Habu12 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Well, what can I say? This is how you retool a subject! However, there are some areas that were slightly over engineered. Such as the top cowl. This could certainly have been a single piece. But the drain wasn’t that difficult to remove. Seatbelts, great in PE. The tie straps? Rather unnecceasary. The Mylar for the canopy ovals, also useless. The fuselage inserts for an open or closed canopy seems a bit much. Airfix dealt with this issue by just using two sized of canopy. It works and is near as makes no difference. But to indent the area where the canopy slides onto the fuselage was a nice stroke. And lastly, if Eduard can add subtle rivet detail, why can’t Tamiya? The fit is typical Tamiya, which is absolutely perfect. Overall, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2 stars. The loss of a half star is for the things I mentioned. A new favorite! 36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Lovely Spitfire its always good to see the results for a new tool experience thanks for sharing cheers Rich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_RAFBC Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Very nice! Did you use a wash and/or pre shading? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJP Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Another nice model from you Habu12 and great photos too CJP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Sherratt Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 That looks really good! Well done. I picked one of these up just before Christmas but I’ve not even taken the bits out of the plastic bag yet. Trying to resist and finish a few other things first. Thanks for the info I’m sure that will be useful. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Axe Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 This is the biz, a fantastic job. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildeSau75 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Nice - the first I see finished - looks the piece. Cheers, Michael 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted December 29, 2018 Author Share Posted December 29, 2018 12 hours ago, WhitleyZ6743 said: Very nice! Did you use a wash and/or pre shading? Yes and no/yes. For camo projects, I post shade the camo colors. It gives a more consistent tonal depth because you don’t lose the pre shade at the demarcation lines. The Sky bottom, however was pre and post shaded. And yes, it’s washed with The Detailer acrylic wash. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitewolf Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 That certainly looks like a great model - another winner from Tamiya - now let's have it in 1/32!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted December 30, 2018 Share Posted December 30, 2018 1/48? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habu12 Posted December 30, 2018 Author Share Posted December 30, 2018 6 hours ago, Adam Poultney said: 1/48? Tamiya didn’t make a new 1/72 kit (yet), so yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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