Planes Worth Modeling: Supermarine Spitfire Mk II

If you are a WW II fighter fan, there’s one British RAF classic everyone knows and loves—the sleek and attractive Spitfire. The Spitfire was a short-range, high-performance interceptor designed by R. J. Mitchell, chief designer at Supermarine Aviation Works. Mitchell pushed the Spitfire’s distinctive elliptical wing with cutting-edge sunken rivets to have the thinnest possible cross-section, helping give the aircraft a higher top speed than several contemporary fighters. Mitchell continued to refine the design until...