Undoubtedly the most famous British combat aircraft of World War II. The Supermarine Spitfire was much more than just a highly successful fighter aircraft, it was to many people the symbol of victory against overwhelming odds and is probably the only fighter to achieve a truly legendary status. The first Spitfires to reach the RAF were painted in a camouflage scheme of brown and dark green, and the undersides were painted duck-egg, blue this colour scheme saw the RAF through the Battle of Britain and into 1941. With Spitfires now taking the fight to the enemy, and having to cross the Channel or North Sea to do it, the brown part of the camouflage stood out against the sea, so it was changed to dark grey being equally good over land or sea. In the Middle east Spitfires were painted with “sand and stone” upper surfaces for operation over the desert. The undersurfaces were a much darker blue to suit the more intense blue of the sky in that theatre of war. This lovely Triple Set is really lovely and we will let all members buy it for just £11.95. We have no plans at this time to release the models as singles, although this is a possibility at some stage in the future.