Hi guys, I am wondering if anybody has made the pink Spitfire? I am useless at aircraft so it would just end up binned, so hence I will not be building one, so has anybody built one?
Si
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A pink spitfire
was this real ?
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Not that I know of Si. But Polux was doing a tartan one
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The 'pink' colour, which was almost white with a slight pink tinge to it was used on a succession of photo reconnaissance Spitfire types through the war.Originally posted by \A pink spitfire was this real ?
It was a good camouflage colour when operating below the cloud base and with the sun low in the sky.
I've never built one
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Has he found that tarten paint then? :POriginally posted by \Not that I know of Si. But Polux was doing a tartan oneComment
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Google does wonders. ;-) I don't know if anyone has...Comment
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That box art is MUCH too pink.
I think it was Edgar Brooks who said that the pinkness was only visible in the original colour chip when it was placed on a white background. The actual colour was an off white with a pink tinge to it.
This is a genuine colour photograph of some PR Spitfires taken in Europe in 1944. I obviously can't vouch for the reproduction and how it's been fiddled with, but it does give a good idea of what they looked like.
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So, is it a white with a hint of red then?
Si
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ive got a tin but it will cost himOriginally posted by \
Per Ardua
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Not seen a pink spitfire but have seen a 1/32 scale F22 Raptor in pink a few years back at Cosford, and I have to say it looked kinda cool.
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This one (ex PL965) was flying a few years ago.
It's probably still a bit too pink, but if you can afford a Spitfire I suppose you can paint it any colour you like
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Pink Panther spitfire I like it wonder how it would look in in 1/24 scale as I have one for the sig
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How did the PR Spits differ from standard ones? The AZ Model box art looks like it's a fairly unmodified Mk. I except for the camera behind the canopy (on both sides?). Weird wing roundel position, too.Comment
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Most if not all PR aircraft where unarmed. their weapons being removed to allow more weight to be carried. We must remember that cameras those days where not plastic with a chip card. they where wood and metal with heavy glass optics and the film rolls also had a good weight.
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