Wolwe82 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Hey guys, last year i have much less time for modelling then before and it is hard for me to focus on long term projects - kind of losing the modelling mojo a bit, because i have too many projects in my mind but tooooo little time So i have chosed one of my running builds as a mojo refreshing project and also testbed for some textures creating. WIP and in progress photos can be found here http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/234995171-spitfire-mkixe-mkixc-of-312-czechoslovakia-squadron-raf/page-2 for those interested Nothing much to say about the kit, it is the well known great Eduard´s Spitfire IX, this time in its "e" subversion, flying by 312 (Czechoslovakia) squadron RAF. Well, some shots of the result, taken outside on the sun Some closers shots of the nose and wing textures And one shot of the underside - just quick work, in the shelf you wont see it much anyway And also you can see there one of reasons, why i have chosed this kit as a test bed - i forgot to glue in the wheel wells in one of the wells... Well, thats it for now, thanks guys for watching and hope you like the result at least a bit. Any hints or recomendations welcome, my goal is to learn and use various techniques to achieve as realistic finish as possible - on this model it might be overdone on some areas (well, it is overdone on some areas), but it was mainly a test bed to see what the techniques are capable of So any hints and points are welcome 41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 That is a SUPER Spit. It looks as if it's had a hard life! Good job Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookenbacher Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 That's just beautiful Wolwe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Hi Wolwe. Well what can I say? Every time I look at your work I am always very impressed by your model building, detailing, painting, weathering .......well everything really!! Stunningly beautiful work on every level. Well done. :worthy: Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinSK Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Great weathering which looks realistic. I like your style. Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 A truly stunning looking Spit. That's a real masterclass in weathering techniques. It's just how i'd imagine it would look on those dusty Normandy airstrips. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Wow , that's a great result the more you look the more you see , love the rivet detail and the different paint textures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col. Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Stunning. Utterly stunning. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batcode Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 great looking spit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CplPunishment Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 That's what I've been trying to achieve, and I'm still trying. Love it. Great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 As a model build it,s up there with the best of them,as an experiment it worked! Outstanding finish Wolwe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoutdave Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 Gobsmackingly beautiful example of one of my top three planes How long did it take from start to finish ? And how much of that time was the weathering ? Just curious as it's so well done and I'm new back at modelling hence the curiosity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boom.boom Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Lifelike model! AWESOME ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingo Degenhardt Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Weathering/wear & tear might be a little overdone (I do not know) but your techniques definitely work very well. Those upper wing roundels! Are they painted on? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 That was a experiment with a perfect result! BTW - still you can glue in wheel well - after some sanding perhaps- from outside... Cheers J-W 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolwe82 Posted March 19, 2016 Author Share Posted March 19, 2016 Thanks a lot guys, i m happy you like her even if it was just a bit Stix you are way too kind as usualy stoutdave - i cant say exactly how long did it take, as i had just one free day here, after few weeks another free day and such. But generaly, building the Eduard´s Spitfire can be almost matter of hours Painting took me few free days (i would say around 3), like 8 hours every day. It was already part of the weathering, as i was using layers of paints with chipping fluid, salt, masking fluid. The faded paints with oil was done another day and the final weathering with airbrush and pigments was done in next day. So overall probably just a week if i was building 8 hours/day I did not do any scratchbuilding, so the building phase took just few hours Info - all marking is painted on by airbrush with masks, all roundels took the same process as the rest of the camo, so it is just 3-4 layers of paint for every colour in the roundel (just two for yellow and white) JWM - you might be right there, i did not even think about it as the Eduard´s wheel wells are done with nice click-clack system But i ll give it a try, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREG DESTEC Posted March 19, 2016 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Superb finish on your Spitfire, very realistic worn appearance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob85 Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 As ever your weathering is second to none! That's a beautiful spitfire. Rob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viking Posted March 20, 2016 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Wow, what a superb paint job! Great photos too. Cheers John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRMLA Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Nice!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianMF Posted March 22, 2016 Share Posted March 22, 2016 Amazing! Just Amazing... Regards, Adrian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FortyEighter Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 Fantastic weathering - I particulary like the panel lines showing through the roundels. Regards Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBaron Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 That texturing work comes up a treat in these pics. A real sense of physicality. Nice one, Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted April 24, 2016 Share Posted April 24, 2016 what a great build of this iconic bird - very realistic. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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