Bill.B Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Having built an amount of axis tanks and aircraft over the past years I thought it time to try my hand at an allied aeroplane for fear of favouritism . This is the 1/48 Eduard Profi kit of a Mk.VIII Spitfire and my first attempt at one of their kits and I have to say they are top quality with crisp detailing and almost perfect fit of parts along with many decal options, not to mention the photo etch parts. Suffice to say this won’t be the last Eduard kit I’ll be building! Anyway, this is built out of the box using Ultimate Primer, Tamiya paints, Humbrol lacquers, oil paint wash and weathering powder. Low resolution photos are courtesy of an ancient iPhone so apologies for that and I really must invest in a proper camera. As ever, any constructive criticism very welcome. 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Lovely build and finish, great job on the weathering ! Wulfman 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellsprop Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Absolutely excellent, the weathering and matt/satin finish is superb! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Delta 210 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Simply gorgeous! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark444 Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Great job! Nice to see one of the lesser-modelled variants represented. 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLover Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Although I think the pointed wingtips really spoil the beautiful wings of a spit, your build looks very good! Kind regards, Gerben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Lovely model, loving the paint and weathering finish too. Great work All the best Chris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 Thanks everyone for the kind words. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulaero Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Very nice, I have a couple of these in the stash to build so good to hear they obviously build up well !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted July 27, 2020 Author Share Posted July 27, 2020 2 hours ago, bigbadbadge said: Lovely model, loving the paint and weathering finish too. Great work All the best Chris Thanks Chris, much appreciated and I very much approve of your Avatar! 😎 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 No worries Bill, thank you, she's the other woman according to SWMBO!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Niiiice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Beautiful Spitfire, with very tasty weathering – although I must confess that I don't find the 'every-panel-lighter-in-the-middle' school to be very convincing. 😉 Extra kudos for the drooping elevators, so typical of parked Spitfires! And since this is your first British subject (really?) I'll let you in on a secret : the crowbar in the entry hatch was never red, but either green or natural steel. You only see red bars on modern day warbird Spits. Summing up: superb modelling. Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff G Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 Super job, Bill! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill.B Posted July 28, 2020 Author Share Posted July 28, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: Beautiful Spitfire, with very tasty weathering – although I must confess that I don't find the 'every-panel-lighter-in-the-middle' school to be very convincing. 😉 Extra kudos for the drooping elevators, so typical of parked Spitfires! And since this is your first British subject (really?) I'll let you in on a secret : the crowbar in the entry hatch was never red, but either green or natural steel. You only see red bars on modern day warbird Spits. Summing up: superb modelling. Kind regards, Joachim Thanks for the kind words and heads up on the crow bar Joachim, I shall amend the colour tomorrow! Edited July 28, 2020 by Bill.B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28ZComeback Posted July 31, 2020 Share Posted July 31, 2020 Absolutely stunning!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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