Bangor Lad

Great build an superb finish. Single-colour schemes are always difficult to get right but you have done a brilliant job.

Fantastic. Thanks for the tip. 👍🏼

Great build and superb finish. How did you achieve the exhaust staining? I've not yet summoned up the courage to try what you've captured.

Great build and it's already been said that it could be 1/48th scale! I have several AZ I want to build but I haven't been able to get one into the bench yet. Your build and excellent finish has given me the inspiration to get one started. Thanks for posting!

Fantastic build! French aircraft of this period certainly have something about them. There's good aeronautical design, bad aeronautical design and there's French aeronautical design which somehow managed to merge them all.

lovely build and a very atmospheric setting. I wonder if the crew was conscious of the amount of yellow paint adorning the airframe?

Great build. I love the aircraft of this era. A fitting tribute.

Very nice. You've captured the speed so well!

Small and perfectly formed. I’ve been wanting to model the Spitfire’s grandparents and I have a Rare Planes vacform Supermarine type 224 in the stash. I don’t have any of the Schneider Trophy aircraft but I might just have to change that!

Now that is a stunner. Love the weathered, dusty and faded look you've achieved. I'm certainly going to try and capture this scheme.

Lovely build and a very attractive scheme.

Gorgeous!

Fantastic build. Superb!

Beautiful build and finish. Great work!

Great work. There is something undeniable about the look achieved by France's aeronautical designers. All I have to do now is not, repeat not, start searching for Heller classics to build.

Now that, I like! The weathering is great and typifies a well used airframe that doesn't look like it's about to fall apart!

Wow, that's nice!

Great work, Tony. Early Spits can seem a bit bland but there are so many variations with the evolution of markings and camouflage that they can become a project in themselves. I've just begun going down the early PRU Spitfire rabbit hole! No there's a topic to bring out the 'experts'. Cheers

Great build and superbly finished. I just wish I had the space to build and display the larger scales.

Lovely build. I agree with the comments, particularly about a new Anson!

Great work. I understand how the fighters of the 8th can be such a draw. I've got several I want to build, the only problem is which one to start with!

Lovely build and superbly finished.

I’d restarted the MPM 1/72 Spitfire PR XIX that had been sitting, neglected with a few other stalled projects for a long, long time. As I’d already made a start on the kit, I thought this would be an opportunity to get my modelling mojo back after a bit of slump. Part of the inspiration to get this project going was finding Xtradecal set X72105 which other than a few RAF PRXIX schemes, it also contained an interesting option for a Turkish Air Force example. A lot has been said about the MPM PRXIX and, taking into account its age (it was first released in 1993) it was for many years the only kit of this version of the Spitfire. There are some issues with the shape, particularly when compared to the more recent kits of this type, but when complete I think it’s still recognisable. The MPM boxing came with the usual short-run low-pressure injection moulded components, a vac form canopy and a small etched brass fret. Two decal options are provided, one RAF aircraft in PRU Blue and Medium Sea Grey and a Swedish Air Force in overall PRU Blue. After a lot of trimming, sanding and filling I first applied some black pre-shading to panel lines etc. using Vallejo Model Air matt black. I allowed it to dry overnight and applied Hataka Red Line PRU Blue making sure I didn’t apply it too heavily to cover the pre-shading. I also painted the undercarriage doors, legs, wheels and spinner, after masking the prop blades. This was the first time I'd used these paints and I have to admit I was pretty satisfied with them. I had thought of applying some highlights to vary the overall blue but as this was intended to be a quick build I left the preshading to give a bit of interest. After a coat of Vallejo gloss varnish the Xtradecals went on without a hitch. I regret not applying a wash to bring out the details but I've got plenty of kits in the pipeline to go to town on! When dry I applied a coat of Winsor & Newton matt varnish. I retrospect I think a coat of satin would have worked better. And that's about it. I'm reasonably pleased with the build as it was mainly to get my mojo back after not having completed anything in far too long. The PRU Blue looks a bit bright in the photos but in reality it's a pretty good match. Cheers

Great work, Simon. Getting the balance between factory fresh and ready for the scrapheap is always a challenge but you've hit the sweet spot with this build. I don't have a Beaufighter in my collection but I think I'll have to add one now!

Superb modelling, Oscar.