stoohoo Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Hi again, recent completion number 2 from me! This time its the Airfix 1:48 Seafire Mk.XVII, finished as one of the box options, a plane from No 1832 Naval Air Squadron, RNAS Culham. The kit is a little bit chunky in places, closer to the standard of their Mk.XII than their most recent kits. I spent some time thinning various items such as the wing trailing edges, radiator housings and prop blades, which I think helped the overall look? I have seen comments elsewhere on this site about the prop blades being too narrow but in the end I went with what Airfix provided. Panel lines and cowl fasteners are a bit deep too so I tried putting a thick coat of primer on and rubbing it back to reduce this a bit. On the whole though it was still a nice straightforward build and i think it looks quite smart all together, I hadn't looked much at Seafires before this build but the lines of the Mk.XVII have really grown on me, with the short griffon nose, low back and large tail. Other additions were replacing the cowling scoop with thin sheet aluminium, the ends of the cannon with brass tube, drilling the exhausts out and adding a whip aerial from fusewire. Paints were Tamiya throughout and dark grey (which I thought looked a reasonable match for EDSG), also Alclad armoured glass for the windscreen insert and quarter panels. Finished with a light grey oil wash and light weathering, as with my Pr.XIX I thought they would have been fairly well looked after. As with my last build big thanks go to PeteW for the lovely photos, on with the pics and thanks for looking, Stu! 46 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 That's a very nice Seafire! Excellent job with the decals and weathered paintwork. Best Regards, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airbus320 Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Great job!!! She's a beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jovac Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Respect. Nice model. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted February 25, 2017 Author Share Posted February 25, 2017 Thanks for the likes/kind comments guys 😃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Lovely model of one of my favourite variants. Thanks for sharing. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Beautiful work, looks really good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 One of my favourites..lovley job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bell209 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Nice job! I agree with the blade chord thickness being too short but probably would've missed it if you hadn't highlighted it! Just the right amount of weathering, too (IMHO). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christer A Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 Stunning Seafire! Great job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Another great build Stu, love the grey over sky scheme. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andymoore Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) Fabulous Seafire. I particularly like the way you've done the panel lines. Edited March 2, 2017 by andymoore typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now