danntheman Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 A first for me as I have never built a Spitfire.This is my 1/72 Italeri Spitfire Mk IX, RAF/Free France A.F, Squadron 602 "City of Glasgow" 1944.I am critical of this as would you believe I kind of lost interest, but here she is, all comments welcome. Probably not up to the standard I see here but here she is. DSCF9505 by john dann, on Flickr DSCF9506 by john dann, on Flickr DSCF9507 by john dann, on Flickr DSCF9510 by john dann, on Flickr 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil5208 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Good work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Lovely looking Spit .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danntheman Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Just now, Vince1159 said: Lovely looking Spit .... Thank you for your kind comment Vince, but just now I noticed a mistake, forgot or lost mirror on canopy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1159 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) If you hadn't mentioned it i'd never of noticed.... Edited December 13, 2018 by Vince1159 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danntheman Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Vince1159 said: If you hadn't mentioned it i'd never of noticed.... Great, but you know when i notice something like that it stays in my mind and one day I will try and rectify it.And by the way wish I was where you are now, damned cold here Edited December 13, 2018 by danntheman Added more to comment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Look's great John especially as I read bad thing's about this kit,I know I've binned at least two of their similar Vb's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Looks pretty good in those pictures - not a bad spitfire at all. You're always going to be overly critical of your own work - which is a good thing as you'll just continue to up your game. This would have been a difficult kit and you still got a good result so well done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danntheman Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, stevej60 said: Look's great John especially as I read bad thing's about this kit,I know I've binned at least two of their similar Vb's! Yeah i am no expert on Spitfire kits but I think the idea of front cowling separate makes it hard to align properly, making spinner hard to locate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Very nicely done. Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArmouredSprue Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I think this is the aircraft flown by Pierre Clostermann, the French ace. Interestingly, he was born in Brazil, his father was a French diplomat and he grew up in Brazil living in there until he was around 11yo. He went to study in USA and then joined French army during the war. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 A good job of a rather iffy kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikey-1980 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Great looking Spit! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danntheman Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 11 hours ago, ArmouredSprue said: I think this is the aircraft flown by Pierre Clostermann, the French ace. Interestingly, he was born in Brazil, his father was a French diplomat and he grew up in Brazil living in there until he was around 11yo. He went to study in USA and then joined French army during the war. It is one of the aircraft flown by him indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 As others have said, the Italeri kit is not the best Spitfire kit but you've produced a very competent effort with it, a result worthy of praise indeed, so well done to you. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danntheman Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 50 minutes ago, stevehnz said: As others have said, the Italeri kit is not the best Spitfire kit but you've produced a very competent effort with it, a result worthy of praise indeed, so well done to you. Steve. Thank you for kind comment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Wonky looking Spitfire kits are best displayed on a different shelf to the more accurate kits. I built the Academy 1/72 Mk XIV a while ago and it is very mis-shapen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danntheman Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 16 hours ago, Eric Mc said: Wonky looking Spitfire kits are best displayed on a different shelf to the more accurate kits. I built the Academy 1/72 Mk XIV a while ago and it is very mis-shapen. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPL Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, danntheman said: ? Same mistakes in 1:72 as in 1:48. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danntheman Posted December 15, 2018 Author Share Posted December 15, 2018 Ah I see, I misunderstood, knew mine was no marvel but i understand now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 The proprotions on the Academy kit are out by quite a bit. It's a shame as it is a nice kit from a detail and fit point of view. It just look wrong though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPL Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Eric Mc said: The proprotions on the Academy kit are out by quite a bit. It's a shame as it is a nice kit from a detail and fit point of view. It just look wrong though. Jep, it is a shame, just as is the case with the bigger ones from Academy. But try to look for the Fujimi ones in 1/72. Not without problems but indefinitely better. They also had a PR Mk.XIX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Mc Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 I did manage to get some Fujimi 1/72 Spitfires. Of course, Airfix's 1/72 Spitfires from the 1973 Vb on are actually all quite accurate - although the older ones are rather crude by modern standards. I actually have a bit of a love affair with their Vb one of the few kits I've built twice in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Pete Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 Nothing to grumble about there, mate. If you obsess over the work you see from the real pros on here you'd jack it in and take up macrame. Some of these blokes ain't human. If it'll make you feel better I'll be sticking up pics of something that looks a bit like a P38 in a few days. I may not be very skilled but at least I'm incompetent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now