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Supermarine K5054 Type 300 Prototype


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3 hours ago, fredsopwith said:

Really nice job Mike. Superb finish, but I am going to ask an obvious question, what colour, or colour mix did you use ?

 

 

John 

 

 

Thanks John. I had to refer back to my notes on the paint mix. I'm afraid I didn't record the exact amounts used, I did it by eye. Of course this is just guesswork based on paintings done at the time! Although the paint was a pig on this build, due to me fighting my old airbrush mainly, I am happy with the end result. It's the colour I had in my head at least!

 

On 2/16/2020 at 3:16 PM, Quiet Mike said:

Thanks for this Roadrunner, you've made my job of colour mixing much easier!

I mixed mainly XF-23 Light Blue with XF-21 Sky, and added a little Flat White and a few drops of Royal Blue.

 

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K5054 prototype colour mix by Mike, on Flickr

 

 

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On 1/31/2016 at 8:52 PM, roadrunner said:

hello,

thanks for the links :thumbsup:

trying to find a probable colour....
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the one at left , may be......

 

Thanks to Roadrunner and his paint research for his Alleycat build.

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Thanks Mike.

 

The old Prototype spit colour can be a real bugbear. I have heard that the colour was applied at the Rolls-Royce car plant, so was not a recognised BS308 air ministry colour, but looks great on your kit.

 

Regards John.

 

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K5054 is my all time favourite Spitfire (a visit to Tangmere to see the former Spitfire Society replica is on my bucket list) and this is a breathtaking representation Mike. I'm another who's long thought about a 1/48 model - I did her in 1/72 as a teenager  - so now I'm off to bookmark the WIP too!

 

Thanks for sharing. What an utter beauty.

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