Airfix 1/24 Supermarine Spitfire MK VB

[Alan 45]

Looks fine Alan

Do you think that once the oil has dryed a very fine dry brush of aluminium on the rivets might look good mate?

[Guest]

I'm waiting for my model...but I want to try with an aluminum pencil... Maybe can work!! But I'm not sure!!!

I will try some different painting options on my Typhoon

[Guest]

I'm waiting for my model...but I want to try with an aluminum pencil... Maybe can work!! But I'm not sure!!!I will try some different painting options on my Typhoon

Polux , on my 109 E-4, all the panel lines & chipping were done with coloured pencils - no paint at all! I've done the same on my 1/72 Typhoon which I'll be posting soon

[Alan 45]

About an hour or so I got this idea to paint the camo in oils , well I thought if this has oil paint on it and I aply more oil paint it must be able to blend better

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[Guest]

I like it Alan, it's the closest you're gonna get to airbrushing with a hairy stick!

Now just leave it for a week for the oil paint to dry

[Alan 45]

I like it Alan, it's the closest you're gonna get to airbrushing with a hairy stick!Now just leave it for a week for the oil paint to dry

Cheers Patrick and your not wrong there it's a good job this is a spit as I wouldn't be able to leave it alone if it was a hurricane

[Guest]

I like it Alan!! This oil colour looks really good I think much better than an acrylic....

And I'm with Patrick as well....you will need to wait a week now

[Alan 45]

Cheers mate the waiting is no big thing I have loads to get on with

[Guest]

That is looking great Alan. There were a could of already made 1/24 planes in a Charity Shop in my local town, these aren't as big as I first thought, looking forward to building mine, your tips are a great help to all of us doing this plane for the SIG, thanks for documenting it!!

[Guest]

Today 13 days....

Tomorrow 12 days...

The longest December :P

[Alan 45]

Cheers chaps , I think this will take me right up to the first of January and then I can start my hurricane oh yeah

That is looking great Alan. There were a could of already made 1/24 planes in a Charity Shop in my local town, these aren't as big as I first thought, looking forward to building mine, your tips are a great help to all of us doing this plane for the SIG, thanks for documenting it!!

thanks for that Mike I just do the basics in getting around problems and they work but if you spend a bit more effort like most do on here you'd never know they had any problems at all

[flyjoe180]

Nice paint work Alan, looking good.

[Dave W]

Looking good Alan.Like the paint finish.

[Guest]

Just back from holiday and I'm now absolutely terrified of the group build !!!

Off to buy:

Filler

Haynes Manual for Spitfire

Primer

Filler

[Alan 45]

Thanks very much chaps

It's drying off quite well now so I could have this done by early next week [ATTACH]94687.IPB[/ATTACH]

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I managed to get the rest of the camo on last night , oil paint is good, if you do get a finger print on the paint it easily brushes out and that can be hours after it's been applied