aeroplanedriver Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) I was in the mood for another WW2 build and realized that in a lifetime of modeling I don't think I have ever built an BoB early Spitfire. Plenty of later ones but never the iconic Mk.1 in brown and green. This is an old Tamiya 1/48 Mk.I that I got cheap on eBay after the new mold kit was released. It's not my best build ever, but it was thoroughly enjoyable. After Tamiya's Tomcat last week it was nice to build something with 40ish total parts and less decals that one AIM-54 in the last build! Totally OOB except for a stretched sprue antenna (tightened up with a little heat since the pics were taken) and a little foil from a wine bottle to give the kit seat harness decal some body. Kit decals were used, except for the wing walk boundary lines which were airbrushed. Some red from an unused roundel for the other kit option was used to make gun cover patches. Paints are Vallejo for the green and Hataka for the brown and Sky. Again, not my best ever, but for a 72 hour build I'm very happy and it looks nice on the WW2 shelf. Spitfire Mk.I, RAF 610 Sqn, June 1940 Edited May 15, 2020 by aeroplanedriver 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Very nice model. I like the gun gas stains on the bottom of the wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kapam Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) Hey, nice job, Mate! I tend to agree that everyone should build a BoB Spitfire sooner or later, if they've stuck with the hobby for a while. Mine is not up to showing here, so perhaps I should have another go, using yours as inspiration. Well done. Edited May 15, 2020 by kapam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Lovley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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