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03-08-2019, 05:00 PM
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Zumbach's Spitfire (95cm wingspan)
Here's something that is in my family for more than 30 years. I think it would be a bad idea to keep it hidden forever...
This incredible huge old model was built by my father in 1980s. It's a full-scratch paper&cardboard replica of Jan Zumbach's Spitfire. I have no idea what scale it is but the wingspan is 95cm. Aircraft is slightly damaged and also quite difficult to photograph so that's why there're only 2 pictures in the attachments.
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03-08-2019, 05:21 PM
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By the contrary Kacper! It shows the technics and paper used in that time. It´s a very worn out bird, and time and gravity shows his struggle in the right wing. A treasure from your Father that you still have it. Not even with your best skills in Inkscape would you replicate that battle and old look. The scale is 1/12 or near. Regards,Tony.
P.S. It deserves more images, please.
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03-08-2019, 05:59 PM
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I think this is an old Technopol Spit MkIX ,enlarged of course and changed here and there.Same parts and wing construction.That was a very good kit for times except for really busted paint job on it (fault of the printing company).I did one kit and still have two kits from both production runs.They did excellent P-51C with I think Skalski codes.
Super work.I've seen few enlarged kits years ago but they were all tanks from MM,this one beats them all.
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03-09-2019, 03:51 AM
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It's not really an enlarged kit, although it may has some parts copied from old MMs or that Technopol. But I know it was entirely hand-drawn in 1/12(according to tigertony) by my father. Back then scanning and reprinting was almost impossible, so this model was rather precisely measured and then redrawn on huge sheets of cardboard.
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03-09-2019, 05:21 AM
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Cool spit
Hi guys
It’s a treasure, get it on full display bud. Respect to your dad
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03-09-2019, 06:00 AM
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95 cm wingspan. That's large.
Where did you keep it stored for all of those years?  It still looks good.
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03-09-2019, 09:59 AM
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It is fantastic! In spite of so many years it looks great. You have looked after it very well. Thank you for showing us this.
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03-09-2019, 11:04 AM
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Quote:
That's probably the only reasonable way to display it in apartment.
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