Coming on a treat Ian.
Ian M's Seafire fr46/47. Airfix 1/48.
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Thanks chaps.
So...
Got 99% of the glue work sorted, just a few bits to add add the end. You know, those little bits that always get knocked of if you put them on to early.
I got the canopy masked off together with the camera ports and the ID lamps and wing tips lights.
A collection of 'bits' mounted for spraying.
The Next day, today, the Model was transformed from a very pale blue of the bare plastic, to a grey pale grey of the primer.
Along with the 'bits'.
I might get to the paint tomorrow! Yeah.
So...
Got 99% of the glue work sorted, just a few bits to add add the end. You know, those little bits that always get knocked of if you put them on to early.
I got the canopy masked off together with the camera ports and the ID lamps and wing tips lights.
A collection of 'bits' mounted for spraying.
The Next day, today, the Model was transformed from a very pale blue of the bare plastic, to a grey pale grey of the primer.
Along with the 'bits'.
I might get to the paint tomorrow! Yeah.
Nice progress Ian, looking forward to more paintwork 
Progressing nicely Ian
Looking good Ian, it’s going to look like a proper beast when it’s finished 
Geoff
Geoff
That's coming on nicely Ian!!
As for those extra bits that have to go on, I'm always surprised by just how many there are when you break them down into their constituent parts.
Keep up the good work.
ATB
Andrew
As for those extra bits that have to go on, I'm always surprised by just how many there are when you break them down into their constituent parts.
Keep up the good work.
ATB
Andrew
I always find that with 1/48 you need to prime all the little bits, but with 1/72 I do sometimes just go straight to the main colour. Especially those parts that are hidden away afterwards.
This is all looking spot-on and I’m glad someone did the Seafire as well.
This is all looking spot-on and I’m glad someone did the Seafire as well.
So been an on and off build since Saturday, but....
Got the fiddly bis painted. Just need to paint some details on the rockets.
Not that you can see it here but the bottom is painted just hard to see in the photo in the hard light.
A bit easier to see the colour against the masking tape.
And the top is now Extra dark sea grey. Give it a day or two to harden 100% and see were we go from there.
Cheers.
Got the fiddly bis painted. Just need to paint some details on the rockets.
Not that you can see it here but the bottom is painted just hard to see in the photo in the hard light.
A bit easier to see the colour against the masking tape.
And the top is now Extra dark sea grey. Give it a day or two to harden 100% and see were we go from there.
Cheers.
Paint work looks good Ian.
Thanks chaps. Problems?!
After all the effort of cutting out camera ports and masking. I found out while decaling that they were painted over on the mk46! So that will need sorting out!
Also the undercarriages are not being cooperative!
These are the things that make the hobby fun.... or so I have heard.
The decals went down OK but I got a few wrinkles in a couple. I keep hitting it with alternating needle and Decal solv.
Any how.. Need to see if the legs stay put before I can do anything else.
Got to love a counter rotating prop!
Two of the guns. ( yep an armed Photorec) had very iffy mouldings that had to be sorted, so a bit of a hack job on one of them, the other one was OK'ish. lol.
To to far to go now though.
After all the effort of cutting out camera ports and masking. I found out while decaling that they were painted over on the mk46! So that will need sorting out!
Also the undercarriages are not being cooperative!
These are the things that make the hobby fun.... or so I have heard.
The decals went down OK but I got a few wrinkles in a couple. I keep hitting it with alternating needle and Decal solv.
Any how.. Need to see if the legs stay put before I can do anything else.
Got to love a counter rotating prop!
Two of the guns. ( yep an armed Photorec) had very iffy mouldings that had to be sorted, so a bit of a hack job on one of them, the other one was OK'ish. lol.
To to far to go now though.
Looking great Ian 
I think that’s a lovely paint scheme.
Geoff.
I think that’s a lovely paint scheme.
Geoff.
Me to. The White and Grey Navy birds are rather nice too.Looking great Ian
I think that’s a lovely paint scheme.
Geoff.
Any way. I am calling this one done. Clean and mean . You can find it in the completed Aircraft section: Ian M's 1/48 Airfix, mk. 46 Seafire the 90th anniversary GB
Thanks for following along and the kind words.
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