Thanks Soulcrusher. I spent quite a bit of time last night doing web searches on Tobin and 609 Squadron. That book came up frequently. I would love to find it and read it. I was able to confirm that he flew Spitfire K9997 for the September 15th combat where he got the Do-17. It was damaged upon landing when a fuel truck drove across his path as he was landing and clipped his landing gear and was out of service for the rest of the day. Now to find that aircraft's code letter...

nomad68

 

Julez72:

 

Well that looks frikkin awesome Damon. I can see the effects of the dot filters, did you use oils???

 

 

I did use oils I used a flesh color white blue and greens. I brushed them front to back until I liked the look.

Damon

Yeah i thought so, it looks very similar to the effects i get with oil....I'ts a very subtle and lovely effect...

Stik that is a very nice looking IP!!!!

Stickpusher there is a great book that has alot of info on Tobin and a couple of other American pilots that he flew with in the RAF before the US joined the war. The book is called The Few. In one picture there is a Hurricane that has a squadron code of  XR. There is also another picture with Tobin standing infront of a Hurricane with a bunch of other pilots that says they were assigned to the 71st squadron.

Soulcrusher

Oh yes, my intentions are to make my Spit as one flown by "Red" Tobin of 609 Squadron, preferable the one he flew on Sept 15th that is depicted in a painting downing a DO-17. If anyone knows the serial number and code for that particular aircraft, I would be grateful. I have been able to track down one Spit he flew by serial number, but do not know if that is the one he flew for that combat, and what the Squadron code letter was for that aircraft. My reasons for choosing him is that he is a local (Los Angeles native) who joined the RAF, flew in the BoB with 609 Squadron, one of the better scoring squadrons of the battle, and was a founding Eagle Squadron member. He would be shot down and killed  over France before America entered the war.

I finished watching A Piece of Cake this midday. Nice to see those beautiful birds in flght but I must admit that I prefered the novel, barely remembered after all these years to the series. Perhaps a remake  since there are now a few airworthy Hurricanes, not to mention what can be done with CGI to really add to the visual feast....

Well I am still plugging along on my Spit. This week I completed the instrument panel and put on some Testors clear glue over the instruments. I am almost at the point where I can assemble the fuselage when all the interior painting is done.

Great work guys all round!!! Damon your dot filters look great!!! I haven't been game enough to try that technique.

Julez72

Well that looks frikkin awesome Damon. I can see the effects of the dot filters, did you use oils???

I did use oils I used a flesh color white blue and greens. I brushed them front to back until I liked the look.

Damon

Damon, really diggin that build and its really taking shape. All around a great build and I love the subject

Steve

Looking really good B-17. Paint work looks great and cant wait to see the fiddly bits put on it.

I also have not had a lot of bench time lately but I have made progress on the Do-24. All the glass masked and fuselage buttoned up. The fuselage seams are giving me some problems but im almost done with them and then hopefully on to some paint.

Spike190

Damon well done on a wonderful job, painting and weathering look spot on

Cheers....

Nice job Damon

Got some progress done on my 109.  Its been a while but things got in the way.  The 109 is all painted and is waiting a coat of future after some detail parts are added.

The slats area as been repainted to the standard undercoat the Luftwaffe used (RLM02). Now I got to get the landing gear on.  More to come, sooner I hope than last time.

Damon well done on a wonderful job, painting and weathering look spot on

Cheers....

Camo scheme and weathering look great Damon.  Beautiful work .  Rick.

Hey Darren i'm going to have to change my entry for this GB if i want to finish  on time....Instead of the 110 i'll change to a Tamiya 1/48 109E....

Well that looks frikkin awesome Damon. I can see the effects of the dot filters, did you use oils???

Hey everyone I am almost done  I have a few more details to put on but made good progress this weekend. I did mask and paint the blue stripe widder and am glad I did. This is the first model I have used dot filters on and like the effect alot. I will take better pics later when complete but had to show it off Also please excuse the mess on the bench.

Damon

iv got primer on the spit and i did the underside a sky blue but all the pics i can find suggests a very pale green. so i mixed the green myself and sprayed that over the top of the blue

Eathis looks like you got your work cut out for you with that Spit

Damon, another fine looking build buddy she looks great...first time i've seen a Fulmar being built, very cool

Damon: The Fulmar looks splendid! I'd think the blue on the fin should be as Simpilot said the same width as the others unless of course your reference material shows different.

Damon she is looking great mate!!!! Answer to your question, I do think the blue does need to be a bit wider. All three colors should be equal width.

Nice work Nomad. That canopy looks like it was fun to mask.

I have the cockpit all done on my 109 and I'm ready to close it all up. Have not been much in the bench mood the last couple of weeks so I need to get moving.

Soulcrusher

I have more WIP pictures got the Fulmar painted future applied and stickers. Hopefully do panel wash and I want to try some dot filters because seaplanes are weathered more than other types of planes. Hope you enjoy. I am wondering what you guys think about the blue stripe on fin should it be wider?

Damon

Damon: Great looking work. I hate PE with a passion but you've done a heck of a job with it.

H.Hunter: Wow, both of them look great. I assume you display them together?

Stikpusher: Oh yeah I remember 'Piece of Cake' I taped it gosh I has to be what maybe 15 years ago or so and watched it over and over. I wonder if I can find the VHS tape and even if it's in watchable condition. I have the novel somewhere too, again it's been years since I read it.

simpilot34

Eat, looks like there will be little filler needed once the top half of the wings are glued!!!

yup lol

Eat, looks like there will be little filler needed once the top half of the wings are glued!!!

this kit doesnt line up great so theres alot of unseen work going into it

ps the upper wings arnt glued on yet

Wow, some seriously beautiful work here being completed. I have not had the building muse in me much lately, but today I watched the first two episodes of "A Piece of Cake". I read that book some 19 years ago, but have never seen the series until now. Even tough they switched from Hurricanes to Spitfires for the series, I have enjoyed the first two episodes immensely. After watching those beautiful birds fill my big screen TV the muse has returned. I am now gonna break out my Spit and continue work tomorrow to partake here. More work to be posted soon.

Damon--Very nice indeed.  I applaud your choice of more obsure subjects such as the Fulmar, 

HH--Very nice work for a newbie to the AB. 

Well, I have finally located a PE interior for the Do-17 Z 2 direct from Eduard.  I also found resin MG 15s and other armament from an outfit called Goffy.  I also bought a resin Ju 88 interior by Czech Master that might have some useful pieces.   Hope to post some WIPs soon.

Damon the Fulmar looks beautiful so far, great cockpit. Keep up the good work.

Hunhunter, keep up the good progress, I especially like the 109. I did a Spitfire in those markings a couple of years ago, it was my first kit when I returned to the hobby.

Cheers...

simpilot34

Damon, is that 1/72??? If so my hats off to you with the PE, I KNOW how it tests your patience!! Used it on my Swordfish.

Yes it is a 1/72 Vista kit. I have never used Airwaves PE and am very happy with the quality of the PE set I used on this project. Thanks everyone for the comments hope to do more today.

Hunhunter Those revell kits are lots of fun. I still build them I have 2 109's to build in the stash. Nice job they look good

Damon