The Spitfire's main rival was the Messerschmidt Bf109, which was usually flown by the Luftwaffe with yellow noses. So to give Spitfire pilots some experience in facing a yellow-nosed rival, a small number of Spitfire had a yellow nose painted on, for training purposes ...
And there is a 1:72 diecast model of such a yellow-nosed Spit!
And as far as I can tell, this is a picture of the aircraft the model is based on.
Finally, my model of a yellow-nosed Spitfire, together with my Messerschmidt Bf109 model I got earlier:
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