Tamiya 1:32 Spitfire Mk IXc

[Guest]

That spitty is looking great mate! I wish my mustprang was as far as your build.


Theuns

[colin m]

For me the engine is a bridge too far.

No, the engine is a great piece of modelling engineering - don't fear it, embrace it.......you can do it, just go slow and look at plenty of pictures, that's all I did.

I wish my mustprang was as far as your build

That is a problem with these kits. They are full to the top with parts that need to be fitted somewhere. There's literally hundreds of bits.

[Guest]

Thanks Colin. Maybe I will buy one of these kits and have a go. Problem I expect is that if the engine is not exactly right then it wont fit between the fuselage halves. AsI don't really want it on show anyway it does seem a waste although I think it can be made for display or not with small magnets. Could be wrong though.

[stona]

The cowlings, which incidentally are super thin moldings, can be fitted with little magnets making them removable. You can always glue them in place if you wish. It depends whether you want to be able to show the engine. It will all fit together with a complete engine (unlike some kits) but you do need to be careful with your fitting, alignments etc.


Cheers


Steve

[colin m]

The build has moved on a bit. I pre-shaded, as I always do. But, I don't think I'll bother doing that again. The pre-shading added very little to the result, but post shading made quite a difference. The post Shading was much more controllable. I think, this might be the way forward for me from now on. We'll see.


The engine cowlings are held in place with tape, hence the silly gaps. Actually, they can come off now the camouflage has been applied.


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The light wasn't brilliant taking these pics, but the post shading shows up in places, also. It is actually grey, not that sort of blue grey it seems to be in the picture.


Colin M..

[Guest]

Very nice Colin, nice crisp paintwork

[PhilJ]

Looks really nice Colin, watching this one with great interest. Post shading isn't something I've tried yet. I pre shade but probably like yourself, I find when you get a good base down its not really that effective.


What is the process of post shading then? It seems pretty daunting to me.


Phil

[colin m]

Very nice Colin, nice crisp paintwork

Thanks Patrick, but, it might be a bit too much crisp for me. I might have to fire the airbrush up again.

Looks really nice Colin, watching this one with great interest. Post shading isn't something I've tried yet. I pre shade but probably like yourself, I find when you get a good base down its not really that effective.
What is the process of post shading then? It seems pretty daunting to me.

So Phil, it might be you and I are sort of thinking the same thing, is pre-shading worth it ? I often end up doing both, but am now thinking, I might ditch the pre-shading.


Post shading just involves using a slightly different shade of paint to that already applied, go for lighter and spray it in the centre of panels, go for darker and spray the panel seams. The really nice thing about post shading is you can see the effect as you go along.

[PhilJ]

Thanks Patrick, but, it might be a bit too much crisp for me. I might have to fire the airbrush up again.
So Phil, it might be you and I are sort of thinking the same thing, is pre-shading worth it ? I often end up doing both, but am now thinking, I might ditch the pre-shading.


Post shading just involves using a slightly different shade of paint to that already applied, go for lighter and spray it in the centre of panels, go for darker and spray the panel seams. The really nice thing about post shading is you can see the effect as you go along.

Ok that makes sense, sounds simple. I'll give it a go cheers.


Phil

[colin m]

Well then, I wasn't totally impressed by the original paint work, just too uniform for me, it needed a bit of 'life' to it. So, back to the spray booth (cardboard box in the garage) to add a bit of more post shading.


Below are the results, not too easy to see in the pics, but in real life, it has worked quite nicely.


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Hopefully the matt coat will highlight this further.

[BarryW]

Great paint job there Colin - you really are doing justice to this great kit..... Won't be long before you finish - then what?


Once you get the bug for these Tammy 32s you just have to do more, just look at the stash in my signature!!...... what next, the Mustang, Zero, Corsiar or maybe the Mossie? They are all the dogs doo-dahs.

[Guest]

Some fine work you have done so far.


I also have one of these to do.

[colin m]

Won't be long before you finish - then what

Well Barry, it will be another 1:32, but a real blast from the past.


So, shiny coat done and decals applied. There aren't too many for a kit of this size, I though I might be at it for days. I painted the sky band, as many do, but used kit decals, which as others have said are a bit thick and so you loose that lovely rivet detail under the decal. If you build one of these, consider either some alternative decals or mask and paint them on.






Colin M..

[Guest]

Coming along well.


Thanks for the info on the decals.

[Guest]

Now that is so sweet!