Why not grab some serial numbers on a decal sheet? They do come in useful, I have a few sheets of black and white 1/72 8-inch letters for this sort of thing as well as some code letter sheets.
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I doubt if I will be building that many 1/24 scale birds Joe, so not worth it. Also the serials on this aircraft are far from a standard lettering type. So only one way around that and thats paint them ! Wish that you could get a white printing laser printer..
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So after much masking, painting, unmasking and re-masking and painting...Which with tape is a total pain. (turned the room up-side-down looking for the frisk-film to no avail).
We end up with this.
[ATTACH]98332.IPB[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]98333.IPB[/ATTACH]
[ATTACH]98334.IPB[/ATTACH]
There's a load of places where the masking has left a tiny sliver of the white undercoat where the colours meet.. bugger. I can see that the next step will involve a very fine brush and some thinned down paint...... Yeah!
Still building up courage to go for the serial number.
Ian M
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Well Ian, that looks pretty good! 8 Inch serial at 1/24 is 0.33 inches = 8.46 mm in height. Rather you than me Mr Muddle
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Coming along beautifully Ian....Comment
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Still have not tried that serial yet. Lesson learned; Don't go for a scheme with 'non-standard' scripts!!! lol
Touched up the markings and gave them a quick swipe with some paper smooth wet and dry. Now sitting waiting for the clear to dry.
Next up washes.
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I haven't caught up on this one for a while. But must say I like the results so far. Looking very nice.Comment
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A thought, you could try to get some hobby and craft 'rub on lettering' and paint in the bits to alter the font as required. Must be some lettering about the size you need somewhere.Originally posted by \
A quick search on UK ebay shows many such letters and numbers in 9mm height.Comment
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Thats intense Ian, the intricate paint work is paying off in a very authentic way!Comment
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Hi Ian
The Spit look very nice and the markings look great. The serial numbers will be an immense challenge and I'd be looking for decal alternatives if it were me. But best of luck if you go down the mask route.
Looking forward to seeing the finished model.
Cheers
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I have a plan...... more on that later....
Aerials! Having pinged of my nice detailed resin antenna mast off I cant find it any where. I have my eyes on the cats as I type!!! So fitted the kit one again.
Before I do something daft, and put the wires on, is there a kind gent or two that can confirm if this aircraft had both the aerial wire from the mast to the tail and the wires on the sides, from the fuselage to the tail wings....be a pity to drill the holes to find I did not need them...
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Some good info on 'spitfire site.com' Ian (can't get a link).Apparently,new Vhf equipment introduced towards the end of 1940 didn't require the wire from aerial to fin due to its shorter wave length.IFF antenna wires were fitted from tail planes to fuselage on the mk5 (amongst others).So I will have to fit them to mine.Comment
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Cheers Dave, that is one of my first ports of call for all things Spitfire. Just could not find the right info. (Concentrations shot to shingle at the moment...)
So IFF but no Aerial wire from the mast. Thanks, Right where did I put that drill...
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IFF antenna wires are visible in some photographs of Spitfire Vs on Malta. Given how hard they are to see I'd guess that they did have them.
Cheers
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Great work so far, good job with the markingsComment
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