• Building Xtrakit Spitfire Mk. XII is a pictorial review of this newest injection-moulded 1/72 Spitfire kit. Presented by Magnus Fridsell.
  

I'd like to add a few words about the background of today's addition. Last week I had a pleasure of meeting my Internet friends - two visitors from Norway, Nils and Mats and my modelling club colleague and IPMS co-editor Magnus. Nils and Mats were on the week's visit to Stockholm for archive research.

I have known Nils as a prolific modeller, aviation writer and the founder of Vingtor Decals. Although we had been occasionally corresponding for many years, we haven't previously had the opportunity to meet in person.

Nils is doing a research on courier connections between Britain and Sweden during the war, while Mats was searching for archive material on Junkers Ju 52 use in Scandinavia for a forthcoming Vingtor book. It is always equally surprising to me to see how aviation enthusiasts find plenty to talk about already during their first meeting. This occasion was no exception. It's been a long and very enjoyable evening with Italian dinner and many discussions. I have learned a lot of practical things for my own book project which I will put to good use.

I'm also sure that the results of this meeting will, in one way or another, affect this site. I have already received some interesting information to add the finishing touches to the Rolf Arne Berg article from few days ago. Other submissions from Norway are on my to-do list. And I'm glad to have Magnus newest creation, the Xtrakit Spitfire Mk. XII presented so throroughly on these pages.

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