CanadaMoe Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Airfix Spitfire Ia 1/72 Airfix Typhoon 1/72 Thanks for looking. Comments/Critiques are always welcome. Happy Modeling in 2018 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossiant Oliver Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Hmmm... that spitfire looks... different. There's something about it that looks off... jokes aside, both models look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Fantastic builds Moe. I especially love the Spitfire in German livery. Did you run into any problems with wing root fit on the Typhoon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 I really like the Spitfire. I presume it was captured and test flown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie(kinda) Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 LOVE the Spit. Looks just SO wrong with crosses (in a 'I can't stop looking at it' kinda way!). Lovely finish and just the right amount of weathering. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaMoe Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 @Tempestwulf I didn't have much problems with the wing root on the Typhoon, because I didn't follow the exact instructions. I attached the wheel well, which included most of the cockpit, onto the lower wing and then attached the fuselage. Some one here on BritModeller has done it that way also. I still have a very slight step, but it was good enough for me. If you do it this way, I would suggest that you don't attach the joy stick until you're finished with all your painting. In my case, I had the cockpit done according to instruction, and had to break off the joy stick to get the fuselage to fit around the cockpit structure. (I hope you get what I mean. I should have take pictures of this when I was doing it. My build picture shows the joy stick in place before I tried this method. I have four more these Typhoons in the stash, so I can better perfect this approach.) Would like to do a What If in desert camo. Best of luck with your (Typhoon) project. Moe PS. I've been trying to find the post where I read this approach but have come up empty handed. I'll keep looking and update this post when/if I find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaMoe Posted January 3, 2018 Author Share Posted January 3, 2018 Thanks everyone for the kind words. Yeh, any British aircraft in German livery looks strange. But, always an interesting project. How about German ac in British livery, like a BF109 or FW 190. Would like to do those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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