Tango 1 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Hello! This is my Airfix 1/48 Seafire F.XVII built with a few minor tweaks. I haven't been building for a while due to lack of spare time but things are better now and I wanted to get back into things with a quick 'n easy build. So nothing special, just a simple clean almost OOB model. More details can be found on my blog, for now I'll shut up and post some pics. Feel free to let me know what you think, good or bad. 48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Very nice indeed. I like that a lot. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlad Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Very sharp build, I like it! Although I've always thought the XVII looked a bit funny, short nose + low back makes it look a bit disproportionate in my eyes. Nevertheless, crisply painted and well photographed to boot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenko Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Now that looks the part.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Modeller Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 A very nice Seafire and a job very well done!!! Kev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low flyer Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 A real favourite of mine , well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancbuilder219 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Always a pleasure to see. Very, very nice job. 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martian Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Nice one! Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudi Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Great build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Oo,...er,......very nice indeed,...... thats one fine looking Seafire! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Very nice indeed. I like that a lot. Thanks Chris! Very sharp build, I like it! Although I've always thought the XVII looked a bit funny, short nose + low back makes it look a bit disproportionate in my eyes. Nevertheless, crisply painted and well photographed to boot Thanks Vlad! I know what you mean, but I kind of like its aggressive front end, to me it gives the airframe a purposeful look. Now that looks the part.... Cheers! A very nice Seafire and a job very well done!!! Kev Thanks Kev! Much appreciated! A real favourite of mine , well done Thanks! Always a pleasure to see. Very, very nice job. Thank you very much! Cheers! Nice one! Martin Many thanks Martin! Great build. Thanks Rudi! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Oo,...er,......very nice indeed,...... thats one fine looking Seafire! Cheers Tony Hello Tony! Thanks! I appreciate your kind words sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Well, since you asked, I don't like the starkly black panel lines on a light-coloured fuselage. It almost works around the cowling, though could even stand to be toned down a bit there. I don't mean to be rude, but I admit I am being blunt. Otherwise, it looks like a very cleanly built example, so good job! One other question: it seems unusual to me for the wing fillet to be in Sky, though I'm sure it happened sometimes. Did you have a photo to go by? Understand I'm not saying you're wrong, and I think it adds a bit of eye-catch to the model, at least for me. bob 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 No worries Bob! I understand what you mean. Those panel do look quite stark under the lighting in the photo's. It actually a grey wash as opposed to black. But you are right, compared to the real machines it looks a tad stark. It doesn't look as bad when the model is seen in daylight! If you care to visit the post on my blog about this build, you'll see a photo of SX311 and yes the wing fillet was painted sky. Thanks for your honest opinion, I do appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Modeller Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Well, since you asked, I don't like the starkly black panel lines on a light-coloured fuselage. It almost works around the cowling, though could even stand to be toned down a bit there. I don't mean to be rude, but I admit I am being blunt. .... bob Hello Bob, In defence of the builder, I understand your point and those panel lines maybe do look a teeny little bit stark, but not overly and I think what most people seem to forget when viewing photos of models is that they are usually taken with a macro lens or at least in very close proximity to the model? Macro lenses and the like are notorious for showing up every little error or nuance as if it was lit by a million candlepower beacon!? I suspect that from a stand-off viewpoint, when placed in a display cabinet or viewed from around three feet away, the panel lines look fine and adequately serve their sole purpose which is to highlight the detail on the airframe? Not saying your point of view is wrong or even right Bob, and I acknowledge that you aren't intending to be rude as you've stated in your post, it's just that I think that more people should maybe take the circumstances in which the model was photographed into consideration as well, when making an unbiased judgement or appraisal for the sake of the builders' benefit? :coolio: Kev Edited January 27, 2016 by Mr Modeller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 very nice work, going start mine hopefully next week, hope comes looking as good... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerbob Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Mr. Modeller, Quite right- I'm looking at a photo, not the model, and I do tend to overlook the difference. On the other hand, I can only speak to what I AM able to see. As an exercise, I'd love to see this model photographed under natural light, and perhaps from a bit farther away, just to see how much of a difference that made. Tango, thanks for taking my comments in stride! I'll have a look at your blog, too... bob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 very nice work, going start mine hopefully next week, hope comes looking as good... Cheers BC, I'll look out for your build! Mr. Modeller, Quite right- I'm looking at a photo, not the model, and I do tend to overlook the difference. On the other hand, I can only speak to what I AM able to see. As an exercise, I'd love to see this model photographed under natural light, and perhaps from a bit farther away, just to see how much of a difference that made. Tango, thanks for taking my comments in stride! I'll have a look at your blog, too... bob No worries Bob, I value honest opinions! Hope you like the blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Very nice looking Seafire... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Housesparrow Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 (edited) Nice presentation! If anyone is wondering how the background is done: it is common to use a large sheet of paper (or something) beneath the model, and then to hide the horizon line, you simply bend the paper and make it go upwards on the backside of the model. Edited January 28, 2016 by Housesparrow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 Very nice looking Seafire... Thanks! Nice presentation! If anyone is wondering how the background is done: it is common to use a large sheet of paper (or something) beneath the model, and then to hide the horizon line, you simply bend the paper and make it go upwards. Cheers! I'm still trying to get the knack of taking better photo's of my builds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knaupel Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 and a very nice blog. You have a new follower ;-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 Lovely work, looks cracking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tango 1 Posted January 27, 2016 Author Share Posted January 27, 2016 and a very nice blog. You have a new follower ;-) Thanks! Glad to see you are enjoying the blog too! Lovely work, looks cracking Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426 Posted January 27, 2016 Share Posted January 27, 2016 That is a fine looking aircraft. I really love the red spinner! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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