jonbius Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Here's some pics of a big scale Airfix Mk. I I'm building. I have the basic paint on, and the decals have just been finished. Next up will be weathering and so forth. Paint is Tamiya Sky, RAF Dark Green 2 and Gunze Dark Earth. It's a good kit to build, though it does show it's age. I am building this on commission, and I ordered the recent Airfix boxing. I'd forgotten I have an old 70s era boxing of this kit. About halfway through the build, I "discovered" that old boxing, and compared parts. It is amazing to see what time does to a mold. Still, quite builadable and quite fun. (Although I am hoping Airfix decides to do an updated 1/24th scale Spitfire someday!) I added a few aftermarket parts- a seat, control column and undercarriage lever from Gray Matter Figures. (http://www.greymatterfigures.com/) The rest is OOB. It's built gear up, as the customer wants it to hang from his ceiling. To facilitate this, I split the rubber tires in half, and it fit pretty nicely. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Very impressive Jon. You're making the old girl look rather special! Well done! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusty one Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 I agree with stix very nice work sir!:-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt_L Posted October 12, 2014 Share Posted October 12, 2014 Beautifully finished! More and more I like the realism that larger scales can give (although there are those magicians that can do that in 72nd too!), especially when painted this well. Congrats, Matt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanorak73 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Very nice indeed , built that kit a few times now and apart from the awfull wheels it still scrubs up well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Now that looks gorgeous Jon, please show us more when you have some progress to report. I'm sure I'm not alone in having a soft spot for the Airfix monster spitfire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbius Posted October 16, 2014 Author Share Posted October 16, 2014 Thanks for the kind words everyone! I hope to have it wrapped up perhaps this weekend, so I'll post pics when it's finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Jon.. She looks SPECTACULAR..... I think you did a SUPERB job for your client. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jer Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Super looking Spit. Look forward to the final photos. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonbius Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 Super looking Spit. Look forward to the final photos. Thanks! I actually finished it up! http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234969694-airfix-124th-spitfire-mk-ia-completed/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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