Airfix - Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.XVIII - 1:48
Product Code: A05140
he Supermarine Spitfire Mk.XVIII is based on the
Rolls Royce Griffon powered Mk.XIV, featuring a whole host of
improvements. From cockpit enhancements and increased fuel carrying
capacity, to strengthened wings which allow the aircraft to carry
rocks or bombs, as well as its cannon and machine gun armament.
These powerful Spitfires saw action during ‘Operation Firedog’, as
well as against Communist guerrillas during the Malayan Emergency.
Scheme A -
Supermarine Spitfire F Mk.XVIII No.60 Squadron, Royal Air Force (Air
Command Far East), Royal Air Force Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya, 1947.
(A)
Scheme B - Supermarine
Spitfire F Mk.XVIII Western Air Command HQ, Indian Air Force, Delhi,
India, 1947. (B)
| Model Scale; 1:48 |
Dimensions (mm): L195 H 76 W 207 |
| Number of Parts: 118 |
Requires Painting: Yes |
| Skill Level: 3 |
Flying Hours: 2 |
Paints Required but not included:
(Scheme A) 11, 24, 25, 26, 30, 33,
53, 56, 60, 61, 62, 78, 85, 106, 127, 155, 165
(Scheme B) 61, 78, 85, 155
