ive got the same hataka set, used it before and wasnt impressed but am going to give them another go
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Per Ardua
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A 1:72 Spitfire, probably one of the fastest models you'll ever see. I like 1:72.Comment
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Well its been a while since ive had any time in the shed ,but today I managed to get some more paint on . I masked the underside and gave the whole upper surfaces a coat of dark earth a few weeks ago and today finally got round to masking the camo with blu tac and blasting on some dark green . The Hataka paints spray nicely and give a lovely sheen , coverage being very good with a couple of light coats . I know when these paints first came out they got a lot of stick for being very see through and other issues but I understand they addressed these problems and the newer formulations are great.The one thing i cant emphasise enough is to shake shake shake !! They have a ball bearing ( or something ) in them as an agitator and i find a minute on the paint shaker ,turning over halfway, Plus thirty seconds of up and down shaking by hand is usually enough to mix the pigment . I thin them if required with Vallejo airbrush thinners .Comment
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Mucker, that first photo looks quite disgusting.
Thank goodness I paint the easy way - Wiv a brush!
Now, here's a thing, and I really couldn't give a t*ss which is right, but your wing camouflage squiggles are the exact opposite to the one's I'm doing on my Hurricanes.
I've had a look on Google Images and both are used.
I'd be interested to know which pattern is the right one?
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Cheers matey ,it does look disgusting doesnt it :smiling5: , hopefully my ugly duckling will turn into a swan . I think that the camo was used in both versions ,with the green and brown reversed , as for if its right , Ive no idea ,I just followed the nice picture on the back of the box .
Regards B . LutacComment
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All worms removed now and a coat of gloss applied ready for the decals .Comment
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A perfect image. One that takes me back years. Except years ago, mine wasn't quite up to the same standard, but was flying by Sunday night.Comment
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Got the decals on tonight , no drama but they look a bit huge ! I know that the codes and roundels at this early stage of the war were massive and looked strange but these just seem a tad too big ( any spitfire experts welcome to clarify )
Anyways theyre on and Ive added black wing walk lines from the spares box . The decals were laid on wet Klear to help with positioning, preventing silvering and to act as a softener and pull them into the detail once dried . I think im going to look for some dark red decal for the gun patches instead of paint too.Comment
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Did it shrink in the wash before decaling?Comment
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The roundels certainly look huge on the Duxford one;
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Looking good mucker.
Plenty of 'Big Lettered Spits' on google images.....
I too prefer red decal gun patches. Dead realistic pierced with a pin. I don't understand why folks paint on these patches, they just don't look right. Unless, of course the guns haven't been fired!Comment
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Hi Tony
There are images here https://ratomodeling.forumeiros.com/...ob-airfix-1-72
They are pretty big!
Nice Spit by the way.....Comment
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Looking very nice. Yes, I've seen the huge decaled models before and wondered, but as we know (google) it's very much real. Does make you wonder why though !Comment
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Well ive finally finished this one. Its been 99% completefor about a month but ive just not had any time for any modelling or even logging on here due to being busy at work and being away for a holiday. Today though a good hour saw all the last bits done so heres a few pics to finish the build thread , more to come on a 'completed' thread . Thanks to colin for suggesting this GB , cheers tony
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