I forgot to mention... That's a freehand canopy paint-job, no masks of any kind...
Now.. Onto the Spitfire..
It too is at 99%, although these pics are the WIP shots..
Added some strip styrene to the sidewalls and then built a breaker box, flap controls, and throttle quadrant from sheet styrene.
Below is the scratch-built entry door with latch & crash-bar, and the cast resin panel. I copied the panel from the Revell Spitfire Mk II:
Using the Mk II Spit's seat as a template, I built the seat for the Mk IX from sheet and strip styrene:
I also added the walls for the gear bay, and some ribbing, using strip styrene as well. It's since been filled and re-painted.
Wide shot
Ran into a silvering issue here, as well as a couple other small problems (mask bleed-through), but I fixed the silvering by poking some holes into the clear film and applied copious amounts of my home-decal setting solution (white vinegar)
Same thing on this side.. Fixed it, and also added Pilot Officer Reggie Plushbottom (figure's a cast resin copy from the Monogram AT-6 kit).
This is the kit's canopy parts after I cut them apart (It was a one-piece as all the early Monogram kits were.) I've vac-formed a hood and will install it as the last step. I also saw I had to add some putty to blend in the windscreen a bit better.
Another view of Reggie after I added his moustache... A quick wash on his face and drybrushing of his goggles, and he'll be done.. It's hard to see, but I also belted him into the seat with strips of aluminum duct tape fot the Sutton Harness.
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Once I get the puttied areas arond the windscreen painted and the hood on, it should be done, and I can finish the weathering...