Completed 1/32 Pacific Coast Models Spitfire MK IX Johnny Johnson

[Ian2457]

Hi there.

I've just joined LSM and thought I'd post some pictures of a PCM Spitfire Mk IX. It was a short run injection moulded kit. I felt that externally it was as accurate as the latter Tamiya kit. Obviously the Tamiya kit has whistle's and bells and is superb. PCM's kit has a superb resin and etch cockpit which is very nice indeed. My photo's don't quite catch how good the cockpit is. 

I really enjoyed making this kit and I think it's turned out quite well. It won a prize at the Combat Stress art display. Apparently it was the first model kit to do so. I donated the kit in a dustcover to Combat Stress.

In large scale, I like to model aircraft in 1/32nd and 1/24th scales, as I can still see the details I want to paint. With Armour it's 1/35th the whole way. Outside of those scales I build 1/72nd, as long as it's large! So in the stash I have the V-Bombers, a B-36 and a 1/72 U-boat VII and IX. I'm only doing the latter two because I was given a set of the CMK detail sets and I'm a sucker for kits with internal detail!!

Best wishes to everyone and happy modelling...

 

[Martinnfb]

Outstanding build Ian, thank you for sharing and welcome to the forum. 

Cheers

Martin

[Spitfire]

Nice build of a pretty challenging kit, I built the same kit not so long ago on a run of 4 PCM kits, they are not easy builds but can turn out looking good.

Cheers

Dennis

[KevinM]

Nice looking build I myself have done a couple of PCM kits in the Italian family.I stayed away from that kit having seen builds fight the wing root area to which does not seem to show in yours.