Here are some more images of Trumpeter/Heritage's 1/24
scale Supermarine PR IX Spitfire. The reason some photo reconnaissance
Spitfires were painted pink is that it was believed the aircraft would
be camouflaged against the rising and setting suns when taking
photographs. This however did not settle the concerns of its pilots, not
out of any sense of a perceived attack on ones masculinity but rather
because they felt it would not camouflage them as stated but make them
stick out like a sore thumb. The colour eventually did dull to an off
white pink over time due to the elements. I built this aircraft from the
Trumpeter 1/24 scale
MK VB
kit and the Heritage MK IX conversion kit. To convert it to a PR IX I
had to create a camera port on the side of the fuselage as well as
scratch out a camera. The seat belts were made from wire and masking
tape. Some of the lettering on the aircraft I got from some old Letraset
sheets I have lying around . Overall a
fun model to make although there were some challenges fitting the resin
parts to the aircraft but that seems to be the way it always is with
resin parts.
2 comments:
I did not know this fact. The truth is that it is a curious camouflage.
regards
Se trata de un extraño color
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