stoohoo Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) Hi all, Piccies of my latest completion below. Like many here I have been making the most of the lock-down time to get some modelling done - at least that's been a bit of a silver lining to the crazy times we are in right now This is my attempt at Airfix's new and much longed for Spitfire FR.XIVe, which I got my hands on as soon as I could last year. Theres plenty of reviews out there and fairly mixed, but for my findings it was an enjoyable kit to build and nicely detailed. Like others I found that there was a bit of a gap to deal with at the wing roots and the fuel tank cover needed a bit of thin plasticard adding to the front and shaping to get a good fit. Beyond that though no major issues and I will definitely be doing more of these in the future Build wise I added some Master turned brass barrels that I had in the stash, along with some resin Ultracast wheels and an Eduard 'look' set for the IP and belts. I hollowed out the exhaust tips with the point of my scalpel and did the same for the little vent on top of the cowl. Paints were mainly Tamiya RAF colours with Revell for the spinner (I chose red as there seems to be some ambiguity on the colour and I preferred this to yellow). I also had a go with some hairspray chipping for the wing root wear and a couple of chips on the spinner. Anyway, enough waffle and on with the pics, hope you like and as usual any C&CC welcomed: Couldnt resist a shot with my recent mossie for comparison Edited April 19, 2020 by stoohoo 16 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Lovely work, very nice indeed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickydicky210 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Stunning Spitfire 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Super Spitfire! Great build and photography ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Excellent looking Spitfire, top job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoohoo Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 Sorry for the late reply and thanks all for the kind comments and likes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter W Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Finished up looking great Stu. I think that you made the right choice with the spinner colour, it just looks right. Good job on the exhausts too, having done that myself I know how much of a task it is. Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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