Battle Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 A few photos of my recently completed Airfix Spitfire Mk1a. Brush painted with Humbrol and Tamiya acrylics. Thanks for looking! 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevej60 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Very nicely done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinnie Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Very nice. You've done well with the brush painting but perhaps a little shiny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Battle Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share Posted December 10, 2020 7 minutes ago, Vinnie said: Very nice. You've done well with the brush painting but perhaps a little shiny? I definitely agree that it's a little on the shiny side - I used Vallejo gloss varnish, which was a lot easier to work with than the Humbrol gloss I have used before, but is perhaps a bit over the top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Nice looking model, gloss and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Niiiice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted December 10, 2020 Share Posted December 10, 2020 Very nice Spitfire and a very good performance with that hairy stick! It would benefit further from a coat of dead matt varnish, since wartime paints were very matt. Good work! Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Very good build on the Spit, may I suggest a coat of matt varnish ? Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigbeale Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Nice to see a different squadron code apart from DW*K. Well done 👏👏👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanC Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Looks good. And those deep panel lines the kit is famous for are barely visible! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatFlyHalf Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 (edited) Nice, but like others I would suggest a finishing coat of something like the Winsdor and Newton Galleria acrylic matt varnish would make this look a lot more like a wartime Spitfire. It's easy to apply with a wide flat brush and dries quickly. And no - I have no commercial connection, I just find it relatively inexpensive, easy to obtain, simple to use and gives a very flat finish. Edited December 11, 2020 by FatFlyHalf typo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swralph Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Nice one.😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Beautiful piece of work well done 👏. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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