Spitfire Mk.XIV...

One special note to say about this plane, Mk.XIV was the first member of this extraordinary family in use the powerful Griffon engine (specially designed for Spitfire with two superchargers), representing a big step ahead in performance with respect the Mk.IX variant.

This is the Academy kit in 1/72 scale, one of the better kits of this important company. A real pleasure to build, needs no putty, perfect alignment, excellent level of detailing...if you want, may thin the filters edges (I did not). Painting by hand the propeller blades was a mistake, a light pass with airbrush would had been better (thinner than hand brushing).