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Andy's 1/144 Spitfire Mk1a

Andy T

Andy T

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This is the smallest of the three aircraft I'll be attempting to make for this GB, and also the first to arrive through the post:

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I'll include the obligatory sprue shot, although there isn't much to see 🥸

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Freehanding the camo scheme might be a challenge 😁
 
I hope that kit includes instructions or you'll end up having a hard time putting it together! 😅 All jokes aside this will be a nice project to follow Andy, have fun! Cheers
 
Cool, I've done a couple of tanks in 1:144 and although they were basic they were fun, still have a few more to do, as I bought x6 I think! Lol....
Enjoy it buddy, will follow along....
 
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Thanks guys. I'm hoping to make a start tomorrow, when hopefully one of its bigger brothers will have turned up.
 
Aah a teeny Spit 😊

I think your right regarding the camo, good luck 👍

Geoff.
 
Careful andy , the one square foot will start shrinking to match the kit ! The trickiest bit of painting it is holding it - a finger and thumb covers about half the airframe !
 
Watch yourself Andy, don't go overdoing it with this monster build. Frequent breaks.
 
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yak face said:
Careful andy , the one square foot will start shrinking to match the kit ! The trickiest bit of painting it is holding it - a finger and thumb covers about half the airframe !
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I know you've done a few of these tiddlers. There are two canopies in the box but they are so small I'm not sure which is which yet lol
 
Rather you than me Andy. I hope you have some good magnifiers.
 
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colin m said:
Watch yourself Andy, don't go overdoing it with this monster build. Frequent breaks.
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I figure if I break it down into small chunks, I won't be overwhelmed 😁

So I made a start this morning with some clean up. I've also hollowed out the solid lump of the radiator cowl a little and bunged up the hole for the included stand with a bit of stretched sprue.

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Looks a fun little build. I remember Ron Spanner doing a couple of these tiddlers a few years ago, Russian I 16s I think. He loved ‘em. Haven’t seen him around for ages though.
 
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