Dave W's 1/24 Spitfire Vb

[Guest]

Happy birthday Dave!

[Dave W]

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I sprayed some dark green with a bit of yellow mixed in on the model last night.Then I blended it in with a light coat of dark green.Just got home from work and removed all of the masking.It looks odd because I've used Matt ocean grey and gloss dark green.But it will be fine when it's finished.Next job is to give it a couple of coats of gloss clear.Then it will be decal time.

[Guest]

Looking very cool Dave.


Cheers.


Polux

[flyjoe180]

Looks great Dave. Your pre-shading and the weathering is working nicely on this one, good stuff.

[Dave W]

I started putting the decals on this evening.And I have to say they are of good quality.I should get the rest on tomorrow.Then I will coat the model with Kleer and afterwards do a panel wash.


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[BarryW]

She is looking good Dave

[Dave W]

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I was about to fit the tail wheel and came across this.How do Airfix expect the wheel to fit into the fork?!. I got round the problem by cutting the axle stubs off and drilling a hole through the wheel.It was then a good fit in the leg/fork.

[Dave W]

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I'm calling this finished now.I could have done some more weathering but would probably have ruined it.Si I made do with Florymodels dark dirt wash and some exhaust and gun stains made with pastel dust.For the final matt coat I used Alclad Klear Kote Matte.Great stuff.I must say I've really enjoyed this build.Cant see much of the scratch built detail I added though,apart from in the wheel bays.I will be looking out for a cheap Airfix 1/24 at Cosford on Sunday as I fancy another big build (ME109 or FW190).

[Ian M]

Dave. You have made a bloody good job of that. ('scuse my French).


You fought it and beat it into fine shape.


Good paint job as well. Me like.


Ian M

[flyjoe180]

Me like

Me too, superb work all around Dave. Not sure if you have done a finished thread or not, I'm catching up on a weeks worth of posts, but this is a great build..

[Guest]

Very nice model Dave. A lot of time gone into all that weathering.


Laurie

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You beat it Dave !! Its a cracking build , lovely paintwork and not a sign of the atrocious fit these buggers are noted for ! Great build cheers tony

[BarryW]

Very nicely done Dave, you must be very pleased indeed with how it turned out.

[colin m]

Brilliant job Dave. I feel quite inspired to have ago at mine. What am I saying..............

[Guest]

That's lovely Dave, a really nice build & the paintwork looks great.