Dereknf Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 A couple more spitfires for my collection.Firstly a Mk.XVIII made from an Academy FR.XIVe and a Falcon vacform fuselage (thanks to my Dad for cutting and sanding the bits) Probably the most difficult model I have made. Getting the fuselage to the wing was fraught and involved lots of trimming, cutting and poor language. Finished in the markings of 60 Sqn RAF in Malaya. Decals from Aeromaster sheet 48-527. The decals for the nose stripes were a bit hopeless so I masked and painted them.Anyway, here it is.Next is an attempt at the new Airfix PR.XIX. An altogether easier build. Finished with Xtracrlyix and using Xtradecal deacls. I've added a full set on invasion stripes.The are a tad on the wide side but I used 10mm Tamiya tape and 18inch stripes in 1/48 scale turns out to be 9.5mm or something like that so I thought it would be near enough. Anyway, here it is. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 (edited) Very nice, Derek! the 18 may have been fraught, but she turned out very nicely, indeed! Edited April 21, 2013 by Paul Bradley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trubbie Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 Two lovely Spitfires Derek. An excellent choice. Your dad seems to have a way with a sanding stick because that fuselage looks just fine! Well done. Trubbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbuna Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 That's a great looking pair of builds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R A Ferguson Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Hello Derek Pleased to see the results of my help with the Spitfire, looks good and well worth the effort you put in to achieve the results. The work on the fuselage was relatively easy compared to your work. You must have more Spitfires than the BBMF, no, sorry, you do have... How about tackling a series of Hurricanes? next. RAF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dereknf Posted April 28, 2013 Author Share Posted April 28, 2013 Thanks for the replies folks. Now, Hurricanes....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king daddy Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 nice.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Good to see a MkXVIII built - great work Derek and the PR Spit looks good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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