Michaelvk Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Well, it took me all of six months, but here she is.. Airfix' 1:48 Spitfire Mk.I. I used a HGW harness and painted it with Alclad Mil-Spec, which, apparently, is as close as dammit to the real wartime deal.. One day I may find the inclination to add an aerial.. Pics taken under sketchy lighting with a phone.. I used Vallejo for the interior colour and find it a bit too green for my tastes. The Alclad Mil-Spec is a much closer match (on the hatch) 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Well worth the time and effort,a beautiful end product Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbolt Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Excellent work, that's a great looking Spitfire. I haven't tried the Alclad enamels yet, did they handle well? As for Vallejo, although they are nice paints, they don't seem to be the great at giving us proper matched colours, where as AK Interactive Air Series has matched colours - I don't know how good they are though as I've yet to try them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelvk Posted January 3, 2017 Author Share Posted January 3, 2017 7 minutes ago, Tbolt said: Excellent work, that's a great looking Spitfire. I haven't tried the Alclad enamels yet, did they handle well? As for Vallejo, although they are nice paints, they don't seem to be the great at giving us proper matched colours, where as AK Interactive Air Series has matched colours - I don't know how good they are though as I've yet to try them. Thank you! lets put it this way.. They're airbrush ready and I did the camo pattern freehand with the only masking being the demarcation with the Sky type S.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangesherbert Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Beautiful spitfire Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polo1112 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Great Spitfire from the Battle of Britain ! Very nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngaero Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 A really good looking Spitfire with a nicely used finish. Thank you for sharing it with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epeeman Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Great looking Spitfire model that you have finished to a very high standard - well done, mate. Regards Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody37 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Great finish Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propforward Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Beautifully done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Henry Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 That is a nice bit of work. Just curious ... how did you finish the exhausts ? Bob H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michaelvk Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 4 hours ago, Bob Henry said: That is a nice bit of work. Just curious ... how did you finish the exhausts ? Bob H. Thank you! If I remember correctly I first started with Alclad aluminium, then bands of Alclad hot exhaust blue, then washes of Citadel devlan mud and nuln oil (sparingly with the latter).. i really should write these processes down.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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