Tamiya 1:48 MKI Spitfire.

[Guest]

great job on the cockpit...

Roman

[Guest]

Almost there update

Hello all

Here's a few more pics, it's taking a little longer as I'm doing some studying as well as my boss wants me to get my acreditations so it has to be done...

Almost there the base painting is now complete and all the decals are now on, last coat of clear has been applied.

Next will be to give it that war battered look

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Three shots without the prop in place.

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Four shots with the prop in place but as a dry fit, I still need to put on all the small parts but waiting till I've finshed all the weathering first as I just know I'll break them off if I put them on now.

Question:

For the ariel what would work and look better

Stretched sprue?

Black Cotton?

Fishing line ie hook length line?

If you have better ideas would be most gratefull of them..

More soon (ish)

Regards

David

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[Ian M]

Thats looking great.

Regarding the ariel wire, I would say good for any of them except the cotton. After a day or to it will look like a bit of fluffy string-

Fine monofil hook link would be my first choice.

Ian M

[Guest]

I agree with Ian... anything that cotton...

Spit is looking great

Roman

[Guest]

Aerials were stainless steel, so definitely not anything black; I've always used stretched clear sprue, which looks silvery in ordinary light.

Edgar

[Guest]

If it was me I would use fishing wire, I was thinking this the other day, would look great I think, in my honest opinion.

Oh and great job dude, I am doing this same Spitfire apart from im doing the MkIIa But an Airfix Kit, very nice kit so far from Airfix

Scott

[Guest]

Very nice Spitfire!

[Guest]

Great build mate, very impressive. For aerial rigging I use sea fishing bait elastic, nice thin guage and cos its elastic stays tight.

Cheers, Andrew