Dogtail2 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 My latest creation built per box with the addition of some seat belts from masking tape, and a few extra scratch built cockpit details. I discarded the kit decals as they were very thick and the invasion stripe decals looked a nightmare, so I painted those. Apologies for the poor quality photos. Very bad light today...should have waited. 28 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Beautifully finished Mk XIV! The chunky fuselage and over-wide prop blades identify it as the now infamous (but initially hailed) Academy kit. 😉 In fact, I like the subdued, rain-heavy light in the first couple of shots, and the fifth one, too. Looks like archetypal English weather and marries nicely with the subject! That red crowbar will only be found on modern day warbirds – in "the days" it would've been bronze green or natural steel, but never red. A whip antenna on the spine wouldn't come amiss. Another typical Spitfire feature would've been drooping elevators on any parked 'plane – a bit tricky, what with the complex shape of the elevator hinge line. Great finish! Kind regards, Joachim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogtail2 Posted August 30, 2021 Author Share Posted August 30, 2021 Thanks Joachim, I had heard about the shape issues, but I wanted a high back XIV and I'm not at the stage where I want to get into major surgery, so limited choice. I had been wondering about the colour of that crowbar, as I'd seen a few Spitfire models with it painted cockpit green. I shall repaint it. I tried stretching some sprue for the whip aerial but could not get it thin enough. I'm waiting for one of our cats to lose a whisker, and when they do, it will get trimmed to length and glued in place.🙂 Regards, Dogtail2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick b Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Superb result and fine photography, congratulations ! Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMCS Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Lovely build, that really looks the part 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 A very nice result and well captured on the photos. I remember this as a good build without much trouble. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogtail2 Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 Thanks BerndM, The Academy kit went together well, with good fit of parts. Only issues I had was a wobbly prop due to the prop shaft insert being too loose, which I cured by adding a small disc hidden inside the spinner to take up the slack, and the sliding part of the canopy had a seam along the top which polished out easily. The decals were discarded. Way too thick for my taste. Cheers D. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerndM Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 6 hours ago, Dogtail2 said: Thanks BerndM, The Academy kit went together well, with good fit of parts. Only issues I had was a wobbly prop due to the prop shaft insert being too loose, which I cured by adding a small disc hidden inside the spinner to take up the slack, and the sliding part of the canopy had a seam along the top which polished out easily. The decals were discarded. Way too thick for my taste. Cheers D. I have build mine when these kits came out and have refurbished it last year. It was one of my first use of aftermarket decals, in this case Aeromaster or Strike Eagle. May i do a post here on Britmodeller, at least i will have the accuracy police on my six 😬 Cheers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogtail2 Posted September 7, 2021 Author Share Posted September 7, 2021 I could find an inaccuracy with just about anything posted here if I wanted to, but what matters is that the builder is satisfied with their results, and aims to improve for the next one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djos Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 Beautiful spitfire. Big difference than same Academy model in 1/72 which is quite off......from reality. Again great work regards Djordje 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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