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  • Guest

    #1

    Tamiya 1/32 Spitfire Mk8

    Two weeks and a day after I cut first parts off the sprue here it is.






    note the oil pooling in the pannel line from a leaky oil ring on the right hand bank




    here was the build - http://www.scale-models.co.uk/thread...ire-mk8.27627/

    In all the pix of Mk8's I can not see a wire antenna to the mast so I didnt put one on
    Theuns
  • PhilJ
    SMF Supporters
    • May 2015
    • 1145

    #2
    Nice one Theuns, I think from memory you have done the right thing by leaving the antenna off for this Mark. Very nicely finished and good work on the engine.
    Regards Phil

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    • Ian M
      Administrator
      • Dec 2008
      • 18266
      • Ian
      • Falster, Denmark

      #3
      Great result Theuns.
      Group builds

      Bismarck

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      • Guest

        #4
        Very nice job โ˜บ

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        • BarryW
          SMF Supporters
          • Jul 2011
          • 6010

          #5
          She's a beauty Theuns, you have certainly brought her alive. A very fast build too!!! It takes sme that long just to paint and weather...

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          • yak face
            Moderator
            • Jun 2009
            • 13840
            • Tony
            • Sheffield

            #6
            Beautiful Spit Theuns, the MTO colours look superb and its a variant we dont often see modelled in the big scales. Fantastic weathering too , just the right amount of dust and dirt , cheers tony

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            • Guest

              #7
              Superb build Thuens love the detailing. The weathering is really good. You've done an awesome job in the scale. Just for scale comparison sake here's one I did in 1/72





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              • colin m
                Moderator
                • Dec 2008
                • 8741
                • Colin
                • Stafford, UK

                #8
                Great build Theuns. And in two weeks. The engine took me that long to build. Have you no grass to cut, no car to wash ??

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                • Guest

                  #9
                  Cool looking little Spitty Bob :-)

                  Colin, good question....yes I did actually go to work , took family to shops and cut the grass in the two weeks LOL
                  The insperation to complete it was because we have our MOY comp this commong Saturday and since a mate askd me to build it for him I was happy to do so as I think the model might have a slim chance to score under the top 5 maybe in the 1/32 Prop class.

                  I could never afford this model and so I took my opertunity to have something nice to build ;-)
                  The rules state that the entrant needed to build the model, not own it.

                  Theuns

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                  • flyjoe180
                    SMF Supporters
                    • Jan 2012
                    • 12390
                    • Joe
                    • Earth

                    #10
                    Speedy build Theuns. A great finish too, love it.

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