Gibbes Shark

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

        Hello everyone... well I cant just stop at two so I just ordered two more Eduard over-tree’s sets. Both are Mk.VIII’s, the second will be a Mk.VIII in a nurse shark scheme. 
though I will be doing RG*V A-58-497 as flown by Wing Commander Bobby Gibbes RAAF. Is this profile accurate with the earth brown ? Or were these Day fighter scheme Dk.Green/Ocean grey ? Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and or thoughts. 
 

Dennis

Edited April 28, 2020 by Corsairfoxfouruncle
Changed build subject

[JosephLalor]

I've a notion that RAAF Spitfire VIIIs were in Day Fighter Scheme from A58-600 on.  I may well be wrong, so I'll see what I can dig up.

[malpaso]

I think all the Grey Nurse VIIIs were in the DFS Dark Green, Ocean Grey and Medium Sea Grey colour scheme.  But there were other VIIIs in the Dark Green, Dark Earth over MSG paint jobs.  If you go on the Eduard website you may be able to download the Aussie 8 instructions.

 

I guess the Mark VIII was the point at which Supermarine complained about the wide variety of colour schemes expected out of the factory gates!

Edited April 22, 2020 by malpaso

[Christer A]

I'd also follow the Eduard instructions fot Aussie Eight which days Day Fighter Scheme but with overpainted areas in Foliage Green, Dark Grey and Sky Grey. It looks funky when @trickyrich does it!

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

Hello everyone... Well with my existing decals i can do these 3 options. 
 

 

Are Clive Caldwells codes in/on these profiles/aircraft Lt. grey or white. If they're white I can possibly scrounge these as well. 

 

My only thing is I prefer other schemes to the day fighter scheme or Modified DFS. Nothing wrong with it I just try to do alternatives when I can. I was hoping to do the Dk. green/earth brown scheme but not restricted to it. I might have something in Desert colors, but have to dig thru my files. 
 

Dennis

Edited April 23, 2020 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good morning Dennis

 Very interesting project but be careful with the Carpena decals ..

All the best

Patrice

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

     Hello everyone... Update time, these two kits should be here on Monday sometime. Still looking at Scrimgeour’s plane but I may switch to another scheme. The leading contenders in 457 squadron are now 80 W/c Bobby Gibbes RG*V, or ZP*F Flt.Lt. Bill Cable. The other contenders are HF.Mk.VIII’s starting with AVM Harry Broadhurst, SAAF 1 Sq. AX*B. Still trying to determine the correct scheme for this one. Eduard show Mk.VIII JF322 in Day Fighter Scheme with extended wings. While Montex show the same plane HF.Mk.VIII JF322 in Desert scheme with extended wings. Finally the last options are from the USAAF 307th Fs. or 308th Fs. The 307th is an squadron hack, and the HF.Mk.VIII is from the 308th Fs. 
 

Dennis

[trickyrich]

Hi Dennis, 

 

go find the instructions for the Aussie Eight on Scalemates, the first few schemes are the DK Green/Dk Brown.

 

From what I have read most of the latter Spitfires we received were the Grey/Green ones. Now depending on where these aircraft were assembled depended on what their end colour scheme was. I lot of the Green/Brown ones ended up being painted Foliage Green.

 

I'll check the book that came with mine as there is quite a bit mentioned about the colour schemes and the official changes made. The RAAF Mk.VIII"s did come in a variety of schemes.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

19 minutes ago, trickyrich said:

go find the instructions for the Aussie Eight on Scalemates, the first few schemes are the DK Green/Dk Brown.

 

From what I have read most of the latter Spitfires we received were the Grey/Green ones. Now depending on where these aircraft were assembled depended on what their end colour scheme was. I lot of the Green/Brown ones ended up being painted Foliage Green.

Thanks Rich I have, color-schemes aren't the problem, decals are. Im limited to what my 1/72 decal stash has currently. Most of my 1/72 British/Commonwealth I have are Sky/Grey codes for early war. I have very little in the way of later war or alternative colors. If I had a yellow “D” I could do 54 Sq. Planes unfortunately I only have yellow “L’s”. I dont have any stencils small enough either or Id paint the letters. 

Edited April 26, 2020 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[trickyrich]

Hmm that may be a problem, though a D is not the hardest letter to mask up.

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

          Hello everyone... Ok the kit showed up early today. A post office delivery on a Sunday is unheard of. Obligatory Sprue shots. 

 

Should get a start on these in a day or two. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and or thoughts. 
 

Dennis

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

        Hello everybody... Well I finally got to start on this today. I spent three hours painting the internal bits. 
I still need to finish the IP but 2:00 am and I’ve been up for 20 hrs already. 

