Elias Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Hello, the kit is Tamiya's new tool Spitfire,along with Eduard Big Sin set for cockpit,wheels and exhausts. Codes and serial number came from Xtradecal and painted the markings using vinyl masks from Pmask range. It is a Spitfire MkI K9907,flown by Squadron Leader "Des" Cooke,65 Squadron RAF Kirton In Lindsey May 1940. 51 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Great build and display! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 1602 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 I like the scheme you have chosen. The early war camouflage is Strikingly different to the later BoB schemes that are more familiar to me. You’ve achieved a very nice finish to the kit 👍🏻 Steve 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franky boy Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Beautiful build Elias I love mk1 Spitfire in the more irregular markings pre Battle of Britain. James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tokyo Raider Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 That's a great looking Spit! Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 A beautiful Spitfire, with very convincing weathering. Top marks! Then, I guess somebody has to tell you the secret about the horse that refuses to die, however much it is beaten: the cockpit crowbar was never red, it was either natural steel or Army bronze green. Unless somebody repainted it in Interior green… 😉 Yes, there are photos of Spits with red crowbars, but they're without exception of modern day restored warbirds. Somebody apparently wrote a regulation about it, for the sole purpose of confusing scale modellers. And yes, there might be a an odd photo showing a parked Spit with the elevators pointing straight back. But since you haven't included a a stick locking bar in that beautifully detailed cockpit, it can be safely assumed that the elevators should droop a bit – very typical for the Spit. Now, with these very minor matters out of the way, you have created a fabulous Spitifire model! Congratulations! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Spitfire31 said: A beautiful Spitfire, with very convincing weathering. Top marks! Then, I guess somebody has to tell you the secret about the horse that refuses to die, however much it is beaten: the cockpit crowbar was never red, it was either natural steel or Army bronze green. Unless somebody repainted it in Interior green… 😉 Yes, there are photos of Spits with red crowbars, but they're without exception of modern day restored warbirds. Somebody apparently wrote a regulation about it, for the sole purpose of confusing scale modellers. And yes, there might be a an odd photo showing a parked Spit with the elevators pointing straight back. But since you haven't included a a stick locking bar in that beautifully detailed cockpit, it can be safely assumed that the elevators should droop a bit – very typical for the Spit. Now, with these very minor matters out of the way, you have created a fabulous Spitifire model! Congratulations! Kind regards, Joachim Thanks for your comments and points. I know the story about that crowbar thing😊,but for some unknown reason i wanted to paint it red. Nevertheless it's an easy thing to fix it. About the elevators you're right.A little drop down would be perfect,but i wanted to build it straight OOB,and to concentrate more to paint,weathering and markings. Regards from Greece! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackroadkill Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 That's a beauty! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Great work on this Spitfire! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick851 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 The new book from Wingleader, "Supermarine Spitfire Mk I" in the Photo Archive series has a picture on page 28 of this Spit with the elevators horizontal. A pilot is in it, whether this makes a difference, I don't know. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith in the uk Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Well and truly nailed , what a cracker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Excellent build and finish, great modelling ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Nick851 said: The new book from Wingleader, "Supermarine Spitfire Mk I" in the Photo Archive series has a picture on page 28 of this Spit with the elevators horizontal. A pilot is in it, whether this makes a difference, I don't know. Yep,that's the photo that i used for reference. That's a marvelous photo series.It makes me wanna build another one with 2-blade propeller! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ c Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Really nice build and Dio`, great job 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antti_K Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Elias, this is among the very best Spitfires I've ever seen. Great job🙂 You have captured something I would call "Spitfire Spirit". This is the image I see every time when I think about Britain and how the British people fought in 1940... Just beautiful. Cheers, Antti 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share Posted May 19, 2020 1 hour ago, Antti_K said: Elias, this is among the very best Spitfires I've ever seen. Great job🙂 You have captured something I would call "Spitfire Spirit". This is the image I see every time when I think about Britain and how the British people fought in 1940... Just beautiful. Cheers, Antti That was the idea behind this build.To catch that image and atmosphere at that particular time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PranayKumar99 Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 Great build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edger Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Superb, love pre BoB Spits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 On 5/19/2020 at 2:34 PM, Nick851 said: The new book from Wingleader, "Supermarine Spitfire Mk I" in the Photo Archive series has a picture on page 28 of this Spit with the elevators horizontal. A pilot is in it, whether this makes a difference, I don't know. It would make a difference if the pilot actually has his hands on the stick, holding it in a neutral position… Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete in Lincs Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Lovely spitfire, Elias. BTW, Kirton airfield is just up the road from here! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraz97 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Excellent build. Love the colours in particular. What paints did you use? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 great work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remus389 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 If I look at the pictures, I travel back in time to May 1940.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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