fewr9fkr9595 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 . 38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitchen Modeller Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Nice work - still a decent kit even if it was a freebie - Well done 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldy Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Nice little build. The colours look pretty good to me, especially the Dark Earth - far better than the Mr Paint RAF DG/DE which look awful IMHO. Cheers Malcolm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomBigStu Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Nice, I’ve been wondering what their sky and dark earth looks like, already use the dark green and medium sea grey, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Excellent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsjmse Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Nice neat finish & the Mission Model colours look great. I've just finished a Defiant using MRPs DE/DG and I have to say I'm not convinced. I missed the memo on yellow prop tips - what's inaccurate about them? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Well, I cant see any reasons to be unkind. Your paintwork looks flawless. How were the paints to spray? I have slowly collected the RAF colours but not used them yet I see Michael Rinaldi, of Tankart fame swears by them Cheers Bruce 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 13 minutes ago, monsjmse said: I missed the memo on yellow prop tips - what's inaccurate about them? Ditto, not something I've ever heard either. Lovely smooth paintjob Tony, and as pacificmustang asked, how do the paints spray? Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxidad Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Looks great to me! I'm sure the recipient will be chuffed. (I would be). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted March 5, 2019 Author Share Posted March 5, 2019 @keefr22 and @pacificmustang The yellow tips aren’t on the box art. Only noticed it too late. Thought they were introduced after the Battle of Britain? Or am I talking rubbish? I put them on out of habbit from all the mk 5/9/8’s I have built. Mission sprays very well, I have done several builds with them now, including an NMF with their metal range. Good stuff probably the best acrylic as in water based type I have used. Brushes well too. Tony 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempestwulf Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 Model looks spiffy as always Tony. Definitely my favourite model of all time, currently have 8 built and another to add. I always add yellow tips to my Allied props unless instructions show otherwise, just makes sense to me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 8 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: Thought they were introduced after the Battle of Britain? I had a quick google after posting and while it's difficult to tell 100% in b&w photo's, it seems that BoB Spits did have yellow tips. I found a couple of pre-war pics with two blade props and they may not have had yellow tips. 8 hours ago, Tony Oliver said: The yellow tips aren’t on the box art. TBH, I wouldn't trust that - otherwise you could build a Lightning without tailplanes.....!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Don't think anything bad can be said about the model, well done ! And not to worry, yellow tips had been introduced earlier so you're right in having painted them. Regarding the paints, I like the green a lot and the Dark Earth doesn't look bad, maybe a bit light but something I'd be happy to use as it is. Not sure about their Sky, again looks a bit on the light side and at least in the pictures looks more blue than green. The interior green looks odd, very dark compared to what my idea of interior grey green is. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Nice that Tony. To my eye the MM shades look really good. I'd be comfortable with the prop tips but remember they were 'sposed to be 4", about 1.5mm in depth, yours may be slightly over sized but don't go loosing sleep over it. Steve. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
06/24 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Lovely, fitting tribute to the old girl on her 83rd birthday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Beautiful work, really really great! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fewr9fkr9595 Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 On 06/03/2019 at 09:25, Giorgio N said: The interior green looks odd, very dark compared to what my idea of interior grey green is. Yeah agreed. Probably because it was over black primer and had a dark wash on in that picture. I tried to go over the ribbing/framework in a lighter mix to bring it out a bit because of this. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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