[Bernard]

Is there a 1/18 spitfire out there, just wondering

[hworth18]

21st Century makes 3 different versions in 1/18..
Most are long gone, but you can still find them thru private individuals and Ebay..

[Alph]

Hi Guys,
I can imagine how nice the Spitfire would be. I started collecting too late to catch that one! The spitfire in any scale is a good addition to a collection. I was lucky to get my Air America UH-1A. Though it is still around.

[Hornchurch]

Originally Posted by hworth18

21st Century makes 3 different versions in 1/18..
Most are long gone, but you can still find them thru private individuals and Ebay..

Glad you've shared that chesnut of info', hworth !!!

Now I'll think twice before putting it outside as a weather-vane (which was why I'd bought it in the first place !!!).

I was impressed how nice it is, & how accurate the markings are.

Mine's a Mk 1, which wear's the markings =- NK*K 'Borough of Lambeth' in an archtypical Battle of Britain August 1940 scheme & markings style.

Wish I had a digital camera to show you just how good it is.

Like you'd suggested, I'd bought mine from E-bay, late last summer.


Just out of curiousity, what are the other 2 schemes/markings/versions ????

[flyXwire]

This bird was the finest made by 21st in a large scale, bar none!

[hworth18]

Originally Posted by Hornchurch

Glad you've shared that chesnut of info', hworth !!!

Now I'll think twice before putting it outside as a weather-vane (which was why I'd bought it in the first place !!!).

I was impressed how nice it is, & how accurate the markings are.

Mine's a Mk 1, which wear's the markings =- NK*K 'Borough of Lambeth' in an archtypical Battle of Britain August 1940 scheme & markings style.

Wish I had a digital camera to show you just how good it is.

Like you'd suggested, I'd bought mine from E-bay, late last summer.


Just out of curiousity, what are the other 2 schemes/markings/versions ????

The two "other" schemes were a D-day Naval Spotter (same scheme as Corgi's version, but different model of Spit) and the other is ZP*A
All 3 are somewhat rare, but can still be had at a reasonable prices..
Hope this helps..

[STARMAN 352ND]

Originally Posted by hworth18

The two "other" schemes were a D-day Naval Spotter (same scheme as Corgi's version, but different model of Spit) and the other is ZP*A
All 3 are somewhat rare, but can still be had at a reasonable prices..
Hope this helps..

I thought the D-Day Spitfire is a Motorworks 1/18 ?
JP

[dilligafocau]

Originally Posted by Hornchurch

Mine's a Mk 1, which wear's the markings =- NK*K 'Borough of Lambeth' in an archtypical Battle of Britain August 1940 scheme & markings style.

Wish I had a digital camera to show you just how good it is.

Like you'd suggested, I'd bought mine from E-bay, late last summer.


Just out of curiousity, what are the other 2 schemes/markings/versions ????

I bought the same version, they did'nt quite middle the red dot on one of the fuselage roundrels & the pilot's door likes to fall off...still I like it very much

[hworth18]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

I thought the D-Day Spitfire is a Motorworks 1/18 ?
JP

21st Century= Motorworks.. Same thing, just reboxed under Walmart brand..

[Hornchurch]

Originally Posted by hworth18

The two "other" schemes were a D-day Naval Spotter (same scheme as Corgi's version, but different model of Spit) and the other is ZP*A
All 3 are somewhat rare, but can still be had at a reasonable prices..
Hope this helps..

Thanks for the info', hworth.

Kinda sad, that I've never seen the other two, & that I'm never likely to.

ZP*A was flown by one of my all-time favourite heroes........

A.G. ('Sailor') MALAN, of 74 Sqdn, (ZP*A being his personal a/c).


He lived, flew & fought from my 'namesake'.........

(Hornchurch), ZP*A & 74 Sqdn''s Home-Base.

They named a large street after him in the Town.

Sadly, he died of Parkinson's disease (or similar), well before old-age.