As it turned out Andy the gaps didn't materialise. All in all its a pretty good fit.
Steve's 1/32 Revell Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IXc
- Thread starter HAWKERHUNTER
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Ive had it before when I have got to the end of a build, all pained and nicely presented, when a hairline crack appears down the seam. Whenever possible I try and use some form of reinforcement. Probably over engineered Jim but it avoids disappointment particularly on a larger model.
Did some work on the exhaust pipes. The pipes come in two halves that are joined to make a single unit. Had to take the locating pins off to get something of a reasonable fit but with some tidying up they should make a good looking exhaust. At least you get an exhaust with hollowed out pipes.
Above are the two halves to be joined.
Below are the exhaust after joining. I might try and widen the holes to bring them more into scale.
Next up some masking and painting. I used a combination of templates and blu tac.
When painted I added the yellow leading edge stripes
I wanted the model to have tired looking paintwork hence the pre shading effort. In the past I have always over cooked the top coat so that any pre shading was obliterated. So this time I really tried not to be heavy handed with the airbrush. I think it came out OK although the darker green on the camo which went on over the grey has hidden a lot of the pre shading. I think next time I would apply the first grey coat of camo, mask off for the green and then re do the pre shading just on the area that's getting the darker green. On the whole though I had no dramas with the paint and this is where I am at now.
Above is the rear stripe on the fuzz. Below the full model. Note that there is only a subtle change in shade from the belly grey to the upper grey.
Thanks for checking in.
Above are the two halves to be joined.
Below are the exhaust after joining. I might try and widen the holes to bring them more into scale.
Next up some masking and painting. I used a combination of templates and blu tac.
When painted I added the yellow leading edge stripes
I wanted the model to have tired looking paintwork hence the pre shading effort. In the past I have always over cooked the top coat so that any pre shading was obliterated. So this time I really tried not to be heavy handed with the airbrush. I think it came out OK although the darker green on the camo which went on over the grey has hidden a lot of the pre shading. I think next time I would apply the first grey coat of camo, mask off for the green and then re do the pre shading just on the area that's getting the darker green. On the whole though I had no dramas with the paint and this is where I am at now.
Above is the rear stripe on the fuzz. Below the full model. Note that there is only a subtle change in shade from the belly grey to the upper grey.
Thanks for checking in.
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That's coming on very nicely and glad to hear that the gaps disappeared!!
Looking good mate....
Paintwork looks great!
Thanks Andy.
Cheers Peter.
Thanks Andy. I have always admired your amazing paint work so that means alot.
Nice progress Steve! 
Thanks SteveNice progress Steve!
Excellent paint work Steve, really speeding along now
Hi Steve,
I've just read the pages to this excellent build. I hope I'm not too late regarding the gap at the wing root which is quite obvious and apparent in many larger scales. Unless the manufacturer has provided a dehydral sprue support for the lower wing, I rarely follow the lower wing as a guide but look at head on image references for the dehydral. The Spit has a very pronounced dehydral following the images I have attached...
I would remedy creating the dehydral using masking tape, taped to one end of the wing tip and pulling it across over the fuselage and taping it to the other tip, pulling as taught until I get the dehydral degree per reference. Glue the wing root in place and fill any remaining gaps with epoxy or CA. CA has great tensile strength properties.
Do you have a straight frontal shot of your Spit. The side shots seem to show a straight wing...I could be wrong. If I'm too late for any corrections then leave it. It still is a Spitfire from any other angle.
Cheers,
Wabble
I've just read the pages to this excellent build. I hope I'm not too late regarding the gap at the wing root which is quite obvious and apparent in many larger scales. Unless the manufacturer has provided a dehydral sprue support for the lower wing, I rarely follow the lower wing as a guide but look at head on image references for the dehydral. The Spit has a very pronounced dehydral following the images I have attached...
I would remedy creating the dehydral using masking tape, taped to one end of the wing tip and pulling it across over the fuselage and taping it to the other tip, pulling as taught until I get the dehydral degree per reference. Glue the wing root in place and fill any remaining gaps with epoxy or CA. CA has great tensile strength properties.
Do you have a straight frontal shot of your Spit. The side shots seem to show a straight wing...I could be wrong. If I'm too late for any corrections then leave it. It still is a Spitfire from any other angle.
Cheers,
Wabble
It does have a slight dihedral on it Wabble. I don't think it is far off the image you have posted. The gap I thought it was going to have was only evident when I did a dry run assembly at the start of the build. Once everything was glued into place correctly the large gap never materialised. Thanks for your info though and glad you are following along. I hope you crack on with your 1/32 Spitfire build which I will follow with interest.
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