discussion Airfix 1/48 Spitfire PR XIX

[jspitza]

Good morning all!

Here are shots of my latest "stress reduction) model! It came out great and if the mis scribed line on cowling, cracked rear canopy with drying Future (or Klear), schizophrenic marking scheme and slightly marred and crooked decals (water was a bit too hot) ignored, it looks pretty darn good To me, this particular Spitfire is the most beautiful ever created and I consider this build good practice for a time when I can super detail a larger scale version. Enjoy! Take care, Jeff

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[flyjoe180]

Wow, very nicely done Jeff. Nice clean build, and have to agree with you, this version of the Spitfire is rather aesthetic.

 

[jspitza]

Hello Joe!

Thank you for the complements-I think at this point in my model building I really enjoy the "clean version" OK, a little weathering but I hate covering up my mistakes...Have a great rest of the day or night!

 

[Guest]

A beautiful finish, love it. Have you positioned both ailerons down, though? Apologies if not seeing this correctly, but usually if one is down, the other is pointing up (roll control).

 

[The Migrant]

Looks like a really nice finish, I like them clean too. Alasdair's right about those ailerons though, it's the flaps that would both be dropped at the same time.

 

[jspitza]

Yes but not if I was flying it .... Right about those ailerons though as I was seriously hiding from my rather depressed Mother in law this AM. I really wanted to glue, stick, photograph and refill coffee!