DESIGN Amalgam Flying High
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The 1940 Mk 1a Supermarine Spitfire malgam is known worldwide for its large scale models of extreme and high end classic cars for collectors, but out of sight in their workshops thrives a busy world of one-off commissions and significant commercial contracts for the likes of Richard Mille and Foster & Partners. Some years ago in response to a request from Lord Norman Foster for the ultimate Spitfire model, Amalgam
sent a team to Coningsby with some of the most accurate digital scanning equipment in the world to capture the data necessary to recreate the Mk 1a aircraft flown by Geoffrey Wellum of 92 Squadron in September 1940. In line with Lord Foster’s request, the first small edition of model is shown in ‘bare metal’ finish to reveal every detail of the refined engineering of this most beautiful aircraft. The Amalgam model is undoubtedly the most accurate and highly detailed model of the Spitfire ever produced. Every tiny detail
of the aircraft has been reproduced including the thousands of rivets. Like all Amalgam’s work this model is the result of a powerful combination of art and technology using original digital scanning, combined with high sculpting and finishing skills, to create a model indistinguishable from the real aircraft in photographs. Bell X-15A-2 Following the attention the Spitfire drew from collectors, the company has more recently created an edition of just five
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