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Airfix Blenheim Mk. IF and Tamiya Spitfire Mk. Ia, 1:48


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Welcome to 1940. You'll see a Mk. I Hurricane in some of these - there will be a separate post for that good lady of the skies shortly.

 

Both great kits, all the dodgy bits are my own doing, but both recommended. The Tamiya Spitfire was my second tangle with photo etched parts (which come with the kit) and yes, they do add depth to it, even if you can't always spot it at most angles. 

 

Any criticism welcome, any questions re how I did them, fire away.

 

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2 minutes ago, Tokyo Raider said:

Hi...  lovely jobs...  can you tell me whos brand of paint and what colors you used?

Hello Bob

 

All acrylics

 

Vallejo Model Air 71.323 BS Dark Earth

Vallejo Model Air 71.302 Sky Type S

AK Interactive Air AK2011 RAF dark green (I use the vallejo equivalent as well but there was none in stock last time I made an order.)

 

Engine cowlings and exhausts are mixes of Vallejo Metal Color copper and silver

 

Cockpit interior - good old Tamiya XF-71

 

 

I make my own shading stuff from oils, replicating the colours seen here but using darker shaded of each colour, ie dark green, dark earth, and sky.  It seems to work better than just using a plain black wash to pick out panel lines and other raised details.

 

Hope that helps and thanks for the compliment.

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11 hours ago, Newbie(kinda) said:

Really LOVELY builds (and a little Hurricane tease in there too. I'm heading to that post next!). Are those oversize squadron codes overlaying the fuselage roundels on N3200?

They  are a bit - it's my error as here is a pic of the real thing and there is no overlap:

 

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I was wrong and found a pic to prove it!
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Very neat and tidy models Simon, for a moment I did a double take on the Duxford one's, spotting your one's and theirs, there's not much difference.

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