Academy 1/48 Spitfire FR Mk XIVe

[jgaudon34]

Spitfire FR Mk XIVe - Squadron Leader Ken Lawson of RCAF 414 Sdn, 39 Wing, 2TAF - May 1945.

This is the Academy kit, as most would know it is a "reasonable facscimile" of a Spitfire, but not very accurate. There is an aftermarket nose from DACO, but I couldn't find one. The wings are a bit off too.
I did use the Quickboost resin 5 bladed Prop replacement, as well as the replacement exhausts.

I did final assembly and painting/finishing but the majority of the build was done by modeller Bob Aikens and gifted to me. Bob is a member of our IPMS St. John's club, and some folks may know Bob from his reviews and posts on Hyperscale. Look him up, you won't be disappointed!

Spit 14 Ken Lawson (2 of 13) by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr

Spit 14 Ken Lawson (3 of 13) by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr

Spit 14 Ken Lawson (5 of 13) by Joe Gaudon, on Flickr

[RobertK]

Looks great! Always nice to rest the eyeballs at some Spitfire awesomeness

[Twokidsnosleep]

Wow!!!
What a beautiful bird, really great work

[Davethepitch]

A credit to Reginald.