John Laidlaw Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 (edited) Hi folks, Having been a member of this forum a long, long time, it pained me to realise I'd never posted anything in RFI. Although my start rate is phenomenal, my completion rate is glacial, and this is the only one that's made it from the shelf of doom to the "It's got all of the fiddly bits attached" shelf in a loooong time. This was painted with Tamiya acrylics (thinned with Tamiya lacquer thinner, mixed with a couple of drops of X-22 clear gloss, and sprayed through a Badger Renegade Krome), kit transfers, Winsor & Newton Galeria matte varnish, and chalk pastel weathering. Panel lines were emphasised with a wash concocted from Liquitex Matte Medium, distilled water, flow improver and grey ink. The same mix with different coloured ink was used for leaky-type stains. Anyway - enough blather. Hope you like: Edited July 3, 2017 by John Laidlaw Changed from Photobucket (boo!) to Flickr (yay!). 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertie Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Well it's well worth waiting for despite your "glacial" pace. On average it takes me 6 months to finish a model. I've got enough unbuilt models to last another two lifetimes-oh well! I love your camo and invasion stripes-top work It looks very sharp. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CedB Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Very nice John - good job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Looks great, nice effect with the weathering. My models take a while to complete as well, keep thinking others could have done a Lanc, Spit and Hurri in the same time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blitz23 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Very nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch K Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 That's a treat to see! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurricane39 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 That is very nice. Always love seeing James Edgar's bird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Nice model 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuro Nezumi Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Very nice! Lovely oil streaks on the underside! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Very nice looking Spit. Definitely need to see more of your work on here! Mark. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Thank you for the kind comments, folks! Greatly appreciated . It's also a relief to know I'm not the only one that takes a while to get a model to completion - I see some on this forum knocking out beautiful models faster than I can open a kit box and have a bit of a sort through. I seem to be on a Spitfire streak at the moment... next up will be the new Airfix Mk.Vb in 1/48th. See you in a couple of years, then! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Great looking build, very nice job on the paint and finish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 That's a great model, top work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Lovely work. Are the invasion stripes decals or painted? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Great looking Spitfire! Very impressive finish in 1/72! Well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Lovely work. Are the invasion stripes decals or painted? Thank you! Painted - straight XF-2 White, and XF-1:XF-64 50:50 for a less 'stark' black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MODeller Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Very nice Spit ! I always feel uncomfortable with less than 10 projects on the go at one, time most of them do get finished eventually! Somehow whatever "housekeeping" I do the workspace always ends up around 200 x200 mm never ceases to amaze me how the junk grows! MODeller 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Its not junk, you are just making full use of the space !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Thank you! Painted - straight XF-2 White, and XF-1:XF-64 50:50 for a less 'stark' black. I thought they looked too good to be decals. Great work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Very nice Spit ! I always feel uncomfortable with less than 10 projects on the go at one, time most of them do get finished eventually! Somehow whatever "housekeeping" I do the workspace always ends up around 200 x200 mm never ceases to amaze me how the junk grows! MODeller Ha! I started doing multiple projects with the mistaken belief that it would speed things up a bit a la Model T Ford. Did it work? Did it heck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Hi ,were d-day stripes painted on undercarrage legs ?. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cocky05d Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I only asked because i have always avoided doing models with them on ,i have a icm spitfire in the stash with decals for j e -j ,i have seen photos with erks painting them with brushes ,and i think getting the right effect would look like i made a mess painting them . I will stop now, i seem to be rambling . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 ...200 x200 mm... How do you keep so much space clear? There have been occasions where I've balanced the current in-progress build on the previous one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Laidlaw Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 I only asked because i have always avoided doing models with them on ,i have a icm spitfire in the stash with decals for j e -j ,i have seen photos with erks painting them with brushes ,and i think getting the right effect would look like i made a mess painting them . I will stop now, i seem to be rambling . I have to admit that I think I got this wrong (along with missing off the pitot)., and may well go back and fix that at some point . However, I have seen photos of other Spitfires where the landing gear doors were left their normal colour. Regarding replicating the application method, I always try to avoid the ones where the markings were applied in a hurry for exactly your reason. I will stop now, i seem to be rambling . Join the club! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 A fine Spitfire John,looks superb in those stripes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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