almac Posted April 11, 2020 Share Posted April 11, 2020 Evening all. For this GB I'm going to build the above mentioned Eduard kit. I will be using the kit decals for Skalski's aircraft. I will be using these paints. I used to use Life color exclusively when I first got into modeling as my local hobby shop stocked them. I did find them difficult to airbrush so switched to Tamiya and Gunze aqueous. But as they are my only option for the azure and middle stone I'll try my best with them. Anyway I hope to get this going soon so I need to re-find my mojo which is not easy given these difficult times we are all living through. Cheers Allan 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 Morning all. Got round to starting this one last night. Basically the cockpit parts were cleaned up and primed then painted interior green. The cockpit is nicely detailed so I’m taking my time to try and make a decent job of it. Next up will be some detail painting but I’m not sure when that will be as my wife is working from home and has commandeered the dining room where I do my models. I’m back at work Wednesday after a week off, can’t say I’m looking forward to it. Hopefully I’ll get more done on Saturday. Cheers Allan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted April 27, 2020 Author Share Posted April 27, 2020 Hi all. After two weeks since my last post I’ve made some progress on this one. The cockpit is highly detailed with many small parts with some etch to further complicate it. It’s together in a fashion but a bit rough so closed cockpit is necessary. Still I’ve hopefully learned something for when I next build one. With the cockpit complete the wings and fuselage were put together. No major issue here but some seams to sort out tomorrow. So far this has been mostly fun to build with excellent fit of most parts. I’ll try not to lose the nice details with my cleaning up of the seams. Cheers Allan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEMPESTMK5 Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Good evening Allan Very good job so far .. Best regards Patrice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Nice work, good cockpit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janneman36 Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Looking great, must say it still looks like the 1/48 version👍 cheers, Jan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Hi all. I’ve got most of this together now except for the canopy and cannons. This is a relatively straightforward build albeit with a lot of parts to make up the airframe. Most of it went together well but there were a few issues with the fuselage and wing joints. Hopefully I’ve sorted them out ok but I’ll see when I get some primer on. Forgot to say I used a Brassin replacement top cowl I bought cheap at a show last year. Cheers Allan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share Posted May 11, 2020 Hi all. Some progress with this tonight, Canopy on and masked. Other bits and bobs on such as cannon and radio mast which lasted all of 1/2 an hour before I broke it off. With my next build it will be the last thing I do as it’s not the most secure of fittings. Anyways primer on tomorrow morning and all being well painting tomorrow night. Cheers Allan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 12, 2020 Author Share Posted May 12, 2020 Hi all. I’ve just spent a couple of hours reminding myself why I gave up on spraying Lifecolor paints. Basically I just can’t do it. I was trying to paint the underside Azure blue but eventually I had to concede it was never going to happen. I then looked for an azure mix for Tamiya. I found one from a few years ago on Britmodeller which suggested a mix of 3 parts xf-2 white with 1 part xf-8. This is the result. The picture makes it look a bit darker than it is but I’m not sure if it’s accurate. It has a slight purple tinge to it which I believe azure had. It may look better if I lighten it a bit to break up the block colour. Cheers Allan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Livingston Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 I think that azure looks really good... and I have noticed that colours look a lot darker and more contrasty on screen than in real life. I am very impressed with this build... I had to check several times that this wasn't 48 scale... It would be very impressive modelling at that scale, but at 1/72, its remarkable. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Thanks for the mix 👍🏻 ...I'm always looking for good info on Tamiya mixes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hi all. Thought I’d take advantage of some spare time today to progress with this one. I tried to airbrush some random light spots of the azure blue to break up the single colour. All I did was waste several hours and ended up where I started. My attempt at random fading was rubbish to say the least. I’ve never mastered getting the paint mix right. It’s either is too thin or too thick with overspray. Anyway I ended up spraying it black to cover up the disastrous paint job then resprayed the azure. I do think it actually looks better this time with some variation evident but I’m not sure this will come across on the pic. Tomorrow I hope to start the top colours. Cheers Allan 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 22, 2020 Author Share Posted May 22, 2020 Hi all. Started the first of the top colours last night. The nearest colour to mid-stone, apart from the Lifecolor one, I have is Tamiya's desert yellow so that's what I used. I think it looks OK. Tomorrow I hope to get the dark earth done. Cheers Allan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 Evening all. I managed to fit in some modelling this afternoon. 3 hours of masking got me this. Ten minutes of painting later I found this one tricky to mask as it It’s been a few years since I’ve done this kind of thing. I realised after taking the masking off I missed a bit of the dark earth under the rear tail plane. So more masking and painting required. Cheers Allan 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Livingston Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Again, I had to double take to check this wasn't 48th scale (It would be impressive, even so)! Very nice soft edge camouflage spraying . Good work. This is going to be a little gem! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Like the way the colors turned out on this Allan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 41 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Like the way the colors turned out on this Allan. Thanks Dennis. Cheers Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 24, 2020 Share Posted May 24, 2020 Good neat paint work, like that Tamiya yellow, that works I think we must have used the same lifcolor stockist, sadly my stash of desert life Color is dwindling. Good job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Valkyrie said: Good neat paint work, like that Tamiya yellow, that works I think we must have used the same lifcolor stockist, sadly my stash of desert life Color is dwindling. Good job Hi Valkyrie, I bought Lifecolor paint from the much missed Jamieson’s in Glasgow. I first used them for brush painting but when I started using an airbrush I gave up on them. I still have loads left which I never use apart from black brush painting on small parts. Cheers Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 Hi all. Short post this morning. All glossed up and ready for the decals tomorrow, my favourite part. Cheers Allan 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 Evening all. I’m about to start the decals and I have a question I hope someone knows the answer to. It concerns whether I should put the stencils on as I’m not sure if the desert colours covered the stencils or not. Any help would be appreciated. I’ll crack on with the main markings meantime. Cheers Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malpaso Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 (edited) Hi Allan, For my models, as Desert scheme was a factory paint job, I would assume the stencils would all have been on the plane, to start with anyway. Any patch repairs most likely would cover or ignore stencils. Any non-standard colours are likely to have been painted over the stencils which may not have been reinstated. Remember squadron codes were painted at unit level so the stencils should be under any of these. Cheers Will PS having said that, apart from the famous belly photo of Mk.XII MB885, I struggle to see any stencils on most period photos! Edited May 26, 2020 by malpaso Ps added 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almac Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 Thanks Malpaso for your response. I’ve not decided as to stencils or not. As you say when you look at photos you really can’t see any. The only photo if Stalski’s Spitfire I could find on the web doesn’t help due to the poor quality. Anyway I’ve got the main decals on ok. The only issue I had was with the fuselage roundels. The yellow border looked greenish on the model. I found replacements but the red circle is very noticeably different to the red on the tail and the wing roundels. Cheers Allan 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 This looks really good, decals really make it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnson Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Looks really good Allan. The difference in the red isn't that apparent in the photos, but possibly more for you. Might it be possible to very carefully use a bit of thin dark oil wash? Its a tricky one. Best wishes for the rest of the build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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