discussion Revell 1:32 Mk 22 Spitfire

[Guest]

Looking great Colin, I just hope I can get my wings to fit in any way lol.

 

[colin m]

Looking great Colin, I just hope I can get my wings to fit in any way lol.

I tried so many different ways to make them fit, I'm not sure I remember exactly what I did. Loads and loads of trial fitting with lots and lots of tape.

And Steve, I know post shading is something you advocate, so I thought it would give it a go, cheers, it worked !

Regards Colin M..........

 

[yak face]

Keep at it colin , its all good so far , cheers tony

 

[colin m]

The Engine installed

Thanks Tony, I think, just maybe, there's light at the end of the tunnel !!

Well, if you other poor souls who are building one of these thought fitting the wings was fun (and it was) it isn't over yet. The engine is a bit tricky to get in place ! But at least, no filler required here. Lots of trial fitting required again, and a bit of a cheat. I'm leaving the port side engine panels off, but I am fitting the stbd side. So on the stbd side I had to miss the engine support off !

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Regards

Colin M....

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[stona]

That's another great effort,just goes to show what can be done. Since mine will be posed inflight I never had any intention of building the engine or any of the other parts that you are displaying which means I'll only have to work half as hard as you have.

Cheers

Steve

 

[colin m]

Decals done.

A quick update. After three coats of Klear, the decals were applied. These are the biggest decals I have ever handled. They went on without any problems at all, settling well with micro set and sol. I'll do another coat of Klear tomorrow before weathering, the bit I really like ! However, I don't think this Spitfire saw any action , so I imagine it would generally be quite clean. Anyone any idea about this ?

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Regards

Colin M........

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[Guest]

Yeah i cant see these being to weathered or dirty maybe just a bit of exhaust smoke?

 

[stona]

Even in war time service aircraft generally showed more sign of wear and tear or repair than dirt. There were exceptions of course. These late marque Spitfires effectively entered service in peace time,were relatively new and would have flown far less hours than their war time counter parts. Nobody was shooting at them! I'd keep my weathering to a minimum. I'm considering maybe trying to simulate a couple of touch ups rather than chipping around the cockpit entry,the trouble is that may look like a mistake in the painting lol!

Cheers

Steve

 

[colin m]

Thanks for your input Paul and Steve, so clean it is.............................new terrority for me then, I don't think I've ever done a clean one before, oh dear I feel a bit lost !!

Regards

Colin M.........

 

[colin m]

It's done. I've put a few pictures in the aircraft section. I'm going to miss my long evenings I have recently spent adjusting, filling sanding etc.

Regards

Colin M...........