discussion Andy's 1/72 Spitfire Mk1

[Andy T]

For the middle child of my trio I've gone for a dependable Tamiya. At least one of the builds should be plain sailing!



A few more parts than the 1/144, but still quite sparse.



And a quick scale shot of the three together.



I'm still awaiting some decals to suit my chosen scheme, but I'd better start cracking on!

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

I think we should all take bets on whether you manage to complete the build of the 144 and still have the antenna in place at the end.

 

[Andy T]

I think we should all take bets on whether you manage to complete the build of the 144 and still have the antenna in place at the end.

I'd definitely be betting against myself

 

[flyjoe180]

That 1/44 looks almost comical in the line up. Not seen the Tamiya 1/72 built before Andy, so interested to see how it goes.

 

[Andy T]

Well Joe, it builds up very quickly as it happens!

I got the cockpit built & painted earlier today



Then the rest of it pretty much falls together.



There's a bit of final sanding needed on some of the seams and then I can mask the canopy and give it some primer.

The rest of the parts are ready for the wet stuff too.

 

[flyjoe180]

That went together rather quickly Andy, looks an enjoyable build so far. I like the way Tamiya break down these aeroplane kits.

 

[pjgtech]

Looks good mate, love the three together comparison...

 

[HAWKERHUNTER]

Shaping up nicely Andy.

 

[colin m]

Well that was quick. Great stuff.

 

[Steven000]

You're building these kits faster then I can read lol - looking good, have fun

 

[Andy T]

Thanks everyone.

I forgot to post it in primer, next to it's little bro'

 

[Andy T]

Since I have 3 very similar topics going I'll post all of the painting in the 1/48 topic here

 

[Neil]

Very nice, and good to see the size comparisons.

 

[Andy T]

I had a devil of a job with the wing walk line decals. No matter what I tried they kept drying with epic silvering



So I bit the bullet and decided to paint them instead. It was actually much faster and easier than using decals in the end





I have plenty of spare roundels so I'll add those tonight.

 

[Geoffers]

Good work with the walk lines Andy

Geoff.

 

[Andy T]

Good work with the walk lines Andy

Geoff.

Thanks. The red dashed lines around the undercarriage bumps* might be a bit more challenging


* I'm assuming that's what they are, I'm an ignorant neanderthal when it comes to aircraft lol

 

[papa 695]

Some very nice work indeed Andy

 

[Lee Drennen]

Looks good Andy