Spitfire GB

Thanks, guys! I didn't do any preshading on this one, but I'll use a pinwash and weathering powder later to bring out the panel lines and beat it up a bit.

She is looking great stout, only thing missing is a few holes from 20mm rounds.

Greetings,

Here are a few shots of my completed Tamiya 1/48 Spitfire, with Ultracast prop and spinner, exhausts and seat.

The camo painting I described previously constituted the heavy lifting, so it went pretty smoothly after that. Put down a coat of MM acrylic gloss before decaling. I used an Xtradecal sheet with the markings for the Mk. I flown in Sept. 1940 out of Kenley/Gravesend by No. 66 Squadron Leader Rupert "Lucky" Leigh. Picked out panel lines with a pinwash of raw umber artist oil and hit a few areas lightly with some Bragdon weathering powder, though I decided not to beat it up too much.

The Xtradecals went down beautifully for the most part, but the sheet didn't include any stencils, so I used some of those from the Tamiya kit decals. I'm once again stunned at how awful Tamiya's decals are. Thick as cardboard and I got some silvering even on these small stencils with VERY liberal doses of Solvaset.

That is a sweet build you have there.  

 Looks to be a Spit from the Battle of Britain time frame.  Just a side note, might be considered a rivet counter thing, but the gun flash suppressors were removed from all aircraft shortly after war broke out.  Also the walkway line on the starboard wing should extend all the way to the fuselage.  

regards,

Jack

Jack: Yes, it's a BOB bird. Thanks for the info. I just followed the kit diagram on the walkway line. Had to piece 'em together anyway after they fell apart in a couple of spots. Tamiya decals, ugh!

Wonderful looking Spitifre, Stoutfella.  Great paintwork and weathering.  

I have Tamiya's 1/72 version of this, and they left the flash suppressors on that one, too.  Haven't opened the box yet, but hope to build it this summer.

Stoutfella, that is an exquisite piece of work! I have been longing to do a classic BoB Mk 1 and have the Tamiya kit, so have closely marked your warnings about the decals. I'll get Xtradedcals for the main markings, and the excellent stencil data sets produced by TechMod. Your work is an inspiration!

Yesterday I discovered Airfix's new Mk XII kit, read several reviews and ordered it at once -- earlier the same day I had been considering molding and casting the front end of a Mk XIV and the tail of a Mk VIII, and grafting them to a buitchered Mk V airframe, but there's no need. Airfix seem to have done a pretty decent job on this kit.

I'm hoping to get back to my beast before long, I have all the materials in hand, it's just a question of time.

Cheers, Mike/TB379

Checkmate and Thunderbolt: Thanks much. Kind words always appreciated. Good luck on your kits!

Hi all,

After many months I'm getting ready to tackle the Academy Spit XIVc again. I just read a history of the Griffon Spits and it has me inspired to get my Spitfire collection into gear! My airbrush is in for service at the moment and I'm thinking this should be one of the first batch of models I do with it when it's back.

Here's the (finally completed) collection of aftermarket items:

• Roundels (EagleStrike 48136)
• Stencils (TechMod 48093)
• RAF 18" codes/Sky (Fantasy Printshop FP884)
• RAF 12" serials/Black (Fantasy Printshop FP880)
• Masks (Eduard EX128)
• Replacement prop (Quickboost 48 194)

With that lot I can completed avoid the Academy decals, accurise its beak and get a clean line job on the canopy. The model as I left it is waiting for the entry door and canopy to be added, and a few licks of filler, then its onto the masking and she's ready for preshading when the AB comes back.

Cheers, Mike/TB379 

According to the GB rules, technically this one is still running, and I have pulled my entry off the Shelf of Doom from the past decade and resumed work...

as it looked upon being dusted off and returned to my work bench

and where its at now...

Rise from the dead!!!

stikpusher

According to the GB rules, technically this one is still running, and I have pulled my entry off the Shelf of Doom from the past decade and resumed work...

Well hopefully the ww2psycho has not gone to the great group build in the sky Stik!  Good luck on your Mk VIII!

John, I thought that I'd posted this build somewhere on the forum, and lo and behold the forum search function worked to find it. Imagine my suprise to see that the GB rules said take as long as you like... LOL. 11 years! 

CB, yeah, hopefully WW2 is still among the living, even if not active on here... So close to the finish line now...

Maybe we should keep it running!  Looks like I beat your finish by 11 1/4 years, Carlos.

Very nice Spit John. Well, it is somewhat running... I wonder if anybody else here still hasn't finished what they signed up to build for this GB, and is still active here?

I got the topside color airbrushed on today. Humbrol Acrylic Medium Sea Grey

Gloss coated on Thursday

That's a nice looking Spit, Carlos!  Remind me what make of Spitfire it is?

I'll have to note, there's very few still around who signed up for this GB.  Looking at the sign-up makes me wish for the good old days.

Gary 

Gary, this is the Mk.VII, a specialized high altitude variant. 
Yeah, I miss the old days on here as well. Lots of fun folks.