Spitfire GROUP BUILD

[gregers]

jeez, all your builds are looking fantastic, looks like i'll have to get a move on. there hasn't been much progress here (due to a bad case of modeling block. so bad that even buying about 15 kits in the past 6 weeks (bad boy that i am :-) ) hasn't cured it, i think i went a bit nuts, have gotten 4 airfix lancs (£45 for the lot), a d-day set (for £20) airfix halifax and sterling 2 airfix chipmunks and various others. hmmmmm, must get a move on.

all the best.

Greg

[Lobbie]

G'day,

The Vb is finished and the pic is not trick photography, the model is actually on a mirror so the undersurface can be seen.

NOTE:- the kit rear view mirror mounted on the windscreen, to make this realistic I mounted a piece of silver glitter to the plastic part face.





The weathering is pastels and the panel lines are highlighted with lead pencil.

[tango1]

Excellent work Rob, what paints did you use for the camo? It looks very authentic. I've tried using a pencil for highlighting panel lines before and could'nt get it right, you have obviously mastered the technique as it looks very good. How do you do the paint chips around the panels? I find it difficult with paint to get the right "look". I'd be interested to see how you do yours.

Regards,

Darren.

[Lobbie]

Thanks Darren,

The cammo was from the Humbrol Authentic paint range of enamels, which are currently under standard satin paint tin numbers -{these are 123 for the Dark Sea Grey, 195 for the Dark Green and 196 for the Light Aircraft Grey}.

The pencil for the panel lines is 0.05mm tech pencil, which will sit in the panel line, the silvering around the ammunition magazine hatches is done by using a silver {square} pastel stick, sadly when I fitted the prop to the model I split the seem on the cowling {a minor repair job for later}.

I've hounded junor to help on the photography side for the postings of Pt 2 of the articles, on weathering, which I've been waiting for a few weeks to complete. I've also asked him for his notes on his technique of applying his weathering materials and mediums.

I hope this helps alittle

[tango1]

Thanks for the info Rob, I want to try these techniques on some future builds.

Regards,

Darren.

[seanrgb]

Wow Rob
as usual a fantastic build
and taking the picture on the mirror was fantastic

[gregers]

well, i had a small disaster on mine today, i bust an undercariage leg whilst showing my work off to a mate, well, it'll be fixing time for me tomorrow, then i'm going to get on with it and post some pics,

all the best.

Greg

[Lobbie]

Thanks for the kind words.

Sorry the pic I took over the mirror is a little dark, I'll reshoot it shortly in a better light.

[gregers]

great looking model Lobbie, hope mine turns out at least half as good. btw, thanks for those isreali spit pics. very usefull. the isreali spits are under construction now.

cheers.

Greg

[seanrgb]

gregers said:

well, i had a small disaster on mine today, i bust an undercariage leg whilst showing my work off to a mate, well, it'll be fixing time for me tomorrow, then i'm going to get on with it and post some pics,

all the best.

Greg

Let me know how you get on Greg I got spares

[gregers]

cheers Sean mate, will do. have been busy today with the matchbox phantom amd fixing 6 model Lightnings after a certain muppet (namely me!!!) dropped the box with them in. not been my week for undercariages really.

all the best.

Greg

[gregers]

well, whilst i am waiting for bits to thoughly harden on my big Spitfire i have started a spare airfix 1/72nd MKVc, am doing it as a russian one, have started work on my two Isreali Spitfires too. hey, its great when you get rid of modelers block ain't it. i'm tearing through the models at a rate i havn't known since i was a kid. WOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOO

all the best.

Greg

[Lobbie]

Greg,

I'd be interested to see how these Isreali Spits turn out. I always thourght the Russian's used the Mk Vb Spits, had a 48 Hasegawa kit of a Mk Vb in Russian markings, swapped it for a Mk IX kit.

[gregers]

OOOPS typo there, that should of course have read Vb, sorry about that Rob. the Isreali spits are on the back burner at the mo untill i have got the Russian Spitfire, the Matchbox Phanton and the two Russian two seat Hurricanes done, then its the Isreali Spits, Matchbox Saab J29 Tunnan. and .


not a brill pic of the spit but this is progress so far, i am going to have to remove the blue from the underside as it isn't quite as good a finish as i would like, rather old paint methinks???)

all the best,

Greg

[gregers]

update, the 1/32nd spitfire has had the rear part of the canopy fitted, and the repair to the undercariage leg has held and the doors have been fitted. hope to get her finished very soon as i have a big list of current projects.

all the best.

Greg

[gregers]

not much to report on my spitfire projects but just curious as to how you guys are getting on,

all the best.

Greg

[gregers]

well, thought i had better post the latest pics of this beastie,










as you can see, this somewhat large Spitfire is now completed, barring a little touching up that i have noticed on the pics.

hope you like it.

Greg

[seanrgb]

Nice Job Greg
looks great

[gregers]

thanks Sean. hope my other 1/32 spit looks better though, there are faults on this one because i was rushing it. kinda a fault of mine. must remember that i should take more care on the models.

Greg

[crockett]

Here is my Spit, just to show that I do live up to my commitments. See more in the Aircraft Gallery,

Steve