Tim’s Airfix 1/48 Spitfire XII

[Tim Marlow]

Got some more on today……

The underneath ones are now complete. Here are some detail shots.



Notice that the outboard trestle marking has moved a smidge while drying….well, it’s staying like that :flushed: A little more Red juice will be needed on the roundels to get them properly snug, but not bad all in all. Might get the protective coat on these when they are dry so I don’t damage them while doing the others…..

[adt70hk]

Looking very good indeed Tim!!! Decals really do transform a plane IMHO.

Keep up the great work.

Andrew

[Tim Marlow]

Looking very good indeed Tim!!! Decals really do transform a plane IMHO.

Keep up the great work.

Andrew

They certainly do Andrew. They breath life into the build in my opinion.

[The Smythe Meister]

That is fantastic Tim
Lovely stuff indeed,those tiny "worded" decals certainly do lift the look above the norm!!
Nice one mate

[Tim Marlow]

That is fantastic Tim :smiling3:
Lovely stuff indeed,those tiny "worded" decals certainly do lift the look above the norm!!
Nice one mate

Cheers Andy. They are very well produced, being completely readable, and handle as well as any. Newer Airfix, and also Italeri, are probably the best out of the box decals around. Tamiya decals are pretty poor in comparison…..but I’ll have to use some on the Mossy…..

[Jim R]

Looking good Tim.

[Mark1]

Cheers Andy. They are very well produced, being completely readable, and handle as well as any. Newer Airfix, and also Italeri, are probably the best out of the box decals around. Tamiya decals are pretty poor in comparison…..but I’ll have to use some on the Mossy…..

As it happens Tim I found my Mossie decals where a lot better than some of the tamiya ones I've experienced

[Tim Marlow]

Looking good Tim.

Cheers Jim

[Tim Marlow]

As it happens Tim I found my Mossie decals where a lot better than some of the tamiya ones I've experienced

Good to know Mark. Amazes me how variable Tamiya decals are though. Some are good, behaving like they should. Some are like vinyl stickers, needing a welding torch to conform to the model. Yet others will stay stuck to the backing sheet in one place, while floating on the water from the rest of the decal. For a company that gets almost everything else spot on it’s a real conundrum.

[Tim Marlow]

Pleasing progress tonight….all the stickers are on.

Even the walkway lines are straight…..amazing what you can do with tweezers and a cocktail stick…..
More shots…

The obscured aircraft number is correct to photographs…..not sure about the codes though, I never get them right….

Very pleased with the decals. Just one minor issue, I couldn’t get one of the red gun sealing patches to behave and fold over the opening. Got it in place at the top then pushed it into place with decal sol. Trouble is, it moved a little when I did this. Not too worried, I believe they were renewed at every flight…..
All the others behaved superbly, almost no silvering anywhere.

Just a couple of coats of decal sol required now to get the big roundels properly into the panel seams. Then we are into finish varnishing and hand painting the remaining details…..nearly there…..three months for a build that should have taken me about a month! I am very out of practice. The Mossy will take me till Xmas at this rate…..

[The Smythe Meister]

As the song once said....
"Lovin it..... Lovin it....Lovin it"

[Jim R]

Hi Tim
Three months isn't that long for a result that good. It's been over summer as well when modelling often takes a back seat. The decals really bring this to life.

As the song once said....
"Lovin it..... Lovin it....Lovin it" :smiling3:

I'll join in with the chorus.

[Tim Marlow]

As the song once said....
"Lovin it..... Lovin it....Lovin it" :smiling3:

Cheers Bob. The stickers were pretty painless as I said. Looking forward to finishing it though.

[adt70hk]

Pleasing progress tonight….all the stickers are on.
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Even the walkway lines are straight…..amazing what you can do with tweezers and a cocktail stick…..
More shots…
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The obscured aircraft number is correct to photographs…..not sure about the codes though, I never get them right….
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Very pleased with the decals. Just one minor issue, I couldn’t get one of the red gun sealing patches to behave and fold over the opening. Got it in place at the top then pushed it into place with decal sol. Trouble is, it moved a little when I did this. Not too worried, I believe they were renewed at every flight…..
All the others behaved superbly, almost no silvering anywhere.

Just a couple of coats of decal sol required now to get the big roundels properly into the panel seams. Then we are into finish varnishing and hand painting the remaining details…..nearly there…..three months for a build that should have taken me about a month! I am very out of practice. The Mossy will take me till Xmas at this rate…..

Looking very good indeed Tim. I can never get those gun patches to work either.

And as for three months my two little 109s took almost that long!

[Tim Marlow]

Hi Tim
Three months isn't that long for a result that good. It's been over summer as well when modelling often takes a back seat. The decals really bring this to life.

I'll join in with the chorus.

Thanks Jim. Decorating the front room in the heat didn’t help either. Got some rhythm back now though, so making progress again….