“Malta is a sod of a place…”
RAF Air Vice Marshall, David Niven
When making model aircraft I have a compulsive tendency to paint them blue, sometimes just because. This upsets and often ignites people in the hobby known as rivet counters. They believe that if a plastic model is not absolutely, entirely historically accurate (to the rivet), it is a toy and instantly dismissed as junk. Yet this is no toy, despite being a blue Spitfire. Mk Vb Supermarine Spitfires were crucial in the air defence of Malta during WW2. Malta was doing bombed around the clock in March 1942, when the first Vbs arrived courtesy of Royal Navy carriers. Although the immediate difference was stunning, sadly Spitfire losses were shocking, yet this was a turning point in the war for Britain. To better suit the Mediterranean environment these aircraft were painted in custom colour schemes featuring blue, rather than traditional RAF green/brown. #countaway #letsmakelemonade
Pen Paint and Scalpel 