Hubert Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Hi, All In January 2017 I decided to restart old Revell's Spitfire Mk. 22/24 kit, which I started around a year earlier, but gave up temporarily due to its poor fit and lack of detail - and the most important, lack of idea, how to paint it. This time however it was most of all to be an exercise in rescribing, scratch-building and riveting (using RB tool and must say it was fun) - did this all for the very first time in such a large scale, so didn't want to spoil any better or more expensive kit... Therefore added here some more details: upgraded wheel wells and new landing gear covers, SAC gear legs, resin wheels, formation lights, Eduard's seat belts and dashboard, CMK's resin gunsight. This is really a vintage kit and it shows. The workshop thread is here: I was hoping to get a result, which would look nice in the second row on my shelf, in Southern Rhodesian markings. Have I won? Well, she's not perfect, please judge yourself - I hope you like it Best regards Hubert (The prop'n'spinner are "bluetacked" only and moved a bit during the photo session... sorry for that). 43 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Wow ! can`t believe that`s the old Matchbox kit, all the work really paid off. Great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon382 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 I made this one a long time ago when it was still a Matchbox boxing. A very good result from a so so kit, good skills 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitchem Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Excellent stuff ! You've won and I like it. mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelican Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Great work, not an easy kit at all but still the only 1/32 Spitifre 22 on the market. Well done ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haggis9444 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Really like that.. well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Even the folk's at Matchbox would have been proud of this one Hubert,outstanding work all round. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuCrew Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Looks good! I have one on the bench. How many gallons of filler did you go through? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Having built a few of these myself I can appreciate all of the added effort you have put into this,.....very well done indeed, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearmatt Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 The whole package - great model with all the bits n pieces and nice presentation / photography. You can quite safely go for any better or more expensive kit... (but looking at this one, you would not even need that ) Cheers b. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collin Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 For anyone who has seen this kit, or attempted to build it...you have done an exceptional job on a very very hard subject. Cheers Collin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Having built that as a kid & with one in the stash for posterity's sake, I can appreciate the job you've done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intruder503 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Outstanding work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Posted July 11, 2017 Author Share Posted July 11, 2017 Many thanks for all so nice comments, very much appreciated :). 4 hours ago, StuCrew said: How many gallons of filler did you go through? Well, a few gallons probably and a lot of sanding. But... this is also where the fun is, isn't it? Not an easy kit indeed, but worth effort, as this is the only game in town, especially for me - I just love the mighty look of these F. Mk. 21, 22, 24 and Griffion Seafires. Made few wrong steps in this build, so I'm thinking about buying another one and check if the lessons have been learned. You can see more photos at my blog. Best regards Hubert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vultures1 Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Lovely job! Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marek Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Stunning build, looks great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Nice to see this old kit done so well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted July 11, 2017 Share Posted July 11, 2017 Spitfire 😊 of the month, very well made 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galgos Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 You've made a brilliant job of this venerable kit, many congratulations.. I visited the military museum at Gweru in Zimbabwe 4 years ago, ithe whole place is rather dilapidated but there's a Mk 22 which has been hand painted in the most garish colours using what can only have been 24 inch brush! Absolute sacrilege.....it was so bad that I didn't take any picures of it! Max 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notty Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 I'm still bearing the scars from my attempt at this kit several years ago, but even if I didn't know what a dog it was to assemble, I'd look at this and say "brilliant", but the fact I know full well what an achievement it is to get it looking this good just makes it more amazing. Even the landing gear looks right, which i.m.o was the weakest part of the kit next to the appalling wing fillet design and impossible to fit cowling covers. Well done! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Posted July 12, 2017 Author Share Posted July 12, 2017 Thanks for all so nice comments, really glad that you like it 12 hours ago, Notty said: I'm still bearing the scars from my attempt at this kit several years ago, but even if I didn't know what a dog it was to assemble, I'd look at this and say "brilliant", but the fact I know full well what an achievement it is to get it looking this good just makes it more amazing. Even the landing gear looks right, which i.m.o was the weakest part of the kit next to the appalling wing fillet design and impossible to fit cowling covers. Well done! The landing gear made by Matchbox is just awful indeed. Too short, too wide, too thin legs... But to be honest, not much in this kit OOB is alright. For example, the fuselage is way too wide, so that no way to fit any decent vacformed canopy or use the Tamiya's one - therefore did my best to force the canopy from the box look acceptable, buy I'm not happy with this part. The cowling covers - just didn't insert the engine, filled and sanded them flush, then rescribed the panel lines. That was the only way IMO. There are resin replacements, but I decided not to replace mistakes made by Matchbox to other mistakes . 12 hours ago, galgos said: You've made a brilliant job of this venerable kit, many congratulations.. I visited the military museum at Gweru in Zimbabwe 4 years ago, ithe whole place is rather dilapidated but there's a Mk 22 which has been hand painted in the most garish colours using what can only have been 24 inch brush! Absolute sacrilege.....it was so bad that I didn't take any picures of it! Max My inspiration was a great story of Jack Malloch's Spitfire and Jack himself, described in a book about restoration of his plane. Wonderful man, wonderful plane and so tragic end of a fantastic adventure... Best regards Hubert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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