Supermarine Spiteful F.Mk.14

[Knightflyer]

A brief history
In June 1943, 73 squadron received Spitfires and these stayed with the squadron through moves to to Italy, Greece and Yugoslavia where it remained until July 1945, when it transferred to Malta.

The following year the squadron traded in it's Spitfires for the model's younger stablemate, the Supermarine Spiteful, which through strenuous efforts on the part of the design and development team had overcome it's issues to mature as a type and become a potent fighter

73 squadron though they were to be one of Malta's permanent units,  however following the loss of four Spitfires to the Israeli Air Force in 1948 they found their aircraft camouflaged in the  new 'Desert Scheme' (although still retaining wartime-style roundels)and hastened to Eygpt to help strengthen and bolster the British forces against an escalation of any trouble.The squadron remained in Egypt until after the situation had calmed  and converted to Vampires, in 1949. Venoms replaced these in November/December 1954 at Habbaniya, Iraq to where the squadron moved in May 1953.

[rickshaw]

Nice.  Which model and in which scale is it, please?

[TomZ]

Looks good.

TomZ

[Knightflyer]

Nice.  Which model and in which scale is it, please?

It's the Trumpeter 1/48 one, quite a pleasant build   

[zenrat]

Nice.

[NARSES2]

Looks good 

[Captain Canada]

The colours and markings look great on her ! Nice one 

[Knightflyer]

Thank-you gents for the positive feedback 

Another two (at least!) in the stash - one will be as the prototype, the other will probably be natural metal / high speed silver with the addition of 1/48 scale Meteor squadron markings to add some colour.

Then I think I have a Seafang also .....Korean markings possibly, but possibly with the sky/dark sea grey demarcation line at a different height?

[The Wooksta!]

You do realise that I'll have to steal that at some point? 

NMF?  Nah - 2 TAF FR with their type C1A upper wing roundels and PRU Blue underneath.  Much nicerer.  IIRC, the Trumpeter kit has the camera port flashed over.

Seafang - has to have the Korean stripes (Suez is far too late, unless it's an Isreali one?) with the high demarcation line.  However, that tended to move up or down, certainly on Wyverns, so there is precedence.  Personally, I'd go for the red/yellow exercise stripes similar to those included in the Special hobby Seafire FR47.

[Knightflyer]

You do realise that I'll have to steal that at some point? 

Coming from yourself I'll take that as a compliment ? 

NMF?  Nah - 2 TAF FR with their type C1A upper wing roundels and PRU Blue underneath.  Much nicerer.  IIRC, the Trumpeter kit has the camera port flashed over.

What would be the upper surface colours if PRU Blue underneath?

The Trumpeter kit does include the (side) camera port, and a internal camera & mount as well. I did build it as a FR.14, but botched the port opening up, so was quite happy to cover it with the decal 

Seafang - has to have the Korean stripes (Suez is far too late, unless it's an Isreali one?) with the high demarcation line.  However, that tended to move up or down, certainly on Wyverns, so there is precedence.  Personally, I'd go for the red/yellow exercise stripes similar to those included in the Special hobby Seafire FR47.

Yes, agree that Suez stripes are too late, and that a Seafang wearing Korean stripes as a Seafire Fr.47 replacement make more sense. The idea of a 'wrong' (neither high or low) demarcation line intrigues me (maybe try it out on a spare Sea Fury first?) and yes those exercise stripes are a definite possibility 

[The Wooksta!]

2 TAF  FR?  I've been going with Dark Sea Grey/Dark Green over PRU Blue, with type C1a roundels on wings and fuselage with nothing underneath.

[zenrat]

...The idea of a 'wrong' (neither high or low) demarcation line intrigues me (maybe try it out on a spare Sea Fury first?)...

How about high on one side and low on the other and see who notices?   

[Knightflyer]

...The idea of a 'wrong' (neither high or low) demarcation line intrigues me (maybe try it out on a spare Sea Fury first?)...

How about high on one side and low on the other and see who notices?   

That is just evil Sir! 

[The Wooksta!]

The high demarcation on Wyverns - it was always high up, but some were higher than others...  I've a feeling it may have been the same with the Sea Fury too.

[Knightflyer]

The high demarcation on Wyverns - it was always high up, but some were higher than others...  I've a feeling it may have been the same with the Sea Fury too.

I seem to remember a post on here somewhere showing the different RN demarcations on different aircraft. There was low on early Seafires and Sea Furies, mid on Fireflies? ? and then high on later Sea Furies and others?

How about a mid-low or something non-standard - wavy edged perhaps ? the paint-shop at Supermarine getting different instructions (or misinterpreting existing ones?) for the Seafang