Thank you for all your great comments everyone!...appreciate it!

Just plain & simple O - U - T - S - T - A - N - D - I - N - G!   

Jim 

Stay Safe.

I haven't seen work like this since Adrian Urrejola's build of the shuttle Atlantis!

https://cs.finescale.com/fsm/modeling_subjects/f/8/t/182751.aspx

You amaze me!

Gary

You did a fantastic job. I like it. And it also survived a move. Again great job.

Morning all!

I have finally made the move to UK and more importantly fixed up a modelling area in my flat!.....more important than getting a bed! It is definitely not as good as my workshop that I had in Bulgaria but it does the trick!......here is now my work table in the corner of the room!.....

Tanker-Builder

Hi FOZ! You know, here in Texas, U.S.A. all my friends call me a Glutton for punishment for super-detailing an H.O. Scale(1/87) Great Lakes ore ship for a Client/Friend. Okay, where does that leave you ? That's Amazing! Luv it and will follow to completion.

 

Thanks mate!......leaves me the same as you!....crazy!

Outstanding work Foz!   

Jim 

Stay Safe.

Good afternoon guys

This will be the last post I will do from my workshop here in Bulgaria as I am in the process of moving back to UK...the land of the living and extreme expense!.....I will miss this old office of mine but now all my bits and bobs have been packed up ready for the journey. The continuation and next post on this Spitfire will be done from my little old flat in UK!

I have packed most of my stuff up and funnily enough the only checked in baggage for the flight is a suitcase full of modelling equipment!....much more important than clothes and things!....I'm sure you understand!!....Meanwhile I managed to get this model sprayed before I return as I'm not sure when I'll see my compressor again!

So here is the first photo......as you can see I have attached all the necessary bits and bobs before masking and spraying!

fox

If you take that model to a show, the other entrants will never know what hit them. Wow!!! And it's not finished yet.   

Jim 

Stay Safe.

 

 

Cheers Jim!

If you take that model to a show, the other entrants will never know what hit them. Wow!!! And it's not finished yet.   

Jim 

Stay Safe.

Hi to everyone!

Time for another update on my 1:72 scale Spitfire.......

I could have quite easily glued the two fuselage halves together but somehow I knew I couldn't resist having a go at detailing the rear!....I have actually done this before on a 1:24 scale Spit years ago and was very pleased of the out come ,so I just had to see if it was at all possible in such a small scale!

If I was to add detail then I had to make it a cutaway model. As I did years ago I cut away some of the port side of the rear of the fuselage leaving the starboard side in tact!

Hi again every one!

Time for another update on the old Spit!

It was time to work on the cockpit that I thought would be....and was..... a challenge!...My normal scale I scratch build in is no smaller than 1:48 scale so as I said before this is a real challenge!

I used the kits pilots seat and made a harness out of paper and attached the seat to its frame......

The cockpit door was built from a small piece of plastic....

.....and in the open position.

....and so far so good!

That's it for this post.

Wow,not bad !!!

LMAO!!!! Dude....you are absolutely CERTIFIABLE!
And having said THAT.....BEAUTIFUL WORK! Just amazing!
Can't WAIT to see more!!!!
Total respect, mate! Lovely work!!

Amazing work, your skill is remarkable! 

fox

Outstanding work!   

Going to be a shame to cover any of that excellent work.

Jim 

Stay Safe.

 

Cheers Jim!....I am going to try and not cover any of the detail except having the canopy on in the open position .The engine cowling and the Fuel cell bay cover will be also left off.....this will help with being able to see the detail!

Outstanding work!   

Going to be a shame to cover any of that excellent work.

Jim 

Stay Safe.

Excellent work...and a project after my own heart.

Anxious to see more.

Blown............away...........

Hi again

Moving back from the engine bay and my scratch built Merlin I decided to cut away the fuel cell panel and have a go at scratch building that area. The fuel cell bay hosted an upper and  lower fuel tank that I may or may not scratch build. I wanted to leave the tanks out to show the detail of the rear of the IP and the Yaw peddles...sort of foolish of me as its so tiny!

Here's the area to be cut out........of course "X" marks the spot!