Spitfire Chin Filter Identification help needed!!
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 4:30 pm
Is this the Vokes Tropical Filter or the Aboukir?
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Re: Spitfire Chin Filter Identification help needed!!
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 7:11 pm
I think that's a tropical filter.
Re: Spitfire Chin Filter Identification help needed!!
Posted: Mon Apr 01, 2019 8:29 pm
Yes, it is! There were two types—the factory Vokes version and the field Aboukir one. I think the aircraft has the factory Vokes chin. Apologies, bud. I should have made that clear.
Re: Spitfire Chin Filter Identification help needed!!
Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2019 2:04 pm
I'm 99.99% certain that's the Vokes - but I can check my Spitfire books if you like?
Cool pictures - I have all of those in one of my RAF in Colour books,
Cool pictures - I have all of those in one of my RAF in Colour books,
Re: Spitfire Chin Filter Identification help needed!!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:11 am
It is the Vokes filter. The Aboukir was smaller.
Re: Spitfire Chin Filter Identification help needed!!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 2:14 am
Re: Spitfire Chin Filter Identification help needed!!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:50 am
Thank you so much! Fantastic article, too!
Re: Spitfire Chin Filter Identification help needed!!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 8:56 am
Ok I have to ask - why the sudden interest in Spitfires?
Re: Spitfire Chin Filter Identification help needed!!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 12:19 pm
It's kinda funny that you brought this up. I'm gonna be doing a Spitfire in US markings soon.
Re: Spitfire Chin Filter Identification help needed!!
Posted: Wed Apr 03, 2019 3:32 pm
Last week Barracuda Roy republished that famous color photo which was the first time I ever saw a Spitfire looking quite a bit like a Warhawk in the same way if you take the chin off a Mustang she looks a lot like a Spitfire. I also really enjoyed the way Carlos built his P-40 in Trop camo and I want to build one. So a day later I contacted Ralph Riese of Brisbane who built the Malta version. And he built it beautifully. And he left his contact email on LSP. So. I wrote him. And he delivered a 90 page build PDF of his Hobby Boss version. However I have to add in addition to being one hell of a model builder he is extremely kitset savvy and suggested I would be happy with either the detailed HB or the less detailed Hasegawa kit in 1/32. There is a major issue with the Hobby Boss Kit windscreen being incorrect... so yes—hullo Hasegawa.
Excerpts of Notes by Ralph Riese. Copyright Ralph Riese.
Excerpts of Notes by Ralph Riese. Copyright Ralph Riese.