Hello! This week has given a wonderful break from the day job and I have immersed myself in my obsession with Spitfire's! A recent visit to Flying Legend's at Duxford was spectacular! Seeing so many warbirds in one place set my heart on fire! Upon returning home my studio went into overdrive building and researching Spitfire's! …
Continue reading D-Day Victory! Johnnie Johnson’s “Beer truck” Spitfire Mk.IX
Hello again! After enjoying my last Spitfire so much I felt compelled to build another! This project came about whilst researching another Spitfire project. Upon reading about the siege of Malta during 1942-1943, a subject becoming ever closer to my heart, I found an interesting photograph: This is Sqn. Ldr. John Lynch, an American …
Hello there! Yes, it has been a while hasn't it? I've been busier than ever and finding time to write build articles has been at a premium since I began commission building. I must say I feel blessed to have met so many great people through my commission work. Only last month I dropped off …
In my last post we saw the completion of my commission build Spitfire, Geoffrey Wellum's K9998. Now the Spitfire has been enhanced by posing it in a typical scene from the Battle of Britain-A lone Spitfire Mk.Ia with its pilot being greeted by the venerable RAF Flight Sgt. Now I have the model, scenery and …
Hello! This month has seen a lot of activity in the studio and one of the highlights is the completion of my commission build of the "First Light " Spitfire Mk. Ia as flown by Geoffrey Wellum DFC. The summer saw the passing of this great man and it was my hope that he might …
Continue reading Ready for rollout: Spitfire K9998 “First Light”
Sometimes as an artist I find it hard to achieve the vision that I set out for myself at the start of a project and every now and then I fall short. This is not the case here-on this occasion I was presented with a lovely gift in the form of Hasegawa's 1/48 F4U-5N Corsair. …
The F4U Corsair is a flying legend, of that there is no doubt. I have always liked the robust design of Vought's WWII naval fighter which served in all theatres of WWII, but most notably in the Pacific with the US Navy, the Royal Navy and the US Marine Corps. Such was the rugged, …
Hello! Yes, I know. It's been a long time since I worked on this Mustang and some of you have wondered if I'm ever going to finish her. I will. I promise! The thing with this project is that its personal. It's a very special gift from a great friend and it deserves my very …
Hello and welcome back again! This subject is one very close my heart, Spitfire K9998 was flown during the Battle of Britain by Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Wellum DFC. The then young Flying Officer Wellum was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1940 for his actions during the battle and he was the youngest …
Spitfire! Yes, another one and why not? I love Spitfire's and I am obsessed with them! I am particularly interested in Battle of Britain and Malta Spitfire's hence why I build so many of them. Upon seeing the camouflage scheme of AB264, a Mk.Vb Tropical Spitfire that saw action with 249 Squadron RAF I was …
