DannyB Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Finally managed to get a finish! Here's my version of Eduard's excellent spitfire Mk VIII, this was build straight out of the box from their weekend boxing, the only extra I used was a set of their own masks (I wish they would include these in all their kits ). I went for the grey over pru blue USAF markings, one just to be a bit different, everyone seems to do the Grey Nurse markings from this boxes, and two to practice some weathering techniques over the plain grey finish and to see if I could bring in some subtle variations in colour. Let me know what you think. Cheers Dan 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Very nice indeed,.....I like this scheme myself and intend to model t in the future, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Cheers Tony, it is an absolute beaut of a kit, my only gripe with the markings is it's not amazingly clear on whether she carried the stenciling or not. I decided to go for a bit of a mix tbh as I only figured it out about halfway through! I like the way eduard have a separate page dedicated to the stencils but it would be really helpful if they made it clear which was relevant to which marking option, but really in the grand scheme of kit build it is a tiny grumble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delis Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 wow...very nice model. great pictures as well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Superb US Spitfire !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Good afternoon Danny you have done with this Us Spitfire Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 Thanks guys I'm hoping this is going to kick off my finishing mojo a little bit as I've got far too many kits sat on the shelf of doom in various states and this is hopefully my year for getting stuff done. Too many kits in the stash, too many group builds entered and not finished, and too many kits started on a saturday afternoon to never get any further the sprues being attacked with the sprue cutters. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali62 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 really nice little Spitfire there, well done, super work Ali 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 A very nice Spitfire in very nice markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabo31 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Hat up mate, very impresive Spit in this scheme. I like it. Udo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Great build and really cool scheme, nice one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 There is a lot to like in that, it's a scheme I rather like, looking to do a Mk XIX in similar, no doubt without your very deft touch though. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Lovely model. You don't see that scheme very often, which is a shame! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Great work, love the weathering - how did you do that Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted March 11, 2017 Author Share Posted March 11, 2017 Cheers guys 13 hours ago, Simon Cornes said: Great work, love the weathering - how did you do that Simon I had started off with some pre-shading (but keep that quiet, that word seems to get people riled up ) then a mottled coat of grey for the upper paintwork. Then I moved on to trying out mig's panel line wash. I used Deep grey for the panel lines and general grime, and light grey to bring in some contrast and for around the exhaust stain. Next up was a matt coat and watercolour pencils, I didn't go to far with these as, again, it was the first time I'd tried it. I went over the top of some of the grime with black and brown pencils, used a silver pencil for a few paint chips (though I couldn't quite get that right) and finished up with white around the exhaust stain to finish off. I'm really happy with the result as this kind of weathering is something I've never tried before and this was all a bit of a test. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Very nice work! I love the dirty finish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 13 hours ago, DannyB said: Cheers guys I had started off with some pre-shading (but keep that quiet, that word seems to get people riled up ) then a mottled coat of grey for the upper paintwork. Then I moved on to trying out mig's panel line wash. I used Deep grey for the panel lines and general grime, and light grey to bring in some contrast and for around the exhaust stain. Next up was a matt coat and watercolour pencils, I didn't go to far with these as, again, it was the first time I'd tried it. I went over the top of some of the grime with black and brown pencils, used a silver pencil for a few paint chips (though I couldn't quite get that right) and finished up with white around the exhaust stain to finish off. I'm really happy with the result as this kind of weathering is something I've never tried before and this was all a bit of a test. Ah..... and how did you do the exposed metal work at the wing roots? Silver pencil? It looks very nice and dull but very metallic! Simon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 9 hours ago, Simon Cornes said: Ah..... and how did you do the exposed metal work at the wing roots? Silver pencil? It looks very nice and dull but very metallic! Simon Ah sorry forgot that bit! I sprayed the wing roots with alclad airframe aluminium and applied maskol with a cocktail stick to mask it off before spraying the rest of the colour scheme. It's come out 'ok' if a bit ham-fisted, if I do it next time I might try using a tiny bit of sponge to make the chips a lot finer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Cornes Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 Right, now I see it. The good thing is that Alclad loses its shine under matt varnish and becomes that lovely silver/grey aluminium colour that I think we can all relate to. Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddler Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 An excellent and unusual rendition of the mark VIII 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie(kinda) Posted March 12, 2017 Share Posted March 12, 2017 That is REALLY nice! Was going to ask about the wing roots...but Simon beat me to it. Unusual scheme and all the better for it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted March 13, 2017 Author Share Posted March 13, 2017 23 hours ago, Simon Cornes said: Right, now I see it. The good thing is that Alclad loses its shine under matt varnish and becomes that lovely silver/grey aluminium colour that I think we can all relate to. Great work! Thanks, though trust me it's more luck than judgement! I was planning on leaving the maskol on until after the matt coat had gone down but it was getting in the way of the panel line wash and couldn't see any other way round it, though thankfully the panel line wash actually really helped that section out in the end. Thanks again to everyone that's hit the like button and taken the time to comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Extremely tasty work, really looks the part 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 great looking spitfire, and a nice choice of scheme. which is done very nicely.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffajake Posted March 13, 2017 Share Posted March 13, 2017 Lovely looking spit. Great choice with the markings. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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