discussion Khadens Airfix 1/72 Spitfire Mk.1a

[KarlW]

Hello, I'm Khaden, Daddy told me about this group build and I immediately thought of my Spitfire, this will be my 2nd "proper" model kit I have an almost completed Red Arrow Hawk but thought the decals were a bit difficult so Daddy is doing those. I painted the Hawk with an Airbrush and just horrified my Daddy by deciding I shall airbrush this too......

This kit wasn't a starter kit as you can see but my Daddy has loads of paint already and he has already marked the call outs to match the paints he has.

 

[colin m]

Something tells me this is going to be an amazing Spitfire. Great choice.

 

[Guest]

Go for it Khaden!!!!

 

[Tim Marlow]

Great choice. Have fun, we do

 

[Lee Drennen]

Khaden. Welcome to the GB I like your choice and have lots of fun build it .

 

[Jim R]

Hi Khaden
You can't go wrong with a Spitfire. I'm sure you'll do a great job of building it and enjoy it too. It is really good to see younger people having a go at the hobby. I'll follow your build with interest.
Jim

 

[scottie3158]

I will follow along.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

Welcome Khaden!
That Spitfire is a great kit,and I'm sure you will impress all us old men. Many of us were your age when we started making models( a hundred years ago!)

 

[Fernando N]

Welcome to the GB and have fun Khaden, great choice too :thumb2:

 

[papa 695]

A nice little kit Khaden, looking forward to seeing this one develop.

 

[KarlW]

Thank you everyone.

So after getting distracted yesterday I got started today.

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As you can see I'm not great at getting two hands to work together yet, unless it's thumbs on a game controller, so hopefully doing this will help. Still need help using the knife to shave off the "not a plane" bits.

Got what daddy calls "The Office" assembled, I know it's really a cockpit so don't know why he calls it that, had to get help get the control stick in place, and I have left the pilot seperate to make him easier to paint.

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And with daddys help we masked off for getting the interior to go to the paint shop, unfortunately Mummy is at work and we can't leave my wee sister alone while go to the shed so that's it for today.
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[yak face]

Top work Khaden , the cockpit looks great , I bet you can’t wait to get spraying , cheers tony

 

[KarlW]

Thank you Tony, I see you're building the same kit, though different markings.

 

[papa 695]

Cracking start Khaden.

 

[Jim R]

Hi Khaden
Nice to get started. The cockpit is usually the place to start with aeroplanes but is always fiddly. Good luck painting the pilot. I find figures hard.
Jim

 

[KarlW]

Thank you Ian and Jim.

Slow going as I spent Saturday on a play date and Sunday watching YouTube videos, but after my sister went to bed we wen't out to the shed for an hour and got some done.


Primed and base coated the interior, there was a bit of bleed but nothing that will be noticable once built, the white and black are actually just white and black primers. Dad didn't have the "correct" shade of interior green butsays the colour used looks about right, and something else about "scale effect"...........

Also based the cockpit assembly and started to brush paint the pilot. Getting the hang of using the point of the brush rather than the side and trying to be as neat as possible, being a neat painter is the first steps towards being a good painter says daddy.

 

[Neil Merryweather]

that's fine painting, Khaden

 

[Tim Marlow]

Looks great Khaden, excellent start.

 

[Guest]

Hi Khaden, great work keep it coming. :thumb2::thumb2::thumb2:

 

[colin m]

Nice work. It's always great to get a bit of paint on a model.