SimonL Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Ever have one of those kits you regret starting? I picked up the ICM 1:48 Spitfire Mk VIII going cheap. Sink marks, very poorly fitting parts and a lot of flash. I had to use a humongous load of filler. But I finally managed to beat it into some sort of submission. Brush painted with my interpretation of fresh foliage green camouflage using Tamiya acrylics, underside is Italeri acrylic. A slight weathering with diluted oils and finished with a Matt Tamiya clear from a rattle can. Markings are for A58-504 flown by F/O Rex Watson, 452 Squadron RAAF, Balikpapan, Borneo, August 1945 from the Eduard Aussie 8 package. Thanks for looking. And some photos outside 30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Looks pretty decent to me, i like it👌 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahavelona Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 She looks very smart in the solid green. A nice build. The ICM kit certainly is a little more challenging than other 1/48 spitfires, but I think the detail is nice and as you've shown it certainly builds into a fine model. The fact you can sometimes buy 2 ICM spitfires for the price of 1 Airfix, Eduard etc. can't be understated! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 ... WOW I really like the Spitfire ! What green did you use for this if i may ask ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Turned out very nice. The early ICM kits certainly had some issues. My Mk.VIII was short shot on the right fuselage half. A quick note to ICM and in no time I was sent not only the fuselage but the entire tree it was attached to. Quality service by ICM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Nicely done! Mike. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted July 8, 2018 Author Share Posted July 8, 2018 (edited) 15 hours ago, janneman36 said: Looks pretty decent to me, i like it👌 Thanks! 14 hours ago, mahavelona said: She looks very smart in the solid green. A nice build. The ICM kit certainly is a little more challenging than other 1/48 spitfires, but I think the detail is nice and as you've shown it certainly builds into a fine model. The fact you can sometimes buy 2 ICM spitfires for the price of 1 Airfix, Eduard etc. can't be understated! Thanks. Challenging - that’s one word for it! Does depend on what sort of mood you are in though, I guess. 9 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: ... WOW I really like the Spitfire ! What green did you use for this if i may ask ? Thanks. Ummm, not sure I can. It was a mix of various Tamiya acrylics - a bit of this and a bit of that. I think the base was XF 26 Deep green with some XF 70 Dark green 2. 9 hours ago, fubar57 said: Turned out very nice. The early ICM kits certainly had some issues. My Mk.VIII was short shot on the right fuselage half. A quick note to ICM and in no time I was sent not only the fuselage but the entire tree it was attached to. Quality service by ICM Good service indeed. I have an ICM C-45 In the stash, i assume that’s a later kit so hopefully won’t be as challenging. 9 hours ago, MikeR said: Nicely done! Mike. Thanks Edited July 8, 2018 by SimonL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight_Flyer Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Don't know if it's accurate or not but the green certainly looks good. Think I'm going to have to look into foliage green at some point for one of my future builds. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzby061 Posted July 8, 2018 Share Posted July 8, 2018 Well worth persevering with. Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 That's a really smart looking Spitfire despite all the issues. Very well done. 👍 Kind regards, Stix 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danntheman Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Very good job indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Cracking job Simon especially given how bad the kit is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonL Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 On 7/8/2018 at 8:56 PM, Knight_Flyer said: Don't know if it's accurate or not but the green certainly looks good. Think I'm going to have to look into foliage green at some point for one of my future builds. I rather like foliage green, here are two other examples: On 7/9/2018 at 5:55 AM, Buzby061 said: Well worth persevering with. Pete 21 hours ago, PlaStix said: That's a really smart looking Spitfire despite all the issues. Very well done. 👍 Kind regards, Stix 20 hours ago, danntheman said: Very good job indeed. Many thanks! 6 hours ago, stevej60 said: Cracking job Simon especially given how bad the kit is. Thanks - to be fair not the worst I have worked on, at least i finished it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 That's a lovely change from the Grey Nurse-style scheme, fine work! Thank you for persevering and sharing these fine pics. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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