Tamiya 1/48th Scale Spitfire Mk Vb

[Andy the Sheep]

Ditto!

[Easyrider5258]

was going to say the same, leave them :thumb2:

[Guest]

Okay been doing some more work on this, it was going okay-ish until I noticed some gaps and tried to use humbrol filler putty but ended up making an almighty mess.
anyway, it's ready for the dreaded painting, the instructions say to mix this paint and mix that paint and I reply is "no chance". So I'm going to try and use Grey/Green
Tamiya XF81 and XF82 (ocean grey 2 and raf dark green 2)

Feeling a bit crap right now so i'm not going to start this until the morning.

[Guest]

I've just used my trigger Ghaaleri (spelling?) airbrush for the first time and I must say I really like it. I sprayed it grey as I've been told it's better to do the light colour
first and then the dark, so I'll probably do another coat later today and then leave it until tomorrow to mask.

Masking is going to be ..interesting.. as I have options now. I've got proper model masking tape this time and I have a tin of AK camo putty. so i'm not sure what I'll try yet.

Unfortunately I can't seem to get rid of the mess the humbrol filler putty made, have sanded it but it's still visible. Make have to suck it up and accept it.
also I've just watched a video on sprue-goo and started to make some. Will stick an image in later when she's dried.

[Guest]

Unfortunately I can't seem to get rid of the mess the humbrol filler putty made, have sanded it but it's still visible.

You can always sand filler back to the plastic to get rid of it entirely But I’ve found a good way to check if it’s smooth or not is with your finger: just feel carefully with a fingertip, and if you can feel anything that isn’t smooth, such as a transition from the plastic to the filler, it needs more work. Another way to check is to paint a neutral colour such as grey over the filler and surrounding area — once the paint dries, if you can’t tell where the filler is, it’s smooth enough

[Tim Marlow]

This is looking good Steve. I’d work the filler a little more though, because it seems you’ll be annoyed with the model if you don’t. With the filler, 1000 wet or dry used wet should get it smooth. If you use a hard backing for the wet or dry it will also give you a better finish.

[Guest]

This is looking good Steve. I’d work the filler a little more though, because it seems you’ll be annoyed with the model if you don’t. With the filler, 1000 wet or dry used wet should get it smooth. If you use a hard backing for the wet or dry it will also give you a better finish.

I did, I gave it a good sanding and then sprayed it grey today, checked it when it had dried and it was still showing on the nose so I sanded it back a little more and resprayed it. Will see how that looks when its dried.

[Guest]

She's now had a 2nd coat of grey and I'm okay with that now. Tomorrow I'll attempt the camo and I have some weird goo here to use instead of tape!

[Tim Marlow]

That looks nice and smooth. Sorry about the unnecessary advice.

[Guest]

That looks nice and smooth. Sorry about the unnecessary advice.

No, it wasnt unncesessary, I value all advice, thank you.

[Andy the Sheep]

I never used that "weird goo", but a friend of mine, a far better and experienced modeller than me, told me that that "goo" changed his painter life, simplifying the masking a lot even with complex camo schemes like those used by USAF in Vietnam.
Hope it will work for you as well. :thumb2:

[Richard48]

Doing a fine job Steve.I will hold my hands up and say i have never built a Spitfire or Hurrican ever.I went and bought a couple of Airfix ones other week in 72nd.I used to live 9 miles from Duxford so i should build them.I remember at school aged 9, 2 of my brothers classmates were playing dogfights with their kits.They let me look at the models and i wanted one!!!.Seem to remember parents getting me the Hurricane mk 1b.I was mad on models then.
Following with interest.
Happy modelling from Richard

[Guest]

Well I put the goo on, ready for spraying the green. tbh I like the way it settles down once you put it on, be interesting to see how this looks.

Was going to spray it now but I can't. The plumbers came to fix something last week and the stopcock was so hard they use a wrench to turn it off and on,
unfortunately they've loosened it or damaged it as it's dripping and our hallway carpet is soaking wet.

Of course, the instant I start spraying, they'll knock on the door. So i'm just sat here waiting. Can't wait to spray this though, will it look nice or ghastly?
it'll be interesting to see and no the camo isn't 'accurate' at all. I did initially start to copy the camo in the instructions but found that so hard, do.. just
doing it randomly this time.

[Tim Marlow]

Just a quick hint…..that stuff flows so if you leave it you may find it changes your masking shapes and needs a tidy up again before you spray over it. It also drips if you leave it……great stuff though, it comes off as clean as a whistle.

[Guest]

Just a quick hint…..that stuff flows so if you leave it you may find it changes your masking shapes and needs a tidy up again before you spray over it. It also drips if you leave it……great stuff though, it comes off as clean as a whistle.
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Wow! that's interesting! Thank you.