Wow, good news. Sounds like it a great plane! Always liked the Spitfire. Im going to do a American scheme similar to Chandley's. I did a search for American Spitfires and found a couple of nice looking schemes. I called Callie and shes ready to make them up as soon as I call her.
Chandley, what was reason for putting the washers under the retracts? To keep it form nosing over? Had that problem on my P-47.