 

      I will go ahead and start to build the cockpit tomorrow. I have decided to switch to A-58-497, one of three Mk.VIII’s flown by Bobby Gibbes. I was contacted by a member that gave me some info pertaining to his first two Mk.VIII’s A-58-307 and A-58-497. Both of which were originally painted in DFS. But upon receipt by 457 squadron were re-painted in Overall Foliage green over RAAF sky. Unfortunately this predates the shark scheme but 497 had Clipped wings for a short timespan, so should make for an interesting scheme. Sadly 497 crashed and burned from a engine seizure on takeoff so never saw combat. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments and or thoughts. 

 

Dennis

[Ray_W]

8 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

I still need to finish the IP but 2:00 am and I’ve been up for 20 hrs already. 

Hi Dennis, Looking at the times of your responses across BM I wondered when you sleep! Ray

[TEMPESTMK5]

Good evening Dennis

 Very nice start ..

Have fun

All the best

Patrice

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

1 hour ago, Ray_W said:

Hi Dennis, Looking at the times of your responses across BM I wondered when you sleep! Ray

Sleep ... Whats that you speak of ? I quit modeling at 02:00 and couldn't fall asleep until 06:00, Insomnia sucks.  

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

        Evening everyone... I do so like these kits when they fall together. I was able to finish off the cockpits and assembled the fuselage today. Wanted to do more but my back cant hold out that much. 
I copied a trick from @trickyrich’s build i used little bits of plastic strip under the cowling and carburetor intake. I normally do that with builds that dont have joining pins or tabs, but never thought to do it on my Mk.IX build. 
I added the tape belts as well today. 

Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and or thoughts. 

 

Dennis

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

       Morning everybody... 03:45 here and Im still awake after a 5 hour session tonight. I was able to get the wings built up on both Mk.VIII’s. Then mounted to the respective fuselages.  
 

 

 

A formation shot of all my spitfire builds. 

Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and or thoughts. 

 

Dennis

Edited April 30, 2020 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[Ray_W]

2 hours ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said:

A formation shot of all my spitfire builds. 

Hi Dennis,

A great finger four coming together. Looking at the timing of the post they'll soon be on dawn patrol if those props can be fitted in time.

Ray

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

         Hello everyone... I was able to get the Radiators, and some other little pieces in today. 

I forgot to drill the holes for these little bumps before the fuselage was closed up. Good thing you can kind of just make them out and I was able to add the little starter bump ? 

Fuel cap, radio mast mount, and bar between seat frame and next frame are now also added.

Questions, comments, and or thoughts ? 

 

Dennis

 

Edit: sanding, filling, and polishing will now commence. 

Edited May 1, 2020 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[jean]

On 4/23/2020 at 8:39 AM, TEMPESTMK5 said:

Good morning Dennis

 Very interesting project but be careful with the Carpena decals ..

All the best

Patrice

Bonsoir Patrice,

 

can you please expand on your warning about Carpena decals, as I am to use them on a kit, and it is the first time I am dealing with them.

I am trying very hard not to succumb to temptation about joining this GB,,,, Very hard.

Cheers.

JR

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

35 minutes ago, jean said:

Bonsoir Patrice,

 

can you please expand on your warning about Carpena decals, as I am to use them on a kit, and it is the first time I am dealing with them.

I am trying very hard not to succumb to temptation about joining this GB,,,, Very hard.

Cheers.

JR

Hello jean... Patrice @TEMPESTMK5 responded with this about Carpená decals in my other thread. 
 

“ It looks like that you are planning to use Carpena decals be careful because they have a reputation for being difficult to use I fear that you are going to use a fair amount of  decal products .”

 

Hopefully that helps explain what he (Patrice) was mentioning. 

[TEMPESTMK5]

12 hours ago, jean said:

Bonsoir Patrice,

 

can you please expand on your warning about Carpena decals, as I am to use them on a kit, and it is the first time I am dealing with them.

I am trying very hard not to succumb to temptation about joining this GB,,,, Very hard.

Cheers.

JR

Bonjour Jean

 Je n'utilise plus les decals Carpena depuis longtemps car en général elles n'epousent pas bien les surfaces "non planes" sur lesquelles on les applique ils faut donc utiliser du liquide special  et elles se decollent à la longue ...

Cordialement

 

I have not used Carpena decals for a long time because in general they do not follow "non-flat" surfaces on which we try to apply them on so we must use special liquid and they "come off" in the long run

Best regards

Patrice

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

       Hello everyone... the sanding is going good and there wasn't much filler needed. 
 

Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and or thoughts. 
 

Dennis

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

       Hello Everybody... I was able to finish all the sanding and polishing on both of these today. Still need to re-scribe as I wanted to wait until I added the tail empennage.   

 

 

Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and or thoughts. 
 

Dennis

Edited May 3, 2020 by Corsairfoxfouruncle

[Corsairfoxfouruncle]

         Hello everyone... I finally started the paint on the two Mk.VIII’s. RAAF Sky blue for this,

and Medium sea grey for the Boyd build. I know it looks like it has green cast or tones but thats the lighting, its definitely light blue. Next up is the Foliage green. Please feel free to ask questions, post comments, and add thoughts. 
 

Dennis