Stephen Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Built from the MkXIVe kit modified to a Mk XVIII . Decals from Blackbird Models. 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Very nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland1965 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Nicely done. Always liked the Mk. XV. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Poultney Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Beautiful. Can't wait to build mine, although that will likely be in the silver scheme straight out of the box 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Lovley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairtrigger Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Very nice indeed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Very nice paint work, Stephen. Well done, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmaks Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Looks awesome! What mods did you make? I am assuming you used the larger rudder in the kit and drilled 2 holes beneath the fuselage for the camera holes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I think the lawn needs a good watering , there s some serious dry patches there. 😉 Oh and the Spitfire is quite nice too 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phildagreek Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 Nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcNewitt Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 If ever a plane could be classed as "sexy" then this Spit would be top of the list. Absolutely stunning! Marc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted September 17, 2019 Author Share Posted September 17, 2019 6 hours ago, Madmaks said: Looks awesome! What mods did you make? I am assuming you used the larger rudder in the kit and drilled 2 holes beneath the fuselage for the camera holes? Thanks to all for the kind words. I used the larger rudder and filled in the appropriate panel lines. For the camera holes I used the etched camera fairing from a Quickboost Spitfire PRXI set as a template to copy it on to plasticard . This was attached to the belly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbed Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 2 hours ago, Stephen said: Thanks to all for the kind words. I used the larger rudder and filled in the appropriate panel lines. For the camera holes I used the etched camera fairing from a Quickboost Spitfire PRXI set as a template to copy it on to plasticard . This was attached to the belly. Thats exactly what I'm planning to do on mine. Oddly same marking to! (but mine from Freightdog). Only got as far as painting the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 (edited) Stephen, Not my scale, but I know great modeling when I see it. Outstanding FR18 from the new-tool Airfix XIV. In my biased opinion, the FR18 is the nastiest-looking of the Griffon Spits, being surpassed only by the much beloved XII! I'm sure I'm not the only one holding out hope that Airfix will do a new-tool XIV/XVIII in 1/72 scale. Well done, sir, and the colors are spot-on- BTW, what paint did you use? 👍 Mike Edited September 18, 2019 by 72modeler corrected spelling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted September 18, 2019 Author Share Posted September 18, 2019 18 hours ago, 72modeler said: Stephen, Not my scale, but I know great modeling when I see it. Outstanding FR18 from the new-tool Airfix XIV. In my biased opinion, the FR18 is the nastiest-looking of the Griffon Spits, being surpassed only by the much beloved XII! I'm sure I'm not the only one holding out hope that Airfix will do a new-tool XIV/XVII in 1/72 scale. Well done, sir, and the colors are spot-on- BTW, what paint did you use? 👍 Mike Thank you, the main colours are Tamiya acrylics XF-81 , XF-82 and XF-83. XF-21 Sky (lightened up with XF-2 white as it's too dark out of the jar). Stephen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 This RFI and discussion reminded me that a couple of years ago I had contacted the group at CMK asking about the possibility of their re-releasing their 1/72 XVIII kit, but in the new format with decals and etched parts, and I got a very nice reply stating that since the Sword and AZ kits had been released, with the Sword kit being easily made into an XVIII, and the errors in both kits being within the ability of most modelers, that they didn't like releasing kits of airplanes that were already out there, but did concede that the XVIII was so popular that a new-tool one was a strong contender for re-tooling...one can only hope somebody will give us one! I can see TP280 sitting on my shelf! Mike https://www.planesalesusa.com/details/Listing/Warbirds-Classics/5427/1945-Supermarine-Spitfire-MkXVIII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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