Jazzy Jase

The number on the box says 74007. Hope that helps.

I may use the decal for the instrument panel, but I don't think I will use the others. They look a little yellow, but you are welcome to give them a go. PM me your address and I will send them once I've measured them (and cut out the instument panel). Did you want the decals for the camouflage too?

I've never used resin before, and I don't really want to start, so I was just really wondering if the resin had been produced to correct some obvious flaw with the kit. Good thinking about measuring the kit decals for size. The roundels on top of the wings are a different style between the photo's and the kit but they look about the same size. I will try to purchase the books you mention. Awesome. Thank you very much. I shall also investigate that book.

Hello, I recently purchased from ebay Fujimi's 1/72 Spitfire XIV. I bought this particular kit because I saw the picture below and decided I wanted to build that particular aircraft. So far though, I haven't been able to identify the serial number, so I have found another couple of aircraft which I could build: So, can anyone identify the aircraft in the colour picture? The kit decals are useless, so I need to buy roundels, stencils, code and serial numbers. I can find stencils and there are various decal sets for the others, but I have no idea what size roundels or lettering is correct. There's a lot of resin stuff for this kit. Is any of it essential? What is the best course of action to give the cockpit a little more detail? Thanks, Jason

Ammonia is supposed to work. I recently bought some Homebase Household Ammonia. As a test I dipped a spare, Klear coated canopy into the bottle and it hasn't clouded the part, not sure if it actually removed the Klear though! A word of caution. When using ammonia wear a mask and use it in a really well ventilated area.

My bottle of Microset smells of vinegar. I 've stopped using it though as I find it has some sort of reaction with the clear that leaves brownish stains. Perhaps I have a dud bottle though if no-one else has experienced it?

That's great thanks, I've used the Revell gun barrels on the Lanc I'm building, but when I build another one I will definitely get some Quickboost barrels.

Looks good. What gun barrels did you use? They look too detailed to be the Revell ones! What colour did you paint the bombs and tyres? (I've tried to mix up some Tamiya colours to match those in the instructions, but I can seem to get the right colour match.)

Cheers guys, I thought you might say masking and sanding, was just a bit nervous about doing it. Anyway, I followed your advice and I'm pleased with the result, though the larger mark needed a lot more rubbing down than I expected.

Whilst attempting post-shading for the first time I made a little error. As you can see in the picture below, there's a couple of patches where I've put on too much paint and it has pooled. How should I go about fixing this? Don't really want to strip and re-paint the whole wing.

I have just received in the post a sheet of Xtradecals that I ordered. (Sheet X039-72 - Normandy Invasion) At first glance they look very nice, but if you look closer there seems to be an issue wth the roundels... On the red and blue roundels there appears to be a darker area of blue on each one where I think the blue is overlapping the red slightly. Is this normal? and is it likely to be visible on the finished models? I could sned them back, but I guess there is no guarantee that the replacements will be any better.

Do you have a link to the pictures?

Right, I'm getting there slowly. I'm almost ready to assemble the undercarriage, but looking at my reference pictures I can't figure out what colour the landing gear struts should be. The instructions in the kit would have me painting most of it black, but the pictures (in post 3 of this thread), show them to be much lighter in colour. They don't look like bare metal though, so what colour should they be?

Of course, that makes sense. So, if it wasn't a BBMF one then that rules out the Griffon engine I think. Vickers McFunbus's suggestions seem like the most likely in that case.

All of them??? That's not good!

I'd be up for this. I've got an IL-2 and Russian decals for a P-39 I want to build.

Ta. I've been having a bit of a look on the net and I think the latter is most likely, but I'm sure it wasn't painted blue. The only other contenders are 2 seaters though and I'm sure it didn't have 2 seats. Curse my poor memory and eyesight!

During my lunchtime walk I was lucky enough to see a Spitfire fly past almost directly above me. As there aren't many Spits flying these days I was wondering which one it was and any help would be appreciated. Facts: It had pointy (not clipped) wings. It had invasion stipes. I was in Marlow, Bucks. Not facts: Sounded like a Griffon engine to my untrained ear. I think it had a pointy tail. I don't think it was a 2 seater. I don't think it was painted blue. Any ideas?

Thanks for the research Paul. I think I shall go with the deflector. It'll be glued on tonight, so too late to change it tomorrow!

That's great Paul, thanks. With what you have said about them being fitted in late 42/early 43 and in the absence of photographic proof then if it wasn't factory fitted I'm going to imagine that the deflector was fitted at the same time as the larger nose blister!

Oh dear, two different opinions already. BTW what is a Rose Rice turret?

Thanks, yes, I used those colours. Did you find that Tamiya tape would not stick to the Duck Egg Green? I had all sorts of problems getting tape to stick to it. My Spitfire does appear a lot darker under natural light. I look forward to seeing pics of your when it is finished.

Ha ha, those are the kit roundels. Never noticed how small they were before. Here's the official Tamiya picture of the same kit. As you can see the Dark Earth is much lighter than my Vallejo painted model. As is Revell's version of Dark Earth on their Lancaster. In daylight the brown and green on my Spitfire are much darker. I've certainly never thought the green was too light, but I often wonder if the brown is too dark. EDIT: Looking at the pictures of all three I find it interesting how the browns and greens all vary so much between different kit/paint manufacturers.

Hi All, I'm still going with this one. It's been a slow build due to work commitments etc. Anyway, I have another question... There are two different options for the part that sits adjacent to the rear turret. One continues the lines of the fuselage, the other flares out. What is the purpose of this and which is most likely to have been used on this aircraft? Thanks Jason

I painted my BoB Spitfire in Vallejo Airs and I would agree that 71029 Dark Earth is too dark. See what you think, I've pictured it below. I don't think Vallejo do a colour that matches Dark Earth. I've resorted to mixing up some Tamiya's for my Lancaster, but I haven't sprayed it yet.