Bill Bunting Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Airfix 1-72 scale. I started this a while ago but just got a push to finish it. The Airfix kit built out of the box with masking tape belts. Nice fitting kit, no issues at all. I adjusted the paint scheme from silver overall to Med Sea Grey over PRU Blue. I saw a couple of pictures of PS5852 in this scheme and my friend TonyOT said it would be fine to use the kit decals. If not 100% accurate - oh well, I like it. This may go into the F24 Camera display at our museum along with my 1-48 FR Mk XIV. [here]. Cheers! 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Looks great Bill,.... a true Cold War Warrior,...... watching over CHHYYYNA,..... from Hong Kong ad one of the fastest Spitfire`s ever apparently,...... having been dived back over the border rather quickly!! Cheers Tony 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Hi @Bill Bunting Very nice result!!! I have exactly same machine in my collection and believe it's one of the most beautiful Spitfires ever. Fully deserves addition to any collection 28 minutes ago, tonyot said: Tony, thank you for the picture. It confirms my suspicion that only front portion of the airscrew cowling was white. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_alfisti_ Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Good looking Spit, showing an interesting color scheme. Built it in Swedish colors a while ago, really a nice little kit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bedders Posted August 30, 2021 Share Posted August 30, 2021 Lovely XIX, really like that. Intreresting and high quality print of that quite well-known photo of PS852. Looks like 854 remained in PRU blue overall at that time. Justin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k5054nz Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Beautiful work. I really love that kit, it's such a joy to build. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAT69 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Great looking model! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spitfire31 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Very neat PR Mk XIX, my favourite Spitfire Mark! She looks really different in that light finish, as compared to the usual PRU Blue… Kind regards, Joachim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-32 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I think that looks awesome! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wulfman Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Beautiful build on the Spitfire ! Wulfman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 18 hours ago, Dennis_C said: Hi @Bill Bunting Very nice result!!! I have exactly same machine in my collection and believe it's one of the most beautiful Spitfires ever. Fully deserves addition to any collection Tony, thank you for the picture. It confirms my suspicion that only front portion of the airscrew cowling was white. Either that,.... or the front part was MSG and the rear part PRU Blue? The spinners were often changed so it could be different sections used a few days later and of course the 80 Sqn Spit 24`s had spiners with white front section and a blue rear section so these parts could have been cross fitted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Bunting Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, tonyot said: Either that,.... or the front part was MSG and the rear part PRU Blue? The spinners were often changed so it could be different sections used a few days later and of course the 80 Sqn Spit 24`s had spiners with white front section and a blue rear section so these parts could have been cross fitted. Oh boy I guess I should repaint the spinner. I think I will go with MSG and PRU. I like that combination. Now where's that tape? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis_C Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Bill Bunting said: Oh boy I guess I should repaint the spinner. I think I will go with MSG and PRU. I like that combination. Now where's that tape? I liked MSG and white Looks great. Try that if you find MSG+PRU not best! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Bill Bunting said: Oh boy I guess I should repaint the spinner. I think I will go with MSG and PRU. I like that combination. Now where's that tape? Sorry Bill,.... like I said they probably changed the colour a few times. It is hard to tell whether the entire spinner is MSG with the rear half looking darker due to oil streaks,..... or the rear half could be PRU Blue from another aircraft? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyOD Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 (edited) Really smart Spit, to me the PRU blue recon birds showed off the shape of the aircraft beautifully. When I for back into modelling the last time round one of the first kits I built was the (then) new Airfix PR XIX, long since lost, I have an itch to do another one... Edited September 1, 2021 by TonyOD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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