'Messerspit'

The 'Messerspit' was a Mk V Spitfire which was captured by the Luftwaffe, and which subsequently had its Merlin engine replaced by a Daimler-Benz engine (as used in the Messerschmitt Bf109). The idea behind this experiment was to see what would happen when combining the superior handling of the Spitfire with the higher power of the Daimler-Benz engine.

Turns out there is a 1:72 model kit of this 'experimental' Spitfire! And so here is the fourth kit for the collection. 

Here is the completed model ...

... and this is a picture of the original 'Messerspit'