Spitfire F/Mk.VII (Tartan Version)

[Guest]

That is expensive stuff Andrew. This type is so cheap One coat Tartan Paint, matt emulsion Hay, Gordon, Modern Hay and MacCloud, UK.

Matter of interest they also stock very high quality elbow grease (all colours including transparent) in Vallejo type squeeze a drop containers for the casual user. All on line as well.

Laurie

PS they also say it contains that magic ingredient Haggis. Suppose it helps its spread ability or prehaps it just take away the aroma of the paint.

[Guest]

Hi to all Friends, sorry for the delay!!

Do not lose heart on having seen the result.

It's deceitful … the squares are seen well. It was only a test, so it does not hope that every picture was drying off, was removing the type without delay and returning to use oak of the painting still for drying, and painting with brush without any kind of perfection.

The lines more thin, well … .you one sees … .without piety and worry!!!

I believe the most difficult thing it is the correct choice of the colors!!!!

Regards

Polux

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[yak face]

Fantastic!! it looks perfect to me polux , cant wait to see the spitfire in this!, cheers tony

[stona]

That's great!

You can make up your own tartan.

Most of the accepted ones are 19th Century inventions anyway. After the defeat of the Highland/Jacobite army by British government forces at the battle of Culloden (1746) the Scots were not allowed to wear tartan for about 30 years and most of the original clan patterns were lost. As an Englishman the repression of Highland/Scottish culture is not something I am proud of.

Tartan (and Scotland) became very popular with the British aristocracy during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) at which time a completely forged book of Scottish tartan patterns mysteriously appeared.Those patterns have become those accepted for the clan tartans to this day.

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

you know why scottish people were mad in the 1300s its coz designing the tartan cloth weave sent you mad,lets hope you have a madhouse that deals with this kind of madness,in other words looks good but the madness will take over lol

mobear

[Guest]

You mean you haven't seen the tartan paint before?

* Reading the post .... well, seeing the pot of painting I have discovered my mistake. The blue square does ' 3X3 ' and the green one '2X2'. They are not equal as mine, in the plane I will do this format.

Thank you very much to all for your confidence, I must not trump you all!!!

Regards

Polux

[Guest]

That's great! You can make up your own tartan.

Most of the accepted ones are 19th Century inventions anyway. After the defeat of the Highland/Jacobite army by British government forces at the battle of Culloden (1746) the Scots were not allowed to wear tartan for about 30 years and most of the original clan patterns were lost. As an Englishman the repression of Highland/Scottish culture is not something I am proud of.

Tartan (and Scotland) became very popular with the British aristocracy during the reign of Queen Victoria (1837-1901) at which time a completely forged book of Scottish tartan patterns mysteriously appeared.Those patterns have become those accepted for the clan tartans to this day.

Cheers

Steve

Thank you very much Steve for this explanation and the time that you has inverted in it!! Very nice!!!

Among all your comments and photos you all will turn me into a specialist of tartan!!

Cheers. Polux

[Guest]

Actually the history of Tartan is far from certain & versions abound like the colours of a Spitfire of a certain age.

I obtained my kilts some 40 years ago & did quite a delve into the matter of tartan & clans being a Stewart.

Believed generally that tartan is actually a word used to describe the original cloth. From memory a wool & linen mixture. The wearer would lay on the end of the cloth then roll himself around and then stand & throw the end over the shoulder now know as a plaid.

Actually the wearing of kilts was not universally banned in Scotland. The idea was to curb the Highland Clans (the ordinary man) ie to stop Highland groups of Clans forming into armies. The wearing of Kilts among High Society, the Highland regiments (formed under English restriction) & also those in the lowland communities was allowed within the rules. All very strange. I would imagine that even though allowed if perhaps these groups did refrain from Kilting up. Could not find info at the time on that one. On this basis there must have been some crossover from old patterns to new. My understanding is that each tartan is registered. Sadly evidence is lost in the sands of time & there are now many interesting versions of events.

Laurie

[Guest]

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According to Fitzroy Maclean in 'Bonnie Prince Charlie' there were no real clan tartans and many would wear what they could get. There is however a bit of a controversy (for lack of a better word) regarding the origins of modern tartans. Regarding David Morier's 'Incident on Culloden' which was painted in 1746, he further states that the three main Highland warriors, were taken from the Tower to pose for Morier and there must be a reasonable chance that the tartan that are wearing is authentic of that time. I must admit this is from memory and I wont be reading the book again for some time so please dont shoot the messenger if I'm wrong especially as Pollux now has a nice tin of tartan paint to work from!

Keith

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[Guest]

Hi friends!

Well.....I'm feel crazy enough to return at this little madness!!!

* First coat of grey (will be all primer colors mix with varnish, need a strong paint, will be always mask and mask and .....)

* I start the mask process too.

Thanks for looking and wish me luck

Polux

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[Guest]

You got your work cut out here Plux, i know you can pull it off and cant wait to see this progress.

Andy

[michaelm]

Wow Pollux I only just saw this, I'll watch with interest.

You know they sell tartan of every conceivable design to our wonderful tourists who come to see this beautiful city, 'Princess Diana Tartan' is very popular.

[Guest]

polux i thought you had given up on this tartan spit,kind of glad you got it going again,good luck my man lol

mobear

[flyjoe180]

Nice work Polux, I too had thought you may have abandoned the tartan, but good to see it is progressing.

[Guest]

Hi Ole and Joe!

I'm a bit strange....

When I feel good 'vibrations' I return to the stopped projects, probably for this motive always I have many models in construction, it's strange that begins and finishes the same one of once.

Polux