{"id":1745,"date":"2017-05-05T17:03:45","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T17:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/?page_id=1745"},"modified":"2024-01-18T18:11:51","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T18:11:51","slug":"spitfire-mk-i","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/?page_id=1745","title":{"rendered":"Supermarine Spitfire Mk I"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is another Airfix kit to avoid. Fortunately there is now \u00a0a new tooled Mk 1 available which is a wonderful kit &#8211; far better than this one. This kit is tooled very similar to my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/?page_id=1004\">Mk XVIe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Not very proud of this one. Here&#8217;s what it should of looked like&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raf-in-combat.com\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2014\/11\/tn_Spitfire-11.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/s262.photobucket.com\/user\/Duggy009\/media\/Duggy009-2\/19Sq\/Spitfires%20Mk.%20I%20%20No.%2019%20Squadron%20in%20Duxford-1.jpg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i262.photobucket.com\/albums\/ii120\/Duggy009\/Duggy009-2\/19Sq\/Spitfires%20Mk.%20I%20%20No.%2019%20Squadron%20in%20Duxford-1.jpg\" alt=\" photo Spitfires Mk. I No. 19 Squadron in Duxford-1.jpg\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.raf-in-combat.com\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/edd\/2014\/11\/tn_Spitfire-09.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Manufacturer<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airfix.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Airfix<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalemates.com\/kits\/airfix-05115-supermarine-spitfire-mk-i--105642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalemates.com\/products\/img\/6\/4\/2\/105642-10000-pristine.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Scale<\/h2>\n<p>1\/48<\/p>\n<h2>Links<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalemates.com\/kits\/105642-airfix-05115-supermarine-spitfire-mk-i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scalemates &#8211; Supermarine Spitfire Mk I Airfix kit No. 05115<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Images<\/h2>\n<p>(click on images to enlarge)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1068\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1068\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1068 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-23.jpg\" alt=\"Spitfire Mk I of 19 Squadron at Duxford in early 1939. Kit is 1\/48th scale by Airfix.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-23.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-23-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-23-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-23-1024x512.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1068\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk I of 19 Squadron at Duxford in early 1939. Kit is 1\/48th scale by Airfix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1067\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1067\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-22.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1067 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-22.jpg\" alt=\"Spitfire Mk I of 19 Squadron at Duxford in early 1939. Kit is 1\/48th scale by Airfix.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-22.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-22-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-22-768x380.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-22-1024x507.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk I of 19 Squadron at Duxford in early 1939. Kit is 1\/48th scale by Airfix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1066\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1066\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-21.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1066 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-21.jpg\" alt=\"Spitfire Mk I of 19 Squadron at Duxford in early 1939. Kit is 1\/48th scale by Airfix.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1062\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-21.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-21-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-21-768x398.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-21-1024x531.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1066\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk I of 19 Squadron at Duxford in early 1939. Kit is 1\/48th scale by Airfix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1069\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1069\" style=\"width: 2048px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-24.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1069 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-24.jpg\" alt=\"Spitfire Mk I of 19 Squadron at Duxford in early 1939. Kit is 1\/48th scale by Airfix.\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-24.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-24-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-24-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Spitfire1-24-1024x508.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1069\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Spitfire Mk I of 19 Squadron at Duxford in early 1939. Kit is 1\/48th scale by Airfix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is another Airfix kit to avoid. Fortunately there is now \u00a0a new tooled Mk 1 available which is a wonderful kit &#8211; far better than this one. This kit is tooled very similar to my Mk XVIe here. Not very proud of this one. Here&#8217;s what it should of looked like&#8230; Manufacturer Airfix Scale &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/?page_id=1745\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Supermarine Spitfire Mk I&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1066,"parent":396,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1745"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1745"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2761,"href":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1745\/revisions\/2761"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/396"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vexillummilitaris.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}