Hello,
Yes
it's another Spitfire! This is Hasegawa's Mk.VIII version in US markings.
"Lonesome Polecat" was the mount of 1LT Bill Skinner, US Army Air
Corps 31FG/308FS operational in Italy during March 1944. I bought this kit
because these markings came with it and I wanted a Spitfire in US markings for
my collection. The kit is typical Hasegawa quality with no build issues to worry
about. Many argue about the kits accuracy, but it looks OK to me.
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The
kit went together well and was painted with Humbrol enamels, weathered with
black/grey watercolours. The decals went on nicely after some liberal
application of Microset/sol. The only additions were some PE seatbelts and some
stretched sprue for the wires. I enjoyed this kit very much and plan to build
another Mk.VIII in the future.
Happy
modeling,
Darren
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