discussion Alan 45s airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire MkVb

[Alan 45]

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[papa 695]

Nice one Alan

Are you doing the box art scheme ?

 

[Alan 45]

Yes Ian I think it looks the better of two

 

[Guest]

Mmm - I see Airfix get the gull-wing right, and the shape of the spinner and prop look OK too - unlike the Revell Vb I got for this group build. I'll think about you when I'm busy carving and sanding, Alan!

 

[Alan 45]

I've built the revell version and I agree , it's a very ill fitting kit Doug

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totally devoid of any detail
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[Alan 45]

Seems to be going ok View attachment 97279

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[Alan 45]

Things are moving along quite well for an old kit it goes together well View attachment 97285

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wings and undercarriage builtView attachment 210308

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[Guest]

It's a shame that Airfix keep re-boxing their old kits, but you're making good progress on this one Alan

 

[monica]

nice start Alan will like to see how it turns out,

 

[flyjoe180]

I love this kit, that scheme looks nice when completed. Check out that date, 1974. Awesome year that.

 

[Ian M]

It's a shame that Airfix keep re-boxing their old kits,

But make it easy to find a kit for the classic kit GB later in the year. LOL

I'm sure you will knock it into shape Alan.

Ian M

 

[Guest]

I love this kit, that scheme looks nice when completed. Check out that date, 1974. Awesome year that.

The year of someone's birth Joe?

 

[Alan 45]

Thanks folks a little update from how I finished off last night View attachment 97466

pilot and cockpit painted View attachment 97467

fuselage now together and i might have to glue the spinner as its come loose View attachment 97468

wings are on and I did fave to glue the spinnerView attachment 210489

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[Alan 45]

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underside done and the few recessed panel lines pin washed and the undercarriage painted View attachment 97473

camo painted on upper surface and I mxed a bit of rust with some gun metal to see if it would give a better look to the exhausts , in this scale I think it's worked but I don't know about a larger scaleView attachment 210495

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[Alan 45]

Nearly there now View attachment 97474

undercarriage is on and some slight distressing before a gloss coat decals and weatheringView attachment 210497

 

[Alan 45]

Just noticed I forgot the yellow stripe on the wings View attachment 97479

there are no decals for this so its a paint job and due to it being curved you can't mask up so its free hand I'm afraidView attachment 210502

 

[Alan 45]

Decals are on and just needs weathering View attachment 97560

the antenna wire is a strand out of some cable I took out of an old computer , it's thinner than cotton and fits the scale betterView attachment 210583

 

[Alan 45]

Ok nearly done now View attachment 97580

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weathering is done in oils to get that faded look , I used burnt umber for the exhaust stain and a mix of black and burnt umber for the upper smoke stain and black for the under side , in a couple of hours this can have a matt coat and she's done View attachment 210603

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[john i am]

Great build for this later Alan when you complete it

 

[Alan 45]

Cheers John I'm glad you like it , it's a good kit although old and goes together well , I would imagine this would have been one of airfix best when it came out in 1974