Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire Mk8

[Guest]

I decided to preshade the top aswell, I usually do not but the nice rivet detail and shading might be enough to not need a pin wash.
I also usually do a light base colour all over then mask and do the darker colour but in this case I think it would hide the pre shading.




Theuns

[Guest]

Looks fine to me Theuns

[yak face]

Looks fantastic Theuns , the pre shade is showing through nicely , you wont need to bother with a panel line wash , keep it up cheers tony

[Ian M]

This is going very quick and Very well too.
Nice job on the pre-shade. Showing through just nice.

[Guest]

Thanx, I got the faded dark earth on, the shading now looks a little overdome on the mid ston in natural light but indoors it is better.
Enough detail is showing through so that I do not need a wash on the top surface .

I decided to paint on the yellow USAAF wingbands as I was worried that the yellow decal would show the camo demarcation line.

Hoping to get some clearcoat on today while the weather is warm.

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[colin m]

It looks great Theuns. I've always liked the tropical scheme, so it's going to be a winner.

[Guest]

Tamiya makes exelent kits but damn they can not make nice decals
For the price this kit sells for I would reallt have expected better quality decals.

Most of the decals were hard and brittle, qiute a few broke and I had to piece them togehter as best I could.

I really hope they dont silver under the mattcoat, I will dose it with loads of microsol.....stay tuned.

Theuns

[Guest]

Thin cement on the stemcles and walkways might have sorted out the carrierfilm, I hope the application of microsol will sort out the rest of the large decals.

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[flyjoe180]

Nice work so far Theuns. Often hear bad things about Tamiya decals. Hopefully you can recover the ones that are causing you trouble.

[Guest]

Thanx Joe. I filled in the cracks in the decals with paint, will have to see what it looks like under the clearcoat.
I am busy with the final bits and pieces, I hope to have it all done by early next week.

Theuns

[BarryW]

Tamiya makes exelent kits but damn they can not make nice decals
For the price this kit sells for I would reallt have expected better quality decals.

Most of the decals were hard and brittle, qiute a few broke and I had to piece them togehter as best I could.

I really hope they dont silver under the mattcoat, I will dose it with loads of microsol.....stay tuned.

Theuns

This is why I always buy aftermarket decals for Tammy kits. There are some great schemes out there for the Mk VIII and IX Spits as well as the others.

[Guest]

The engine was a real PITA to get to fit, but with enough glue and force I got it close enough for the cowls to fit. I had exactly the same problem with my P-51.



The undercart is also on, I am now fitting small items hoping to get the clearcoat on this weekend.




Theuns

[colin m]

I remember the fun I had fitting the engine in my Mk9. But to be fair to Tamiya, it's a real tight fit in there.