mathy Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Here some pictures of my new built Eduard Spitfire Mk.I. Add Brassin wheels and exhaust, the rest is OOB 67 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Tremendous work! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForestFan Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Very very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fubar57 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldieplod Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 It looks like you've taken a shrink ray to the real thing ..... Superb Spitfire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRK Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Very nice, particularly like the weathering on the roundels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Very nice indeed, great finish and weathering too. Great work Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 That's a beautiful Spitfire Mk I. Especially, I admire your exhaust pipes that really look like burnt metal! I think that you may have misunderstood the radio aerial arrangement, though. The HF radio aerial went from the anchor point on the rudder, not to the top of the radio mast, but to the triangular prong on the mast and from there (via an insulator) down into the fuselage: http://silverhawkauthor.com/images/site_graphics/Aircraft/Aircraft---Britain/VS_Spitfire_I_X4650_-_KL-A_-G-CGUK-_-13905136408-.jpg Also, you have been very ambitious and rigged the IFF aerial wires, but they were not present while the Spit was equipped with the HF radio aerial, as explained in the 'gospel of Spitfire masts and aerials': http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-masts-and-aerials.html Notwithstanding these slightly nerdy points, a wonderful Spitfire model! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted October 24, 2020 Share Posted October 24, 2020 Very nice indeed,...... but the wing leading edges on the real thing had a wavy pattern of Sky along them,..... and Eduard got the code letters wrong too,...... they are slightly too thin and small. My model is not as well built and painted as yours,..... but here it is,.... just to show the pics of the real thing,.. the view of the right side of the cockpit may be a different aircraft; 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 great work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathy Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 10 hours ago, Spitfire31 said: That's a beautiful Spitfire Mk I. Especially, I admire your exhaust pipes that really look like burnt metal! I think that you may have misunderstood the radio aerial arrangement, though. The HF radio aerial went from the anchor point on the rudder, not to the top of the radio mast, but to the triangular prong on the mast and from there (via an insulator) down into the fuselage: http://silverhawkauthor.com/images/site_graphics/Aircraft/Aircraft---Britain/VS_Spitfire_I_X4650_-_KL-A_-G-CGUK-_-13905136408-.jpg Also, you have been very ambitious and rigged the IFF aerial wires, but they were not present while the Spit was equipped with the HF radio aerial, as explained in the 'gospel of Spitfire masts and aerials': http://spitfiresite.com/2010/04/spitfire-masts-and-aerials.html Notwithstanding these slightly nerdy points, a wonderful Spitfire model! Kind regards, Joachim Thanks a lot Joachim for this infos! Should be easy to change this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacificmustang Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Another lovely build Mathy. How did you find the decals? I’ve heard mixed reports Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathy Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 1 hour ago, pacificmustang said: Another lovely build Mathy. How did you find the decals? I’ve heard mixed reports Bruce You will find in the Box the new digital printed decals by Eduard. The quality is not so good as they usual used Cartograf ones, but for me they are OK. You do not see the digital print structure and they are good to handle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robgizlu Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Just Beautiful - looks real - superb modelling Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Lovely work and I approve of your squadron choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Brantley Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Wow, another beauty from "the House of Becker"! Great work as usual Mathy! Man, you just turn out one killer model after another! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Outstanding work all round Mathy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza l Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 You really can't get much better than that, very impressive. gazza l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeaton01 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Outstanding!!👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Schilhart Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 >Great work again. That's how a Spitfire should look like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaStix Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Wow!! Kind regards, Stix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomLover Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I like to read your articles in Jet & Prop, I am always impressed by the level of perfection of your work! This Spitfire is no exception.. Schöne Grüsse aus den Niederlanden, Gerben 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redcap Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Tremendous and special praise for the exhaust staining effects which is amongst the most realistic I have seen on a model; you captured the look to perfection. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murewa Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 That's awesome, WOW. What colour do you use to get the washed out grey behind the smoke on the exhaust? Do you spray a little of that grey then the smoke on top? Roughly how do you achieve this effect ? I would love to try it on my MkV I'll be trying soon, have only really used Tamiya 'smoke' on mine so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Beautiful build and presentation, love the weathering ! Wulfman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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