Finished - Jan Zumbachs Spitfire Vb

[Guest]

Hi all,

Just managed to finish this kit today and thought I'd post a few pictures.

It has actually been my practice mule over the past year and has probably been airbrushed, decaled and stripped several times in the process. So following my recent finish of the Tamiya Mk1 Spitfire kit I decided it was time to finish this build once and for all

I decided after many attempts that the Tamiya decals were not for me and went instead for a sheet of Techmod decals showing Jan Zumbachs ride from 303 Sq. RAF Northolt which was RF-D, EN951.

Here's a few pictures I found of the original aircraft taken back in the day and a Wiki link to Jan Zumbach himself.....

Jan Zumbach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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The build was pretty much out of the box using Tamiyas Vb kit but with the modification of having the undercarriage raised and the model placed onto an Italeri display stand.

The paints used were mainly Tamiya acrylic with a Vallejo matt finish, weathered using Flory models dark dirt wash, airbrushed Tamiya Smoke for exhaust and gun port staining, and a first attempt at using Tamiya Master set for exhaust rusting.

The observant amongst you will notice the pitot tube is not fitted in the pictures and there's a very good reason for that..... it's was left on the work table! Yes, I forgot to add it before taking the pictures! Please note it has now been fitted

Anyway, hope you like it and please feel free as always to post your thoughts, views or tips.

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Atb,

Colin.

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[Dave W]

That's turned out good.A very nice spitfire.

[papa 695]

A stunning Spitfire Colin what more can I say

[PaulTRose]

thats had multiple paint jobs??........would never know.......extremely nice spitty:emo1:

[colin m]

It looks great.

[flyjoe180]

Great work Colin, your Spitfire looks fantastic.

[aaron]

Very nice, ive been using vallejo matt varnish as well and i find it excellent. Fantastic spit Colin.

[Guest]

Wow colin, that is a cracking spitfire mate and well worthy of a big 5 stars from me

Cheers, Andrew

[BarryW]

Very nice Spit, you really would not believe that it had all that paint!!

[Guest]

Very nice, I've built the same kit and it was an absolute pleasure. Even bearing that in mind, that's a cracking result!

Stuart

[eddiesolo]

Wonderful result, a superb looking Spitfire, the multi paint jobs, stripping etc do not show one bit, flawless paint scheme.

Si

[Vaughan]

A great build Colin with some subtle weathering Well Done!

[takeslousyphotos]

Absolutely first class ........... Superb detail. I particularly like the underside lines.

Thanks for sharing it.

Peter

[spanner570]

Beautiful Spitfire.........Big 5.....'nuff said!

Ron

[mossiepilot]

Nicely done Colin, a beautifully turned out Spit mate.

5 stars.

Tony.