Ian M's Spitfire Mk II. Revell 1/32.

[Mickc1440]

What might that be? the big F-16? Only one way to paint that beauty.

Yep that's being started with a break for the mosquito. Quite daunting actually, the last 1/32 I did as a test was a Vought Corsair which was just blue :smiling5: :smiling5:

[Ian M]

Anyhow... finished in the green house for today,
Got the underside's edge masked off and the fuselage band and threw some RAF dark earth paint at it.
In the first instance its a free hand that covers what it needs where it needs to.


You can just about see the post shade through the colour. This is why I did not just paint the whole thing brown, then do the green bits.
The fun part will be to mask off the Brown and spray the RAF Dark Green.
Just had a look in the draw and I have 0, zero, zip, none, nada, ingenting, ikke nogen, mask patterns for a 1/32 spitfire. Have a shhhhhhhhhh...shed load in 1/48.
Mark I eyeball it is then!
Grrr

[Tim Marlow]

Looks like a job for blue tack sausages Ian…..

[adt70hk]

Coming on nicely Ian.

[colin m]

A proper Spitfire, in temperate camouflage, very nice. I suspect most of us started here, well at least in 1:72.

[Ian M]

Fun with White tac. No blue tac here and the white stuff leaves no marks.
Not a method I use that much. So a few touch ups will be needed.

The rolls are a bit thick but It is what it is. Started to fill the gaps with tap.... Found an old note pad and used that instead, much cheaper than the good tape.

Takes awhile this masking but we got there in the end.

Now for the fun part.

Ta-daaaa! As mentioned at the start of this post, there are a few touch ups needed where the tac has not been right over the brown and masked some of the black! Bummer! Hopefully a local mask just held in place should sort them. If they are indeed visible after the markings go on...?
Model Air. Hmm The Dark green was a lot more translucent than expected and actually took a few passes to get the cover.
I'll leave you with this teaser and post some more when the touch ups are sorted.
Then its on to the markings....

[Allen Dewire]

Top job Ian!!! Looks good to me....You said white tac leaves no marks, so does that mean blu tac does? It's all I've got to use for the Mossie GB....

Prost
Allen

[Ian M]

so does that mean blu tac does?

I have heard that if left to long it can. But Never tried it. As I can only get the white stuff here in DK. Commonly called elephant snot here, No Idea what it's called in Germany though.

[adt70hk]

That's coming on very nicely Ian. Looking very good indeed!!!

[peterairfix]

Top job so far

[Allen Dewire]

Thanks Ian. I'll have a look around at the show in 2 weeks and see what's available. I don't really know what's it called here, but elephant snot is one I've never heard of.......

Prost
Allen

[Tim Marlow]

Top job Ian!!! Looks good to me....You said white tac leaves no marks, so does that mean blu tac does? It's all I've got to use for the Mossie GB....

Prost
Allen

Not had that issue myself Allen, but would recommend not leaving it on too long. Overnight would be fine. Blue tack seems to be reusable forever though so perhaps that’s why I don’t get problems, mine has no oil left LOL….

[Tim Marlow]

Great Cam on that Spit Ian.

[Mark1]

Looking good :thumb2:

[Ian M]

Not had that issue myself Allen, but would recommend not leaving it on too long. Overnight would be fine. Blue tack seems to be reusable forever though so perhaps that’s why I don’t get problems, mine has no oil left LOL….

Allen. You find it in stationary shops, art shops. places that sell posters often have it as well. It is made for hanging photos or posters up. I don't think modelshops carry it. THey probably have something like it that costs 10 times as much and lasts a tenth of the time!
I think I have had mine going on 7 years and still works. Amongst other things I use it for holding small flat parts on ice lolly sticks to spray them, also good fo masking lights on things with, Make a ball press in place. round mask!