Saddler Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Hi again Folks, I've just finished this fairly ancient Fujimi 1/48 Spit V which as usual I picked up for a song on fleabay. A bit crude to say the least....you get get a radio hatch on each side !!!! no cockpit detail to speak of(canopy doesn't open anyway) but I pit some airwaves harnesses in anyway, my first time with photo-etch. The IFF aerials forced me to butcher the elevators a little, but on the whole I enjoyed the build, next time though I'll try the newer airfix offerings or maybe eduard. The paints are Vallejo Model air which I love, sometimes you have to mix your own colours though, which is easy with their dropper bottles: Green...012 Dark Earth........Dk Earth 029/white 001, 3 to 1 Sky.......... US light grey 045/white001, 1 to 1 Feel free to comment PS This is Wing Cdr Kent's personal ride, hence his initials as codes. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimHead23 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Wow! That is a blast from the past! Scrubbed up very well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 That looks excellent! Perhaps the fin/rudder profile is a bit suspect, but she certainly looks like a Spitfire! A minor point – the antenna wire from the post behind the cockpit to the rudder is work in vain. ;-) The Mk V had no wire, since it was equipped with VHF radio and the antenna fit inside the antenna post. http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-masts-and-aerials.html/2 Very neat modelling. Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddler Posted May 2, 2015 Author Share Posted May 2, 2015 Hi Folks Thanks for the comments thus far. Spitfire 31: I checked out the spitfire site and was going to leave out the main aerial, but I had conflicting info as some pics(probably wrongly) show that particulatr a/c with a HF aerial, so I thought might be because he's a wing co. But you have confirmed my suspicions, see this: http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234919118-johnny-kents-spitfire-mkvb-photo-needed/ I have just noted some disturbing additions to this post !!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Cracking Spitfire! Great job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Great looking spit, nice job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Cool Spitfire. I don't think i've seen this one (the Fujimi kit) built up before. Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddler Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Thanks for the comments, can't bring myself to ditch the HF aerial at this stage These kits can be sometimes found on ebay but personally I think you should chuck in the extra cash and get one of the newer Airfix offerings(I have a late seafire in the stash to be done later this year) It's now the 'smelly paint' season as I can spray in the shed now it's warmer........so more Alclad stuff etc from me soon !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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