Yvan S Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Hi everyone, just thought I would show you all two builds I completed recently. These are the Supermarine Spitfire and the Hawker Hurricane, supplied in Airfix's amazing 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. These were absolutely cracking, not too many fit issues except I ran out of filler , so the fuselage of the Hurricane has a visible gap. The painting was simple, although I used my own paints instead of the ones supplied. The decals were also great. First, the Spitfire, of the 610 squadron: The stand that comes with the kit is quite nice, so I decided to do them in flight. Zoom-up on the fuselage, quite proud of the paint chipping! View of the underparts, although I think the weathering was a bit too strong here. After all, planes during the Battle of Britain didn't live long enough to be this dirty. Thoughts in the comments? Now for the Hurricane, this one from squadron 615: A bit disappointed with the machine gun streaks, they could be straighter for sure. Also the line between the fuselage halves is clearly visible on the last pic . Gotta get some new filler !!! Finally don't mind my very messy workbench. As for the other two planes, respectively a Bf109e and a Heinkel He111, I need to find some decals for the first (flown by Helmut Wick, can someone help me with this???) and I am waiting to buy an airbrush before painting the second. All in all, it was a fun and simple kit to assemble with, in my opinion a rewarding finished product. Please leave suggestions in the comments, as I've said before I am still in a learning process, especially for weathering and filling. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) Well you may still be learning but that's a couple of very nice builds,great job! Edited July 27, 2017 by stevej60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvan S Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 5 minutes ago, stevej60 said: Well you may still be learning but that's a couple of very nice builds,great job! Thanks so much Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celt Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Well tidy mun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvan S Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 2 minutes ago, celt said: Well tidy mun. Much appreciated thanks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoftScience Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 That is one of the best built Airfix spits I have seen. Very impressive. Kudos to you for posing the aircraft in flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 Very nice - I've just finished the same Hurricane (but not to the same standard) and have the Heinkel halfway built Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvan S Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 17 hours ago, LostCosmonauts said: Very nice - I've just finished the same Hurricane (but not to the same standard) and have the Heinkel halfway built How is the Heinkel? It seems to be nice but I dont have the supplies right now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qn30jEkPz7 Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Fine so far - very straightforward and it seems to all be fitting nicely without need for much filling or sanding. I'm yet to make a start on all the glazing though and that looks like it'll be the key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTiger66 Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 That's a nice build of two Battle of Britain fighters . It's good to see 'in flight' models with pilots. You're right to be proud of the chipped and worn paint finish on the Spitfire. TonyT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted July 31, 2017 Share Posted July 31, 2017 Very nice models! Yes, your paint chipping work, on the Spitfire in particular, looks really effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yvan S Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 15 hours ago, TonyTiger66 said: That's a nice build of two Battle of Britain fighters . It's good to see 'in flight' models with pilots. You're right to be proud of the chipped and worn paint finish on the Spitfire. TonyT Thank you very much! 11 hours ago, kapam said: Very nice models! Yes, your paint chipping work, on the Spitfire in particular, looks really effective. Happy that you guys agree with this! Cheers... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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