RP models 1/10th Douglas Bader & Spitfire Cockpit

[Steve Brodie]

Hi Steve
That is beautifully done. Bring on the great man himself.
Jim

Cheers jim, just a few bits left to detail paint and the cockpit will be done, aiming to have them finished by Friday this week, depending on what life throws at me :smiling:

[Steve Brodie]

Calling the cockpit finished, all items painted from reference photos found on the web, main source was 'Anatomy of a spitfire' website. Next up the great man himself.

Dry Fitted his lower torso, with parachute pack to make sure everything lines up - which it does so thats a testament to the model with all those pieces of resin.I think (after the photos were taken i knocked off the left rudder pedal stem) i will also remove the right pedal and set at a more vertical angle.

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
Cockpit looks great. Glad the figure fits so well - all credit to the quality control at RP Models.
Jim

[Guest]

Beautiful work Steve. Bring on the figure!

[Steve Brodie]

Hi Steve
Cockpit looks great. Glad the figure fits so well - all credit to the quality control at RP Models.
Jim

Sure is, lots of big chunks of resin, some of which needed a gentle nudge, to get lined up, need arms of an octopus !

Beautiful work Steve. Bring on the figure!

Thanks, hope to start on him Monday, maybe Sunday, reckon he will be easier than the cockpit !

[Steve Brodie]

So got to work on the life jacket last night, in hindsight I should have coated the jacket in white first before adding the fist coat of yellow, but hey ho. Shaded and highlighted with various wash mixes to give it a faded/worn look , didnt want it to look like a 'toy' version, plus references i have found shows them to be faded than overtly bright







This probably a more accurate rendition of the colour



Palette used to paint the jacket, along with the paints.

[Steve Brodie]

After some advice on th PF forum I decided to revisit the shadows and highlights, so this is where I got to;





Then I noticed this piece of resin sticking out on the right side of the life jacket



So a quick look on the internet and I found this image on Alamys website showing the correct colours, so will have to paint these details, even though the right arm will probably obsucre the detail.

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
Yellow can't be an easy colour to paint but this is looking good.
Jim

[Steve Brodie]

Got the brushes out last night and painted up his scarf and the fur collar, Not as shiny as it looks, but everything needs a good coat of AK's ultra matt varnish;

[stillp]

everything needs a good coat of AK's ultra matt varnish;

Not the scarf Steve, that would be quite shiny silk.

Pete

[Steve Brodie]

Not the scarf Steve, that would be quite shiny silk.

Pete

:smiling::smiling: Yep, should have been more specific. that will get a gloss coat

[Steve Brodie]

More superb sculpting and casting on the parachute. I spent far to long (again) on something that will never be seen once the cockpit is completed, but an enjoyable hour or so anyway.

[Jim R]

Hi Steve
It may be slow progress but quality like this is never quick. Looks excellent.
Jim

[colin m]

All very impressive work Steve.

[Steve Brodie]

Got his sidcot suit painted, highlights and shadows added, ‘stitched’ his harness and attached his parachute pack. Flat varnished with AK ultra Matt