Photographs Copyright © Collin Riley
2007
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| Spitfire
Type PR Mark IB, P9931/B, No. 212 Squadron, RAF, Seclin, France, Spring
1940 |
Aviation
Archive. This all-blue PR version of the Spitfire puts one
in mind of the all-black nightfighter
version. This is because the model is very simple, being just
the basic model and four landing gear pieces, two retracted, and two
extended. The blue is the standard photo recon color, and I find that
interesting because back in the early 1950's Aurora model company
produced a 1/48 scale plastic model kit of the Spitfire, and it was
molded in the same blue color (or near enough). I always thought it
was a weird color (like Aurora's yellow Zero and metallic-red ME-109E
and black FW-190), but now know Aurora was justified--after all these
years!
Anyway, this is an enjoyable model, even if the mold is a bit long
in the tooth. However, I'm hoping Gemini Aces will produce their own
version of the PR Spit. That would be an even more enjoyable model.
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| Type |
Unarmed Photo Reconnaissance |
| Corgi item no. |
AA31928 |
| Production run |
#1805 of 1910 |
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