flight livery/markings - why not pair 'em up with a Eurofighter Typhoon, there's a couple of squadrons' worth right next door at RAF Coningsby?

"Coningsby Cousins"...

[Airframes]

Sounds great mate, get cracking!

[109ROAMING]

second what Terry said