stoohoo Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 (edited) Hi all, seem to be struggling to actually complete anything this year but finally got no 2 under the belt! Its the Airfix spitfire mk XII, as has been said many times on here before, its a nice straight forward kit to build (well apart from my self induced problems). Tried to add a few refinements during the build, some ideas inspired/robbed from the excellent one I saw on here a while ago by Tony Bell, bits done were as follows: Removed the moulded intake scoop in the top of the cowl and replaced with one made from beer can Sanded the props and wingtips thinner Rescribed the spinner panel line Filled incorrect panel lines around tail wheel doors - there are lines that should be there for the option with the non retractable tail wheel but need to be removed for the retractable option Hollowed out the kit solid carb scoop ice guard and fitted PE mesh Fitted PE kit to the cockpit and drilled out the various lightening holes Hollowed out exhaust and cannon tips Also managed to lose the rear view mirror so had to scratchbuild a replacement Colours were a mix of Tamiya for the main camo and humbrol for the cockpit green and sky and other details. I used the new humbrol clear for the gloss coat but had a major disaster as areas of it crazed when I did an oil wash and the whole thing nearly ended up in the bin. I ended up micromeshing a lot of it back and touching up the paint, fortunately for me this seemed to work but not had this problem before with using wood floor polish as a clear coat so not sure where I went wrong, plenty of time to dry between coats? I have seen a few threads where people have had problems with the paint cracking when using mr colour but that seemed to crack the paint - this was definitely really fine cracks in the gloss coat, not sure if its the hot/humid weather or brushed it on to thick, maybe I should have used the airbrush? Anyways, on with some pics, I hope you like and all C&CC greatly appreciated - cheers, Stu And last one in the sunshine Edited September 2, 2013 by stoohoo 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadgaddad Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Nice work, well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tank152 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Nicely done Stu, worth all the effort that went into the build and all the little extras you've added like the little scoop on the top cowl are neatly done. That camouflage isn't to shabby either how was that done, with Blu Tac? Would the oil staining be better off being drawn further back and feathered in more towards the end? The last photo really shows your build off a treat. Off topic I know, but have you had any joy with the Mossie canopy yet? Tim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 very nicely done ,looks great,paint looks great 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 By the roast Stoo,that's one of the nicest to come out of Aifix's gem yet. Well done mate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Really cool work 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 You can tell the extra works been done, Really nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blikkey Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 A lovely spit well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Wow that's superb! Absolutely beautiful! There is absolutely no evidence of any problem you've had. Inspirational stuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thanks for the kind comments guys always nice to get some good feedback! Nicely done Stu, worth all the effort that went into the build and all the little extras you've added like the little scoop on the top cowl are neatly done. That camouflage isn't to shabby either how was that done, with Blu Tac? Would the oil staining be better off being drawn further back and feathered in more towards the end? The last photo really shows your build off a treat. Off topic I know, but have you had any joy with the Mossie canopy yet? Tim. Cheers Tim, yeah camo was done with blutack, I used maskol to fill in between the sausages instead of tape this time which worked well and was a lot quicker than tape - and its really satisfying to peel off afterwards Your prob right with the oil stain, have tried doing this sort of stuff with artists oils but cant really get convincing results and didn't want to spoil the model with badly/overdone weathering. The first time I did it I brought it further down, theres a fairly well known shot of the underside of a mkXII in the air and you can see oil all over the place. However it didn't look right and then I lost most of the weathering when I had to sort out the cracked varnish so I chickened out second time round. Looking forwards to seeing what/how you tackle this on your schmittfire No joy on the mossie canopy yet unfortunately, PM'd Tigger who was happy to help but would have needed the old canopy (that I melted) to make a plug. I think I might have to resign to parting with some cash and stop being so tight Cheers all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanorak73 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 very nice. got this kit in my spitfire pile so very nice to see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Dang near perfect Spit! All those characteristic little details are there (drooping elevators, metal coloured crowbar) and convincing weathering. Impressive work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCinLA Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Really nice looking result of a lot of good work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted September 1, 2013 Author Share Posted September 1, 2013 Thanks again guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 That is one fine looking Mk.XII. Can I ask when you say "Filled incorrect panel lines around", around what? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Just seen this Stoohoo and it's turned out really smart. No sign of your trials and tribulations and well worth the effort you put in, nice one. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Great looking Spit, I'm just finishing of my MkXII... hope it looks half as good as your when it's finished. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted September 2, 2013 Author Share Posted September 2, 2013 Cheers again for the kind comments guys - i had a great time building this one and was really pleased with how it came out in the end so the positive feedback is greatly appreciated Can I ask when you say "Filled incorrect panel lines around", around what? Hi Tbolt - sorry my mistake should have re-read my first post properly! There are panel lines around the tail wheel that are correct for the fixed type but not for the retractable one - have edited my first post now! Stu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Cheers again for the kind comments guys - i had a great time building this one and was really pleased with how it came out in the end so the positive feedback is greatly appreciated :)Hi Tbolt - sorry my mistake should have re-read my first post properly! There are panel lines around the tail wheel that are correct for the fixed type but not for the retractable one - have edited my first post now!Stu Thanks Stu, I'll look out for that when I build mine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPL Posted September 2, 2013 Share Posted September 2, 2013 Tried to add a few refinements during the build, some ideas inspired/robbed from the excellent one I saw on here a while ago by Tony Bell, bits done were as follows: Removed the moulded intake scoop in the top of the cowl and replaced with one made from beer can ... What brand? Nice model but would it be an idea if somebody simply produced a selection of these intakes as PE-parts? NP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mottlemaster Posted September 3, 2013 Share Posted September 3, 2013 I bet your pleased that you didn't send it flying into the bin as its come out a real eye ball magnet. Will use your oil streak belly as a refrance for the Spit i'm sorting out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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