mike romeo Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hi chaps, I thought I'd show some recent finishes completed for a Spitfire-related GB on another forum. All were hand-brushed with Xtracrylix paint, over a coat of Halford's primer and finished with Games Workshop "Purity Seal" satin varnish. Firstly, the 1/72nd Hasegawa Mk VIII, finished as a machine from 457 Sqn RAAF in 1945. Decals from Almark, I think: Then we move onto the Fujimi Spit XIVe low back in the markings of 41 Sqn RAF, again in 1945. Decals from Freightdog: Finally, we have the Sword Spit IXe, finished as a "fighter bomber" from 66Sqn in late 1944. The underwing bombs are from the kit, the centre line bomb and bomb carrier is from an Airfix Hampden, with the bomb rack assembly being scratchbuilt. Decals were partly from the kit, but codes / serials were sourced from Modeldecal and Ventura sheets respectively: And the inevitable group shot: Comments welcome. regards, Martin 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darby Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Excellent brush painting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omi Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Brush you say! I can't get that finish with a airbrush most of the time. You can just image the sound those three would make. Ahhhhhhhhh. Nice builds, great finish. Edited April 26, 2015 by omi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Beautiful Spitfire collection, great job(s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Beautiful work on all three! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doozer1974 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Excellent brushwork Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Thank you, chaps. Your comments are much appreciated. regards, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Just the three then? I enjoyed viewing these, thank you. ( and as someone who will never own an airbrush, it is nice to know I can aspire to good looking models with a brush - but I'll never get to your level. ) Cheers, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Lovely builds. I particularly like the Fujimi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hand-brushed? Did you say hand-brushed??? Unbelievable!!! My hat's off to you sir!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Nice! Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPL Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 nice trio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted April 26, 2015 Author Share Posted April 26, 2015 Hand-brushed? Did you say hand-brushed??? Unbelievable!!! My hat's off to you sir!!! Thanks for the comment. Dead chuffed with that frankly, but honestly, if you think that's good, I'd suggest you look at some of Tony O'Toole's finishes. There truly is a master of brush painting (and throughput!). I just try to emulate him. Remember: well-thinned paint, good quality flat brushes and patience can achieve many things . . . . regards, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beard Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 One can certainly never have too many Spitfires... especially when they look as god as your ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 AWESOME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Beautiful collection Martin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Martin, A lovely gaggle of Spitfires. I've actually got the Sword it on the go now, so it's nice to see one finished and yours looks great. Your XIV has also turned out beautifully. Excelllent brush-work on all three. Justin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Hi Martin, You're mentioning a fellow scale modeler Tony O'Toole. Where can I find/see his work/technique? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 great looking trio, nice work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonl Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Nice collection.... I have to agree, you can't have too many... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 Great to see a Fujimi XIVe, looks superb Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Hi Martin, You're mentioning a fellow scale modeler Tony O'Toole. Where can I find/see his work/technique? Hi, Tony is a prolific poster / model builder on this very forum. His handle is tonyot. Just search for some of his threads . . . regards, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike romeo Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 Great to see a Fujimi XIVe, looks superb Ben Thanks, Ben. I know you like the ol' Fujimi Spit, so I wondered if you'd post a response. Chuffed you like it! regards, Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shalako Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Hi, Tony is a prolific poster / model builder on this very forum. His handle is tonyot. Just search for some of his threads . . . regards, Martin Cheers lad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 STUNNING Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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