Murray Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Hello all, So I have made a whole lot of progress on this Spit. So much so it's together and primed and realised that being such a common kit, and I haven't seen a great deal on it, it would probably be worth sharing! The kit is a Hasegawa rebox by Revell, it can be had for as little as £10 or £11 on the likes of eBay, I picked up an Eduard PE fret for only a few pounds on top of that so it's turning into a really nice, quick, cheap and fun project. There is already a lot of detail present in the kit OOB both on the surfaces and interior, engravings are crisp and fine. The raised details are deliberate and neat. I will say that the plastic is very hard and difficult to sculpt into. Also very glossy so be sure to prime very liberally. Some of the gubbins in place. Annoyingly the Eduard PE was pre painted so I stuck it on before priming (Except the dashboard) so it would be unified with my paint. Also the holes of the frames in the cockpit had to be drilled out, they were indicated but not through and through holes. Also some pretty awful ejector pin marks on the floor that I later dispatched with a lazy pass of Mr Surfacer when I was priming. This was before sealing and weathering, all very flat looking... And after the sealing and weathering when it was all wonderfully shiny and dirty at the same time (somehow?) And after when I flattened it all back out and stuck most of it together. And after after that when I stuck the majority of it together. You can almost see your own reflection in the finish. That's all for now folks. I'm compiling video clips of the build right now to hopefully turn this all into a coherent video build soon. Hopefully gonna get a lick of paint on it soon. Also toying with the idea of painting the majority of the marks onto this bird. Might be fun. More to come! Thought this might interest some on here, thanks for reading - cheers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted May 24, 2017 Author Share Posted May 24, 2017 Since last post, managed to finally get it all buttoned up, the canopy etc and primed. I fixed the joins which were surprisingly bad for a Hasegawa kit. I don't really agree with their mythical position of being one of the God tier modelling companies. I admit, it could have been pilot (modeller) error, but some of the joins were completely misaligned. I used Mr Surfacer 1000 and for some reason it came out gravelly almost in some places. I know it's a filler technically but I thinned it quite heavily. Odd. I polished it back with 2000 grit sanding sponge with some water. And the finished result is above. Also in the mail came some decals... Gonna go for the 602 Sqn markings. I believe its the same markings included in the 1/72nd Eduard Spit. More to follow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 This was the same XF-82 with a bit of black mixed in... Then I toned it back with more of the base XF-82 \ I can't decide whether or not this colour combo for the machine I'm going for is alright. I think I might highlight the green to give the machine a worn, faded look. Any thoughts? Cheers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elger Posted May 25, 2017 Share Posted May 25, 2017 At this point in the photos the grey looks too light compared to the green but that might just be because of a ) the colour balance in the photos or b ) the lack of contrast with the yet to be applied colour underneath and probably especially the lack of markings. I think that if you manage to tone down the green a bit (not too much) it'll look fine in the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 6 hours ago, elger said: I think that if you manage to tone down the green a bit (not too much) it'll look fine in the end. Yeh I agree. I was planning to go hard on highlighting the green. Also I find sealing models darkens the tones a tad, plus I weather a lot with washes. Not that much of the paint work matters as this machine is 95% invasion stripe. Thanks man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted May 25, 2017 Author Share Posted May 25, 2017 6 hours ago, elger said: a ) the colour balance in the photos I forgot to mention, if you look at the photo when I just flattened the grey, that gives the best representation of the true colour. The others are too bright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 Some post shading to fix the super bright green, using XF-65... Finished result... I am happy with it. Not that about 95% of this paint will ever be seen... The footprint of the invasion stripes... It's gonna be a stripy machine! Does anyone have any pointers for painting invasion stripes? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Gordon Posted May 27, 2017 Share Posted May 27, 2017 She's looking good so far Murro. I put Overlord stripes on a Spitfire XIV here.Still not finished but nearing the bench again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 6 hours ago, Alex Gordon said: I put Overlord stripes on a Spitfire XIV here.Still not finished but nearing the bench again. Thanks man. Both your Spit (awesome kit bashing by the way) and Mustang look awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 I used some X-2 white (gloss) as I find XF-2 white (matt) comes out of the airbrush practically already dry, it leads to a kinda horrible texture and bad surface finish. The most nerve racking part about this build, making sure I got a whole lot of masking tape cut to the same width. It was at this point I realised I need to challenge myself more, you know, as an adult. Anyhoo, on with the black, I under thin the paint a lot so it doesn't track under the masking tape and ruin everything. I find this technique invaluable, can be seen here in one of my previous efforts, showing how far it can be pushed... Having seen some people, purists/realists and the like, debating panel shading/weather/camo colours etc at length, invasion stripes is also, as I understand a hotly debated topic. Now I know some looked like... Really roughly done, purely functional - rough. But others also looked like... My thought on the matter is this, consider there subject matter, messy invasion striping on a model you can fit on the palm of your hand may seem accidental - subtracting from the overall finished affect. With that in mind, I present a stripy spitfire. ! Any feedback? This thread has been quiet compared to most, is it that Spitfires are a super over saturated subject and no-one cares or is it what I'm posting? Cheers! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyingdutchman Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Very nice spitfire. I'm about to start mine and this is inspiring!! I'll like your finish those invasion stripes (IRL) were not put on with tape so I agree with you that this looks OK! Cheers Evert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted May 31, 2017 Author Share Posted May 31, 2017 4 minutes ago, Flyingdutchman said: Very nice spitfire. I'm about to start mine and this is inspiring!! I'll like your finish those invasion stripes (IRL) were not put on with tape so I agree with you that this looks OK! Cheers Evert Thanks man! I just had a neb on your XVI thread. I would agree with what people are saying with regards to Eduard being your best bet. The Revell kit that I built (Hasegawa rebox) has the options for a high backed XVI, although it isn't a bad kit, I think the Eduard kit will be better detailed in the cockpit and also probably surface detail. Good luck with your build and I'll keep an eye out for it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murray Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Been a while since I posted, got really lazy when it came to doing the decals but last night I made a start... Started with the roundels on the wings, I tried using the Sky Models roundels for this. I had a really hard time getting them to conform to recesses so I picked them off and then made to start painting them on myself. Annoyingly I ripped up the stencils that denote where you can stand on the wing - so they jumped the queue on decals to be painted on instead. Then came the roundel... And lastly the red and blue... I'll use the Sky decal squadron markings and also probably the roundels on the fuselage as theres not much surface detail there for it to be difficult on. Although having now painted it Im a bit concerned the colours may not match up and it might look odd... Also, in other news, I got the first half of the video finaaaally finished and uploaded: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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