wellsprop Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Good evening, Long term project that I just brought to an end. Fujimi's XIV with Armycast resin Engine and cockpit. One hell of a frustrating build that has turned out ok (although the consensus seems to be that it's better than ok ) Spitfire XIVe EB-P/MV260 Flt Lt Peter Cowell 41 Sqn B118 Celle, Germany, April 1945 IMG_6716_zpsee26b073 by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6717_zps82857e25 by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6719_zps735c8b24 by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6720_zps5f96f8fc by Ben Standen, on Flickr IMG_6721_zps9e8d63bf by Ben Standen, on Flickr This is the last Spitfire I'll be making for a while and CERTAINLY the last ETO XIV, having just built three in a row! Thanks for looking! Ben Edited December 22, 2017 by wellsprop updated pics 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggers Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 (edited) Turned out ok?,are you having a larf Benny-Boy? That doesn't look ok,that looks superb. A great addition to the fleet mate. A couple of bods fiddling with the Griffon would set it off a real treat. Edited February 22, 2014 by Miggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Turned out ok?,are you having a larf Benny-Boy? That doesn't look ok,that looks superb. A great addition to the fleet mate. A couple of bods fiddling with the Griffon would set it off a real treat. Cheers Miggers! It's to go on a diorama, just need to paint up my revell ground crew! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Turned out OK,......if you say so,.......personally I`d say it turned out brilliantly!!! Great job, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I be a very happy chap if any of my builds turned out that ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanorak73 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blikkey Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Turned out ok i wish mine would turn out like your ok's, that looks superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 This is the last Spitfire I'll be making for a while and CERTAINLY the last ETO XIV, having just built three in a row! Nnnnnoooooooooooooo! You should do a highback XIV next. By the way, I really admire how clean the delineation of your camo is; I could never hope to do that by hand. Excellent work all 'round. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Nnnnnoooooooooooooo! You should do a highback XIV next. By the way, I really admire how clean the delineation of your camo is; I could never hope to do that by hand. Excellent work all 'round. I'll do a highback conversion from the Airfix IX and XIX when I've taken a break from Spitfires I have a stash full of 72nd planes desperate to be built! It's pretty simple, I collect as many pictures of the subject airframe and (with the aid of the painting instructions & colour profiles) I mark out the camo pattern using the panel lines for guidance. I feel it gives me very good accuracy and I like the hard edge camo. I stick by hand painting because I find I don't have the time or money for an airbrush/rattle cans. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 That looks good, Ben! I suppose I need to start cracking on my FR.XIVe. Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Yea,that,s a lot better than OK,very nice indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 A couple of bods fiddling with the Griffon would set it off a real treat. Especially for you Miggers Heres the figures I have to paint up! And here's the diorama it's going on Thanks for the kind words guys Very much appreciated after this long haul 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Kelley Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Great job. Bases really do set the model off- I have been making some for my kits now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Fantastic spit looks great,love the detail looks great nice build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawel Szczudlyk Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I think that you really like spitfires This one is great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Fantastically detailed! Well done! How does the Armycast cockpit fit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 (edited) Fantastically detailed! Well done! How does the Armycast cockpit fit? The tub doesnt fit in well, it required a huge amount of sanding both the tub and the wing to get it in. The sidewalls were the right shape and fitted well with a little thinning. Edited October 17, 2014 by wellsprop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Certainly looks great to me, the effort was more than worth it! Don't quit making Spitfires though, you can NEVER have too many of those beautiful birds in a collection!! Val 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Now, here's a kit we don't see very often. Very nice work!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Very nice indeed. Where did you source the bods btw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Certainly looks great to me, the effort was more than worth it! Don't quit making Spitfires though, you can NEVER have too many of those beautiful birds in a collection!! Val Definitely will make more Spitfire's. I have a Mk IX (to be converted to X/XI) and Mk I here! Very nice indeed. Where did you source the bods btw? There are two metal figures from Dart Castings, a couple from Revell's raf set and three from Preisers USAAF figures (modified slightly to be RAF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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