1/72 RNZAF Spitfire Mk.Ia

[KiwiZac]

Hi all,
I received this Airfix kit (the A01071B boxing) as a gift pre-COVID but it sat for a loooong time due to me not having any ideas for it at all.

Then, a couple of days ago, inspiration struck. The included serial just needed a Z to become one of those used by the RNZAF's P-40s, so what if we got Spitfire Ias in early 1941 instead of the P-40? Academy decals for Pierre Clostermann's Tempest became the squadron codes for an aircraft of Number 2 (Fighter) Operational Training Unit, based at RNZAF Ohakea (just down the road from me) and voila!: Spitfire in P-40's clothing!

Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Ia "What If?" RNZAF by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Ia "What If?" RNZAF by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Ia "What If?" RNZAF by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Ia "What If?" RNZAF by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Ia "What If?" RNZAF by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Ia "What If?" RNZAF by Zac Yates, on Flickr
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Ia "What If?" RNZAF by Zac Yates, on Flickr

And I turned around the backdrop for fun:
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Ia "What If?" RNZAF by Zac Yates, on Flickr

And, in memory of the late and much-missed Brian Da Basher, the return of The Giant Hand!
Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.Ia "What If?" RNZAF by Zac Yates, on Flickr

[comrade harps]

Neat and subtle 

[AeroplaneDriver]

Echoing Harps...very subtle. Nice job.

[Old Wombat]

Nice work there, Zac!

[NARSES2]

That's come out really well Zac  and as others have said, very subtle

[Dizzyfugu]

Subtle, but very nice idea. 

[zenrat]

Good work Zac.

[KiwiZac]

Thanks folks! On reflection we had a fair number of taxiing and landing accidents with P-40s, so I don't think we would've been much better off...!