Completed Airfix 1/24 Supermarine Spitfire mkvb

[Guest]

The bar has been set high for those of us building this for the SIG!

[stona]

Well done, a very nice Spitfire. Those tropical colours have come out very nicely.

You've got the jump on me for the SIG. I haven't built a 1/24 model for at least 15 years, maybe more, but I have found a 1/24 pilot in my cupboard who looks suspiciously Airfix and may very well have come from the old Spitfire kit

Cheers

Steve

[Alan 45]

Cheers folks I appreciate it

Well done, a very nice Spitfire. Those tropical colours have come out very nicely.You've got the jump on me for the SIG. I haven't built a 1/24 model for at least 15 years, maybe more, but I have found a 1/24 pilot in my cupboard who looks suspiciously Airfix and may very well have come from the old Spitfire kit

Cheers

Steve

I'm looking forward to seeing your Steve it's a very unusual looking bird the float version of the spit

Are you doing the air race version or the FAA version ?

[stona]

The version from the kit is for one of those sent to North Africa with the intention of operating against the Germans from 'secret' bases in the Greek islands. That never happened.

The kit has a rather odd paint scheme with a Day Fighter Scheme and yellow prototype undersides. Mine will look a little more realistic in a Temperate Sea Scheme...I hope.

A quick look in the box shows that I've got more to worry about than the colours

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Alan you have done a fantastic job of this one, I have owned this years ago and when I saw what I had in the box got rid of it so I know the work you have had to put in.

[monica]

fantastic Looks great Alan lov the camo top job,and over all very well done

[Alan 45]

Thanks lads and lass I really appreciate the kind words I'm really looking forward to my next build now

[Dave W]

Great build Alan.The paintwork and weathering look top class.Hope I do as good a job on mine.

[colin m]

Nice job. Oils, who would have thought of that - well, you did Alan !

[Alan 45]

Cheers guys

Nice job. Oils, who would have thought of that - well, you did Alan !

and It was never mentioned when I was shown how to use oils by the blokes in the club they just use them in figure building and weathering, I think I'll take this next week and show it to them

[flyjoe180]

Very nice work Alan

[Guest]

Great looking Spit Alan ,superbly painted!

[Steve Brodie]

great work

[Guest]

This is great Alan, and it's good to see a new technique tried with such success.

[Guest]

Lovely work there Alan, I like that paint colour...it looks good on a spitfire or a hurricane, very nice indeed.

scott