Katfood Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Trumpeter Spiteful in 1/48. I liked it, the cockpit was a bit strange, the seat looked more like 1/72 scale, but I replaced it with another from the spares box, as it is you cant see much through the canopy anyway. I pre shaded this but all evidence disappeared beneath the top coats, Im using Vallejo air paints with no thinners, should I be thinning down and if so what sort of ratio should I use ? 20 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oberleutnant Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Nice mate. In regards Vallejo I presume you're using Model Air as opposed to Model Color? I use the Model Air 5 parts paint and add 2 parts Vallejo Flow Improver (no thinner) through my airbursh at around 11-13 psi. Works nicely. If you want more panel lines visible then apply thin layers of paint and don't cover the black lines - paint inside the riveted areas. At the end do a light covering over the black lines to dampen it down a bit to your desired level. I'm no expert but I'm doing my first pre-shading and I'm quite happy so far - touch wood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Very nice clean build. Like the paint work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Neat and nice Spiteful! The prop is an abomination (not your fault!) – Trumpy's designer has apparently never seen a prop blade and noted that it is twisted. 😉 The jury is out about the merits of 'pre-shading'… Good work! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Jones Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 30 minutes ago, Spitfire31 said: Neat and nice Spiteful! The prop is an abomination (not your fault!) – Trumpy's designer has apparently seen a prop blade and noted that it is twisted. 😉 The jury is out about the merits of 'pre-shading'… Good work! Kind regards, Joachim Trumpeters spinner is an odd shape too , perhaps better replaced with a late Griffon Spitfire prop and spinner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katfood Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Dont have a spare at the moment but seeing as I plan to do a whole range of Spitfires from Mk1 to this one I'm sure a new/better prop will present itself eventually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vulcanicity Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Ooh, a Spiteful! Very smart model, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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