Alan 45s airfix 1/72 Supermarine Spitfire MkVb

[Alan 45]

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[papa 695]

Nice one Alan

Are you doing the box art scheme ?

[Alan 45]

Yes Ian I think it looks the better of two

[Guest]

Mmm - I see Airfix get the gull-wing right, and the shape of the spinner and prop look OK too - unlike the Revell Vb I got for this group build. I'll think about you when I'm busy carving and sanding, Alan!

[Alan 45]

I've built the revell version and I agree , it's a very ill fitting kit Doug

Here's what I've done so far [ATTACH]97278.IPB[/ATTACH]

totally devoid of any detail

[Alan 45]

Seems to be going ok [ATTACH]97279.IPB[/ATTACH]

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[Alan 45]

Things are moving along quite well for an old kit it goes together well [ATTACH]97285.IPB[/ATTACH]

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wings and undercarriage built

[Guest]

It's a shame that Airfix keep re-boxing their old kits, but you're making good progress on this one Alan

[monica]

nice start Alan will like to see how it turns out,

[flyjoe180]

I love this kit, that scheme looks nice when completed. Check out that date, 1974. Awesome year that.

[Ian M]

It's a shame that Airfix keep re-boxing their old kits,

But make it easy to find a kit for the classic kit GB later in the year. LOL

I'm sure you will knock it into shape Alan.

Ian M

[Guest]

I love this kit, that scheme looks nice when completed. Check out that date, 1974. Awesome year that.

The year of someone's birth Joe?

[Alan 45]

Thanks folks a little update from how I finished off last night [ATTACH]97466.IPB[/ATTACH]

pilot and cockpit painted [ATTACH]97467.IPB[/ATTACH]

fuselage now together and i might have to glue the spinner as its come loose [ATTACH]97468.IPB[/ATTACH]

wings are on and I did fave to glue the spinner

[Alan 45]

Update [ATTACH]97472.IPB[/ATTACH]

underside done and the few recessed panel lines pin washed and the undercarriage painted [ATTACH]97473.IPB[/ATTACH]

camo painted on upper surface and I mxed a bit of rust with some gun metal to see if it would give a better look to the exhausts , in this scale I think it's worked but I don't know about a larger scale

[Alan 45]

Nearly there now [ATTACH]97474.IPB[/ATTACH]

undercarriage is on and some slight distressing before a gloss coat decals and weathering