Yet another Spitfire

[Guest]

Nice work steve. looking good

[spanner570]

Nearly there Steve and looking good, keep it together, or as my old buddy who enjoyed a bet would say.... "The favorite's got the whip out!"

Ron

[stona]

I've started decalling. A big positive,the decals seem to be rather good...hooray!

It's just as well as I completely forgot that I meant to spray the black 'n' white stripes so I'll have to use the kit decals for them.

I'll add a piccy when they're on.

Cheers

Steve

Here you go.

Some of the decals are rather large,like the fuselage roundels and codes. I found it easier to cut them down and apply them in bits. I did the same for the stripes on the wings and fuselage. These I cut in half so I could apply left/right or top/bottom seperately.

The sharp eyed will notice that the stand has a label for a Spitfire Vb. That's because I've borrowed it from another of my models! I haven't made one for the Mk24 yet.

Steve

[yak face]

Nearly there steve, and its looking fantastic , im not surprised about the decals- all the recent revell kits ive done have had superb decals. cheers tony

[stona]

I can see the finishing tape now!

I've applied a bit of a wash,not too heavy as I don't think this machine would have been very dirty. I've then toned down the gloss coat and decals by spraying an unscientifically mixed coat of Klear/Matt varnish with a few drops of grey acrylic paint (actually Xtracrylix RLM02). I don't want it to be a matt finish and the decals and stripes were too white

I've also made the missing cannon barrel from some sprue and re-attached it.

Fingers crossed for canopy mask removal.

I'll do a little bit of chipping on the walkways etc.

Exhaust stains? My only reference for Griffon Spitfires is a late war aces book,obviously not Mk24s,but there is little evidence of any staining. I'm cogitating on this one.

I've even managed not to lose the pitot tube!!

Cheers

Steve

[stona]

Here she is,one of the last of the 20,351.

I'll do some proper pics in a completed thread later.

Wouldn't have minded his job,even with the wonky fin!

Cheers

Steve

[Guest]

Nice work Steve it looks great well done.

[Ian M]

See! That looks the hounds hangy bits!

Now I really want one. I might chicken out and find a 1/48 scale one though as all the others I have are in that scale too.

Ian M

PS like the stand.

[Guest]

Just stunning Steve. Well done on a fantastic job mate.

Andy

[colin m]

And a big sigh of relief. I like the finish loads. Mine is matt but I think a slightly gloss finish is probably more accurate with a 'pampered' non war bird. Nice result.

Regards

Colin M

[Gern]

Another beauty to add to your collection Steve! *****

Gern