Spitfire Innards...1/48 ICM kit.

[rtfoe]

Apologies for the late reply and update. Thank you Tony and Jim for your kind comments.
Now on to the decaling...

The red dots unfortunately were off center so I cut along the white areas with a brand new blade.



Good thing I had pre-sprayed white on the spot where the whites of the roundels would sit and just centered the red dot. There's a reason decal companies provide the red dots separately to avoid such mis-alignment.



The rest of the decals went on just fine. Any bubbles was removed with a tip of a blade and decal solution. I always try to fit the front canopy before painting to get a nice fit and to fix any gaps with white glue or putty if needed.



I missed out scraping the mold line on the undercarriage legs but looking at some images show a thin wire running the length on the same spot as the mold line so I left it.



She's so clean without the panel wash and exhaust stains. The exhaust haven't been painted as well. The red crowbar on the door too hasn't been painted. I've just painted the tip of the gun barrels.



Cheers,
Richard

[yak face]

Beautifully clean richard , only problem with this build , and its a big one , is that its so nice its really making me want to get one , and im trying hard not to increase the stash !! Ive got my eye on the raaf mk viii and the beer truck mk ix :smiling5: :thumb2: My will is crumbling

[scottie3158]

Richard,
All looking very nice mate.

[rtfoe]

My apologies Tony for making your life so hard...it wasn't intentional as the kit isn't half bad. Most kits have a problem with the fit at the T between the chin to the lower and upper wing and body. But this wasn't the case here. You might find the plastic a little soft which suits better for 1/72 scale.
Thanks Scottie...yup and all ended well and got a first prize that came with a 1/32 Skyraider gift.

Cheers,
Richard

[Mark1]

The extra detailing really pays off, looks fantastic.

[rtfoe]

Thank you Mark, I had just switched off and headed to bed when you posted. The 7hr time difference does make instant replying a hit and miss thingy.

The following are images after a light pin wash of the panel lines, red tape over the gun openings in the wing leading edges and the exhaust stains. At this stage I hadn't tackled the noticeable step at the wing root which was starting to annoy me.



Next shots I hope to show the repaired wing root.

Cheers,
Richard

[Jim R]

Hi Richard
Looking very nice indeed. Shame you had to sort out those off centre red circles. Come on ICM :sad:
Jim

[adt70hk]

Richard

Just had a catch-up after getting behind. That really has turned out very nice indeed. A top top finish said love the extra work you put into it.

Very well done.

Andrew

[rtfoe]

Thanks Jim and Andrew,
Yes ICM must have dozed off when the decals were made. Not easy silk screen printing and I think that's the reason some decal manufacturers do the red dot separately.
The engine was just crying out to be detailed.

Haven't yet taken pictures of the new wingroot correction

Cheers,
Richard