Spitfire Mk VIII 'Pauline' - Tamiya 1/32

[Guest]

This is a really nice kit to build, I did one this time last year and it took all of 15 days :-)
The only hassle I had was the fit of the engine/mound to the fuselage, same thing on the P-51....could be that I cant build models LOL
I like your upgrades Barry. it will enhance the kit even more.

The decals I used were kit (the owner wanted them) and they took some work to put on.
Here is the one I built.....wish I had a few more of these fantastic kits.

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[BarryW]

I have not really had a lot of time at the bench over the last few days.

I have all the interior pieces ready for the first airbrush session.
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Above are the ip parts ready for black.
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Above are ready for aluminium and chrome.
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The above are easy for interior grey green.

Then there is detail painting to do before weathering.

Hopefully in day or two I will have this lot ready for the next assembly stage.

[PhilJ]

Looking good Barry and looking forward to it going together, I'm at a similar stage with my tiffy cockpit, it's seems so slow at times but we must love it I suppose.

[papa 695]

It's coming along nicely Barry

[colin m]

Note to self: you are a normal human being. You do not have superman’s eyesight, you do not have tiny and delicate hands with perfect co-ordination. In other words fabric seatbelts of whatever make, even labelled ‘basic’ and easy thread are not a sensible or workable option. If found lurking in a box, just toss them in the bin and do not be tempted by them and under no circumstances ever waste a penny more on them. Eduard Steel seatbelts may not look quite as good but at least they do work and don’t require the Pixies to make them up.
..... end of memo.

I copied myself this memo after my 1:32 He 111 - and quite agree with every last word.

[BarryW]

I have not had a lot of time at the bench over the last week or so what with Talford, meetings etc but I have managed to get the internal detail painted, weathered and assembled. Some pics

The i.p.
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Some pics of the 'pit detail
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Then I pinched it inside the fuselage.
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After taping together as above I 'tac' the fuse sides together by applying small drops of Mr S Cement in various places, keeping it well away from the tape. Once it has dried (min 1/2 hour) I remove the tape then run a brush of Mr S all along the join. Job done and ready to treat the seams.

[papa 695]

Looking good Barry.

[PhilJ]

Nice work on the cockpit Barry, looking forward to seeing more

[BarryW]

Fuselage seams treated and a few bits of detail added.

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The prop done. Unusually this aircraft’s prop was dark blue. I used RAF Marking Blue and did a wash and added wear
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There are a lot of lights on the underside of a Mk VIII. I used a liquid chrome pen.
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Masketar do a line of utility masks including sets of masking circles of various diameters These are thoroughly recommended for masking jobs line these lights [ATTACH]290843[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]290844[/ATTACH]

[tr1ckey66]

Looking really good Barry. This is making me want to start a build now!
The masks from Masketar seem useful, although I normally just punch small disks out of kabuki tape with my punch and die sets.
Really looking forward to seeing this Tami Spit along side it's siblings.

Cheers
Paul

[flyjoe180]

Looks great so far Barry. The dark blue prop is pretty unique.

[Guest]

Blue for the prop, that is very interesting, I learned somthing :-)
I like the way you do the light, clever.

Theuns

[BlackMamba]

That is some outstanding work right there, Barry. If this turns out to be anything close to your P-51D, it will be a true piece of art.

[BarryW]

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Working on the undercarriage. Barracuda resin for the wheels and SAC metal legs.
These am parts are definitely a good addition particularly the wheels. The axles on the legs needed shortening slightly to fit the wheels.
I will need to position the weighted wheels after the uc is in place as part of the first al fittings to get the flat part positioned.

[papa 695]

They do look good Barry, keep up the good work