franky boy Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Hi everyone I finished this Spitfire MkVb a couple of weeks ago for the current MTO group build so thought I should I also post it here for those who havent made it that far down yet. Finished in the colours of American pilot John Joseph Lynch of 249 Gold Coast squadron based on Malta in the spring of 1943. Extras were a Freightdog DH prop, Eduard seat belts, Master gun barrels and i used an old set of Montex masks for the national insignia, the sqadron codes were home made masks from Tamiya tape. First all of the markings were sprayed. Next, these aircraft were delivered to the docks for shipping in dark earth, mid stone upper over Azure blue camo more suitable for North Africa and were subsequently re painted in a dark blue similar to US Navy sea blue on route to Malta. So this is what I tried to copy here. A bit of free hand airbrush practice with Gunze Aqueous paints. Then the sea blue was applied trying to leave it a tad patchy. And the finished model after a dark panel line wash, a very thin filter of Tamiya flat black and red brown to dirty things up a bit in places, dust pigments and some AK Interactive fuel stains. And some oil stains using black oil paint on the underside. The Azure Blue is Vallejo. Thats all folks, questions and comments welcome. If you havent had a look yet then do take a look at the MTO GB page as there are some interesting subjects there. Thanks James 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Fantastic result. Great Spit !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Lovely job,.....just as I imagine the original one looked, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave N Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Great result there James.. and I learned something- I had no idea they were painted navy blue over the mid stone camo... cheers, Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 Very nicely done indeed. Thinking of doing something similar myself. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Excellent build James love the paint finish you've achieved! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomis61 Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 9 hours ago, franky boy said: And some oil stains using black oil paint on the underside A lovely looking build and finish James. For the oil stains, what and how much do you add to the black oil paint to thin it out? I am looking to start adding weathering and detail such as this so would appreciate advice/help. Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Very nice! I've not come across this scheme before - it looks very smart. Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Thanks for the kind comments chaps. On 23/11/2016 at 6:17 AM, Nomis61 said: A lovely looking build and finish James. For the oil stains, what and how much do you add to the black oil paint to thin it out? I am looking to start adding weathering and detail such as this so would appreciate advice/help. Simon Simon, the oil stains were made with Windsor and Newton ivory black oil paint. Simply put a tiny dot where you want to the streak to begin, moisten a brush ever so slightly with thinner and draw it backwards in the direction of the airflow. The great thing with oils is because they take a long time to dry you can wipe the stain of if you're not happy with it. Just remember to leave it for a good 24 hours to dry. HTH. Thanks James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 A very nice build indeed. Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted November 26, 2016 Share Posted November 26, 2016 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Can't beat a Malta Spit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted November 27, 2016 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Looks just right - love it. Cheers, Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malta Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Great paint job, love it. Question though, would it have not had a Vokes filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Malta said: Great paint job, love it. Question though, would it have not had a Vokes filter? Thanks Malta The photo I found of this aircraft shows it to have the standard air intake rather than the Volkes filter. I wonder if by this time, April 1943, and flying fighter sweeps over Sicilly they were trying to keep the MkV competitive with the 109G and this was a way of streamlining it a bit more? If Tony O or any other much more knowledgable person than myself comes along they'll probably give a much better answer. thanks James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattheCat Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 A dream in blue. Good job. "Nice" oïl stains. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich G Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I love the paint job, the processes you've gone through for the final result is an impressive amount of work! Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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