spitfire Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 (edited) Finished at last, though looking through the final photos I need to do some touch up around the cockpit and do something about the too shiny wheel wells. The build was ably assisted by the tweak list from the late and much missed Edgar Brooks and a lot of Barracuda resin parts. All marking are painted apart from the stencils and ES badge (thank you Sean) The subject aircraft was a Spitfire Mk.IIa flown by Pilot Officer Bill Dunn who became the first American ace of WW2 while flying Hurricanes and Spitfires with No. 71 Eagle Squadron, before transferring to the US AAF, he later went on to serve in Vietnam. After market parts used came mainly from Barracuda namely: Cockpit detail set Wing detail set Seat and armour Main wheels YAHU IP Top Notch Camouflage masks Top Notch markings masks Paints used, Xtracolor, Humbrol and Sovereign Colourcoats for the markings RB Productions seat belts, these are superb. Mistakes, all mine. The biggest let down for me was the prop and spinner, there is only one aftermarket prop and spinner available and that is far to expensive and when I last checked there was none available in the UK but I am still pleased with how the kit turned out. The worst problem was encountered when I was finishing off, the kit undercarriage is built up in two parts and one leg came apart as I was fitting it, and the holes that they fit in on the wing are greatly oversized, I had to pack them out with scrap plastic and flood the hole with CA to get a good fit. And here are the finished photos, not the greatest but the best I could manage. And here are all three of my US operated Spitfires Cheers Dennis Edited November 5, 2019 by spitfire Replaced Photobucket photos 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I`ve been following this one with interest Dennis and the finished model is superb, as are your others,..... well done sir, Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorby Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Very nice Spit! In fact three nice looking Spit's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cger Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 very nice and clean build ! What scale is it ? it looks like 1/48 to me ? best, Christian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DStewart Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 I would guess it's 1:32. Revell only do a IIa in 1:72 and 1:32. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 Thanks you for the kind words I should have put it in the title the kit is the 2014 Revell 1/32 scale Spitfire IIa. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watcher Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 A thing of beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Can't have enough Spitfires, and yours is superbly made, and interesting history. have same kit in the stash, need seat belt's, 😇 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Watcher said: A thing of beauty! Thank you very much it is appreciated 11 minutes ago, Gerrardandrews said: Can't have enough Spitfires, and yours is superbly made, and interesting history. have same kit in the stash, need seat belt's, 😇 I could not agree more, in fact the postman has just put the 1/32 Revell Spitfire Mk.IX kit into my hands, I can certainly recommend the RB productions seat belts, they are fiddley but look great. Cheers Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Thanks for the tip, very nearly had the Mk lX myself Saturday, I put it back, very hard rules on myself on buying kits this year, only twelve, and I've bought 3 already. Walrus and Sea Fury are musts😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Very nicely done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 Very good looking Spitfire indeed! The story of William Dunn is quite interesting, I found when asking my friend Mr. Google to provide some information: http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/william-r-dunn-eagle-squadron-pilot/ Recommended reading. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 That's a superb build and finish Dennis,great scheme I have the re-vamped Mkix on order can't wait for another crack at this kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffajake Posted April 20, 2017 Share Posted April 20, 2017 That's just showing off. Absolutely spectacular build. I really enjoyed your WIP. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitfire Posted April 21, 2017 Author Share Posted April 21, 2017 16 hours ago, F-32 said: Very nicely done Thank you very much for that. 16 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: Very good looking Spitfire indeed! The story of William Dunn is quite interesting, I found when asking my friend Mr. Google to provide some information: http://warfarehistorynetwork.com/daily/wwii/william-r-dunn-eagle-squadron-pilot/ Recommended reading. Kind regards, Joachim Thank you Joachim and yes he certainly had a long and varied career. 9 hours ago, stevej60 said: That's a superb build and finish Dennis,great scheme I have the re-vamped Mkix on order can't wait for another crack at this kit. Hi Steve, I'm glad that you enjoyed the build, as usual it was a mix of pleasure and frustration but in the end it was worth it, and the Mk.IX opens the door to lots of different finishes. 9 hours ago, Jaffajake said: That's just showing off. Absolutely spectacular build. I really enjoyed your WIP. Thank you Jaffajake for following the build, it's been very rewarding doing new things and the end result was well worth it. Cheers Dennis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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