Comments on: Build Report: Airfix’s 1/72 Spitfire Mk. IX http://agapemodels.com/?p=3234 Modeling with a higher purpose Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:50:05 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrew prentice http://agapemodels.com/?p=3234&cpage=1#comment-3048 Andrew prentice Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:45:18 +0000 http://agapemodels.com/?p=3234#comment-3048 The Airfix Spitfire IX was the first model kit I ever owned - circa 1969 or thereabouts - at the age of six I watched my Dad do most of the building. This was before I knew anything about variants - it was just "a Spitfire" to me! This was also before I knew anything about "painting" a model - pale blue plastic was good enough for me! Accuracy? Hadn't heard of the term! It just "looked like" a Spitfire as far as I was concerned. Airfix must've sold truckloads of these kits through the 60's and 70's. Andrew The Airfix Spitfire IX was the first model kit I ever owned – circa 1969 or thereabouts – at the age of six I watched my Dad do most of the building.
This was before I knew anything about variants – it was just “a Spitfire” to me!
This was also before I knew anything about “painting” a model – pale blue plastic was good enough for me!
Accuracy? Hadn’t heard of the term! It just “looked like” a Spitfire as far as I was concerned.
Airfix must’ve sold truckloads of these kits through the 60’s and 70’s.
Andrew

]]> By: Nige Bunce http://agapemodels.com/?p=3234&cpage=1#comment-2465 Nige Bunce Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:54:52 +0000 http://agapemodels.com/?p=3234#comment-2465 Hi Jon, I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments. I have built many of these over the last 50 or so years and it will be sad to see it go. I have a few in all the different packaging to remind me of the old girl when she finally goes, including very early ones both pre and post mould modifications. This was after all John Edwards' first kit for Airfix and replaced the old Aurora copy that preceded it. Think I'll build another one of mine now... Cheers from the UK and long live Haldane Place! Nige Bunce Hi Jon,
I agree wholeheartedly with your sentiments. I have built many of these over the last 50 or so years and it will be sad to see it go. I have a few in all the different packaging to remind me of the old girl when she finally goes, including very early ones both pre and post mould modifications. This was after all John Edwards’ first kit for Airfix and replaced the old Aurora copy that preceded it.

Think I’ll build another one of mine now…

Cheers from the UK and long live Haldane Place!

Nige Bunce

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