ronnierex Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1/48 Eduard Aussie 8s are all finished up! HUGE thanks to Brewer for the amazing pictures. First up, the NMF: Alclad and Tamiya chrome silver rattle can Brassin wheels Barracuda resin cowling topper. Silver Spit 14 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Silver Spit 15 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Silver Spit 1 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Silver Spit 4 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Silver Spit 7 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Silver Spit 8 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Silver Spit 17 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Teeth! Eduard 8 Tamiya RAF colors and Gunze for the RAAF gray and green. Brassin Wheels Ultracast cowling top. Ultracast cockpit door. Grey Nurse 1 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Grey Nurse 3 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Grey Nurse 5 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Grey Nurse 7 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Grey Nurse 10 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Grey Nurse 11 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Grey Nurse 17 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Grey Nurse 19 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Grey Nurse 4 by Aaron Long, on Flickr Thanks for looking! And BIG thanks to Jason Brewer (Brewer Models) for the pics. 57 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Excellent Builds 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonT Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 They are lovely, the shark mouth is very menacing, you’d have even more of a fright if he jumped your six! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Masters Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Really superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Fantastic twosome. Love the nmf one, don’t see that many. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerrardandrews Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Two fantastic spitfire's, really great, Grey Nurse is a favourite scheme of mine😊 superbly made 😊 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Top work I particularly like the nmf aircraft. Well done James 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostrich Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Great looking couple with a nice contrast between them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Wow - like them both a lot. But the NMF one is especially nice. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazey Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Both are lovely models, but like some others above, I really like the NMF. Not a finish you often see for Spitfires. Thanks for sharing. Regards, David 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Fantastic pair of Spits, very nicely done. gazza l 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodgerkelly Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Nicely done Sir! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce bay Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Really beautiful. I love the NMF one especially. I assume you put a satin / dull coat of varnish on after painting? I tried tamiya chrome once and found it if anything too shiny/brilliant... but yours here looks spot on. Perfect. Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 17 minutes ago, bruce bay said: Really beautiful. I love the NMF one especially. I assume you put a satin / dull coat of varnish on after painting? I tried tamiya chrome once and found it if anything too shiny/brilliant... but yours here looks spot on. Perfect. Cheers! Thanks you! I didn’t use a dull coat varnish on the metal. I did use a matte clear for the decals so they wouldn’t be shiny. I wanted the NMF to be clean looking because they real plane was kept relatively clean. The panel wash and weathering helped keep it from being too glossy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Also, here are the paints I used for “Teeth.” The NATO green was added to the RAF dark green to bring out some green. The rest of the Tamiya colors took care of the RAF scheme. The RAAF colors were approximations. Gunze for foliage green and the MRP shards for the sky blue and the gray. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Beautiful builds! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Anyone venturing to call the Spitfire a hackneyed subject should take a look at this pair and then forever hold his tongue. Sterling modelling! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edge Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Flawless builds and beautiful paint finishes. Thank you for sharing. Edge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 What a great job you`ve done on these two,.......a pair of cracking Spit`s, Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Lovely work, just out of interest which of the replacement cowls worked better? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wlad Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Awesome builds. Even though I don't like the look of the Spitfire in natural metal, I can't stop looking at your model. Top job. I noticed you painted the exhausts after the exterior paint was applied. What paint and colour did you use, and was it brush painted? Thanks, Wlad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronnierex Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 (edited) Thanks everyone for the kind words! Like I said, these kits are so fun to build. 21 hours ago, neil5208 said: Lovely work, just out of interest which of the replacement cowls worked better? Good question. IF I remember correctly, the Ultracast was my favorite due to slightly better fit and details. But both are excellent! 18 hours ago, Wlad said: Awesome builds. Even though I don't like the look of the Spitfire in natural metal, I can't stop looking at your model. Top job. I noticed you painted the exhausts after the exterior paint was applied. What paint and colour did you use, and was it brush painted? Thanks, Wlad I masked and sprayed Tamiya flat black as a base and then applied multiple coatings of Rustall until it looked ok. I spray the Tamiya black straight through the airbrush so I get a nice flat finish so the Rustall sticks well. Thanks! Edited December 6, 2017 by ronnierex spelling errors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModellerCH Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Really beatifull models! Really like the cammo one. May I ask how do you paint the camouflage with that "soft" borders? I mean...if you just put masking tapes you will see a clear difference between the base color and the green but in your model this line a "soft". How do you achieve that? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelling minion Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Excellent result on both models, the Grey Nurse is my favourite, I'm a sucker for a shark mouth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek A Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 Those are both excellent! Particularly like the bare metal finish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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