As the song once said....
"Lovin it..... Lovin it....Lovin it"
"Lovin it..... Lovin it....Lovin it"
Tim’s Airfix 1/48 Spitfire XII
- Thread starter Tim Marlow
- Start date
Hi Tim
Three months isn't that long for a result that good. It's been over summer as well when modelling often takes a back seat. The decals really bring this to life.
Three months isn't that long for a result that good. It's been over summer as well when modelling often takes a back seat. The decals really bring this to life.
I'll join in with the chorus.
Cheers Bob. The stickers were pretty painless as I said. Looking forward to finishing it though.
Looking very good indeed Tim. I can never get those gun patches to work either.
And as for three months my two little 109s took almost that long!
Thanks Jim. Decorating the front room in the heat didn’t help either. Got some rhythm back now though, so making progress again….
Cheers Andrew. I suppose if they were soft enough to conform they would give us other problems with the other decals on the sheet…..
Loving your 109s, by the way. Small, but perfectly formed.
God knows why I do that, possibly because I was just chatting to Bob on another thread :flushed: :flushed: :flushed:I bet you are.... Then on with the Mosquito eh?! :smiling3:
Oh,and I still ain't "Bob" !!
No worries Dave,
It can happen to the best of us
It can happen to the best of us
Don’t know about the best of us, but it happens to me all the time Eric!No worries Dave,
It can happen to the best of us
Looks great Tim :thumb2:
Geoff.
Geoff.
Nice progress Tim! :thumb2:
she's looking beautiful Tim,
a really nice build mate...
a really nice build mate...
Cheers Geoff.
Thanks Steven, appreciate it.
Thanks Chris, very kind of you.
Well, we got there…..
Had some dramas with the varnish though. I simply couldn’t dull down the finish! That’s had two coats of satin and one hand brushed matt varnish, and it still looks polished! No real weathering on it. The squadron shots I have look remarkably clean, and the shiny finish means pastels simply won’t stick…..
Here is a squadron shot from back in the day….
Looks rather like mine, and doesn’t have any gun or exhaust stains, so I’m allowed to leave them off
Lastly, a comparison shot with a ten year old MkI from my meagre aircraft collection…..
The Mk XII looks much more aggressive, but the MkI just looks perfect…..
Hope you like it. More shots in the group build summary….
Had some dramas with the varnish though. I simply couldn’t dull down the finish! That’s had two coats of satin and one hand brushed matt varnish, and it still looks polished! No real weathering on it. The squadron shots I have look remarkably clean, and the shiny finish means pastels simply won’t stick…..
Here is a squadron shot from back in the day….
Looks rather like mine, and doesn’t have any gun or exhaust stains, so I’m allowed to leave them off
Lastly, a comparison shot with a ten year old MkI from my meagre aircraft collection…..
The Mk XII looks much more aggressive, but the MkI just looks perfect…..
Hope you like it. More shots in the group build summary….
Well done Tim....I get why they did the clipped wings but it doesn't look the same.... Will have a look shortly at the other pictures!
Cheers Andrew. Agreed, with clipped wings it’s lost that elegance that the Mk I had in spades.
Well done Tim, a cracking build and finish buddy,
she can rightfully take her place on your display shelves.. and look proud doing so..
she can rightfully take her place on your display shelves.. and look proud doing so..
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