[Cockade Style...1/48 Supermarine Spitfire F.XVIIIe, Royal Indian Airforce]

panel wash applied

typical "crude" Airfix panel lines

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prop painted and decals applied

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[Asian Canis...1/48 North American F-86D Sabre Dog, Philippine Airforce]

wing tips don´t match in size and shape

for a conversion you could use the hole wing of the Hasegawa or Airfix F-40 Sabre, but still would need some surgery

 

so it´s gonna be the Philippine one

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wings not glued on yet but fit is good

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gonna add the fuel tanks

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[Asian Canis...1/48 North American F-86D Sabre Dog, Philippine Airforce]

just found out, that the "L" had the elongated F-40 wings

gonna try if the wing tips of the Hasegawa F-40 kit fit the Revell one, if not, gonna do a Philippine "D"

[Asian Canis...1/48 North American F-86D Sabre Dog, Philippine Airforce]

and fuselage already closed

added 20g lead as noseweight

didn´t know which colour the IB of the Thai F-86 had, grey or black, went with black in the end

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[Fast Canis Lupus...1/20 Wolf WR 1 1977]

5 hours ago, Coors54 said:

 

Anyway @Reini78, the Wolf looks lovely, I have one comment - no tyre logo's, I think they add character to models and the wheels look odd without them (to my eye).

 

I have the 1/12 kit in the to do pile - 1977 British GP, it's number three in the queue.

 

Dave

 

 

Thanks Dave! Well, whereas the initial 1978 and the 1986 kit editions show Goodyear tires on the box art and include decals, this 2010 edition doesn´t show and include them....

Somewhere buried in my decal stash there should be remnants of a Goodyear logo sheet. Maybe gonna retrofit the model, if I find it.

[Fast Canis Lupus...1/20 Wolf WR 1 1977]

On 4/7/2024 at 10:06 AM, Watto said:

Absolutely stunning... 👍 

 

Now that's an F1 car 🏆

 

Watto. 

 

On 4/7/2024 at 10:21 AM, klubman01 said:

Very nice indeed!

Trevor

 

On 4/8/2024 at 1:34 AM, Vesa Jussila said:

Look's nice. First class work again.

 

 

Thanks for your comments!

[Asian Canis...1/48 North American F-86D Sabre Dog, Philippine Airforce]

some paint for the cockpit

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[State Partnership...1/48 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 134th FS "The Green Mountain Boys", Vermont ANG]

the masking fun starts

sadly, for the Meng kit there are only masks for the early RAM coating, but you can use some pieces also for the late one

using New Ware masks and masking tape

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[Cockade Style...1/48 Supermarine Spitfire F.XVIIIe, Royal Indian Airforce]

decals on

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[Siam Spit...1/48 Supermarine Spitfre FR.XIVe, Royal Thai Airforce]

On 4/7/2024 at 1:24 PM, Pete in a shed said:

Thats a very attractive scheme for a Spit. Well done for making it in such an interesting set of markings, I had no idea the Thai air force used them. 

Pete

 

On 4/7/2024 at 1:59 PM, kelly9mm said:

Very fine job. Congrats!

 

 

Thanks for the comments!

[Siam Spit...1/48 Supermarine Spitfre FR.XIVe, Royal Thai Airforce]

On 4/6/2024 at 11:03 AM, GiampieroSilvestri said:

Sehr schön!

 

Grüsse

 

Giampiero

 

22 hours ago, Vultures1 said:

Really nice work and an unusual set of markings - well done!

 

16 hours ago, Roman Schilhart said:

One of the most exotic markings I've ever seen on a Spitfire model! 

An original Mk.XIV is on display at the National Aviation Museum of the Royal Thai Air Force, close to Dom Mueang Airport in Bangkok.

 

 

 

 

Thanks, appreciated!

[Asian Canis...1/48 North American F-86D Sabre Dog, Philippine Airforce]

Thai Spitfire recently finished, time for another Thai fighter.

 

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thanks to Diego from Hi-Decal for providing the decals

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[Cockade Style...1/48 Supermarine Spitfire F.XVIIIe, Royal Indian Airforce]

painted with Mr Paint White Aluminium

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[State Partnership...1/48 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 134th FS "The Green Mountain Boys", Vermont ANG]

underside painted testwise with the main colour Mr Paint Camouflage Grey FS36170, still some masking fun ahead, luckily this one has already the late RAM coating

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some paint for inner canopy frame and exhaust

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[Fast Canis Lupus...1/20 Wolf WR 1 1977]

finished and RFI

 

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[Fast Canis Lupus...1/20 Wolf WR 1 1977]

#9/2024

After a longer pause, my dad finished another race car.
Tamiya kit, first released in 1978, this is the 2010 edition with Cartograf decals. Sadly they didn´t perform as used to, so painted all the gold on the main body with Gunze H9 Gold. For the blue my dad used Mr Paint Sea Blue. Didn´t  add much detail, only some lead wire for tubing and wiring in the engine area.
Well, the kit shows its age regarding engineering, molding and fit and my dad didn´t finish it glitch-free.

Build thread here

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235136624-fast-canis-lupus120-wolf-wr-1-1977/

 

Walter Wolf Racing, a British-Canadian team with roots in the Williams team, active from 1976 to 1979, lead by Austrian-Canadian businessman Walter Wolf
Japan GP 1977 (therefore the Tamiya add on the engine cover), piloted by South African Jody Scheckter

 

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[Siam Spit...1/48 Supermarine Spitfre FR.XIVe, Royal Thai Airforce]

finished and RFI

 

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[Siam Spit...1/48 Supermarine Spitfre FR.XIVe, Royal Thai Airforce]

#8/2024

Suggesting my dad most of the time more rarely seen or exotic schemes.
So here´s his latest effort.
Academy Special Edition kit version, decals form the kit and Siam Scale, added Eduard seatbelts, rocket mounts and bomb racks. Painted with AK Xtreme Metal Aluminium.

Build thread here

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235137187-siam-spit148-supermarine-spitfre-frxive-royal-thai-airforce/

 

In 1950, the RTAF bought 30 Spitfire XIV (F and FR) from the RAF. Only 24 were airworthy, the rest was used for spareparts. Because the overall condition of the planes wasn´t that good, the Spitfires were in Thai service only until 1955.

 

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[Cockade Style...1/48 Supermarine Spitfire F.XVIIIe, Royal Indian Airforce]

black ID markings painted and primed, now on to shiny metal

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[State Partnership...1/48 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 134th FS "The Green Mountain Boys", Vermont ANG]

RAM colour painted with a mix of Mr Paint Camouflage Grey FS36170 and Dark Gull Grey

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[Siam Spit...1/48 Supermarine Spitfre FR.XIVe, Royal Thai Airforce]

almost done

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[Cockade Style...1/48 Supermarine Spitfire F.XVIIIe, Royal Indian Airforce]

gaining shape

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[State Partnership...1/48 Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, 134th FS "The Green Mountain Boys", Vermont ANG]

sanding sessions, seam and step filling

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[Siam Spit...1/48 Supermarine Spitfre FR.XIVe, Royal Thai Airforce]

getting the landing gear done

slowly closing to finish

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[Cockade Style...1/48 Supermarine Spitfire F.XVIIIe, Royal Indian Airforce]

cockpit tub built up and fuselage closed, used Eduard seatbelts

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wings also built up, filled some panel lines that weren´t there anymore on the XVIII

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