Planet Models 1/48 scale Spitfire Mk21.

[colin m]

All looking very nice Ian. As a recent convert to Alclad, I'm looking for something to use it to its full potential, which I tought would be some 50's jet type thing. But you've found a great subject here. Nice job.

Colin M...

[Ian M]

Its good stuff Colin, you just need to screw the air down low and go easy. Oh and forget the ingrained airbrush strokes. go at it lightly from all directions. The second you think its about there, stop and have a good look.

Now I have done my best to get this to look like paint, as the airframe was painted, but if you want a good subject to have a go at a bare metal finish, and a great iconic British jet, treat yourself to the Airfix EE Lightning in 1/48, it builds well and looks great.

Ian M

[michaelm]

This is looking really great Ian, I've never used Alclad but have real nice Avro Anson in the stash which has an aluminium under belly so I've been watching this with interest, I'm plucking up the courage for it. If I can get mine like yours I'd be delighted.

[Guest]

Ian the finish is looking sweet,the resin really makes the panel lines extra crisp looking for some reason,very nice. Shame about the tail wheel doors ,maybe some scratch ones are in order?

[Guest]

from the pics it looks awesome you have done a real good job on making it look like shiny metal,first class

mobear

[Guest]

Also I read that the D on the door and on the opposite side was 15" against the 18" you wrote in the paint description

Sorry, missed this complete page, when I came to the site; I've checked, and it was 15", finger trouble again, sorry about that.

Edgar

[Ian M]

No problem Edgar, I am the inventor of typo errors. Some times its a wonder that I can even hit the keyboard, let alone the little buttons with letters on :-)

If I can get my fingers working I might just have a bash at the red stripes tonight......

Ian M

[Ian M]

Quick up-date:

The decals are on. I think I will exercise artistic licence and say that the stencils were not painted on after the air race paint job, going on the assumption that it would soon be painted in camouflage again.

The gloss varnish has dried.

All I need now is the sun to come out so I can take a few photos of the finished build.

Ian M

weatherman says no sun the rest of the week. So I just made do with cloudy overcast with a flash!!

Pictures in the Finished section any time soon.

Ian M