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Spitfire Mk.VIII, 1/19 Complete

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  • Member since
    April 2005
  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Monday, January 11, 2016 6:12 AM

Thanks Trey

Marc  

  • Member since
    August 2009
  • From: Borlando Fla home of the rat
Posted by TREYZX10R on Sunday, January 10, 2016 4:38 PM

Good to hear the Missus is feeling better. That Spit is looking tasty!I like how you modulated the colors with the preshade!

  • Member since
    April 2005
  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Posted by wing_nut on Sunday, January 10, 2016 1:10 PM
BK, 5 High, Tishi... apologies for the late thanks. 
 
 
Part of this isn't going to sound right... but I miss the holidays... and my wife being sick ;)
 
She feeling much better which  is why I am not getting as much bench time as over the holidays.
 
But I am plugging away.  Most of the painting is done.  I just need to do the Sky Blue under the tail plane and fuselage where it was over painted foliage green.
 
One day I will figure out how to get a photo that show the black basing effects like what I am actually looking at.
 
Primed and marbled
 
 
1st color down and masked.  The tape is the new Tamiya tape for curves. And it works!  Liquid frisket was used between the tape.
 
 
 
 
And one of the fun parts... getting all the masks off.
 

 

 

Marc  

  • Member since
    March 2015
  • From: Streetsboro, Ohio
Posted by Toshi on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 10:36 AM

Glad to hear Mrs. Wing_nut is feeling better, sorry to hear that your bench time is limited now.  The "Grey Nurse" looks like it's in excellent hands at this point.  I'm excited to see the completion as I'm also working/correcting my "Grey Nurse".  

I went way too overboard with the salt technique and ruined the build.  Now I'm sanding everything off and starting to reshoot the camoflauge.  I'm just waiting on another set of decals from eBay, a seller was offering the same exact decals at a reasonable cost so I went ahead and purchased the decals.  I will be checking in to see how your build is coming along.

Toshi

On The Bench: Revell 1/48 B-25 Mitchell

 

Married to the most caring, loving, understanding, and beautiful wife in the world.  Mrs. Toshi

 

 

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    June 2010
Posted by 5-high on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 9:17 AM

Iooks great to me .Yes 

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    June 2014
Posted by BrandonK on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 9:02 AM

That is a Spit for certain. Looking good thus far.

BK

On the bench:

A lot !! And I mean A LOT!!

2024 Kits on deck / in process / completed   

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  • Member since
    April 2005
  • From: Piscataway, NJ!
Spitfire Mk.VIII, 1/19 Complete
Posted by wing_nut on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 8:27 AM
Mrs. Wing_nut was not well over New Years so we stayed home.  The upside was a solid 2 1/2 days at the bench Big Smile wrapped up my I-400 sub and got the better part of the Spit done.  It will be OOB except for some brakes lines on the LG.  This build is all about the markings. This will be done up as the RAAF "Grey Nurse".  I just love that Spitfire.
 The wife is feeling better.  I know because now I've not been at the bench for 2 1/2 days Sad
 
 

Marc  

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