DAG058 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 What a beautiful build! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silenoz Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Fantastic build and result.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberleutnant Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Brilliant work. Blimey my mk. IXc is nowhere near that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 A perfect build, gob smackingly good 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomkil Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Best this year? Maybe! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 That's a fine looking Spitfire Bill,great work as usual and I love the clean finish too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyGonzales Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Truly inspiring !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 On 12/07/2019 at 23:29, Kitchen Modeller said: Beautiful spit you have there sir - superb paint job and detailing - engine is gorgeous. Well done on the model and your triumph over cancer. Thanks mate! I think building the model was easier than beating cancer, which I had to do twice. I have my follow-up CT scan next week, and I've got my fingers crossed. On 13/07/2019 at 01:24, CedB said: Another beautiful model Bill - gorgeous. Thanks for sharing the build and I'll look forward to the next one! Thanks Ced. I'm looking forward to the next one, too, but I can't decide what to do! Bloody old age indecision... On 13/07/2019 at 02:25, Greg Law said: That's a very well executed model, to say the least. It is a pity it can't be closed up. I would like to see it whole as well. I can put the panels on individually, and the magnets hold. If I put them all on at once, there are some noticeable gaps between panels. This is all due to the extra thickness of the photoetch chafing strips from Eduard that I added. Based on the tight tolerances Tamiya hold on the rest of the model, I knew this would be a problem. But since my intent was to display the engine, I really wanted to also show those chafing strips. They look so nice. I won't have this problem when I get around to building my 1:32 Spitfire Mk.22 (the old Matchbox/Revell kit) since the aftermarket correction for the cowling is one big hunk of resin. No opening up that one! On 13/07/2019 at 18:48, Cookenbacher said: That looks amazing Bill, two icons in one build: Spitfire and Merlin. Well, three if you count me. On 14/07/2019 at 11:04, Vinnie said: Superb work Bill. This may just give me the impetus to get back to the workbench in the depths of my chemo. Sorry to hear you're going through that. It's a lousy disease. I found modelling and my other hobbies really important in keeping my mind clear, and just helping to maintain a quality of life. Good luck to you, and if I can help in any way, or offer any advice, please send me a PM. 23 hours ago, stevej60 said: That's a fine looking Spitfire Bill,great work as usual and I love the clean finish too. Thanks! Lately, I've been quite fond of clean finishes or special display schemes. I think it's because I'm too lazy to do all that weathering! Cheers, Bill PS. I'm still going to put the model on a base, and add the standing pilot figure from Tamiya. Can anyone share the proper colours for his uniform and hat? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don149 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Master Class ! . Uniform colours , Humbrol 96 if he`s RAF or a matt navy blue if he`s Australian or New Zealander , Both serving in RAF squadrons . Good luck and good health ! . Don . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 16 minutes ago, Don149 said: Master Class ! . Uniform colours , Humbrol 96 if he`s RAF or a matt navy blue if he`s Australian or New Zealander , Both serving in RAF squadrons . Good luck and good health ! . Don . Thanks. How about the Canadians? Cameron was RCAF, 402 Squadron. Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmaquette Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Navy Bird said: I'm still going to put the model on a base, and add the standing pilot figure from Tamiya. Can anyone share the proper colours for his uniform and hat? Here are some photos of my Tamiya standing pilot figure, in case they should be of help...... As an alternative, I can recommend this one from Ultracast...... Pat 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted July 18, 2019 Author Share Posted July 18, 2019 7 minutes ago, patmaquette said: As an alternative, I can recommend this one from Ultracast...... Ooh, I like that one better! Time to open my wallet again. Nice work painting the figures - that's something I don't have any real experience with. Did you use oils? Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmaquette Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Hi Bill, Most of the painting is in acrylics with final touches with oils. I may have some in-progress photos if they are of help to you. Pat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don149 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Apologies to the Canadians , they too wore RAF blue , I remember seeing them during the war . They had the CANADA shoulder titles and the same style RAF cap badge but with RCAF in the centre , ( none commissioned ranks ) . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomprobert Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Very, very nice. Just my cup of tea in terms of weathering - lovely and subtle and not ‘in your face’. A beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petetasker Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Absolute stunner - beautiful work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 On 18/07/2019 at 16:37, patmaquette said: Hi Bill, Most of the painting is in acrylics with final touches with oils. I may have some in-progress photos if they are of help to you. Pat Thanks Pat. I'll be ordering the Ultracast figure, and while I wait for it to arrive, I'll practice with the Tamiya figure. I think I also have a 35mm US Army grunt somewhere that I won at a model show raffle. I can practice on him too. I just remembered that I have some experience with oils - I did a paint-by-number Last Supper when I was 12. Can't be that different, eh? On 19/07/2019 at 14:53, Don149 said: Apologies to the Canadians , they too wore RAF blue , I remember seeing them during the war . They had the CANADA shoulder titles and the same style RAF cap badge but with RCAF in the centre , ( none commissioned ranks ) . Thanks Don. Hmm...hadn't thought about badges or patches. I may be making my own decals again. On 19/07/2019 at 15:24, tomprobert said: Very, very nice. Just my cup of tea in terms of weathering - lovely and subtle and not ‘in your face’. A beauty! Thanks Tom! I've been guilty of over-weathering in the past, so I'm glad you like it. On 19/07/2019 at 16:09, petetasker said: Absolute stunner - beautiful work. Thanks Pete! For my next trick, I'm going to try and make the 1:72 Heller Gloster Javelin T.3 into a stunner. Having a good look at the raw materials, I think it will be a bit different than building the big Tamiya Spitfire! Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry1954 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 I don't know how I missed this RFI @Navy Bird. I picked up on it when I was catching your latest Javelin build. That really is one of the best model Spitfires I have seen Bill. Absolutely beautifully constructed and finished. Now I'll get back to the Javelin! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One 48 Posted August 29, 2019 Share Posted August 29, 2019 Beautiful, is the engine stock ... no AM? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted August 29, 2019 Author Share Posted August 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Terry1954 said: That really is one of the best model Spitfires I have seen Bill. Absolutely beautifully constructed and finished. Now I'll get back to the Javelin! Thanks Terry. It certainly was a fun build, and outside of my usual scale. The Javelin is another story... 19 minutes ago, One 48 said: Beautiful, is the engine stock ... no AM? Thanks. Tamiya include the engine, engine bearers, and the main coolant pipes, but I tarted it up a lot. There is some aftermarket, mainly the ignition harnesses which are Eduard photoetch. All the hydraulic lines, the smaller coolant lines, and the rest of the detailing is all made from wire and assorted bits of plastic and resin from the spares box. I tried to follow actual photos of the Merlin installation in a Spitfire IX as much as I could, but if I tried to include everything I'd probably still be working on it! Have a look at the WIP, everything is there in all its glory. Lots of extra detail in the cockpit, too. Cheers, Bill 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
propforward Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Wow! Top shelf build - really superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Bill that is a beautiful Spitfire, great work fella, great work indeed. I am sorry to have missed a great deal of it , but I am still working on my great project (the house, major works) and what with work and family, I don't get too much modelling time, although I have entered GBs . Hope you are well All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Stunning! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 That is a real beauty Bill,........ well done indeed! I`m working up the courage to make one myself! Cheers Tony 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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