ronnierex Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) Two at once... Aussie spits coming up. (for the next 10 years, at my building speed) I'm building these for a customer and am enjoying the build so far. Personally, the Eduard spit kit might be one of my favorite kits to build. images hosting images hosting images hosting images hosting Thanks for looking! Edited March 8, 2017 by ronnierex 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossofiron1971 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Lovely work sir! Loving the airbrush work... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Dual Aussie VIII:s? I see no issues with this (must not start another myself...I'm supposed to focus on other stuff) It looks good too, but there is just one tiny detail....late marks Spits AFAIK were not painted internally behind the rear seat armour. But it's you model and no need to change anything due to my hearsay What kind of markings are you aiming at? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Wow,....great start,......good luck with these, you cannot go wrong with a couple of Aussie Eights and the kits are beauties, Cheers Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 On 3/9/2017 at 1:57 AM, Christer A said: Dual Aussie VIII:s? I see no issues with this (must not start another myself...I'm supposed to focus on other stuff) It looks good too, but there is just one tiny detail....late marks Spits AFAIK were not painted internally behind the rear seat armour. But it's you model and no need to change anything due to my hearsay What kind of markings are you aiming at? Thanks for the NMF rear cockpit section reminder. I have done that in the past, but most of it couldn't be seen, so I haven't done that recently. I may paint the rear bulkhead that actually sticks up in the rear window to give the impression that it's bare metal back there. As for markings, I'm doing an NMF and toothed one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 (edited) Cockpits were finished up: Assembled: Painting the lowers: I don't have RAAF sky blue, so I used something I believe is close. Should work. Thanks for looking! Edited September 11, 2017 by ronnierex 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matteo44 Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 The Eduard spit is one of my favourite kits and the Aussie scheme will be a nice change, I think you've persuaded to build one, I hope Eduard are doing some "deals" at Telford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 The MSG was kinda dark. I "black" based it over a dark gray instead of black to help lighten the final coat, but I think it's still too dark, so I worked on lightening the MSG. I think it looks better now and not as much contrast between MSG and sky blue. The other 8 will be NMF and I haven't done one of those yet. So someone told me to use a tamiya rattle can as a base and then build up some alcald or similar on top. AS-12 bare metal silver Then I used duraluminum and white aluminum alclad shades (and a mix of the two) to paint panels. So far so good... now the lowers. Thanks! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Now that looks very tasty! Very effective blackbasing too. Barracuda or Ultracast engine covers by the way? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted September 18, 2017 Author Share Posted September 18, 2017 5 hours ago, Christer A said: Now that looks very tasty! Very effective blackbasing too. Barracuda or Ultracast engine covers by the way? Thanks! One of the covers is Barracuda and the other is ultracast and I can't remember which one is which. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted September 24, 2017 Author Share Posted September 24, 2017 Paint updates: I added the anti-glare panel to the NMF and finished the rest of the shark mouth scheme. Switching back and forth between the four camo colors was tiring, but I like how the different shades came out. Thanks for looking! 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 Those different shades turned out a treat! Superb job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortCummins Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 the panel variation and the overpainted roundels look spot on really good stuff rgds John(shortCummins) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted September 25, 2017 Share Posted September 25, 2017 I'm really enjoying your build. I have an Eduard Spit in stash and can't wait to start when I see yours. The NMF spit looks excellent, very subtle different tones in the metal range well done! Cheers, Evert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 I somehow missed this build at the start but have found you now. I see you've replaced the upper cowlings it's the only weak point in an otherwise excellent kit. The colour schemes are both great and I can imagine how very time consuming the camouflaged one must have been. Looking forward to the decals John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 They look bloody good! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted October 2, 2017 Author Share Posted October 2, 2017 On 9/25/2017 at 3:24 AM, Flyingdutchman said: I'm really enjoying your build. I have an Eduard Spit in stash and can't wait to start when I see yours. The NMF spit looks excellent, very subtle different tones in the metal range well done! Cheers, Evert The Eduard Spitfire is a great kit to build. These will be number 3 and 4 that I've built. I appreciate the fit and the engineering. The two part cowl top and lower chin/scoop can make for some frustrating seam filling, but in the end it's ok. I will be building more for sure. I'm looking forward to seeing your build sometime soon. Headed to decals: Thanks everyone for the kind words. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) Done! More pics coming soon without the background clutter! haha Edited November 28, 2017 by ronnierex added pics 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Wow! They sure are a pretty bunch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 All finished up! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles87 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Fantastic! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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